We went on our first big outing on the weekend. It was DH's Nan & Pa's 60 Wedding Anniversary and my parents 40th Wedding Anniversary, so we bundled Sam and Keira into the car and off we went. This would have to be the longest I have gone without holding Sam, as everyone else was keen to have a hold. I think from so many "new" people Sam was quite tired and slept all the way from 12 to 6am on Sunday morning, and then slept from 2am to 7am this morning.

After our MCHN visit Sam has put on 70g more than her birthweight (she lost 110 in the first few days) so she is definitely thriving.

Feeding: The left nipple is slightly lacerated so can be a bit painful with the attachment, but if I let Sam dictate the attachment 90% of the time its painless, so trying to really get those ones... and its really hard to break the seal when it does hurt, but I think the nipple is getting better. The right boob is fine. And Sam is usually wanting a feed every 3-5 hours, so happy about that... haven't quite got a handle on the leakage though... Woke up on Sunday with my pj top saturated (just from milk). Feeding time varies from anywhere from 20 mins to 1hr and a half. Although I suspect the longer ones I am just being used for comfort.

Peanutter... I am finding Sam has a blocked nose a lot of the time... no coughs though, but she just can't seem to get the boogies out... tried getting some breastmilk down there, but the mouth tries to attach instead.

Elocin: sounds like it could be a growth spurt... I hear there is a fussy period at 3-4 weeks where it seems like the babies are constantly feeding and grizzly... but we must remember the mantra "This will pass"