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Nearly 6 weeks!
So tomorrow baby Matthew will be 6 weeks old. I've just booked our 6-8 week check ups for next Thursday - and 6-8 weeks is the point in time when we can hopefully begin to establish some routines - which means I should be starting to put him down in his crib or carrycot whenever he goes to sleep during the day - easier said than done when this always seems to wake him up! If we can manage it then it would certainly make life much much easier. At the moment he generally only sleeps on one of us, or in the pram if it's moving, which means i don't get much rest during t day. With that and the fact I'm still finding breast feeding to be a bit of a struggle at times I'm feeling rather worn out at the moment, but I'm sure it will all get easier with time. As it does I shall have to start getting out of the habit of relying on rather too much chocolate and cake to get me through the day :)
Looking forward to mum and dad coming down to visit at the weekend, and to some other visitors too: one of my oldest friends, Cathie, is coming by on Thursday with her two boys which will be fab, and I'm also trying to sort out times to meet Lindsey from my SW class, Stephen, Barbara and Paul from work (after a lovely visit to the office last Friday) and the others from my NCT antenatal group (we're trying to make a habit of it).
He's certainly a big strong boy anyway, starting to grow out of some of his sleep suits already, enjoying standing with his weight on his own two legs when held up, and beginning to hold his own head up too. Best of all he's beginning to smile - and when he does everything suddenly gets better :)
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What's still tricky with b/f? By 6 weeks I'd have thought it ought to be getting towards pretty ok - you said you were going to go to one of the drop-in sessions - was that any use? I found they vary, but it may be worth trying different ones if it's still a struggle, as having a hard time with feeding is definitely tiring.. Seems like he's putting on plenty of weight though, so you must be doing something right! :)
With the whole sleeping and routine thing - someone once said something very wise to me - as a family/parent, everything you do is very individual and everyone does it differently and has a different opinion about what people 'should' be doing! So however, it works in your family is fine and it's only a problem if it's a problem for you personally. So if you want Matthew to sleep in his cot or whatever during the day, fair enough. But if you're happy with him sleeping in the buggy on the move, that's fine too (this is what L did and I just couldn't be bothered to take the time to change it and it worked for us as we were out all day most days anyway - nursery eventually sorted it for me when he started there, job done! J has always slept very happily at home without me doing anything, so that works too!). It definitely does all get easier with time (around 10 weeks was a turning point for us, both times) - either that or you get used to managing on less sleep!
And yes, the smiles do help to make it all worth while! :)
[disclaimer: feel free to ignore any or all of this advice if you want to!].
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As for the sleep I need to be able to put him down in a non-moving pram at some point so *I* can get some sleep more than anything else. I think it would be more restful for all of us if he were happy to sleep in the crib at night too - rather than only on us.
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Might be worth investigating?
Hope you're getting a bit of rest!
xxxxx
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