im glad things are going well with you both

Cara was also 4 weeks early, and jaundiced, so the first week which was spent in hospital was a nightmare for feeding, but we are getting so much better at it!! to be honest, we have been very lucky, and she took to breastfeeding very early. The only problems we had were HV and people telling us that a 5 min feed was not enough for her. BUT she has steaily grown into a gorgeous little lump and has plenty of wet nappies for mummy

I am afraid that I am not as brave as you both, as I cannot feed her in public, I have to look for somewhere private to feed her. this has led to me being a bit of a prisoner in my own home, but I dont mind!! She stil never feeds for more than 10 mins, and 5-7 is still the norm, and she feeds at leats every 3 hrs in the day but its every 1.5 for her first 3 feeds of the day and the last few before bed. She is at her most active in the evening still, so has her final feed at about 12-1am, and then will go to bed and sleep for about 3-5 hrs, feed and then back to bed for 3 hrs, then we get up

we also tried a late formula feed, which made no difference to how long she slept for, so we are keeping to exclusive BF. She does not like a bottle, but will take it if left to cry for a bit, so I pretty much just BF. I am hoping she shows interest in food soon so that we can start gradual weening at 4 months, but time will tell.
I am going to make my own modesty cover so might be more brave when feeding her in public. Does not help that i never spent the money on BF tops, though i wish i had now!!
I wonder how many people are still BF at this stage?
Lisa and Cara