Chuckie - good work on the dream feed but especially the persistence. To keep Hannah warm, when we wrap her, we add blankets otherwise there is no way to keep her warm, unless you have a heater in the room. I do try propping, but sometimes it makes her scream even more. There is no consistency, but its just a matter of persistence.

Wite - lol... farting is better than pooing... farting is funny! I am a pooer it seems - two vag births and two massive poos... yuck and oh lordie the smell just lingers.... I am with you on the gas .. revolting stuff. It was good to read about little Harlow's arrival...

Fuzzy -f darl you poor thing... is the pain any better? How is Chloe? I think Hannah is hungry too and there is a problem with our attachment so there is not enough milk. We try and try but.... and I am a poor expresser.... 40ml from 5 sessions or 10 individ boobies!

Kirsten - I am so proud of you for seeking help, even inadvertently. I had some very teary days, cry at the drop of the hat and even after I woke up, about day 15, but it seems to have cleared up. It was a scary time though. I think you are amazing and Sam and your other blossoms are lucky to have you. It's a lot you have on your plate... so go gently.

Connie - G is so brave and an infection... it's not an easy road huh? H and G sound so similar with their lack of predictability. It makes it hard. had to laugh - sneezes and hicoughs and changes in position all seem to cause the little eyes to spring open and sleep is out then. I hope Pearl settles down for you soon.

Buzzy - how is Isabella?

Bec - how are you doing with Isaac? Hannah had her nights/days all wrong but she is slowly getting better.

Belfie, Apes, Catherine - thinking of you.

Deanna - how is Blake going? And of course you? Has he settled at all? Even just for a day?


Milly - HIYA - if you have time to double dip then I reckon you're more than welcome. Congrats too.

Well - Hannah had a rough day yesterday - she would not settle at all between about 7am and 3pm. There were some power naps in there, but everytime I thought she was asleep and put her down she would wake up and scream. Poor thing, I could tell she was tired. She then slept for about 3 hours. Was awake for about 2hours and then slept a marathon from 9pm to 1.45am! Then she settled relatively quickly for the next 3 feeds - only took about 1 1/2 to 2 hours including feed and settling.

Today has been better with a bit more sleeping in there.

It's a hard lesson for me to learn, but I have to just learn to take things as they come and not have expectations about how long Hannah might sleep for and how long it might take to settle her. DH and I are trying to work our our latching at the breast, so that perhaps we can help the situation. Will see. Have a Paed appointment on Tuesday re the issues - hunger, feeding, wind, lack of weight gain, staying awake for ages and crying for ages too.

Take care all.