BRIGSY - i'm sorry to hear your DH lost his job, that's awful.

Next time Emerald is blocked up, have you ever tried GRIPE WATER on her? you can get the brand WITH tiny percent of alcohol (bilby hated that one) and the one with zero alcohol (that was the one we kept buying), and truly, one dose of that (syringe it in, bilby licked the syringe like it tasted nice LOL), and gurgle gurgle gurgle stomach, then 2 mins later - poop happened.

i saw the gripe water for sale at chemists and woollies. but we only bought the one with the tiny percent alcohol once, bilby screwed up her face in disgust at the taste of that one.

the only reason bilby and i were able to co-sleep, was that her dad slept on the couch. we co-slept for the first year. Now she comes into my bed around 2am each night and co-sleeps until breaksfast.

Maz, i have been hearing about the nappy making workshops in Perth, Melb and Brissy for the last three years, and i always feel a touch envious too. would loved to have gone to one. Me with my cupboard of mcn making fabrics that don't get used! by the time i get my confidence up, i'm sure bilby will be old enough to vote ha ha.

JJ - how lovely of your mum to go to the nappy expo for you, did you send her with a "shopping list" or did she pick what she bought, off her own bat?

welcome DAINTREE DREAM. i envy the stage you're at (nesting for a nb).