gloat away bg. that's what we are hear for and that's your job! you must feel soo proud of E oh my goodness I felt tired just reading about your day! how do you not just fall in a heap at 7pm?
I reckon in 6 mths i'd feel ready to go back to work but only part time. HOwever we are getting posted from here a month after i'm supposed to go back from mat leave so I won't be going back. Fortunately we don't have a home loan or such and can afford for me not to work.

murph - hope the answer comes tomorrow for you and glad the tests have been done and it's looking like things are getting sorted... finally! i hope. lol Had to laugh about the dogs discovering the advantages of a baby. My community health nurse helpfully suggessted that some people put down old shower curtains for solids... i was like "oh, we just let the dog in''. Cookie Monster now knows its dinner/lunch time and waits patientlly for the mess to ensue

oh saph that just sounds so adorable - campbell comforting X. you must get a pic of that one

green - yeah i was alwasy johnny on the spot with Ash whenever he cried but now I have learnt to leave him a little while... especially at night as often he'll call out a couple of times and just decide it's all too much effort and he'll go back to sleep.

hi smithy. saw your pics... how much has your bubba grown!!!

and big hello to marcellus. looking forward to work?

we'll it's generally agreed, the thread has slowed.BUT we are not slack, we're busy!!!

all is well here. Ash is continuing to love his solids and has cut back his breastfeeds. Having trouble getting any fluid into him after his early morn feed til his afternoon tea. We've tried every sippy cup ever made, dreamfeeding during the day, cutting back his solids (pft he just got hungrier and didn't sleep at night) and have dabbled with forumla over the weekend all to no avail.

He has a reasonable bedtime feed, a good dreamfeed and a fairly good early morning feed with small snack feeds until after his 2nd nap. Been stressing out that he's not getting enough fluid but am trying to relax as he's very certain he doesn't want anything! SO MY question is how many breastfeeds were you 7/8mth olds having.
Ash is only 6 and a bit months but we started solids early for various reasons and on the advice of our doctor.

anyhoo have done a backflip on using our frozen embies. have now decided we weill use them before we leave here so that's by december and i have to go on metformin so will have to wean Ash in a couple of months. it's been a big decision and given our foray into formula and bottle was an absolute disaster this weekend i'm feeling very nervous about it.

going away to visit my family this week... Ash's first trip to my hometown. super excited. Will probably think about weaning bub after that. but talk about feeling guilty!!! i feel like an awful mum but i can't bf him on the drugs so have no choice really.

anyhoo sorry for the rant. am feeling pretty low about bf atm and terrible about deciding to wean him. all the reassuring arguements go through my head (i gave him 6+mnths of breast; lots of babies are on forumla with no ill effects; he's basically weaning himself etc etc) but my heart doesn't hear what my logic is saying!

hi to all the lovely ladies reading ox