I had my first day home alone with Emily today and it went well. Apart from not finishing anything I started it was pretty good. She woke up for feeds almost exactly every 3 hours and we began our attempt to lose the shield. It was hard and she kicked and scream and squirmed but we got attachment right for periods of time then lost it. I would put the shield back when she was getting too distress to ensure that she was getting enough. It went pretty well and I am confident that we will be much better by the end of the week (hopefully having it completely sorted out -but it is ok if we don't).

gypsy: I think it is good to be able to express so that you can have a little bit of freedom. Glad to hear it went well. I have to give it a try..it is on my long to do list (which also includes setting up the movement/breathing monitor....I really should have had that done by now).

disgirl: Sorry to hear you had such a hard time with feeding. It is hard to hear them cry. We have discovered that Emily needs to cry for about 10-15 mins with us going in to pat or give her a cuddle and some soothing words before she can settle off to sleep. It is generally straight after a feed so I know she cannot be hungry (and we check the nappy..as once forgot that and it was why she was screaming..opps). It is good that your little man seems to have calmed down now and hopefully you are getting some more rest. It must be so hard with two but I guess you have the experience and confidence that a first time mother lacks which would help.

Shellsie: You must be exhusted trying to feed and then express. Hopefully your supply will increase soon. I have to express lots at the hospital which I think has helped me but it was annoying having to do it especially as my milk was not in as it was 20 mins for about 20 ml.

I am getting my internet fix for the day as I accidently broke the other computer and DH takes this one with him each day. I was putting the power cord into the laptop and it pushed back the connection into the computer so cannot attach anymore (more attachment issues for me!) I hoep we can fix it as it has so much stuff on it that I don't want to lose and I want to be able to have internet during the day.

I also wanted to ask how long are we meant to continue bleeding for? I looked up something that said that you should not have bright red blood after about 5 days but I still am and am getting some pains in my lower belly. Do you think this is normal? I started to get worried.