Hello!

Jan - so great to hear from you!! I'm glad all is going well.

Dan - Congrats on Olivia taking a bottle, I hope she keeps it up for you!! Thanks for asking about me too - I'll give an update below!!

Tan - Luke has just gone through an unsettled week too - he's really good again this week though, so maybe it is just a growth spurt!! I still think you're lucky to have just had 11 hours of sleep - I'm still desperately waiting for something even close to that!! Luke still wakes at about 2am every night!!! If I'm lucky thats it though, so nothing to complain about.

Lulu - Haven't had a chance to email you yet but we're sorting out the formula issues. Do you make up bottles in advance and put them in the fridge - then just heat up when you need them?? I'm still working out a routine for that. And do you just heat them in hot water like ebm?? All very complicated!! I'm finding Luke doesn't like to take all the formula either but I guess it's heavier than ebm. I'm only giving him formula twice a day so far but hoping to increase it in coming weeks.

Sorry, don't have time for any more personals but I hope everyone is well.

OK, so I've been back to the paed who made everything sound so normal and ok. He said that Luke obviously doesn't want the boob anymore and to not take it personally. It's quite common at about 4 months as they get lazy and the bottle is easier for them. I actually don't think Luke ever bf properly, as it's a different sucking action and he NEVER latched on correctly - he was just lucky that I had such fast flowing milk and now its all just too much for him. So, I'm doing the right thing by introducing formula but will try and give him as much ebm as I can until I run dry!! My right boob is almost dry already, as he's been refusing it for a while now but the left one is KILLING me - its so full and hard. I'm reluctant to express too much as it will keep the milk flowing but am also worried about mastitis - can't win!! We'll get there though! I'm still bf'ing him three times a day, giving him ebm in a bottle once and formula twice!! I'm still praying that he cuts out the 2am bf but so far no such luck!!

Anyway, the paed also wants to take him off the Zantac and see how he goes. We're hoping he will have grown out of the reflux but I'm not holding my breathe, its still been there on and off, even with the Zantac but we'll give it a go, would be nice to get him off it!!!

Well, better go, have to try and sort something out for dinner - have had a busy day cleaning the house!!! Oh and one of my friends is being induced tomorrow night - we'll have another bub around - yay!!! Can't wait to hear all the details.

Kelly xxx