HI girls,

It seems like only yesterday I was here and now my Jessica is 6 months old.

Well done to you girls who are persevering with the brfeeding. It's funny Jess that you say about the fact that you don't really enjoy it, I guess that was a major hurdle for me when I had my first and in the end by the 3rd I decided if I didn't like it/wasn't comfortable then stress wise it was prob better for my bubs. And that worked fine for me an the kids, but well done to keep it going!

Scarlett- with the 2am feeds, I always kept the room semi dark and put the baby straight back to bed when the feed was done, sometimes they would fuss a bit, but I would pat and soothe and mine all had dummies so I would give the dummy, until they settled. A few nights of this and they seemed to get the idea that it wasn't awake time. Hope this helps. The 2am feed was my most hated feed as I would stay up late and only get a couple of hrs sleep and then have to get up. The less stimulation for them at that time the better I guess.

Hope you are all well and enjoying the first few weeks with your long awaited babies. it is such a miracle that babies come into our lives the way they do, but this is a really tough time too for everyone, so make sure you all get heaps of rest (says the one who never goes to bed early and is on the go all dayLOL, do as I say not as I do!)

Best wishes Michelle