hugs veronica. the midwives told me that sometimes especially in the evening bubs will cluster feed because there isn't enough fat in the milk??

Xavier does this it seems every second day. Last night, to combat this, I was naughty and expressed ('cause we were going out for tea) when he cluster feeds, he is just so all over the shop, or booby as it where and can't make up his mind what he's doing. I also ended up expressing between him going to bed and getting up for his next feed, and we had a good 5 hours between night feed and morning. He slept 9.30-1.00 then was feeding and awake until 2.30 then slept till 7.30.

Nicki, I don't think you will burst your stitches. They may even be gone by now. TMI, but all my swelling has gone, and I think the stitches might have dissolved too.
I hear you on the thirsty front though. I'm a bit naughtier than you and forget to drink water.
Yay that Lachlan is falling into a routine so easily!! I think I'll wait until xavier is at least a month old to do anything too regimented. Also by then, I know we won't have heaps of visitors during the day, and no one will think I'm bad for letting him squawk for a min to get to sleep.
I already have to stop nathan from getting up at the tiniest grunt. I have a small little rule for myself if there is only one isolated waa, I don't get up until there are at least 2 in succession.