Hi gals (hello DonnaJayne!), typing one-handed so will have to skip personals. Have been reading, sounds like everyone is flat out - especially the 2nd and 3rd time mamas! Hope you and your beautiful babes are well, will catch up properly soon.

All ok with Miss W and I, some rough days - she went on a total nursing strike last Saturday, it was awful. After speaking with the ABA and the lovely BB ladies I worked out it was a combo of forceful letdown and over-tired. Was drowning the poor possum when all she wanted to do was sleep! So have been taking her off after letdown (which she hates, LOL) block feeding and trying different positions, feeds are much better. Have to make sure she doesn't stay up too long or get over-stimulated, which I learnt the hard way yesterday. We interrupted her long morning nap to run errands and didn't get home until 4 - she had only catnapped in between and went ballistic. I've never heard her scream like that, it was impossible to calm her down. DH finally got her to bed in total darkness with an hour of back patting around 6 and she slept until after 10. So will be avoiding a repeat of that! Day sleeps she seems to need a lot of help to settle, but is pretty good at self-settling during the night (touch wood). My sleeping is still on and off, but got 5 hours last night and am feeling pretty good. PND meds starting to help too methinks, though enough sleep is the key.

Had another crack at expressing, got a bigger flange and it worked a treat.

Picked photos from our newborn session today, can't wait to get them!

What else...W had a 4-wk check with the GP, has put on another 500g in 10 days and everything else is fine.