It's been such a long time since anyone posted here, I thought it might be a good idea to do an update on our bubs since they are now about 5mths old.

Matilda has had a few up and downs. We had issues with her screaming each evening and it finally got the better of me and I rang the after hours GP service at our local hospital, they were absolutely wonderful and got me straight in to see the nurse and a doctor. When she was weighed we found out she had only put on 2gms in about 3 weeks, so she was probably screaming because she was starving. I started comp feeding that night and we've had no more screaming sessions since. She started with a 120ml bottle (which she'd only drink about 100mls) late afternoon and then another one in the evening after having a b/feed each time. She has since put on about 700gms in about a month (and finally hit the 5kg mark). I've just started her on a 240ml bottle for her evening comp feed in the hope that she might sleep a little longer, although that hasn't worked yet, sometimes she will only drink about 150mls.

I gave myself a really hard time at the start with this as I really wanted to exclusively breast feed for at least 6 months and b/feed for at least 12 months. I have finally come to terms with the fact that I work really long hours (9.5hrs each day/5 days a week) and even though I work from home I still have a lot to get through after hours as well, with family commitments, job training, housework, etc, etc, that if Matilda needs these comp feeds, then so be it. Her health is more important.

She is rolling from front to back, and will roll onto her side from her back, so hopefully not to much longer before she rolls completely. She loves watching the day care children, and seeing her face light up on Monday morning when the first children arrive is so cute - she obviously misses them of a weekend.

I am just starting to put away some of her 000's, but most of her 00's hang off her, she is really tiny. I'll have her weighed again on Saturday, which is her 5mth birthday, it will be interesting to see where she is now.


How is everyone else's little ones going?