Hello everyone!
Was first day at school for ds today - starting in year 1 - big brother proudly showed off little sister to anyone who cared to look. Both me and dh very proud of both our little angels! We'll be off to the clinic to have her weighed today - she's certainly filled out a bit, and I'm really looking foward to seeing just how well she's done.
Luna - beautiful pic of your dd! A real cutie!
BHM - I'd have thought expressing would be easier once your milk is very pentiful? Then again, I don't speak as an expressing expert, - I was always rubbish at it! However, the more baby feeds, the more milk there is - sometimes you really have to do the hourly feeding thing to build up the supply, horrifying as that may seem. Supplementing with formula won't help increase your own milk supply. I've also found that olive oil works like magic to help peeling dry skin. Have you tried prune juice and prunes to help the constipation?
Yellow - yes, I also think it would help if eeny has camomile and peppermint herself, to come through in the milk. I've also used camomile tea, as well as fennel, and it seems to have a good effect, at any rate, it doesn't hurt!
Dreamy - some good advice about colic and diet there - I found that me eating chocolate definitely upsets the system for little ones too.
Sal - I remember (just about, although it's a bit hazy because of all those sleepless nights) that the colic seemed to reach a crescendo at around 3 months, and then once I started on the fennel tea, and ds went through a growth spurt and feeding frenzy, that it gradually subsided after that, rather than suddenly stopping. Although my ds didn't develop colic as early as poor little Alex has. I do hope something can help you, and as others have said, if the constant crying gets too much, put him in his cot for a bit, to keep your sanity.