Being Momma G: Day 30

Our little man can be a greedy guts, but if overfeeding him helps him settle down and go to sleep, then so be it.

At 11.45pm last night, Sean spent an hour on the breasts before letting us know that he was still unhappy about something. It was nearly 1am by now, and the only settling technique we hadn't tried was feeding Sean a bottle of formula. We made up 90mL and gave it to him - Sean has been quite good at stopping when he'd had enough, and as he was so unhappy, we thought that the bigger bottle would be better - he could drink what he needed and we'd toss the rest.

Sean drank 80mL. He must have been hungry.

The formula proved to be a godsend. Sean fell asleep almost straight away. Jonathan and I crawled into bed. Sleep, sweet sweet sleep.

The next time we heard Sean was just after 5am, so I brought him into the bed to feed him, mainly so we could both lie down. We were both so tired that we fell asleep, so Sean ended up feeding on one side for just over an hour. Sean only stayed on for 15 minutes on the other side, but he was well and truly awake by the time the feed was over.

Jonathan changed Sean's nappy and the boys hung out with each other for a bit longer, before Jonathan left us to sleep while he went to collect Mina. Sean and I shared some quiet time in the big bed together, before we both finally woke up around 10am. Mina came in for some cuddles, before Sean's insistence for breakfast to start got too much for her ears.

While I was feeding Sean, I saw I'd received a message from Ian and Kate, asking if they could come for a visit. Jonathan and I had not seen Ian nor Kate for quite some time, so we welcomed the chance to see them both. Plus I had a lot wedding magazines I wanted to give to Kate, more for entertainment purposes than for her impending wedding.

Sean took no time at all to settle down after the feed, so Jonathan and me and Mina enjoyed some lunch together, for a change! After lunch, we waited patiently for Ian and Kate to arrive, and they did around 2pm. It was so lovely to see them - they came bearing gifts: a bottle of wine for Jonathan and me, as well as a gorgeous rattle for Sean.

Ian and Kate stayed for afternoon tea - they brought chocolate hot cross buns, and we caught up over these yummy treats and coffee. We showed Ian and Kate around our house, and Kate admired our lovely rug in the living room. We sat around the dining table and chatted for over an hour, while Mina napped on the couch.

All too soon, Ian and Kate had to leave - they both had some afternoon commitments and it was getting late, but not before meeting Sean who had woken up for a feed. Ian and Kate both had a cuddle before Sean became too fussy, and they left as I got ready to feed Sean. During the feed, Jonathan took Mina home, so Sean and I continued by ourselves.

Once Sean was asleep after this feed, he stayed down until 8.50pm. Looking at the feed chart, Sean had only had 4 meals, when we are suppose to feed him at least 6 times a day. As I type this, Sean is still awake after the feed, so I wonder what having only 4 feeds today will mean for us tonight.

Jonathan's been trying to settle Sean for a while now, so I should go and take over. Jonathan is on morning support all week this week, which means 5.30am starts again. Here's hoping he's still alive by the end of the week.