Sez - yep, it shouldn't be this hard but I agree with Caro ..... you must rattle!!!!!!! And yes, this breasfeeding business takes up sooooooo much time with expressing, feeding, trying to feed for longer to stimulate supply / empty the breast / encourage attachment not to mention trying to go for a walk, shop, wash, cook. I just can't do it all and thankfully DH has been a gem.
Caro - thank you for saying we are doing a good job. Somedays you really need to hear it when the going is getting a little tough. I am holding out in the belief that as Oscar gets bigger this SHOULD get easier (famous last words )
Soph - do you have to drink the aktavite?? I don't drink milk so I haven't been able to try it yet. You poor love with the water intake. Just get to bed to sleep and you have to go to the loo!! At least I KNOW I will be up every 2 hours feeding at the moment so I can drink as much as I like and not disturb my sleep any more than it already is.
I'm still taking the 90mg/day, and giving formula top ups, and Nicholas gained 210g last week HOORAY! That's three fantastic weight gains in a row! So now we are going to leave it for a month before the next one . I won't know what to do with myself, I'm so used to having him weighed weekly.
I really think that all the things I'm taking as well as eating oats and drinking RLT are really helping. I don't think I've ever had so much milk! I especially think the RLT and oats help. Last night Nicky had a really good sleep in the evening and I couldn't bring myself to wake him up, so it was almost four hours between feeds.......well he didn't want a bottle afterwards which is amazing in the evening! I've got everything crossed that we can keep this up.
BTW Soph, I love aktavite, but it doesn't really agree with Nicholas unfortunately. I started drinking it while pg and after four days started leaking colostrum for the first time! So I think it would be beneficial, it's a bummer I can't have it.
Michelle, do you drink soy milk? Because I think that aktavite is really nice in soy. I dont know if you have to drink it though, I think it would probably work if you eat it off a spoon - YUM! How's Oscar going?
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. I won't know what to do with myself, I'm so used to having him weighed weekly. 
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