hi everyone! read through posts 3 hours or so ago and have now forgotten what i've read. just wanted to share what i've been up to today. when i went to see chn at the northside community health centre the week before last, i had mentioned my settling dilemma. she had recommended this day clinic (?) they had called infant feeding support clinic. i said i was interested and she booked me to do this w/c is what i did today. it was SOOO good for me. for the first time ever, max went to sleep not in my arms!!! the chn (who is also rn and midwife) taught me the signs to catch for when max is sleepy already and we got the feed, play sleep routine going! it was one-on-one (or 2 since we've got max) and i was able to try it as soon as i got home and i got max to sleep on the pram and then again on the bouncer.
hayley, one of the things she told me was how hunger and fatigue is a cycle and you have to break the cycle. the bub can't sleep when they're hungry and can't feed when they're tired. so, if she's unsettled, as everyone else has said, it could be that she's not full yet.
i only wish i had been put onto this "clinic" sooner.