Hi,

I've just discovered this thread and am relieved to read that some of you are going through the same learning experience as I am!

Quick introduction : I gave birth to our new baby daughter, Sarina, on 7 July 2006 so she's 4.5 weeks old and every day is different with her! She had a tough entry into the world - being induced, having a 14 hour difficult labour and then emergency caesarean.

Yesterday, she was screaming on and off and I couldn't work out why. It would happen from a resting state or whilst she was dozing then suddenly a piercing scream would happen.

But today, she's been happy, relaxed and not struggled too hard to get to sleep.

I tried the hug-a-bub with her for the first time today and she fell asleep within 5 mins!

I've not really been doing a strict routine with her just feeding and playing and sleeping when she wants but was thinking of starting nightly baths with DH tonight.

What sort of routine did you have at 4.5 weeks - what worked best for you?