hi there,
well, doctor was very nice, listening and understanding. We got some Gaviston, not anything stronger medication wise at this stage, doctor is cautious not to over perscribe which is good I suppose. Sorry if the spelling is not right, I am too tired.

I was told to handle her very gently after breastfeeding - no patting, jiggling, bouncing etc - makes sense! We seemed to have done everything else - raised the cot, feeding in upright position, holding her there for 10 mins at least after feeding etc, do not eat certain things (for me - no dairy, limited sugar, no caffiene etc).

Now ladies - a question about wraps and wrapping - our Amara likes to be wrapped but she is strong and gets out of it many times and this wakes her up? familiar story? yes, probably! well, I am thinking of buying something I saw called a Swaddleme wrap by Kiddopotamus - it has velcro fastening to keep the little ones tight!

what do you do ? and use? I currently have muslim wraps, but they are quickly getting too small for even my 6 week old Amara -

Yes, she is 6 weeks today!!

jo - have heaps of fun with your dad!! I may try that method of settling for Amara you mentioned too.

Orangefeather - I am envious of your little one sleeping so much during the night - but you deserve the sleep so I am also so happy for you, knowing now how hard it is to have a bubba with reflux.

My Amara is not doing too bad at night - last night slept from 8pm to 2.20am, feed, and then back down again (after spending time upright in my arms for 15 mins or so) until 6am - stirring a bit now and again. I think this is wonderful as I know breastfeed babies do take longer to sleep through the night and she is also only 6 weeks old......I don't expect to have this happen everynight, but it is a start. the main thing to me is that she settles calmly after that night feed !! 2 night ago she did not and we were up from 1.30am to 5.30am..........say no more, it was horrible.

How I managed to get up and stay motivated with my running is beyond me sometimes, it must be just automatic after all these years...