Hello to everyone and congrats on all the babies, I have finally gotten around to joining the thread, our second little girl, Chloe May, was born on the 29th, at 9.47am, 9lb 1oz (4120g) and 56cm long. Our birth story is here https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...y-arrival.html

She has been a boobie monster since birth, feeding every 2 hours for 20 minutes for the first 4 days, my milk was overflowing at day 3, lucky she has backed down to half an hour every 3 to 4 hourly. Took her a good few days to learn but is going brilliantly now, my grazes have all healed. She has such a feroucious suck it was near impossible to get her off, and the mw's kept commenting on how strong she is, its like trying to wrestle a tiger.

She is sooooo noisy, she makes constant hummmmmmssss and little grunts and mouse noises while sleeping. Lucky I have adapted to it quick, Amelia never did it, and I am sleeping through it now.

Her big sister just adores her and spends all day checking up on her, reading her books and playing cup a teas with her. We are getting her gp checkup tomorrow so we will see what the little porka has put on.

Vintrar/Kamarine - has anyone suggested expressing a little before a feed to make the nipple and areola more soft. Mine are normally very solid and flat with no give, so when my milk comes in they are rock solid, making it difficult for bubs to latch on, I need to express about 30mls before each feed or its impossible.

Emma/Vintrar - both of my children suffered/suffer from hiccups just about every feed and even in between, and although they will tell you that it doesnt bother them, Chloe thrashes around and carries on until they stop, I know there is nothing I can do about it but I feel so sorry for her. Its caused by the diaghragm doing something out of whack, some say in newborns it happends more regularly because it is still immature.