Hi guys.

Emily - you've given me some hope that my nipples will someday feel ok! I really do want to stick with breast feeding and have been worried I'll give in and just switch to formula out of sheer frustration.

Kirsten - I't such a relief to know I'm not the only one still suffering when it comes to breastfeeding! Stick with it and I'm sure we'll get past this!!!

The midwife came today and I'd already worked out that part of my problem was getting Isabella's lower lip in the right position, so she helped me to sort that out - I needed to put my nipple at her nose so she had to reach up to "grab" it. It still REALLY hurt when she latched on, but once she started sucking I was ok and afterwards I wasn't as tender as I usually am. Hopefully things will get better as they heal. I hope so! I'm also thinking of going to a lactation consultant just to make sure I'm getting her to latch on correctly.

My belly has pretty much disappeared (other than some loose skin) and I only have 1kg to go to get to my pre-pregnancy weight. The midwife had a feel of my belly today and said in regard to my uterus, "It's gone!". Yay!!!

Isabella's put on 70g since birth and 235g since leaving the hospital, so she now weighs a hefty 3135g! Still smaller than my other DD was when she was born! lol She's my beautiful little piggy! Tomorrow we're off to the doctor to get her checked over (a routine checkup) and I'm sure she'll pass with flying colours!

Do you all find that your babies have a late night "session" when they won't sleep and just want to be fed? I'm usually feeding from around 8pm on and off up until midnight, then she sleeps until 4am or 5am (sometimes even later than that!). I told her last night that if she wasn't so cute I'd be getting really cranky by now! She's sooo beautiful!

I was a little worried as I was so over my pregnancy that I wouldn't feel the same about her as I did for my first DD when she was born. I had absolutely nothing to worry about - I am soooooo smitten with my precious little angel! Phew!

Ok, I'm rambling but I can't help it!!! Better go before I bore you all to death!