July 2007 - yet starting in June!

[Jamantha]

Well, I can't see a post natal July 2007 thread, so will start this, even though Charlotte, my DD was born 4.5 weeks early in June. I'm sure the other July ladies will be along soon enough.

Have had 2 nights at home now. Yesterday afternoon was fairly distressing as Charlotte wouldn't latch on, and if she did she wouldn't suck. But have got loan of electric pump from hospital, and support from midwives and now managing with comination of breast, expressed and formula milk, sometimes all three in the same feed. Finding it quite emotional, with all the issues associated with feeding one's baby, but trying to stay calm as found out yesterday that getting self into a state doesn't help anyone.

Dh has just gone out to get some things we're still missing, and I'm putting my feet up for a bit. Phil & Ted has just arrived so we might try a stroll down to the ante natal class tonight!

Any how, hope there are lots of lovely birth stories to come from July ladies, and that we can swap advice, give each other moral support etc over the coming weeks and months.

Christening went well. Loads of food left so diet starts next week when we finish it all. Ds couldn't fit in the gown his sister wore so he had it draped over him. He is busting out of 6-9 months (admittedly skinny and much smaller than Next) size sleep suits at coming up for 4 months.

Not worrying about a bottle this time round. Last time I thought I had better get dd on to ebm at least once a day from around 2 months which was fine, except at 4 months she went on bottle strike. The hassle of expressing, sterilising wasn't worth it. Worrying about how she was going to eat at nursery because I went back to work at 6 months JUST as I was starting to introduce food she wasn't interested in and her total nutrition came from bm.