Christine Currie

Well, we’re 4 weeks in now and all three of us are adjusting well to life as a family, although it was quite a shock at first. It seems really unfair that your body goes through a horrible process then fires lots of tear-jerking hormones at you just as your baby comes out and deprives you of a good night’s sleep. Anyway, Emma slept a lot last night and we’ve managed around 7 hours of interrupted sleep most nights for the past week so Dave and I are feeling pretty calm and happy, even during some of the worst of her crying spells. At least she usually has a reason for crying, even if it’s the frustrating reason that she’s very tired.

Even better is my new skill of being able to type whilst feeding. It’s a definite advantage of breast feeding and means I can practice multi-tasking as I’m sure all good mothers are meant to. Less than two weeks until I can go running (not that I’m feeling all that keen to get out in this evil weather!).