well done Poppy and welcome.. yes mothers do know their bub.. even DH has to agree that most of my instincts about Lyla's behaviours and reactions are accurate.

Murph, I was just wondering have you thought about encouraging Jazz to suck her fingers/hand. While I never had to consider dummy or thumb for Lyla (because she is a great settler and has no gas/reflux probs) I was told that the alternative to dummy is the LO's own hand/fingers. The trick is when wrapping we just have to make sure their hands are close enough to their face so that could suck on when they need to.

Grub, first giggle is a heart melting thing isn't it. I remembered the first time Lyla smiled (in her sleep at 2 days old) we knew we had a smiler. She now smiles and laughs all the time.

BG - God Miss E is such a charmer and sounds like a really clever girl. I can't wait for Lyla's first word. So far the only thing I got is Mummmma when she is very upset and really wants mummy to rectify the problem straight away. I don't think it is her first word though as I don't think she knows what it meant.

Kelly, you are very lucky to have a sleeper during growth spurt. Lyla during her growth spurt is extremely fussy in both sleep and feed.

To everyone else I hope you are doing well.

AFU, well we did try the sleeping bag but unfortunately I feel so very sorry for her because she would try doubly hard to crawl, climb and stand in her sleeping bag. I have resolved to letting her do all of the above in her cot for a short while then when she is really tired and cranky, I would give a little cuddle and then put her down to settle. Tried it tonight and she fell asleep pretty much straight away. The other night I actually found her falling asleep kneeling and hugging a pillow with one arm ( I put them there to prevent her from hitting her head onto the cot rail if she happens to fall) and the other hand was on the cot rail waiting to pull to stand. I don't know what to think! She is very tenacious.. I guess considering what it took for us to bring her into this world and what she had to go through to get her I can truly understand.

For those of little ones who have started solid, may I ask how many meals are your little ones having and how much. Lyla is having 2 meals a day and approximately 100-150 mls of solid. Not sure when I should introduce the 3rd meal.