Nell, congrats again on little Matthew!!! And to think all those weeks ago we had our usual pregnanct stresses... how time flies.

Good for you for persevering with the b/f, I am now the only one in Mums Group who b/f, so every feed I congratulate my self, as it aint easy!

Re the mastitis, I hope it heals soon, I know how hard it is to perservere when there is ALOT of pain. Personally for me what worked was biting the bullet and buying a pump and expressing for some feeds (I guess this only worked because Aidan is such a good sucker/feeder - I've heard you need to be careful of nipple confusion etc.). That way I could give my boobs a rest (my nipples were in a pretty bad state and I would cry when Aidan would latch on and for most of the feed). I used some cream and now I have no pain at all. My only hurdle now is I just dont enjoy it, for no particular reason, but I continue for Aidan's sake!

Cant wait to share lots of bubba stories with you!

Jess