ruby that's interesting re: 5/6 week sickly period, seems a few of us have experienced that! Annie seems to be largely over it now touch wood
rose that's pissed me off for you, I hope dh grows a pair and tells them to behave soon. His attitude sounds like my dp's and it sucks grr
cheery beyond jealous that you have to wake mo up for feeds! I would let him sleep, once they are a few weeks old (unless prem) and putting on weight enjoy the sleep!
anna Annie throws these hungry days at me sometime and they're so demoralising but they are usually followed by some calm, sleepy days so hang on in there and dream about your super mum antics ;) do you have a bouncer chair? Grace might be a little bit young yet but I discovered today that as long as Annie is sitting in it by my ankles while I crack on with stuff she's pretty chill for a bit whereas before I was leaving it in the lounge and she would just scream.
sock Annie does this when she needs a poo, she head butts and fusses like crazy but will not be taken away from the nipple... 2 minutes later and all is well again lol
rolly I've been too scared to swaddle because of the heat but when I've tried it after bathtime in the towel she seems to hate it - possibly because I'm crap at swaddling, maybe if it was unreadable it would work... She wakes herself up flailing around sometimes!
becks what a joke! Why on earth would they not immunise Ben because you haven't had your pn check?! Well done for kicking off though. Mine are on the 2nd and I'm dreading it
sunday have you tried nipple shells for collecting milk? I've collected 180ml today and no expressing required, I'm not planning on giving regular bottles but it's a handy backup for the freezer for future babysitting
bluebell biological nursing is a joke with a newborn, they can't hold their heads up! I've tried a few times and each time I've lost Annie's face in my boob 
I'm positive it's a skill that can only be mastered once babies can hold their heads up... That or I'm missing something! Laid back works well for me though, that's how I do night feeds and it's a much more comfortable feeding position for my nips than anything else. Stop being so hard on yourself though! You're doing fantastically, if my experience of bf had been like yours I'd have given up already. I think you're amazing for persevering! Give side lying feeding a go if you can, that's another comfy one and I can sometimes get an extra 30/40 mins of sleep like that - let me know if you want some tips.
I still can't get Annie to take a bottle properly, I know she's getting some milk but I think that's leaks from the teat as she isn't sucking. She sort of does from dp but not at all for me, stressing me a little bit as I was looking forward to being able to go out for dinner with friends or whatever in a few weeks time... That won't happen if I'm her only source of feeding!
Also wiser mums, she's started napping loads in the day over the last few days, As in two good 3-4 hour stretches during the daytime (annoying as this doesn't occur at night!) should I be waking her up? Not to feed necessarily but is she napping for too long? I try to gently stir her and I'm deliberately loud but she stays fast off..