Ah Lisette sounds like you've been through it but I promise it's worth it! 
We spoke at an NCT class tonight (they are a birth preparation class) and told a group our birth story and how we are coping and it was great for us. It gave us a chance to appreciate coming through the other side of what I like to call new baby fog. Some days you can't see it improving and then all of a sudden you realise that it's not so bad. In fact it's fun! Hands - I can empathise with you on the overtiredness. Finlay is a pickle for refusing to sleep during the day. Have you tried playing music or a vibrating noise in the background? It might help block out noises that wake him up. Apparently buzzy noises (like a hairdrier or a clothes drier) remind them of the noise they hear in the womb.
Snow I have two recipes for crumpets (Rachel Allen - an Irish cook whose recipes always work) and one from a BBC baking program. Both use dairy though. Do you gave rice milk over there? If you do it might be worth a try and I'll post the recipes. Crumpets are delish. Though personally I think they need lots of proper butter melted in to make it worthwhile!
Hubby and I are planning on three as long as we can afford to do so. In the UK once your child reaches three the government give you 15 hours of free pre-school entitlement, so we are thinking of having our next one when Finlay is c. Two and a half so when I have to go back to work I can afford childcare. When Finlay was 6 wks my mum did make a point of saying two and a half yrs is a good age gap. I think she was worried I was going to start trying for a second straight away!
We spoke at an NCT class tonight (they are a birth preparation class) and told a group our birth story and how we are coping and it was great for us. It gave us a chance to appreciate coming through the other side of what I like to call new baby fog. Some days you can't see it improving and then all of a sudden you realise that it's not so bad. In fact it's fun! Hands - I can empathise with you on the overtiredness. Finlay is a pickle for refusing to sleep during the day. Have you tried playing music or a vibrating noise in the background? It might help block out noises that wake him up. Apparently buzzy noises (like a hairdrier or a clothes drier) remind them of the noise they hear in the womb.Snow I have two recipes for crumpets (Rachel Allen - an Irish cook whose recipes always work) and one from a BBC baking program. Both use dairy though. Do you gave rice milk over there? If you do it might be worth a try and I'll post the recipes. Crumpets are delish. Though personally I think they need lots of proper butter melted in to make it worthwhile!
Hubby and I are planning on three as long as we can afford to do so. In the UK once your child reaches three the government give you 15 hours of free pre-school entitlement, so we are thinking of having our next one when Finlay is c. Two and a half so when I have to go back to work I can afford childcare. When Finlay was 6 wks my mum did make a point of saying two and a half yrs is a good age gap. I think she was worried I was going to start trying for a second straight away!
Wish me luck for some rest these last days while we wait atleast! xxx
The HV forgot to postpone my appointment, so was a no show today but I will see her on Friday instead now, so we will see what she says about his height and weight. Sorry to scare you about the colic! I think it was because I was too optmistic and took him of the antispomadic drops too soon. Today he was a gorgeous superstar. We had dirty nappies, naps, smiles, playing etc. all until Daddy came home and he cried at him for ages. He is being a bit fussy about breastfeeding though, and I am worried that he could well be weaning himself off in preference to the bottle, but then again on Saturday he went breastfeeding crazy, so hoping the last couple of days are just a blip. Finlay isn't a huge fan of tummy time but he's begining to get the hang of it. 
