Janine- my little man's snuffles keep him awake too. Because of his cleft palate if he gets any excess fluid in his mouth, it makes him snuffly in his nose (no separation).. poor tyke!

Liam liked Eurovision too! ha ha ha...

DH gave me a wonderful gift this morning and sent me back to bed after the 8 am feed. He insisted I stay there as long as I wanted and he'd look after DS. So I slept until midday! Wonderful!!

Belle - expressing's not that bad. I exclusively express & bottle feed and although there's more work involved (washing up, feeding AND expressing as separate activities, etc) I've adjusted fine and I don't mind the time it takes. At least I know my little man is getting the best stuff. Lucky you if you're supply is good. I'm struggling with mine at the moment...

Think we're heading for the 'wonder week' for week 6 (begins Thursday). Liam's already feeding more like 3 hrs than 4 again. Will walk him down to CYH tomorrow to weigh him again just to check his progress. He's been a little more grizzly than normal but he's also been more playful than normal - smiling and interracting really well in short bursts. I'm thinking we'll have to start up a routine to help us cope with feeds/sleep/bath/etc... at the moment we live by the seat of our pants! At least today I managed to get a shower in (DS doesn't like baths), tummy time, play time (even read a book!) and a walk! But he's quite grizzly tonight so it might have all been a bit much for the little fella!

to everyone. particulary those with relationship issues or sleep deprivation!