mgm, I bought a piece of stretchy cloth last week and DS seems to like it better than the HaB. I bought it for back carries but have used it for front sometimes. He's in it now. Actually, since someone asked, that's how I can get online, I settle him in the sling on the fitball in front of the computer. I can read that way at least and bounce if he gets unsettled.

Had a motivating night last night. Ci slept from 7pm to 7am, one feed at 10.30 and one at 3am. Woot! Actually, he is bringing in more milk for a growth spurt so I was incredibly engorged by 9pm and by 10pm I couldn't take it anymore and had to wake him! Can you believe that, how unfair is that? They finally do a long stretch and you have to wake them cos yer boobs act up. DH was dealing with a two hour witching spell from 7pm to 9pm for a while there, so he was spared that. I don't mind how many feeds he does in that 12 hour stint, as long as the between times are SLEEP! But I think the growth spurt is partly responsible for his long sleep stint, so we'll see if it's still like this in a day or so. Wowzers those engorged boobs really hurt, eh? Not devastatingly so, but enough to keep you awake until the next feed.

Maybe it was the good night, but I'm feeling a little more positive today. I'm feeling on top of things. A routine has shown itself, a routine of sorts anyway, and I feel I know what I'm doing, and less like I'm being blindly driven around life by a newborn.