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Dormouse

jo_b wrote: »

:rotfl: Never heard that one! Mine hasn't returned yet. I even did a pregnancy test the other week as my baby bulge has come back and my son even asked if there was another baby in there! :rolleyes:

The good news is that I'm not pregnant again - the bad news is that I am officially fat!

You're not alone. I've been losing weight slowly but surely but my tummy seems to be stuck at the 5 months' pregnant stage. A few tummy crunches wouldn't go amiss, I guess, but who's got the time (and the energy) for those! :rotfl:

And worryingly, I've been really hungry recently, with a craving for ham sandwiches. I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant but with no AF it's hard to tell. And my DS1 declared the other night that we should have 4 more babies :eek: :eek: :eek: as we have 4 seats for babies (he counted the highchair, the bouncer, the baby walker, and something else :rolleyes: )

suzukibabe

We had the midwife come out today to weigh Adam and the little biffer now weighs 5lbs 11oz and newborn clothes don't seem that big on him now.
He has to be weighed again in a weeks time and hopefully the neonatal community team will discharge him then to the hv.
When did everyones period come back- if you don't mind me asking, just that i have been getting period type pain, not bad just little niggles.

Snaggles

Mine came back the week before Xmas, when Natasha was 7 and a half months old! But they can come back any time I think. It's not long since you gave birth - could it just be everything contracting back into place that you are feeling Suzukibabe?

jo_b_2

suzukibabe wrote: »

When did everyones period come back- if you don't mind me asking, just that i have been getting period type pain, not bad just little niggles.

If you bottlefeed, I think they come back within the first 6 weeks of birth !! and you are pretty fertile straight after having the baby, apparantly! :eek:

One of the little publicised advantages of breastfeeding is that it delays the return of your periods, so if you're breastfeeding you probably won't have a period until baby is six months or older! :j

Snaggles

JS-other-half - I am considering single jabs for Natasha too, so you are not alone. I know there is no confirmed link between MMR and autism (quite the opposite in fact), BUT no-one seems to be sure whether it can act as a trigger for the worsening of the symptoms of autism. And my son is on the autistic spectrum, and got noticeably worse after the jab (although I acknowledge he was coming up to the age when the symptoms become more apparent anyway).

So I know I must sound paranoid, and I still need to do some research into the safety aspect of the single jabs, but I NEED to make this decision in full possession of the facts (or at least, having done as much research as humanly possible), so that I can live with whatever decision I make, no matter what the outcome.

Js_Other_Half

Snaggles wrote: »

JS-other-half - I know I must sound paranoid, and I still need to do some research into the safety aspect of the single jabs, but I NEED to make this decision in full possession of the facts (or at least, having done as much research as humanly possible), so that I can live with whatever decision I make, no matter what the outcome.

It's an ongoing discussion in our house, let me tell you...:rolleyes:

I have spent hours researching this, for the same reasons you give - full possession of the facts at the time - so if something does go wrong then it's not been because I didn't look into it.

Dormouse

jo_b wrote: »

If you bottlefeed, I think they come back within the first 6 weeks of birth !! and you are pretty fertile straight after having the baby, apparantly! :eek:

Yep, I know two mums (who both bottlefed) who got pregnant within a month of giving birth! :eek:

jo_b wrote: »

One of the little publicised advantages of breastfeeding is that it delays the return of your periods, so if you're breastfeeding you probably won't have a period until baby is six months or older! :j

Yep, I got mine when DS1 was six months (I BFed), which is why I'm expecting the same sort of timescales this time round as well, i.e. next month

heather38

i bf for seven months and got my period back after 3 months :eek: was not impressed! infact i cried.

SeptemberBaby_2

Dormouse wrote: »

Yep, I know two mums (who both bottlefed) who got pregnant within a month of giving birth! :eek:

:eek::eek::eek:
OMG! Lucky old DH's is what I say :rotfl:
Hands up who kept their DH's waiting alot longer than that! One month?! wow.

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SeptemberBaby_2

suzukibabe wrote: »

When did everyones period come back- if you don't mind me asking, just that i have been getting period type pain, not bad just little niggles.

I'm bottle feeding and mine came back after 7 weeks :rolleyes:

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