Cass - Thank you for your kind words! Hope Eloise's wind pain has subsided. I will go read your birth story after this post... I am still trying to finish mine so kudos to you on completing it so quickly!

Misty - love the nickname Baz! Hope your milk has settled in now.

Saffi - have fixed up the list for you.

Willow - yay for no stitches, vaccum or forceps... congrats mum - that is a stellar effort! You sound like me... I was an expressing machine to bring the milk in to try and limit the amount of formula Caitlin had to have.... I think once my milk was in she only had one more feed of formula.

Cheezel - it was so hard to leave her at hospital but I knew that each time I went away we were one step closer to coming home. There were many tears each time I had to go.
The nurses were amazed when I kept coming in for her feeds... even the midnight ones... the only ones I couldn't make was 4am... I just do not function at that time in the morning... well not enough to drive!! Hope the visitors have dwindled for you. I agree it is great to show bubs off but the visitor toll can be taxing

Megsmum - have added you to the list. Sorry that DH did not make the birth... but as you say - what can you do.

Sorry not more personals... we have had a very hectic few weeks... Caitlin is now completely discharged from hospital after 15 days... 13 days in Special Care Nursery and 2 days of gate leave at home! We are not back at birth weight yet but she put on 70grams whilst on gate leave which means we could finally be discharged as she had put on weight. Her lowest weight since birth was 2165 (birth weight 2405) and we are currently at 2360. I have made contact with the Early Childhood Nurses (ECHN) and they will be coming out soon for a home visit - will probably ring today to make time. We have a paed's appointment on the 7th September and our 6 week check up with my Obs on the 18th September and also around that time we have an US on Caitlin's right hip as it was clicky when they examined her for discharge.

Now that we are home I will be able to better keep up with everyone's posts!