I used Spheriproct in hospital after pushing DS out, my OB said he'd never seen 'roids so bad in a first time mum, ouch! I think my 'roids turned into a fissure and I used this ointment before the Rectogesic. I also used an anaesthetic cream to numb the pain too. No probs now but I'm determined not to let it get like it did before. Trips to Perth to a proctologist is so not fun.

DS may have slept through at 7 weeks but I'm certainly no jersery cow like you (a total and sincere compliment!), we struggled to BF but got to 8 months in the end and a lot of LC visits, Motillium, pumping and comp feeding. I guess I lucked out on the sleeping but not the feeding.

Hope your botty is better soon.