Hi ladies

Have been MIA for a while as I've had a horrible gastro bug - vomiting and very runny bottom I thought it was food poisoning until my mum got it too. Thankfully Mikayla & DH were spared! All the time spent around the toilet bowl took me back to my morning sickness days :P

Celsie great to hear from you and fantastic news about DH doing so well. All the best for his next scan.

We havent had any issues with DH settling Mikayla. In fact he's probably better at it than I am. I think its because by the end of the day she can tell that I'm anxious (especially if we've had a tough day) and DH is alot calmer & patient with her. We've always taken turns at feeding her during the night as she's bottle fed and DH showers with her most of the time so she's used to having him look after her and they have lots of play time together when he's home. Its amazing how her face lights up every time she hears his voice!

As for DTD I havent had any issues. I had a c-section so obviously no tearing or anything like that to contend with. First time was at 3 weeks (naughty I know) and even though my scar was a little tender I didnt really find it a problem.

Mikayla slept 8 hours last night!! She ate at 8pm, went to bed at about 9pm and didnt wake till 5am. What a glorious night!!! I hope she keeps this up.

Self settling is starting to work now too. She's usually sleepy after feeding so I just give her a little cuddle, pop the dummy in and put her down. A lot of the time she goes straight to sleep, other times she whinges for a few minutes or talks to her stuffed toys and eventually drifts off. Of course we do have our bads days where she wont settle but in that instance I hold her till she's half asleep then put her down. She has this little pink stuffed pig which she absolutely loves to sleep with. Its so adorable - she cuddles it all night - once she's got a grip on it she just wont let go, DH calls it the headlock!

All in all things are going well. I weighed her yesterday and she's now 5.245kg - the paed will be happy I'm sure - as we are of course!!

Well I hope your all doing well. Catch up soon xx