Ah Odette we will all keep hanging onto your posts as the light at the end of the tunnel...!!!!

Well DD is sleeping so I will try and catch up on some personals!

Det - sorry that DS is sick hun. Hope he is better today!

Kaz - Isabel's feeds are all over the place too, don't stress yourself out too much about it, just go with the flow. She had a really bad stint where she would pull off the boob, scream blue murder like I was feeding her pins, then either spill out a whole lot of milk or do the rooting thing (where they mouth and rummage around for the nipple) and reattach herself and start sucking again. I think with her it was possibly two things - either a pain in the tum or possibly getting frustrated waiting for the let down. Like she was impatient.

On the occasions where she did it over and over again I'd persist for a while but if she was really cracking it I'd try the other side. This seemed to work. She did it mostly in the evenings so I think she was possibly looking for more milk but had drained one breast so switching helped.

If its any consolation, Isabel is still a bit mischevious at the breast - when she has finished feeding, if she is particularly awake she will ease herself off the nipple then start poking it with her tongue. Cheeky monkey! But the actual fussing during the feed has passed.

Just checked my Baby Love book for you - she talks about "regurgitation", which used to be known as reflux vomiting. Regurgitation in babies is normal and mostly harmless. She says that the majority of regurgitating babies have no ill effects from their regurgitating. She also says there's no real treatment and that it seems to concern parents more than babies sometimes

She says you should seek professional help if/when the regurgitation is accompanied by other symptoms - vomiting, dry nappies, loss of interest in feeding, weight loss. Hope this helps...

I also asked the MCHN about spitting up milk - Isabel seems to still do it during or after most feeds. The MCHN said it is normal!

Ali - how fantastic about all that sleep! Having your sis and SIL must have been great for your confidence as well - if they can do it, you can do it too. It is so hard figuring out the best way to do things!

I didn't think you could overfeed breast-fed babies though?

Meg - I know what you mean about it being a good stress release - we're thinking about heading down to my in law's beach house for Easter or the week after that and I know it will be relaxing for both DH and me - whenever Isabel is unsettled I will have willing hands there ready to help out.

Tarkine, hope you got some sleep last night. How frustrating about the hospital trip but fantastic that DH is all good!

Shell, how did the formula feed go?

Hmm, Isabel is stirring, she shouldn't be awake for a bit longer... might have to try and settle her...