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@kml636: yes. Right around 5 weeks, she went from nursing 2.5 hours total per day to 2 hours. Now she is 8 weeks and its 1.5 hours. They become much more efficient...I actually like breastfeeding now. I never thought I'd say that.

@kml636: My little guy is 8 weeks old today (umm where did the time go?) and his nursing sessions are still about 20-30 minutes, but he's only nursing 6-7 times per 24 hour period. During the day I often wake him up from naps (mostly so he doesn't sleep too long) to nurse him. During the day we go 3-4.5 hours between sessions and at night it is longer.

I think I jinxed myself with my last comment on the improved sleep we had seen over the past weekend. I feel like we've taken a huge step back over the past few days. Not sure if it has to do with being away from home for a couple nights or if it's something else.

Nursing had been going so well for the prior couple weeks (although she does want to feed every two hours), but she's now started to fuss and get all worked up while nursing - especially at night. It's been frustrating for both of us and, maybe it's all in my head, but I feel like it's affecting our bonding. Sleep has also been tough the past few nights. She has been really hard to put down, but could sleep in our arms all day and night.

I'm starting to feel like a giant failure and it sucks!! Not only can't keep my baby happy while meeting the basic need of feeding, I can't seem to keep up with anything around the house. Okay, enough of my pity party...

@ChelseaRose: baby's thighs are still too skinny for cloth. A few more pounds and we might be there.

Baby Charlotte is a month old today! I started reading the Milk Memos which is a book written by moms all about continuing to breastfeed after returning to work full time. It is really great so far.

She's doing great. Starting to get nice and chubby. Her one month well check is tomorrow. And then DH will be home for another 4 day weekend! Have some family here visiting today and our new sectional couch is being delivered today

My little guy got his two month shots today. He screamed a little, but then calmed down pretty quickly. I didn't even have to nurse him immediately like I was planning to. My mom came with to support me because I was having a hard time with it. We took him home after, I nursed him, and then he went down for a nap. They offered to give him Tylenol there and I let them because we don't have any at home. I picked some up just now at CVS (baby is home with my mom) to have on hand for later.

@Mrs. Tricycle: the trikester is a little peanut compared to my guy. I didn't feel like they fit that well until he was 10-12lbs. Even now they all look so big and bulky on him.

@mrsjyw: My little guy is in the crib for naps (since about 5 weeks) and night (since about 2 weeks) and he's 8 weeks old. He started taking much better and longer naps when I started putting him in the crib for them. Most naps are 1.5-2 hours and then I have to wake him up to change him and feed him. He didn't nap as well when I didn't put as much effort into getting him to nap. When I let him fall asleep in the Boppy lounger or the bouncer he'd only nap for an hour or less. Now it is more predictable and I can get more done during his naps.

@SLR: you're not a failure! Sorry it's a rough spot hope its a temporary slump

@scg00387: My little guy has never been in a swing because I never bothered to buy one. I figured that if I really needed a swing is just get it after he was here. We've made it two months without one so I doubt we will get one now. If we ever have a second child maybe we will buy or borrow one.

@scg00387: We just picked up our swing this weekend. My sister gave us their old one and this was the first chance we had to get it. Each time she has been in there we got a different reaction. The first time, she fell asleep but wanted out after ten minutes or so. The second time, she wasn't having it at all. And the third, she was alert and content for about five minutes before wanting out.

@mrsjyw: She has been sleeping in her crib for the most part. We moved her there almost two weeks back (right around 4 weeks old). For naps, I try to put her in the crib. Occasionally she'll nap in the P&P bassinet though, and very frequently, in our arms.

@MamaMoose: Geez...I'm tempted to get a R&P now! Em still spits up at night too. We did put her crib mattress on an incline to see if that would help. She still spits up some, but it's mainly when she's worked up and rolling around trying to break her arms out of the swaddle. (Or if I didn't keep her upright long enough after feeding...sometimes I don't do this as long as I should in the middle of the night). But I have woken up a couple times to see her missing from the view on the monitor. The incline caused her to work her way down the crib and out of sight, so we moved it down a little.

Did your ped say anything about how long they are able to sleep in the R&P? I don't know that I'd get one if she'd only be able to use it a few more weeks (she's 5.5 weeks old now).

How are all the Nov babies? Lily went 7 hours between feelings last night. She didn't sleep that whole time, but it's exciting either way she is resisting napping more and more. Anyone else? I think it's normal as they get older. Almost six weeks already! Gah!

@kml636: baby is sleeping in longer stretches more reliably lately.

We've had generous family members in town so I've gotten entire night's of sleep 4-5 nights lately. Bliss. And then we have a rocking nursing/pumping sesh first thing in the am which sets a nice positive tone for the day

@kml636: I love when they can go longer! I think it was at about six weeks that it started improving around here too.

@ChelseaRose: @scg00387: I pump once a day after her morning feeding. She's usually in a good mood and will sit in the bouncy seat for 15 mins but boy, what a PITA it is!

@ChelseaRose: have you tried pumping while he feeds? That's when I do it - it can get a little messy as I sometimes spill when I have to put the pump down to latch him back on, but it works ok.

@Mrs. Tricycle: I loosened the straps on the harness so I can snap it around her swaddle. She ends up propped up pretty high in the rock n play but it works. She sleeps much longer when swaddled. Last night we got an 8 hour stretch and the night before we got 9.

@MamaMoose: I would imagine that would make it really difficult. I'm on my own for twelve hours during the day, so it is hard to make the time. I do have 8 4oz bags of milk in the freezer and one 4oz bottle in the fridge. I can probably only store about 20-24 bags in my current freezer (one above the fridge). I don't know how much I should keep on hand. We haven't been using much pumped milk and if I do give him a bottle then I immediately pump to replace it.

@MamaMoose: that's why I'm not feezing milk right now. We went through the specks of blood last week and awful grassiness, so doing dairy elimination. Don't want to save any milk until I've been off dairy for 2 weeks. Right now I do one bottle of pumped milk before bedtime so he will take the probiotics I am using, and then tonight I'm going to try a bottle at the midnight/1:00 AM feeding because he takes a bottle so much more efficiently than he nurses - he can sip away for an hour and stil not eat much - so maybe a bottle will help.