Hi girls,

Megan, take care. I must admit, I don't envy you going back to work in a couple of weeks. i am on maternity leave until July next year and will be seriously considering about going back at all or stay at home and work on the family business (dairy farm - there's always something to do and not necessarilly outside with the cows!).

Heather, I had a similar issue with Pup and him getting a bit of a bellyache because of getting too much fore milk. I produced - and still do to a certain extent - enough milk to feed twins or triplets. Hence, Pup was getting very full on just the fore milk and then getting a bellyache. The problem was, Pup was feeding every 4 hrs, so he was hungry enough. Just too much milk. It all seemed to fix though after my bout of mastitis - my milk settled down (coincidence I think) and I think as Pup is getting older, he is feeding more efficiently. I am also seeing a big difference in his settling after a feed now he is getting more hind milk. Good to hear that things are going well for you now.

Brooke, I like the way you have set out your photos. I take it that you are clicking on the box of using a third party to host your photos (when at the area of uploading in babiesonline)? How did you get onto the website you have for the photos? It looks like a good way of displaying, especially if you have family wanting to be updated with LOTS of photos!! Oooh, I just turned on my speakers......I LOVE the music!!!

Fletch, I also feed mainly on one side, but I think that now the lad is growing a bit more, and needing a bit more nourishment, I am finding that for at least 3 - 4 feeds a day, I am using both breasts. That's cool, 'cause I can get him dopey on one breast, change him, let him have a little look around and then set him off to the land of nod (or at least close to it) with the second breast! The photo I have on the site at 8 weeks is not the one I am giving DH, but a very similar one. Taken at the same time.

We are off to the mum's group today. I'm guessing that Pup will crack the 5kg mark today. Last week he was 4700gms and he is putting on about 250 - 260gms/wk. He might be just under 5kgs. We also have to go for his vaccinations today :smt022 . Not looking forward to it.

Gotta go. The boy has woken up hours before he is supposed to.......

Hayseed