Almost 3 weeks on, and while I have had grumpy times, I have not yet completely lost it!!!!  Such a relief after being a mess after the last 4, but having Les home all the time and actually knowing what I am doing is a very big help.

Breastfeeding is going well, though sometimes Aralia only goes an hour or so between feeds, but only during the day.  Night time, she can go upto 6 hours between!!!!!  Yep, this mum is certainly getting plenty of good sleep, even if I have the Puggle snuggled up beside me, she is at least not in my arms.  Poor Les is permanently on heater duty in the loungeroom, but at least the futon (brand new mattress and all) is comfortable and he can actually sleep better there.

Things so far are so easy this time round.  No stress, help on hand when I need it and I am knocking all that washing down again.  About time things got easier, this is after all baby #5!!! lol.

Aralia is the only baby of ours that has accepted her bed from day one, and actually looks for time on her own in it.  Having a toy bar helps as do the bassinet pockets to hold her teddy bears.  All 4 of the others had to be in Les or my arms to sleep, or they screamed the place down.  Hhhhhmmm, Dannii, I know exactly what you are going through, and wish I could tell you that there is a magic word to make it get easier, but there isn't.

We have managed to sort the leaky nappy problem out too, so not going through so many clothes due to that.  The secret?  Well, I could keep that to myself, but I won't.  We got the Mamia brand nappies from Aldi, and because they are bigger than the Huggies and provide greater coverage around the waist, they have caught 99% of the nappy contents.  It also helps if you do them up lower down on the nappy, below the picture pattern.

'Drat' said bubs when she worked out what we had done, 'now how can I create more washing for mummy?'  Um, like I need more Puggle!!!! lol.  Seriously, she now shares her feeds with me.  We have had 2 am bed changes (mine!!!!) and 2 am pj changes (mine!!!!!) and close calls.  It seems that she is such a guts with her feeds, so now I am making her take it more slowly and with regular burp sessions.  2 days without 3 sets of clothes for me is pretty good! lol.

Our 4 oldest babies are still loving her to bits.  I seriously thought that they would be bored with her by now, but no, they want cuddles and kisses more now than ever! lol.

Well, must keep moving.  I could write here all day, but got to save some energy! lol.