HI ladies!

Sorry but persies are going to be short and sparse. Excuse - fussy baby!!!!

Green - I hope the breastfeeding settles down after 6 weeks! We are still cluster feeding and if not doing that we are feeding at most hourly. I don't know who these babies are that feed every two hours but mine doesn't!!! Two hours would be a luxury for me! I do however usually get three hour blocks of sleep through the night so I cannot complain too much. Although last night he was very fussy before going down and woke up two hourly through the night. Hope this is a one night phenomenom!

BW - hope bubs is better soon and you and DH don't get it too

Grub - well done on the exercise. Running to have a shower or go to the toilet in the five minute breaks I get from holding bubs is the only exercise I am getting now.

AFM - attaching still sort of a problem. Don't know if I am doing it right but on his fave boob 9 times out of 10 he gets on in a way that doesn't hurt and on the 'cr*p' boob he gets on without hurting about 5-6 times out of 10. Now I am worried that my boobs are slow flow because he is on for sooooo long and wants it soooo often. We tried pumping last night and today and I don't know if it is because we have a rubbish manual pump but we only got 30 ml even after DH's vigorous pumping!!! He is putting on weight so he is getting enough but it is just turning into a trial getting it to him!!! Some days I love breastfeeding and other days I just want to cry and I feel a failure. One nurse at the hospital said it looked like he had a bit of a tongue tie but said they don't often correct it unless they are losing weight. I need to see my original midwife but I have been discharged from her. I am a little scared of the LC who told me off last time but it might have to be her I see about it.

As for the settling, we are getting more and more minutes where we do not have to hold or carry him. He enjoys his bouncer for about 20 minutes which is a lifetime compared to the early days! We use the sling at home when he won't settle and we need to do stuff. I feel bad because I am pro gentle parenting and always planned to hod and carry but I fee guilty when the health visitor makes the whole 'rod for your back' comments. We are co-sleeping all the time now. I have given up the drama of the mosesbasket. I just need to be less influenced by people who do not share my philosophy! Very hard when you are vulnerable and tired though!!