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[deathboy]

Man. Spontaneously crying while listening to drum 'n bass.

I am well fucking uber today.

Someone please turn off my head.

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[nniaa.livejournal.com]

Man that is so macho. I am sure you grew extra hairs on your chest, on the spot.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

am I not wonderful? :/

[nniaa.livejournal.com]

It's the child. He made you soft in the head ;) (This is one of the great advantages of children, you can blame them for all sorts of things. e.g "I used to be normal, the kids drove me crazy." or a great excuse: "Great party mate, but the kids need to go to bed."

[nniaa.livejournal.com]

And you know we luff you anyway.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

cheers, feller. I know, was just having a Blouse Moment.

I may get "ALL OF THIS IS NORMAL" on a little desk-sign, actually.

:)

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

I strongly believe that Dad's get post-natal depression too. There's no medical reason for it cos of lack of hormones, but the emotions felt at the birth of a little one are so *huge* it must seriously fuck with your brain. The best medicine is a walk round the block with the dude in the buggy, drinking a hot chocolate at a cafe and shopping for Stuff. All the things that work for women work for men too (they just buy a different kind of Stuff ;)

[drcuriosity]

Fathers and husbands are certainly not without empathy. It's a right bugger of a thing at times, but I still feel it's better to have than not. Even if it kicks you in the teeth a few times for good measure, it's still better to have than not.

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

I felt quite shitty for a while because I never even though about how Dave felt when Ben was born, and no-one ever seems to offer them any real support either. Dads should be given more cuddles after the birth I feel...

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

That's not to say I'm saying you have PND! Oh god, mong brain going on today!

Arkady is right, everyone has off days and that's perfectly allowed - babies are massive life disrupters after all! *hugs*

[hughe.livejournal.com]

a "massive baby life distrupter"... that sounds like an awesom weapon.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

well, I'm a bit batshit on the best of days with the old bipolarity swinging about a bit under the covers, but yeh, I think it just raises the baseline of the Crazy on a bad day.

it's not that I can't cope in the long run, you just sorta stumble and fall every now and then, don't ya? :/

you're right on taking him for a push, it is quite therapeutic :) I've got bluetooth headphone things, too, so it's kinda cool to take him for a push and phone a mate and just talk bollocks for a bit while the nipper calms himself with the motion.

although it's shit weather today, so that's off the cards for the time being ;)

[feuermaus.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it. Sometimes I feel 'stable' really is just something you put your horse in, rather than how you should feel.

My excuse is I am a highly emotionally charged person; either that or I really am just a liuttle bit mad, but I also value my alone time a lot so having a baby around has kind of thrown me in turmoil for a while!

Yeah, every so often you just stumble and things kind of reach a head. It's not a bad thing, it's just emotions and Stuff trying to sort itself out. It does you good to change the focus once in while - sometimes I get totally wrung out and then later I wonder what the hell was so important/worth getting so angsty about. My perspectives have changed, and still are changing, but sometimes I get scared that I'm losing *me* to being 'Mummy'. I'm not, of course I'm not, but on the 'bad' days, it can feel like that.

Taking him swimming can be great fun as well. You won't get much swimming doen, just splashing and messing about, but it gets you out the house and it's lots of fun. I took Ben when he was about 5 months, but you can take them from earlier than that.

Never let the weather stop you going out - I love walking around in the rain! :) Besides, it can help to make you feel daft messing about in puddles ;)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

I've been ok, I think I just fill up the 25% that liz doesn't manage (I'm quite conscious that she does a bunch more than me), but as that adds up to a whole, I feel ok. Girls are clearly just made out of Sterner Stuff(tm) :)

I know the rollercoaster will even out :) the sucker-punch days just catch me every now and then and I need my mates to cheer me up ;)

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

The poor mite :)

(Diva)

:)

[taliszanna.livejournal.com]

Becoming a parent is a really sudden and rough change in life. Just hang in there -- you're doing a great job. I think you're bloody awesome.

The blues should pass once the little guy starts sleeping through the night. :)

~Jessie/Talis

[lineoutrecords.livejournal.com]

*BIG HUG* (Urrrrr.... GHEY!!!) I'll send you some MAGIC HORSIES to make it all better.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

No, that's you. because you have The Gay.

:)

[witchchild]

my diagnosis? you need chocolate and alcohol, stat.

[deathboy.livejournal.com]

Yus. We have this planned. Also: Cakes.

:)

[witchchild]

delish!

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Alcoholic chocolate cakes are the best cakes there are. For my husband's 40th birthday, I baked him a chocolate cherry brandy cake.

[http://users.livejournal.com/loucifer_/]

I WILL be needing the recipe for that!
Oh and Deathboy, I hope you feel better soon **big squish**...
..but yeah..about that cake....

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

It just so happens that I posted the recipe to my cooking blog. Here you go. :) Just replace the water with cherry brandy or any other booze of your choice.

http://kitchengeek.blogspot.com/search/label/recipe%20-%20cake

I am

[angryangeltoo.livejournal.com]

Gothmother to two gorgeous little boys, One is only three months old. I gave his mummy a break today and held him in my arms. As his mummy says

"They run you ragged and drive you to despair but they are so worth it!" :)

[thecunningbison.livejournal.com]

Lend him to Gina for a few nights? :D

Damnit...all she got that day was cute'n'cuddly.

[analogueheart.livejournal.com]

Are you going through "the change" dear?

[red-mel.livejournal.com]

Sorry to add how normal you are. I had PND for 4 months. Andrew cried a bit too. Its all awsomly overwhelming.

If it helps I've been sobbing about Bels birthday party. My baby is gone I now have a fully grown toddler.

I like that you can show this side. Your sweet.

[aoakley.livejournal.com]

Anyone who tries to tell you you can work from home - doing anything more mentally demanding than vaccuuming or loading the washing machine - whilst looking after a baby, is an arse. Not even for one day. Not even for one morning. Believe me, I tried.

Grandparents and godparents are pure solid gold resources.

Love The Scott

[shesmymonkey.livejournal.com]

Crying when you're surrounded by baby stuff is good because their clothes and bibs are very soft and absorbent... I'm using my unborn's kiddyduvet downstairs as a mini banket since I got out of hospital. And her pushchair blanket is cosy, her building bricks are therapeutic and so on. I know this post wasn't made today but I am able to comment now!