Congratulations Veronica!! Congratulations to everyone who I have missed with their birth annoucements.

I have had a pretty hard time over the last few weeks. I have had cracked nipples so haven't been feeding but expressing, then got thrush of the nipples and now have mastitis so between feeding, expressing then resting every 3 hours it takes it out of me.

Olivia won't settle much at this time, its an actual nightmare getting her to sleep. DH is in there now with her trying to get her to settle. We topped her up, but she is still screaming her little head off. It makes it hard when she does that when I have so much to do to feed her - its a long process of heating boobs, then expressing which takes ages with the blocked ducts, then cooling the boobs - I am up for a good 2 hours in the middle of the night.

Sorry to be a misery. I will be back to read all the annoucements and news over the next few days - hoepfully I can get myself right and get out of the house. All I want is to be able to feed my little one and stop this expressing nonesense - its so inconvenient for me!! I don't want to go onto formula - but if she keeps killing my nipples I think for my sanity and frame of mind I will have to

:hugs: to everyone!!

Floss xxx