Marnikat - We haven't even tried to set a routine apart from bath-massage-feed-bed, but B seems to like to have his own routine and usually keeps to it to within 15 mins or so! He's started waking at 5:30am rather than 4:30am now, but instead of going back to bed, he's up now. He has a nap about 1 3/4hrs after he wakes, sleeps for about 50 mins, then wakes for a little play before his next feed, which are 3 hours apart. He usually won't sleep and is unsettled after his late afternoon feed though - seems to just want to be held. I am trying to make sure tea is prepared as much as I can before then otherwise we wouldn't eat.

caplay - I have my own bathroom scales, but they're the old fashioned, non digital kind so not very accurate. They have them at Parents Group at the Child Health Centre so I use those. Sounds like you all survived the needles ok - did May need any panadol? B still has a lump on his left leg from that needle. It's hard, like a 5c piece size.

About GBS - I tested positive for GBS after a swab in pregnancy so needed antibiotics in labour to ensure I didn't pass it onto B as it can be very severe in newborns because they have no immune system. It stands for Group B Streptococcus (ok, that spelling is wrong!), which is a common bacteria that can cause sore throats etc. Most women are positive at some time in their life, but it often has no symptoms at all and can come and go. It's only a worry in preg as bub could get it. I wouldn't be concerned if I were you.

AFM - B got worse after I posted yesterday. He seemed very sleepy, but just wouldn't settle, even in my arms, and spent a couple of hours wriggling and screaming. He fed every 2 hours as well and eventually dozed off in my arms for about half an hour. I ended up putting him down in his bouncer and had just enough time to go to the loo and put a load of washing in the machine before he woke again.... completely happy and as if nothing had even been wrong! And he slept through til 5:30am as usual! If only they came with an instruction manual....lol!