MSE Parent Club - Part 2

Dormouse

Well, my kids and my friends' kids, well they're all kids aren't they, just as we were all kids once. Kids kids kids. KIDS!!!! (:p Becles :rotfl: )

It's mostly 'weans' here in this part of Scotland, but 'bairns' as well.

Seriously though, it was lovely of that lady to say that to you, Becles. :T It would have made my day too (but no-one's ever said that to me, hmmm.... :rolleyes: :rotfl: )

Dormouse

I know some familes with a very small age gap between babies - the smallest being about 11 months. :eek: And I know siblings who are not twins but are in the same year at school.

They do say that just after giving birth is a very fertile period for a woman, can't remember the scientific explanation though, so I can see how it can happen, but boy, what a shock it must be if not actively TTC :eek: (which I can't imagine many people are deliberately doing straight away after having a baby!)

In our case, ahem, it would have been possible to have another one with an under 10-month age gap, as it took us less than a fortnight to get back into the swing of things, both times. Jeez, the things you admit on a public forum!

Not as bad as the story I was told by a midwife about a couple who got it on in the postnatal ward! :eek: :eek: :eek:

chocaholic110

I was terrified by a story I read years ago in a woman's magazine about someone who died after doing it not that long after childbirth. Apparently the, erm, action forced air in which got into small tears causd by childbirth ad the air travelled around her bloodstream and killed her. Bizarrely it wasn't they dying that frightened me - it was people knowing how I would have died!!

I waited after the caesarian too - had visions of it bursting open during the act. Think I might have too overactive imagination!!

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SusanC wrote: »

Forgive me if this is a dumb question but how do you like cook and stuff? Do you do it all when she's in bed or something? I have Alice with me on principle so that she can learn how to do things (on Wednesday she managed to fetch the salami and tomato puree for me out of the fridge and she helps with washing up and laundry) which I realise most people probably don't do but I just can't understand how you can get things done without letting her in there.

No, its not a dumb question - we're all different .

I don't cook! :eek::rotfl:. Well, not as in 'proper' cooking as I'm vegetarian so DH prepares most of his and Poppy's food. He batch cooks and freezes in portions so I just re-heat for her.

My dining room leads on to the kitchen so she is within full view and even closes the babygate herself if I forget! . She is only 16m so there is plenty of time to come when she will be allowed in .

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keelykat wrote: »

took us three months before doing 'it' lol. but my poor bits were sore from all the stitches and the thought scared me!

Me too with Poppy! :eek: But the then I had a few glasses of wine on Christmas Day... :rotfl:

Funny this topic is being discussed now...relations have recently resumed in Camp SB...and Jamie is 7w old! (sorry if TMI!). DH thinks he has won the Lotto! :rotfl:

xx

Sami_Bee

Dormouse wrote: »

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Not as bad as the story I was told by a midwife about a couple who got it on in the postnatal ward! :eek: :eek: :eek:

:eek::eek:_pale_ its all just so wrong to me.
I know I used to get a bit frisky after a work out in he gym but even with the fact my labour was quick I was just plain knackard! (and swollen and sore and bleeding heavily...)
My OH says he's not even gonna bother me for anything, he'll know I'm ready when I book my app to have coil put in :rotfl:

cazscoob

hello ladies thought i better come over and announce baby girl arrival!!
8lb 3oz on 18th FEB at 7pm. very quick labour and at home! still no name but that will come soon!

as for getting back to s*x well i think that wed was enough to put OH off for a while lol! and the way this one screams and sleeps i think she will be 6 by the time we get back to it:D

chocaholic110

Congratulations! Are you going to let us know when she has a name!

ladybirdintheuk

Congratulations Caz, well done!!

cazscoob

i think it may be Evie but i really cant settle on a name?? at the moment its screamer lol

anyway can i ask if anyone uses a sling/wrap carrier and if so what make? im not getting a min between screams and feeds and thought this might make things a little easier for me? have looked and there are soooo many?