so he has come home with square eyes and a hunger for vegies... my son is a little strange he doesnt like junk food (unfortunatly because sometimes its soo easy) so today i have sent him into the sunshine to make up for spending the last 12 days inside 
Tasha , habits froming in a newborn is the last thing you should stress your self out with .. dont worry where she sleeps for now , as long as she gets her important sleep , if a newborn does not sleep well it can hinder their development and growth , also making them super crabby ..
So if lucy wants to sleep next to the dog food bowl on a bed of newspaper then let her.. I had a CHN tell me not to let nixon sleep in the Papsan swing and to put him in his cradle for naps .. pfft as if that would happen , he would wake as soon as i put him on the hard cold matteress and i would have to feed/settle him all over again ... eventually I gained the confidence in myself to leave him in the swing and let him sleep .. he would sleep up to 4-5 hrs in it , while i got my rest ...
you will find that you and Lucy will thirve off the rest you are both needing , if you stop stressing about her sleeping
Now the moment Gab is having a rough time getting off to sleep , i pop her in the papasan and let it swing her to sleep and i leave it swinging untill she wakes up herself .. its bliss .. i know now that she is getting rest and im not stressing about getting her to sleep in a bassinette ... so we are all happy ... Habits will not form unless you let them , but she is only 6wks and forcing her to sleep somewhere she doesnt , would be stressful to me too !! , but be kind on your self ... she will eventually out grow the bouncer and seek a bigger place , and that will most likely be the cotbut let her set the scene ... it will let you get a cuppa in !!!
also nixon doenst eat much junk food either .. he love fruit .. not so much veges but fruit ... his favourites are strawberries ( commonly known as "cook cooks" in this house) and cherry tomatoes .. he asks for "matos" at breakfast .. but we dont really eat alot of junk so its good to see nix on the same path ....
how is every one else going ???
ok i offically made the decision : NO MORE LEFT BOOBY .. thats it ive had it .. im over it .. im in pain her attachment is painful , the nipple stings the boobs throbs ,, its painful to touch and its gone a funny shape ...
i dread the left feed to the point where i try to distract her ... i also dread expressing that side too ... BUT it makes the most milk ..... sigh ... its making me so depressed .. i need breastfeeding counselling , to talk about my feeling not just "whats wrong with the boob and how the baby is doing"
yes its gabs food , but im making it and its attached to me ... why does it seem that ppl only want to know about the baby , not the mums feelings ???
aarrrgh so depressed about this all .. i am over it .. perhaps bf isnt for me ... i thought it was this time .. i thought i could do it .. its so important to me .. and gabriella wont take a bottle .. let alone forumla that smells like whiskars cat milk ......
You make whatever decision you think is right for you. You sound like how i feel. So up and down about it, you think you have it working then it seems like you dont, some days its good, other days it hurts. I feel guilty because i dont have the time to exclusively breastfeed her (or the supply and thats why it takes ages) it takes me hours to feed her. My chn suggested i exclusively bf her last week and i was like "how?", she said just keep feeding her nonstop to build up your supply. Ok and in the meantime im meant to look after my kids how? Can you go to the dr about your bb Lea? Maybe they can have an idea as to whats going on with that bb. Just keep talking to people hun and try to work it out so that you are happy.
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