hello everyone,

i've been on ttc forum last year and today finally managed to have a look at this one. Grace was born on 30th of June, 3.45kg and 48cm long. she's delivered emergency c/s at 38 weeks. now at 7 weeks she weighs 4.98kg and is 52cm tall.

she's an angel during the day, feeds every 2.5 - 3 hrs and 2 naps, but very fussy at night. we've been trying to establish routine (wash, nappy, pj, dim light, feed, then - hopefully - sleep), but she would feed on and off literally all night and only sleeps on my chest (she's co-sleeping). she screams the bloody murder if i try to put her down and the only way to calm her is to feed. she doesn't want to take bottle as well, so hubby cannot help much.

the nurse we saw yesterday advised to put her in her crib so she doesn't smell me so much - it might be the reason she wants to feed so often. tried that last night, i kept putting her back to crib whenever she started to drift off during feed. we 'fought' until around 2.30am, then i tried putting her on her tummy. i know it's not recommended, but i don't know what else would work. she doesn't like being swaddled and spits out dummy. she has mastered the art of lifting her head and shifting from left to right, so i gave it a go. voila, she slept for 4 hrs straight for the first time!

now another challenge is to get her to take bottle (ebm) so we can go out a little longer without me having to bf in public and dh gets his share in feeding.

that's all for now ladies, nice weekend to everyone

rachel