Hi All

I am now up to date! Yes, we survived the first day without DH quite well. Ciaran was his usual happy self, and i just put him in the Bjorn and did some pottering around the house in the morning. He is usually asleep within 5 mins of being in the Bjorn!
I did some washing and tidying, and thought i would get the floors vacuumed, but didnt quite achieve that one. But overall it was a low stress day so im happy, and the little man was happy. DH said he missed us sooo much - after 6wks at home he was devastated leaving his new family to go to work. So sad for daddys... but sadly necessary i guess.

Re baby bouncers - my MIL bought us one and Ciaran loves it. He also makes cute sounds, kicks, giggles and has a merry old time when put in it during his awake time. I usually play with him but use the bouncer when i need to cook or feed myself. Its also a godsend when he is having a needy day and I need to put him down for a few mins.

Re slings - I borrowed a Hug-a-bub but didnt like it much as he slowly slid down, maybe it wasnt on tight enough? LOVE the Bjorn though - I walk him in it, go shopping in it, and vaccum at home in it!

Re sleeping - Ciaran goes thru stages/ days of only sleeping on me - and wakes when i put him down, but it seems to cycle with him.

He has been a great night sleeper from the start and typically sleeps from 7/8pm to 5.30/6am with a few feeds in between, then with a top up feed will often sleep another hour till about 7/7.30am. Often though 6.30am is his awake time so i start my day then (ive found its the best time for my shower while he is happy entertaining himself).

However, he can be wanting constant touch during the day, and some days wont sleep at all, so the days are a bit patchy, but the nights make up for it. I suspect Co-Sleeping also helps him to sleep well, as he only stirs and I wake and feed him while he is still asleep, so its easy for him to go straight into another sleep cycle.

Occasionally when i change his nappy during the night he wakes and wants to play. So I just feed him, and if the boob doesnt get him to sleep a short walk around the house rocking and singing always does the trick.

6wk feeding frenzy - we hit 6wks yesterday, and man he fed almost non stop for 2hrs last night before bed. My nipples were rather tender
Then he slept for ages last night and I woke with hard full boobs, but he has been ravenous all morning, and going straight back to sleep (very odd) so I suspect there is alot of growing happening.

Sorry for the lack of personals, will try and stay more ontop of things this week!