Made the decision to go back to sleep myself after Elizabeth's first feed rather than having a shower, so that effectively knocked any plans to go to the breastfeeding support group on the head. When she woke up at 9.30 took some photos of her on her changing mat, and managed to capture her smile for the first time! She listened to some music while I attempted to have a wash (no time for a shower) then was mortified when my Dad arrived while I was still in my dressing gown at about 1pm. He stayed for a while because Elizabeth was quite happy to sit in her bouncy chair. When she tired of that she went to her gym for a while. It was nice to have some company but funny how my visitors always leave as soon as Elizabeth indicates she is ready to feed!
After her lunch she sat in the sling and didn't protest too much this time, so I was able to get on with some bits and pieces - emailed colleague from work, got the nappies in from the tumble dryer, pottered on the internet and read some of my baby books.
Don't know whether having this longer period of sleep in the afternoon helped, but the evening 'frenzy' wasn't quite so frenzied. She fed at 6.40pm while I had my tea, then had a bath with me. While we lay in the bath she made a beeline for my right boob, but dunked her head in the water when she got there and had quite a fright!
After her bath she settled down into her cot at 9pm, and woke briefly fifty minutes later. She fed and went down in her cot again by 10.10pm.
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