Hello

Thanks Mecil - I can twist left and right and put my foot on the floor comfortably so I should be okay to drive.

Deancey - I am with you on not wanting any more children. After 2 boys, chances are we'd probably end up with 3. I really happy having 2 boys! I planned to have my 2 children before turning 35 and I have made that - JUST - with a little time to spare. Good on your DH for getting the referral for the snip. My DH won't. It will have to be me because I don't want to be on the pill forever!!!!

Sarah - YAY on the public breastfeeds. It took me months before I fed in front of anyone with DS#1. Second time around I am not so embarrassed. First public feed was 2 weeks ago on a park bench near a busy footpath beside the lake with everyone walking past - I can be discrete!!! Quantities for bottles - rough guide according to Robin Barker, author of Baby Love, is 150ml per kg of body weight per 24 hours for babies under 3 months - so divide that by the number of feeds per day - anything from 60ml to 240ml. Another rough guide is 120ml to 150ml for babies 4 to 8 weeks, 150ml to 240ml for babies 8 to 12 weeks.

LMK - congratulations on getting some sleep.

I haven't had to wake bubs for a feed but I wouldn't let him go more than 3 hours during the day - he is a regular 2 hourly feeder so no need. He sometimes feeds more often because he is so unsettled - but he sleeps okay at night. 2 x 4 hours last night

Jess and Sass - snap on the colic. I am trying some natural colic drops - seems to be working a bit as he is not quite as bad - plus I am trying to drink lots of chamomile tea too - it is meant to help!!!

I always found the best time for expressing is early in the morning when prolactin levels are higher and there is more milk. I have been really slack at expressing this time around as I prefer to sleep because I get no other rest during the day.

Sarah & Deancey - do you still find it painful to cough or sneeze? I do!! It feels really tight around the scar. Do you think things are tighter second time around?

Hoping to have a more settled day today.

TICKLISH