hang in there belinda , you will fall into a rythm that works...i remember with nixon , i hung out in my jammies all day ...
charmalea - Yep rythm is all good just my supply that fell off the face of the earth. All good now and it's back. A day of eating like there was no tomorrow (all healthy tho) and drinking like there is no drought, OH and not to mention some naps (first i took since coming home) and all sorted. Chloe is now settling much easier and sleeping like she's working 10 hour days. I am having to wake her at night after 6 hours to feed or she'd stay asleep up to 11 hours (11 hours has been her longest so far)..

Hello Mind if I join in

I had my little girl just a week ago today and she is great a real good baby its me thats not so great seem to be a bleeding sore girl bits crying mess when do those baby blues hit

I guess it is because im so far away from my family they are all in Ireland really missing them think a early night is in order That will sort me out for sure LOL

Sorry for the moan a minute post
Welcome Niamh to the thread.. Must be really difficult being away from your family.

arrrgh what the hell has happened to my left boob !?!?!?!?!?! its sooo engorged i cant even get my sore red stinging nipple to come out ... i am too scared to pump as i dont want to empty it and then get engoreged all overagain ...
every time gab suck at it its like hot pokers shooting through it ... and its tender to touch around the nipple area , im hoping its not thrush ... im sitting here with my boob out giving it fresh air ... i think i did something to it when i had a washable breast pad in and left it too long ... ( i knew i should leave those things alone till my milk selltes and im not leaking ... i couldnt help my self , they are too soft ) and last night i could sleep with my right boob out and gab would latch on herself and i wouldnt leak .. but my left ... oh i dreaded that feed ...i dont know if i should just to to a baby clinic to see a nurse or a doctor for it .... had to take panadol for the pain
charmalea I'd say express a little before each feed to take the edge off.

and she has a sticky eye this morning any thing I can get for that
Yep give the breastmilk a whirl. I got told the same thing and it works. Just a drop in the eye at each feed. Only took 1 drop to sort out Chloe's eye and if i see it coming back then I just put another drop in.

Hiya girl,

well we're having a better day today. I'm no longer feeling feverish or sooo tired. Mastitis sux. My bb is still sore and when I feed I get hot poker feeling pains in it. It's also still pretty damaged, Liam pulled off it today still sucking and sucked off a bit more skin as well as the bit of skin growing over the bit he sucked off a week ago. My left bb is sore a little though fairly managable. I was in absoluteltears last night with feeding...again! I just wish it was easy. It was so hard with DD and I though this time I would know what to do and it would be easier, not breezy and not not painful, but not like this, not the in tears sobbing kind of painful again. I'm going to the bfing clinic tomorrow agian to see if they can help. It's the same LC I saw for Lily's problems so hopefully she can help me this time.
Anyhooo......

Everyone else, hello, I hope you are all well and your bubbas are behaving!
Kellieem - Chloe does the same thing with pulling back her head with my nipple still in and gave me some great grazes. My LC told me to keep my hand at the back of her head and at the slightest bit of pulling back to hold her head in place so she can't pull back. And if chance I miss the sign and she does it and doesn't let go then detach her and give her a "time out" before putting her back on. LC said she'll learn she cannot do it or she gets taken off.. Seems to be alot better.