Just a quickie. It's been a rough couple of days, but just par for the course. I actualy think I have solved the problem of what is making Jazz crook, dehydrated and green poo and sore red bum this week...chilli sauce. It's a theory but I think a possibility, and it makes sense. Now I've heard that anything warm fo us is ten times warmer for them...ahhh, curses, now a fatwa on pad tai!!! Today's been brilliant though...and coincidence or not, no chilli sauce for two days and she is perfectly healthy.

Grub...me too, me too. Not the nails, but that won't be long. I didn the snappy thing on the change table..too funny, you did the same asking what was wrong. Ouch, what a scream hey? Doh! I also managed to get the side of teh box of wipes imprinted on her forehead when I slid her past it??? Bad mummies aren't we. Oh and I tried the gripe water again, figuring the novelty factor had passed so she may tolerate it. Oh my goodness, I can't tellyou what her reaction was like. sometimes you just have to listen to your individual little person and this one screamed and cried, vomited and spluttered..I made DH get rid of it so I can never do it to her again and then i nearly cried.

Poppyfairy, I have been following you and I feel that my situation closely resembled yours at first. I never knew when one feed started and the other one ended, they were round the clock. Not quite your 24 hour efforts, but I'd say al ot of that is comforting as well as feeding. You sound like you are doing everything right and once you get the hang of it, you will know yourself better than anybody. People may give you advice, or dumb comments, but you don't have to take it. that rod for your back thing...well that's just somebody's opinion and if you agree that's okay. My husband and I personally agree with the line we were given, that you can't spoil a baby at this stage, they are all about needs and not manipulation. We keep that at the forefront in making decisions..you can't spoil them too much at this stage. It can still be frustrating and time-consuming and you feel a bit tethered like a milking cow, but it's our job at the moment and it won't last forever. Hope you get a bit more support from helpful quarters. Midwives come in all shapes and sizes just like anyone and you won't always agree with everyone. I had, oh roughly about 500 and I only wanted to punch out about half of them...and I am a very peace loving individual

Better go, the lovely man jagged an interview for Kangaroo island and now has to work on a presentation for the trip down on Friday.

BBL xoxo