All-Boys that is horrendous... I would have been hysterical too with bubs going thru all those tests, injections etc. Glad to hear Peppar is on the mend and back at home.

We also had a long feed night last night - 4-5hrs in some stints.... i was a bit worried truth be told, as yesterday AM got some major tenderness in both breasts under the nipple which appears to be blocked ducts (some redness) so spent the day/night massaging them like mad. Anyway they are no better or worse today but i was worried Ciaran taking so long between feeds last night may not help move the blockage.

Any tips on clearing a blockage in the duct? Have been massaging in shower, after feeds and also putting hot facewashers on them during the day.

Also the little man has some nasty nappy rash (prompting me to go to cloth nappies after just a week), but we went to the GP yesterday at my midwifes insistence to be sure it wasnt a staph infection. He has put Ciaran on a topical nappy cream to try for 2 days, and if that doesnt help will need some antibiotics (not really a fan of them), so hopefully this will help.