MelanieKate: have you tried BFing then like an hour later expressing, as in not nessaernaly a pump but hand expressing? you dont just do 'north and south' trying doing 'east and west' too as i found it stimulated more milk ductes then just north and south.. i was doing it like that while my darren was in SCN and i had an over supply of milk the other thing is are you drinking enough water/milk/cordical/anything other then booze ? i find if i dont drink enough my milk supply drops as well...i found darren has the mustardy poo too, but if he misses a day as such of poop its a little greener (and i also find he poops like 3 times aday if its like that) it also depends on if its been hot (like the other day was 36 deg. here...and he had greeny poo) but i wouldnt know...im guessing the smell is normal...i dont seem to be bothered by darrens...DH would be better at telling you - he has a more sensative nose the i do!

Selina : yeah i use a sheald to slow my let down down some. other wise darren chokes and pulls off and then it takes like almost 2hrs to feed him. he can attach better as well. your oliver sounds like darren, loves letting the sheald fill up with milk, pull off and have it all go down my frount! so now i tuck a small (old) hand towl into my bra at the fount and let it sit under his head (and down my leg) so when it happens my mat. bra doesnt get wet! (plus after a feed any little possets that come up go on it...kind of... rather then him!) as for the MCHN i've made up my mind that she's doing a job, by the book. darren is NOT a page of a book, he's a human being and im his mother and i *know* whats best for him. plus her idea of feeding him in 40mins is cruddy because of the nipple sheald...so im happy to take an hour/hour and 20 to feed him (if he burps at all lol).

AFM: Chris, Darren and i had our first 'outing' today. we went to a big shopping center where i used to work to pick up my old pay slips (we need it for the baby bonus...and stuff) and i wanted to show off darren to the guys i worked with! they all commented on how strong darren is (like he can lift his own head up and do like a top body push up!) they all thought he was SOOO cute. and we also saw a friend of ours there too, she showed darren off to the guys she works with. the down side, darren woke up for a feed when we got there...then wouldnt settle in the pram/bassent only in my arms...so hes now sleeping with DH on the couch (they both need it!) so he'll be about 4 and a half- 5 hrs between feeds, but i dont mind, gives me a chance to make some more milk and be very relaxed when he wakes up...who knows, he may even take both boobs hes only taking one at the moment, becuase if i offer him the second he over-eats and all my milk gets thrown back up! he's an over eater me thinks. but he looks soo cute right after a feed and if he's fallen alseep and had milk down the side of his face...DH calls it a "a nice attempt at a milk beird"

Any one else had a coffee while BFing? i did and i think the caffine when to darren, he was WIDE awake after the feed lol...i wonder if i have a glass of wine with tea tonight if that'll affect him the same way as it affects me...and makes me sleepy