Hi guys,

Sorry it has been ages since I have posted. I have been checking on you all, but just have no time to post! Plus I usually have DD in one arm so makes typing very difficult! DH has her right now, so I have a little time to type.

I am way too far behind to catch up on where everyone is at, but I hope you are all going ok. Prama and others struggling with BFing, you are all trying so hard and doing such a good job, I really admire you! I have been lucky that BFing was easy for me, or I am not sure I would have had the persistence to keep it up if had been harder like it is for you guys. It is hard enough with the lack of sleep etc, without dealing with anything else. I hope you are going ok.

DD had her 6 week check up the other day and is doing great. She is 4.8kg (from 3.44kg at birth) and has grown 7cm! It is so amazing how fast they grow. She is very strong and getting great neck control, although she still hates tummy time unless she is on one of us. We are getting heaps of gummy smiles now which I love - it makes me melt!

Her sleeping is getting great at night - we go 5 hours between feeds from about 10pm (although it can take an hour or so to get her to sleep), then she will wake for a feed and then go straight back to sleep until around 5-6am when she decides it is getting up time. After a bit of a play she will sometimes go back to sleep for a little bit if she is in bed with me, but she won't go back down in her bassinet. During the day she is really fighting sleep and not getting much at all, and she is so alert these days she is a real handful! I barely get a break at all during the day and barely get a chance for a shower.

DH is still not helping out much and we are still fighting sometimes. It is so hard. I hope things get easier soon. Hopefully with the long weekend we will both be feeling a little better. Mothers group is going great and I love talking to all the other mums! I think that is what is keeping me sane right now.

Sorry for such a selfish post - the little one is squawking for another feed so I must go but will try to get back online again soon!