Hello HB. DS2 is around the same age as your DD - he was born on 3 March 2010.

He was BF by demand up until I returned to work (fulltime) 2 months ago (gosh time flies!!). On the weekends we slack off and revert to our "on demand" feeds - I try to stick to our new workday routine but it just doesn't seem to work.

I, like you, am able to duck out for a BF - the childare centre is on site so I'm very lucky there. I looked at loads of different routines to see how long he should go between BFs and I figured that he could learn to fit in with me. At the moment I give him a BF at 7am (he usually has an early breakfast because I have to leave straight after his BF). Then I give him a BF at 11am and then another at 3pm. Some days he doesn't seem to want the 3pm feed and will have afternoon tea instead - I'll be moving him onto having afternoon tea anyway soon and dropping that feed entirely. He has lunch anywhere between 12 and 2 - usually closer to 12 but it depends if he's slept a bit longer, they keep his lunch for him and give it to him when he wakes.

One of the mums in the same centre put her bub - cold turkey - onto the bottle for one feed and then comes in at lunch time to give a BF and then will either give her one when she picks her up at 4.30pm or as soon as she gets home. When she first started little miss would only take about 20ml or so of the EBM and then guzzle away at lunch - she's now drinking around 150ml I think.

Can I just offer a bit of advice? Have everything ready the night before - bags, clothes and lunches (I make muffins and sandwiches and freeze them on a Sunday and add some fruit/yoghurt to my bag when I go). I lay out DS2s clothes (in order to be put on) and have a spare set ready to go. Also, I don't get dressed until after he's had his breakfast or I wear an apron to cover any spills. Be prepared for the morning that you've got to get out of there early will be the morning that you get pooed on, spewed on and nothing goes right!! Good luck!!

Oh and, by the way, you're completely NORMAL!!