Well I'm having a foul day... Wade's cold is worse... he woke up nearly every hour last night... Niall slept well but he might as well have been awake too for all the good it did. Today Wade has been crying all day and unless I actually sit and play with him he does naughty attention seeking things. I'm also getting the cold and can't stop sneezing and my nose is like a tap, back onto the antihistamines from pregnancy! Luckily Niall isn't sick... that would be the worst! I hope he's getting lots of antibodies through my breastmilk! Used the manual Medela pump today... it was great - just as fast and efficient as the electric attachment but required more attention and energy obviously... I just want to keep up my supply... hate that feeling of not being certain if they are getting enough... also it takes lots of calories to make lots of milk and I'm sure it's keeping my weight down because i'm eating a bit too much rubbish lately and making creamy sauces for meals etc... but my weight is still dropping... I can afford to lose another half a stone.... my ideal weight is about 9 and a half stone... which puts me in a size 10 for everything... I managed that after feeding both other children but slowly put it on about 6 months after I stopped BFing.

DH was great last night... when I had to feed Niall at 3am he got up and dealt with Wade who woke up at that moment too... he fell asleep with Wade in his bed after dealing with him for half an hour. Unfortunately ungrateful me woke up in a dragon-mood and complained about how nobody ever thinks to put a dressing gown or slippers on Wade when they get up... they just let him wander around getting freezing which is why he is sick now. DH said that he hasn't got time and neither does DD as they are getting ready for work and school... and kinda implied I should be up anyhow... but that's so unfair as some times I don't get a deep sleep until 5am. I don't know what to do. They seem to need me to be on call 24/7... it's ok for them, they get to stay snug in bed most nights and tune-out the sound of Niall if he is unsettled. DH also thinks I get "proper" sleep when Niall is in bed next to me but I don't... it's kind of a half sleep and it doesn't count! Sleep is something people take for granted so easily and it seems that people who aren't missing out just don't understand what it's like to miss out night after night. I shouldn't whinge because my situation really isn't too bad, it's just temporarily worse due to Wade's teething/cold.

Niall sleeps on his tummy during the day. He sleeps in a cradle in the lounge room. It has a firm flat matress with good air circulation. Nobody smokes in this house and there are no other SIDS risk factors. He finds it very comforting and sleeps very well during the day. I mentioned that I allow him to sleep this way during the day to my visiting midwife and my MCHN and they were ok with it as he has very strong neck muscles and lifts his head easily. Niall is a flexible sleeper and will also sleep well on his side but I know he finds it very comfy on his tummy. I'm not saying everyone should do this with their babies but if you are wondering whether it might help your little ones ask your carers what they think about allowing daytime tummy sleeping. I personally think it's the lowest risk factor; poor air circulation (from cot bumpers), overheating and a smokey environment i think are much worse.

Dirty nappies: About every 3rd nappy is dirty with Niall. No concerns here. None of my children have ever been constipated luckily... but i have heard it's perfectly normal for a baby to do poos once a week but more often when they are on formula... breast milk poos are a lot more loose and go through their systems a lot faster.

Infant sized nappies by Huggies: yep, as I mentioned last week... they are only very slightly larger than newborn size. Niall has been in them for about 2 weeks beginning as night-time ones whilst I used up the newborn size ones. We now also use Aldi brand which i find are not only cheaper but more absorbant.

Ok... going to take my grumpy self off to make a cuppa before Niall wakes for his next feed. Looking forward to seeing the Pixi photos Nic