Welcome Amy! I follow the same night routine as you.. dim lights, etc. And it seems to work on most occasions.

kuraiza - Good to hear you are feeling better. ohh.. and my DH decided to try giving Maya a dummy to help settle her.. and she won't take one. I dunno if we left it too late or she was never going to like a dummy. It's great that it works well for you!!

Georgi & PP - I'm also glad to read about all the crying. I feel like Maya cries so much when she's awake. I'm glad to know I'm not alone!

Tanstar - I've also got the tube thing and I also find it uncomfortable to wear.. So I must admit I think I've only worn it a couple of times! And thanks for your words of wisdom... I do need to grieve the labour I didn't have.

PP - Hope you are feeling better!

A newbie question: Does anyone have any good tips on breast feeding in public? I feel like I either have too much boob and/or tummy showing and feel self-conscious about that! I've tried using wraps but still feel really awkward with it all. Or maybe I'll just feel awkward until I've done it a few times?

Maya hasn't been putting on enough weight.. I think because I was terribly ill for the first couple of days of her life which meant that my milk took longer to come in. So I've been told I have to wake her and feed her. And it's getting really frustrating because it often takes me ages to get her to sleep and then once she's sleeping I have to wake her for a feed. During the day I feed every 2 to 3 hours. And at night I've been told I can let her sleep longer (up to 5 hours). Normally she has been waking after 3 or 4 hours sleep at night. But last night my DH woke me up because it had been 5 hours and she hadn't woken. I bit his head off because even though 5 hours was bliss and more sleep I've had in ages.. I just wanted to stay sleeping!! Then I felt guilty, so I got up and woke her for her feed and it took me a while to get her to go back to sleep. I just wish I could feed on demand!