HELLO GIRLS!

My first post as a new mummy!

Well things with us are going well now, Finn is now a week old today and we have been home 3 nights and i have found that he is awake alot during the day and then sleeps pretty well at night with just two feeds before morning. Last night he had 6 hours between feeds, unfortunately it wasnt quite late enough for me to have 6 hours sleep but it is all good.

Breastfeeding was a huge mision to start with but we are doing ok now with the help of nipple shields for a bit of extra for him to grab hold of and a bit of formula to top him up if he needs it. My midwife came over today to weigh him and he was 3725 gms when he was born, 3590 when we left hospital on day 4 and today he was 3750!!! more than his birth weight, i was stoked! she said i am definitely doing well with supplying him enough food and she was very pleased with the way things were going.

I have had a couple of good cries though since he has been home. Tuesday (the day after i got out of hospital) i just wanted to bawl my eyes out constantly and last night when tim got home i had to have a good cry as i was just exhausted as Finn had been awake most of the day and i just felt a bit suffocated by it all. Tim sent me to bed for an hour before dinner, he has been fantastic, i feel very lucky to have such a great DH. Finn is such a honey of a wee boy but it is sooo hard with how much they need from you. Hope i am not the only one to feel this way. Today is going really well though and thankfully he is having a wee snooze now so i finally got to post and chat with you ladies.

As for leah's questions:

Jeans - havent even gone there yet as i know they wont fit!

contraception - havent thought too much about it yet since it is just a week after but will probably get an IUD put in again after 6 weeks

More kiddies - i am sure we will but i just want to survive this one first

Sex of bubs - no we were both sooo sure we were having a girl so a wee boy was a definite surprise but i wouldnt have it any other way now, he is lovely

Well girls might go have a wee lie down while i have the chance.

nice to chat with you all again and hope you are all doing ok

amy & finn xxxx