oh those poor mums, dads and bubs!
i just want to give them *all* a huge, huge hug!
and a swift kick up the bum to the people who suggested such horrable things to do

in hospital with DS at 2 months i was told that he could be patted to sleep and he only needed a feed after 4hrs. they then tired to pat him off to sleep and the nurse who was doing it was "trained in making babies sleep" i screamed at her like a banchee (as you do after listening to your bubba cry for an hour) and told her that its my BABY she was patting not my cat.

and FWIW - DS at 5 months started teething so was up every 2hrs. now its started again at 13 months with teething/developmental leaps.