Hi everyone

Jen - wow, you must go through a lot of nappies!! I was changing DS about 20 times a day last week but this week he has settled down a bit. He hates being changed and screams the whole time, so I'm glad he's not needing to be changed as often anymore, it was draining! You're lucky that your DD is chilled out while she is being changed.

Emma - a 40 hour labour sounds absolutely exhausting, you poor thing. Alyssa is a gorgeous name, does she have a middle name? I know what you mean about unsettled bubs - DS was up for 6 hours this morning too and just wouldn't go to sleep. Poor boy got so overtired and didn't know what to do with himself. He was so tired that he couldn't even feed properly...thrashed his head around and couldn't latch on. Now he is really grizzly - I hope he sleeps tonight as I need a break!

PBR - I hope your DD settles a bit better for you soon. My DS is the same at the moment, he was so placid for the first couple of weeks but now he is becoming more alert and really doesn't seem to want to sleep, especially in the night. I was loving it when I could just feed him and put him down, but now it is more of a production each time...he cries after feeding every time, then chucks, then gets the hiccups...during that time I try to burp him but he has a sore tummy so he arches his back and gets more upset. It can sometimes take a few hours after feeding to settle him, so there isn't even a break before the next feed. Most of the time it takes about an hour after feeding to settle. I hope he doesn't have reflux. I spoke to the clinic nurse and she said that their digestive systems are still getting used to the milk, so it may take a while for him to settle down. I'm not going to worry about it unless it continues past the 12 week stage, as I think during this time our bubs are still adjusting to being outside. It's tiring though...

Hi to everyone else, hope you have lovely weekends and your bubs are going well!