Not sure how long I've got, as Cameron's been asleep for just over 2hours, so will likely wake very soon.
Jess - you are possibly low in supply because of the stress and lack of sleep. I get like this often. I've started to feel really low in supply over the last week or so, because of stress and now this cold (which I'm finding hard to get any sleep cause of the annoying cough everytime I lay down..GRRR). But I seem to go through fazes where I'm feeling low one week, then overflowing the next (I think I've posted a few times with the same concerns). I do occassional formula feeds (usually express before I do this and add it to my freezer supply instead). We also use ebm for that last feed (therefore I know he has had a good feed before bed, and not likely to need another one during the night), then I express before I go to bed (this is usually an hour or 2 after that feed), which usually gives me more so I can stock it up.
Abb and Nana- Yuck about the heat. Luckily it hasn't been really hot up this way (more like its been rather cold, windy and rainy). Abb - Glad Hamish slept well for you while out.
We went out for dinner with extended family on Saturday night, where my cousin from Townsville had come down, but not long after arriving there, Cameron got tired and I was able to slip him into his pram where he slept the remainder of the night - my poor cousin didn't even get a cuddle (so she visited on Tuesday - even though I felt like *****, I didn't want her to miss out). Cameron was too well behaved on this occassion where there was many arms out to hold him.
Mis - Yay on the Stanky's two front teeth. He'll be chomping on steak before ya know it.
Sassy - IKWYM now about not being able to keep up with Jayda. Yesterday Cameron just wanted to keep on rolling, I've got a big blanket on the floor in the lounge room where he is now rolls from one end to the other. Can't take my eyes off him now.
Well not much else happening here. Cameron seems to have lost interest in solids, have tried the last 2 days (as hadn't offered it for the last week because of his cold - especially with his almost barking cough). He just keeps spitting it out, so might give it a rest for a few days. I also find it hard to fit into the day without cutting out a feed. We still do 5 feeds (most days), usually around the same times still 7, 10.30, 1.30-2, 4.30, then wake up 8, and Cameron has a least an hour sleep between each feed. How do you's all find the time to squeeze in a solid feed? So far we've tried the solid feed about 30mins after the 2nd feed, but I really don't think he is hungry (or at the moment interested).
Somebody had also asked about what peoples plans are with future babies. Well because it took so many years to have Cameron, we are not taking any precautions. If it happens it happens, although would prefer they have a bigger age gap and i would like to learn a little more about raising 1 baby before I go and have another. I hadn't had a visit from AF since Sept last year, and started to feel like I might be (queasy, almost fainting a few times, cravings etc), so last week I did a HPT just to be sure and funnily enough was disappointed when it read negative. For us it would be such a savings of $$$ if it happened naturally, even though it would probably cost us more to buy things and I probably wouldn't get any more paid maternity leave - think i'd have to be back at work for a certain time to qualify again (not too sure though).
Cameron has also started waking a few times a night, last night was 11, night before was 12 and 2, Monday night was about 2, yet Sunday he slept through. Luckily though all I do is rewrap him, give him a little pat on my shoulder then lay him back down, put his musical/light seahorse on and off he goes back to sleep. I still wrap him but only wrap his bottom half, both arms are out - haven't had the energy to try unwrapped, maybe when it warms up again and I've gotten rid of this cold (when I'm sleeping better)
Well Cameron has slept better then I expected (bummer - should have tried to sleep myself - I gave up after 40mins thinking he would wake). Might try to have some lunch before he wakes instead.
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