Hello ladies and bubs!

Had Ro weighed today... 5.6kgs - weight gaining is slowing down... So looks like there's no catching up to James or Rhys! Well I suppose a giant little girl aint that cute anyway... ROFL

Viv, But they way I think about it is, if she would realise that she could rest her little head for a minute or two maybe she might go longer! I suppose I should count myself lucky she can lift her fat head at all... Ro was the same, was trying to control her head while we were having cuddles in the birth suite. Our appointment with Louie, about the mastitis - he was really suprised how much control she had over it.. But I don't think it's too special, because I've seen plenty of bubs be able to do it... seems more common now than in our parents days. MIL is so impressed by things Rochelle can do - she said babies seem to be alot stronger and smarter now than when she was having kids.

Ange - Yeah I roll her back too when she starts to grizzle which is 7 mins at the moment... I'm gonna see if I can fit in another 7 mins somewhere into the day.

Trish - Woot to sleep last night! Fingers crossed it wasn't a one off!

Star - I do wake her for her sleeps, by opening the blinds which brings her into a lighter sleep, than I change her bum and then straight onto good ol boob! I dream feed her for her last sleep - she's really good at that! By all means you don't have to wake them up for feeds and can let them sleep through if your not really doing routine to get them to do that longer stretch during the evening - it's up to you. But if your thinking it's cruel? I think it's far more cruel to let ya baby wake up screaming because they are starving. We eat well and truely before we are starving and wouldn't let myself starve, so why would I let my baby have to scream because she is that hungry? Their tummys are so small and BM is digested so quickly. Rochelle always wakes up happy unless she's hungry beyond control. But ya know, it's each to their own and that's just my thoughts of it.

Kate - We were told not to give BF bubs anything but BM. Anything else is classed as food. BM is the perfect nutrience for baby and if it's a hot day, you should just put them to the breast more. That's exactly from the CHN.

Saffi - When I give Ro her nappy off time, we go sit in on the grass on a rug or towel or on the verandah so she gets a bit of a breeze on her bot (she likes that) and if it's inside I just pop her nappy bag change mat down with a towel over it. Sometimes when the cool air hits her bot she lets rip wind or a nice big wee. That's the same as Ro, If she stops sucking at the breast I burp her and usually get a lovely big burp and then offer her breast again and she'll usually start sucking likea champ again. I can usually hear the wind too, so I just pull her off, burp her than booby again. I think that air just fills up their little bellies! With Ro, soon as theirs a bit of space in there again from wind or something, she's wanting more boob. Every little crevice has to be filled!

Becky - Mum went back to work Wednesday thank god! They want me to go to a mine party (which is just a whole heap of drunks etc.) tonight... I was trying to explain that there is no way I can or want to take my daughter to something like that... Anyways, babies aren't usually welcomed to things like that. So they said they'd rather stay home then and see Ro - I told them she'll be in bed - I'm secretly hoping that they go!!! Mum tries and drags out her bed time and tells me it's too early. It's so much different when it's not your kid isn't it...

So freaking sick of huggies... always bloody leaking even tho I change her at the beginning of every feed which is three hourly! I keep having to change her sheets numerous times a bloody day... Even when we're out she seems to manage to pee on her pretty outfits. Maybe she's trying to tell me what she thinks of them.