Hello everyone, Hope you are all doing well.

How is everyone handling bubs atm? particularly you first time mums? I ask this because around the six week mark (some earlier some a little later) ALL babys go through a period of being extremely unsettled and demanding and honestly just plain stressful. Even the happy ones. No-one thought to tell me this with my first until AFTER it had happened. I was about ready to give my firstborn away at this age, and very nearly gave up b/f. So I hope everyone is coping much better then I did my first time round. I haven't quite hit that stage with DS2 yet, he is still a very happy bub, but I know from experience now that it will happen.

We went back to playgroup yesterday for the first time since I had Sebastian. One of the other mums there has a three month old baby boy, my son (who is five weeks) was about the same length, BUT much much heavier and rounder then him. He looked about the same age, if not older. I don't think Baz would win any awards for being a big baby, but in comparision to some of these smaller bubs around he certainly looks big. I have my six week appointment next weekend, It will beinteresting to see how much he weighs and how long he is. DD was always a big boofhead too, but DS1 was (and still is) quite petite.

Larne - welcome to the group.

Saffi - just be aware that comp formula feeds 'can' (but don't always) actually interfer and hamper your supply. I always have some of the individual sachets of formula in the cupboard 'JIC' (you know when you have been feeding non-stop for 12 hours straight and have nothing left in your deflated bb's). But I will only use it as a last resort in the first 3 months. Having said that I have had times where I have had to comp feed both of my other two whilst my supply built up around the six week mark, hence I have some sachets of formuls in the cupboard JIC I need it with Baz.

Koru - couldn't agree more with you about the sling. And Baz also seems to have this uncanny ability to know when I am sitting down and just rocking rather then standing up and rocking him. :rollseyes:

Cass blob - I hope things get better with the reflux. It's not fun for either mum or bubs, My DD got a bit better with it when she was old enough to start solids and could sit up by herself. Good luck.