Babies Born March 2008

[all girls]

Nothing like a good sleep to make you feel better... Summer slept from 9pm to 2.30 then another 3 hours after that feed so i feel so much better have even cleaned the house done nearly all the washing and folding and that always feels good having those crappy jobs done.

I really feel for you prama, it can be so confusing the whole bf thing at the mothers group the LC there was saying that you shouldn't feed them for longer than 20 mins each side so much conflicting advice, have you spoken with Barb Glare here on BB? Just a thought.... Try not to stress too much ( i know easily said) you are trying so hard...

Good work lisa

My DH is on his way home YAY!!! I am so glad he is coming home now and again much better than the whole 6 weeks away. He wants us to go away for the weekend a bit too late i think but we will see if there is anything about.

Have fun packing SJ don't forget to pack the kitchen sink hehehe you need so much crap with kids when you go away.

[teachmum]

Prama I found it hard to express more than 20ml with my first. Even when I expressed last week because I was too full I only got 50mL and as my mother says I'm a milking machine . I'm using the same bpump as you except it's the manual one.

Trina I can't believe you would contemplate going away . I would tell DH that he is welcome to take the girls so you can have a rest. It sounds like you deserve one. Luckily my two are old enough to get themselves to and from the bus stop most days. They've been very good with Patrick. The other night my DS had bball training and when we got in the car Patrick was a bit unsettled so he sat in the back and talked to him until he went to sleep ... so cute.

Danni men can definately get PND. I read an article in either Practical parenting or M&B. The difficult thing about depression is that you can't pull anyone else out of it. I found with a new bub it was important to give DH things to do with the baby rather than doing it all yourself. Let's face it they're so darn cute that sometimes you just want to cuddle them all day. My DH was particularly useful at the witching hour (don't worry you'll soon find out what this is) bubs would settle for him and gave them some cuddle time.

I'm finding Patrick has lots of cluster feeds atm. I think it is the 2wk growth spurt. I will have to weigh and measure him because he just seems to have stretched, size 000 are starting to get a little tight.