Hi All... have been mia for a few days - just been hectic - and by the time I read all your posts I have to run again!!

Charlotte has been fantastic the past few days - sleeping for 6-7hrs at night for the last two!!! I don't know what has hit me, and I am waiting for it to go back to waking every 4 again.
I am wondering if the waking her to feed every 4hrs during the day is what has paid off - then I just let her go after her last feed at night.

I downloaded the Tizzie Hall 4-6 week Save Our Sleep routine last night - but really am doubting if I need to follow it through with her seeming to settle into my routine I have given her quite well.

Also - she has all of a sudden started taking a lot less time to feed... has anyone else noted a sudden drop - like from 20 minutes - to 10 minutes!
I keep offering it to her and she takes it, but just comes off the shield 30 seconds later shaking her head and perhaps even crying.
Hoping I am reading her signs right that she just doesn't want anymore.

On my front - I am on antibiotics as a skin tag I have on my aereola (sp?) became infected with staph and was bleeding quite often. It seems to be clearing up, but bled again before her feed this morning.

Off to the Dr now - as I am also bleeding whenever I go to the toilet (sorry if TMI!) and it hurts... feel like I have been living at the Drs recently.

To top it all off - I am constantly cold - I am hoping it is just hormones still settling down - anyone got any ideas on that?

Will have to do some personals later... but just one before I forget...

Fee and Cassie - yah for more shield users!! Apparently it can reduce your supply by 20% ish - but other than that, there is no harm in using them all the time.
I am not having a problem with my supply - and a bit of expressing can always help boost it too - which I do whenever I am feeling a bit full.
My biggest problem is just how messy it is - it always seems to leak down the bottom, so I have to make sure I roll my sleeves up and have a cloth underneath her head to catch the drips!!
I also don't like how blatant it can look that you are feeding - but that could just be my big boobs! no hiding them when she is on!! lol

Maybe one day my nipples might come out enough for her to attach - but until then, I am using the shield (I have three btw - so much easier now I have three!!)