Hi JDsMum - re your doggies, ours are the same, they've always been my babies and whilst they are still allowed inside (they're staffies) and we are trying to keep things like they were before you can't help but not give them as much attention hey. They've only been for 2 walks since Amelia was born, poor things. Luckily the boy is too old and can't walk far anyway so we tend to kick the soccer ball to Molly and that tires her out enough. She was very much a "daddy's girl" before though and DH doesn't give her the same attention as before so I've told him to make more of an effort ha ha. Oh and I found some nipple shields at the chemist, phew! Not the Medela brand like I got at the hospital but the Avent brand. Will give them a go and if they're crap I've got afternoon tea at the hospital on Tuesday for all the girls who had babies around the week I did so I will ask the lactation consultant for more then. I should've bought more than 1 but wasn't expecting to become so reliant on them! Your story of retrieving them from your Grandma's nursing home was funny, I'd have done the same. I was in a mad panic last night when I realised I lost it at DH's mum and dads. I was scouring the pavement in the dark trying to find it without having to outloud say to his dad that I was looking for my nipple shield, how embarrassing!

Well, Amelia is finally asleep after seriously being awake from lunch time until 6.00 pm! I hope she sleeps well tonight! Although it's been 3 hours since her last feed but I hate to wake her after only 1.5 hours so I might leave it a bit and not worry about my routine for now, I will let her wake up and let me know when she's hungry again!