Stuff

I can’t think of a title?!

Misc stuff:

1. We’ve done 2 nights of William’s going-to-bed routine. Bath, book, feed, burp. The first night it worked much better than I thought it would! It took him an hour to settle but HE FELL ASLEEP BY HIMSELF!! In his moses basket…which until now, he’s hated!! Whoooopeee! Last night, not so good….he kept on crying, I kept on feeding him, and eventually he settled. I’m getting enough sleep to just about see me through the day, but getting up to express every night, sometimes twice a night, is KILLING me! I sit in the lounge with the breast pump whirring, feeling like a big cow with my udders out, knowing that when I get back to bed I’ll probably just be dozing off and then William will wake for his next feed……

2. Speaking of expressing…..man, it’s hard work. My electrical pump is beginning to die because of overuse. I’m expressing about 8 times a day. Each time I get at least 3oz, sometimes as much as 5oz, which is enough to feed him breast milk (given via bottle) throughout the day….at night I do 2 formula feeds to give me a chance to replenish my stock! Baring in mind that each expression can take up to 30 mins, that is a LOT of time I’m spending expressing! I need a better pump-in fact I’ve found one designed for working mothers who express all their baby’s milk, but it costs a whopping £200 and I can’t get it until the end of the month when I get paid again….but here it is!!!

3. I’ve been really ratty with Mike. I’m being a bit of a bitch probably. He’s just irritating me all the time right now. He’s a heavy sleeper, so William’s cries don’t wake him in the night. Besides, he has work in the morning, and I always said I’d do the night feeds. But as as I’m feeding William at 4am, I look at Mike enjoying his 7-hours-straight-deep-sleep, and I feel soooooooooo cross and resentful! I’d kill to get the kind of sleep he’s getting every night.

I think we need some quality time together as a couple, as I feel like we’re not properly talking about anything anymore….last night we got a bottle of wine and were going to spend a couple of hours watching tv snuggled up on the sofa, but of course Master William had other plans….!

4. Having more ‘up’ days now. This has been a good week. Of course I still worry like a loon about anything and everything. But things are getting easier as the days roll by *touch wood*. My little guy is clearly gaining weight and thriving-in fact, I’m going to get him weighed today! He’s got fat chipmunk cheeks and looks chunkier all over.

This is going to sound silly, but I’m never quite sure what to do with him when he’s awake!! And he can stay awake for up to 5/6 hours at a time!! We have a little play, and then I put him in his bouncer or on his playmat, but he doesn’t seem terribly interested in any of the above and (now this is going to sound ridiculous…..) I wonder if he’s BORED!? But what else can you do with a nearly 4 week old?! Any advice, mummies?!

Rightio, it’s gorgeous weather here today in Maidenhead so I’m going to make the most of it and go shopping!!

lots of love happycookie and William (who has really smelly gas at the moment-gross) xxxxxxxxxxxxxx