Hi ladies,

I wrote a post the other day (via my iPhone) and it appears it either didn't post or BB ate it :-/

schonell - Miss R is coping well with Miss K in the family, although she does get a little shoved to the side at times, which I feel for her but she is a trooper and is a very helpful big sister. She will kiss and cuddle Miss K when upset or chat to her when she is feeding or having a kick/nappy free time on the floor.

So glad to hear your little one is doing so well! I am fairly sure Miss K had a growth spurt last week (week 3) as her weight gain was huge and she had grown in length and head circumference.

Cassius - How are you going with the engorgement? Is it settling down at all? I hope it does soon for you & bubs.
OMG - so many people staying with you - can't they stay elsewhere and just come over for visits? That is madness! Hopefully they can keep your other girls entertained.

Audax - haha re: feisty storm baby! You are amazing tandem feeding! I can't get my head around feeding one, let alone two! (I ff DD #1 so I have no idea what I am doing!)

Great weight gain too!

I feel for you if bubs has reflux - my gf bubs had reflux and was feeding him 2 hrly just to keep him happy. He'd only be happy with boob b/c of the pain he was in :-(

I'd take your midwife up on her offer - see if she can help with other things rather than bubs if bubs is settled enough.

HPL - Your DD sounds so gorgeous - so cute when they are protective of their sibling! Sounds like your little man is doing so well!

AFM - Miss K is doing ok. She is fussing a bit on the breast b/c I am trying to stop using the nipple shields b/c they are a PITA to be honest. If the seal breaks I leak milk everywhere and end up smelling of milk all day (unless I change) and it leaves a nice milk spot/stain on my clothes. I think that is why she is fussing b/c she tended to not have to work as hard with the shields (they tend to 'fill up' so she doesn't have to suck as hard). I am giving it a good go & have the shields on hand JIC. She is a lot more settled today plus it was so damn hot in Melbourne yesterday that I think she was uncomfortable feeding right against me, so I sat right under the aircon & fan and it seemed to help a bit. Trying to get her day & nights sorted but she is still all over the place. She is unsettled nights/early mornings but I am just trying to be consistent with the day and night feeds & hopefully she'll sort herself out. She gets weighed next week & I am hoping for a gain b/c I really have no idea about bf since DD#1 was ff.... I speak to my friends and some have given me some advice but it seems they were flying blind a bit even with subsequent babies.....

Cuddles to the bubbas x