We've taken Jamie on his first holiday, down to sunny (not!) Devon for a few days. It was an interesting experience taking a 6 week old camping, but he was actually really good and slept well - I think the sea air was good for him! Wayne got to do some surfing and also took Jamie fishing - well for about 20 mins until he'd had enough and started screaming!



I'm still struggling a bit with breastfeeding and am considering introducing some formula. I'm still using nipple shields because my nips have STILL not fully healed. But I think the shields make it harder for Jamie to get the milk, which makes feeds take ages and he never seems satisfied - he'll want to feed again 20 minutes after finishing. He seems to have turned into a snacker! I know this is normal in the early days but I did think things would be getting better by now and I'd have more of a break in between feeds. I know he's getting enough to eat because of his weight gain and the tons of pooey nappies he produces... I just kind of feel that I'm not enjoying him as much as I should be because I feel like all I do is feed. Going out anywhere stresses me out because I never know when the next feed will be or how long it will take. And I get nothing done around the house because I'm sat on my bum all day! Everyone says "it will get easier" - and it has - but I thought I'd have it mastered by now and I really haven't.

I think I'm going to bite the bullet and ditch the nipple shields for a couple of days, and see if that makes the feeds a bit shorter and whether Jamie seems happier afterwards and goes a bit longer in between. I'm worried my nipples will start bleeding again but I feel like I have to give proper breastfeeding one more go before resorting to formula. If I did introduce formula it would probably be just in the day - I'd still try and BF him first thing in the morning, in the evening and in the middle of the night. I really wanted to BF him exclusively and I know I'll feel guilty if I can't. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.