Kellie - Swaddling is hard in this weather isn't it? Thank goodness for this cool change. I don't know any other techniques so I still swaddled Kieran in a muslin wrap, but put a fan on in his room which seemed to work well.

Rebecca - Have you tried Brauer Colic Relief? It might be worth a shot for settling her tummy and helping any burps come up. It is all natural and worked really well for my first son. I have to use Infacol wind drops for Kieran before every feed because he behaved exactly as you described. Within 24 hours he was a new baby! Maybe try keep her upright for a while after a feed and wait until she seems happy before putting her on the floor/in the pram/etc... Do you have a routine happening? I find this really helps with understanding my bub's cries because I know when he is hungry/tired/in pain from wind. He is in a little 3 hourly feed/wake/sleep routine during the day with no wake time overnight after feeds. I hope you find something that helps soon!

Claire - I run a pre-loved baby goods business from home which I have been doing for 2 years. I have put it on hold for the time being and planned to start up again in early December. Now I'm feeling too overwhelmed! Like you said, a routine will definitely help things along. I have a good routine now, but I am so tired that I don't know if I could take on extra work. I will play it by ear I think, I'm sure it will be a different story next month.

Catherine - Wow, an over-supply! That's a great problem to have!