Hey Babyluv! Welcome to the group Congrats on your little girl. What is her name? I have been meaning to do a sig for myself but have no idea how!! Must work it out...
My recovery is going really well but I had a c/s so not sure if it counts! I have had pain but nothing unbearable. I'm just struggling with not being able to do a lot of things..I'm on such strict instructions to not lift, hang out washing, drive etc...but two weeks are down already so I'm sure the next four will fly!

Picketty - Sorry about the reply early this morning, I was writing from my phone so couldn't type too much! My heart goes out to you, I'm feeling very much the same way. Have you had little Connor weighed? I had my little man Jacob James on the 3rd December by c/s. He weighed 2730grams and was 46cm's long. He was only a little fella but he is fairly long! The pediatrician thinks his weight gain is a little too slow so wanted me to start supplementing him with formula..I'll tell ya, when I got off the phone to him I cried hysterically for twenty mins. I too feel very strongly about breastfeeding. I had no idea how difficult things could be, and having a small baby is making it even harder sometimes!! How long does Connor go through the day with his feeds? I'm getting 2-3 hrs out of Jacob. By afternoons - any time between 2 and 4 he starts to get really irritable and is on and off the boob every half an hour to an hour! and sometimes this can continue into the night. I had one night there that I was up with him until 3.40am!! Needless to say we were both over tired and cranky.. I've had to start supplementing just to try and get some weight on him, but am giving him boob, expressed milk and formula (as a last resort) he's only had three bottles of formula so far and that's over the last three days. Luckily he doesn't seem to fussed on it and is still happy to go on the breast. I figure as long as I keep expressing it'll keep my milk producing and we'll be able to establish breast feeding properly! I don't know if that helps you at all but I guess I just wanted you to know that you definately are NOT alone when it comes to how you're feeling. I've been told something different by every clinic nurse, know it all people and pedicatrician out there!! But at the end of the day, take the cues from Connor and you will work through it together and find what works for you both. One suggestion, just drink PLENTY of water and eat as frequently as possible. I have found this to help me. Oh, and with the dressing of them...I'm really finding this hard too! I was told to feel the back of their neck or their tummies to get a feel for their temps, they should feel a nice temp, not hot or cold. I've been dressing Jacob in mostly just a nappy, singlet and little onesie with a tiny sleeve that just clips up around his nappy. He started off LOVING being swaddled but loves his hands and legs to be a bit free so we've come across this thing called "angel wrap" maybe you can google it but I will try to explain...we fold the top of a muslin wrap down about five cm's and place him on the top, we put his hands up into the folded area and then swaddle as normal, their hands are able to be moved around but they can't scratch their face and they won't get cold if you have the a/c on. We were told by a clinic nurse to keep the routine the same through day and at night. So for instance...Feed, change, feed, and if he's awake then give him some time but if he's going to sleep then swaddle him straight back up the same way and put him in the same place he sleeps all the time. Maybe this wrap could work for you? We've been putting our a/c on 22 and he's in a muslin wrap with a thicker wrap made out of cotton over his tummy down..

Hopefully that helps you some...I find the more information you have the better cause then you can try different things and work out what works best for you. I'm here if you need to have a chat, if you want my email or fb then let me know. I'm feeling exactly the same as you and keep telling myself that it's a short time and it will pass, as their bellies get bigger and they get used to the big wide world! Take care and chin up, you sound like you're doing a wonderful job. xoxo