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We moved baby jb out at four weeks - she was such a grunty sleeper neither myself or Mr JB could sleep -it sounded like a mini farmyard. Bracing myself for sharing a room with her when we are on holiday next week. Regarding cot death .. I don't think that anyone really knows how room sharing reduces the risk. I think one theory is that your breathing pattern stimulates their breathing centre.

Simone I've been really happy with my health visitor. She's always been very reassuring and given very sensible advice- far better than my midwives but that's another story. I think the internet is far more dangerous when it comes to worrying new mothers. Use with caution in the early days (apart from the EDF of course).

Turner gallery - pah bring back Benbon brothers!

New mother there are lots of antidepressants that you can take whilst breastfeeding

Belle, Sorry to hear you're having a tough time. I can imagine I'll be writing a similar post when I come round to having number 2 (although the difference will be that I will be that I had an emergency section for my first delivery). I would recommend going back to your GP and asking to be referred to the perinatal psychiatry team at Kings. I had a history of depression and was very stressed before I went on maternity leave and so requested if I could be seen by the specialist. I found this very helpful. We elected against starting antidepressants antenatally but I did end up starting them about 2 weeks after when I felt wobbly. I have had excellent support from the team (almost weekly phone calls from my consultant before the birth to check that I was ok) which has been invaluable. Baby JB is now 6 months and I'm still beeing seen every 2 months or so and will probably continue to be seen until after I return to work in September. As, if and when number 2 comes along I will definitely go back to see the team to make a perinatal plan.

Thanks for the replies. It seems like the drive is definitely doable. Just need to remember to set the sat nav properly! (Summermum - we've friends who were driving to the Alps and accidentally set theirs to avoid toll roads - they only realised when they reached the border with Belgium!)

We are contemplating driving to the south of France ( northern Provence) for our summer holiday in July. Miss JB will be 10 months then. Just wanted to get an idea of how easily doable this is. How long did it take? Is it best to split the journey into two with a stopover somewhere? Mr JB has grand ideas of driving through the night on the way down but I'm not overly keen. We caught the direct eurostar to Avignon last year which was great (5 hours) but with all the baby paraphenelia (plus Mr JB's cycling gear) we thought it may be easier to drive this year. Any advice welcome.

You can buy them from a shop called babynest on the a23 (purley way) just outside Croydon. My sister has just bought one from there. Failing that am sure you may find a nice forum mum who will let you take a spin in theirs. If you can wait a couple of weeks am sure my new niece/nephew will be visiting soon.

Yes it is called Little Jungle Here is the link to their website http://www.littlejungle.co.uk/contactus.php

Noticably bandy legs!! What a fabulous description.

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Oh you can't ignore the tooth fairy. She was my favourite - Went to bed with a manky tooth under my pillow and woke up to find a gleaming 10p. The Easter bunny sucks though !

Don't get me wrong I didn't mean to criticise the women who have had home visits from their midwives (you're hardly going to say -no I'd rather visit you in your portacabin if that's ok). It was more of a comment on the model of care and whether it is the best use if the currently available resources. I just don't think it is fair that there are women who are unable to even see their midwife in the latter stages of their pregnancy and so instead have to book in with their GP, whilst other women in the same borough are having home visits (which may last over an hour according to my NCT friends).

Am I the only one to think that having a midwife visit you at home in the early stages of pregnancy is an unnecessary luxury? Whilst it may be more relaxing and convenient for the mother it seems to me to be a completely inefficient use of the midwife's time.

Am not sure you got the point of the thread newmother.

I used to work at St Thomas' and have tried every route. In the end I settled on the no 12 - although it takes a winding route through peckham once you've accounted for changing trains etc or walk from Waterloo it works out about the same time as any of the others without the hassle. As it's a bendy there should be lots of room for a pram but I would try and get on as early as possible in the route ie the gardens - or maybe outside peckham rye station as lots of people get off there.

Mine took just over a week and that was when there were all the postal problems with the snow in December! This was with the standard postal service too (ie not check and send).

Anya in Dr Boo comes highly recommended by my most discerning friend.

Would be surprised if the mirena coil helps with menopausal symptoms as it releases progesterone rather than oestrogen. Also the hormone is released locally rather than into the circulation as such. It can help with the heavy and erractic bleeding around the menopause though.

You're not oestrogen free though but oestrogen reduced!!

Pebbles - they must have left her ovaries when they performed the hysterectomy. If she had had her ovaries removed she would have gone into instant menopause after the surgery. The main reason to use HRT in women who have had an early menopause (whether due to surgery or for other reasons) is to reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Yesterday I felt 'normal' for the first time since becoming pregnant with baby JB (now 5 1/2 months). Am so trying to work out what I did differently as back to my semi comatose self today . . . . . .

Some good ideas - thanks forum

Hi Mima - another option would be a postnatal doula. I felt the same as you at four weeks. I found a doula (through here) and she came 2 mornings a week from 4- 8 weeks. It was great - just being able to go and have a bath or walk up the road to the shops to clear my head. The other thing that saved my sanity was getting Mr JB to take over the evening shift - between 7.30pm and midnight. I used to go to bed at 8pm and so I knew whatever happened I would get 4 hours sleep. Good luck xxx ps my doula was natalie from birthbaby bliss - her username is nataliedoula. I think she may still be on maternity leave but it might be worth messaging her.