Charlotte - mark that email as spam and stop reading it. You'll be a better mother for it.

Three babies in my mothers group were born at 34 and 35 weeks respectively. They developed faster than our full term babies in some areas and slower in others. They followed their own pace of development, just like our full term bubs.

Whoever told you babies 'should' be sleeping through the night needs a smack in the head. Your baby will sleep through when she is good and ready and not a moment before. That could be next week or when she is 2. Or more likely she will go through good and bad sleeping patches and you'll just roll with the punches.

This motherhood gig is tough and reading that crap makes it harder. I know it's easy to say, but to try and stop stressing and enjoy the time you have. It's a very special time that you will never get back.

If you need something to ease your mind, find a good GP or paediatrician and hang on to them like glue.

Best of luck.