Hi Belle
Congratulations on Clay.. that is a cool name! Oh the dreaded induction, I was induced with both my other boys and thought I would of been this time too but Archer decided to come by himself which was lovely as I wanted to experience the spontaneity of going into labour ect. Wow that would of been so scary re Clays heart rate dropping. Aw it is soo emotional hey. I feel like I have to have a debrief with my partner after birth to get every detail that I might of missed lol.

Good news with my bb's they have fully settled down and nipples are healing very nicely. Hardly hurts during attachment now which is great! I found those Rite Aid healing discs magic, I wish I had of had them from day dot they are like a disc pad thing that goes over your nipple that promote healing and soothe and oh my they were great. I bought a Medela swing breast pump so I could start pumping and getting a bit of a stash in the freezer for those times we go to DH's mums house (she is 'grossed out' by breastfeeding, 'having a baby attached to her is not her thing' .... strange woman) and I don't like having to sit by myself in another room while I feed.

Archer has only put on 75g in 5 days so the midwife suggested I pump to see how much Im getting and was doubting my supply which made me feel like crapola, I tried it and only got 20mls on the left side, wish I didnt bother, my bb's are fine I reckon and I know I have milk and that he's getting it as he is happy and has lots of wet nappies and sleeps really well ect. Barb ( lactation consultant on here) suggested I feed 20mins then wake him up by changing bottom ect then feed 20 mins on the other side so he gets 2 letdowns and then hopefully that shows on the scales next Monday. Fingers crossed.

How are your babies at night? Archer wakes at about 11pm for a feed then again at about 3am then again at 6-7am so Ive been very lucky and sleeping very well. I hope he keeps this up. He has also been awake a lot more during the day. Do your babies have funny eyes? I find one of Archers looks sorta at something else sometimes like its lazy or something.

Im so enjoying my little man, he is my last baby so Im fully just taking him all in! <3
Hope you both and your babies are doing well.

Amanda x