hi everyone! been reading posts but haven't been on long enough to post reply (actually, needed to reset password since i'm not using my own computer so it's not saved). anyway, glad to read that those who've been sick are better and those who had outlaws with them are now outlaw-free.
really hot weather in perth but, luckily, my inlaws have got airconditioning which has been left on for most of the day...and night. never actually felt the heat. MIL hired carseat and cot for us but the cot was a porta cot which came to just about a foot off the ground which i refused to use coz' it would be scary trying to get her in and out of it while half asleep. might end up in the cot myself. anyway, hired a bassinet the other day for the rest of our stay. couldn't before then coz' shop was closed for xmas and boxing day. so we'd had her sleeping in bed with us. it wasn't too bad coz' someone had told me about having their bub in bed with them and what they did was to have her in the space in between their pillows. so, if they got to the edge of the pillow, they'd wake up coz' it'd be bub's space already. and because her head is above theirs, there was less chance of the sheets smothering bub. anyway, all good now with the bassinet. have to say, it was soooo stinky!!! had to have a real good wash before it was used and what couldn't be washed was sprayed with disinfectant.
for breastfeeding mums, was wondering if you could give me an idea how long your little ones feed (i.e. 20 mins per feed) for and how often (i.e. every 3 hours). this is coz' max has been rejecting the formula/bottle these past few days and i'm worried that she's not getting enough since she's just going with only breast milk and i don't think i'm producing much. am thinking it might be the formula (karicare gold plus...we use karicare gold at home...couldn't find it here in perth) so am also trying different formulas (only those i can get in sachets or small portions to try). just wanted to get an idea what most others are doing although i do know that each bub has got different "proficiency" in feeding so times will definitely vary.
thanks.