Happy birthday, ladies 
Hope lots of pampering is on the cards!
RE itchiness, it seems to be my whole boob rather than just the nip. Driving me nuts! Slightly weirded out that one appears to have grown and not the other too 
I'd really like to bf and am hoping it won't be too difficult, though I am braced. All the stories of how hard it is make me worry, but both my mother and (weirdly) my boss have told me that as long as you get help right at the beginning rather than getting in a muddle most problems should be fairly ease to solve, unless they're medical issues obviously. I'm clinging to that thought.
Is anyone thinking of expressing? I'd like to be able to so that we can co-feed after a few weeks. Any experiences or advice would be much appreciated!
Welcome lurkers, glad you're joining us 
mismylin, if it feels different to previous growth pains I'd call and discuss with your mw, just to be sure. No harm in checking!
Study, that's gorgeous and cute Imagine if it really was like a little window! Poor Bean would be very startled by all the people staring at him/her all the time!
We're not finding out the gender of ours, but I am increasingly thinking it's a girl. No logical reason or basis, just a feeling. Happy either way, though if it's a DD she's going to get very spoilt as the first girl born to DP's generation in the whole extended family!