vic - yep, know the feeling. i keep up with bb regularly but rarely find the time to post anything also. in between feeding, settling, changing nappies, sleeping & trying to squeeze in a shower & food for myself- doesn't leave much free time. im glad you are enjoying motherhood so much, jack sounds like such a little champ! his feeding/sleeping sounds similar to my little guy, feeding every 4 hours (give or take an hour) and sleeping 4 hour blocks usually. although yesterday he did a couple of 3 hour blocks & then treated me to an overnight nap of 12.30pm-5.30am. thankyou little guy...

peeks - you are 100% correct, all cuddles are pretty special ! i had some lovely ones this morning while cuddling him off to sleep, he's got the cutest little face & i love the way his forehead wrinkles when he is struggling to open his eyes/stay awake. emily sounds like she is doing really well, hopefully she can avoid getting the cold/coughs this time. we bathe our little guy every 2-3 days too, we've been putting a couple drops of olive oil in his bath bc his skin is a bit dry atm. wonder if i could try coconut oil? might smell nicer?! my little guy is still in newborn huggies (but he's only 3 weeks tomorrow) & still in 00000's. i think over the next week he might graduate in to 0000's though.

Tasha - hope you're going ok & managing to squeeze in some sleep somewhere.

would love to hear how the other ladies & babies are going - caz, nire, cinder?

afm - things are going ok here, nipples are getting a bit sore again. im desperately hoping that its a 2 steps forward, one step back thing bc i don't think i can keep going if things get worse again. i think bc he was a bit snuffly and having trouble breathing he wasn't opening his mouth wide enough and just nibbling, rather than gulping like he usually does & this has caused my nipples to get cracked & raw again. we dropped a couple of drops of cooled boiled water up his nose (as directed by mchn) and 2 seconds later he sneezed & out came a massive blob of snot... i was so relieved for him i may have shed a tear... . he is having a little bit more awake time now, and likes to lay on the floor and look at some bright toys/pillows etc. after a feed. its quite handy bc gives me time to go to the loo, get a drink - or simply just to put my boobs away! xx