Morning all - wow lots of goings on in here lately. will try to do all personals. Lachlan in HAB (only way for him to sleep during day most of the time). I'll do whatever i can to get 10 mins ME time

Thank you to all you wonderful ladies for being so supportive of not being able to b/f

Welcome Jacks Mummy! our babies share a b'day am v sorry to hear about his heart condition but thank god they found out early. Medical science is v good these days. they can fix it for him.

Annachas & oscaroscar HATE HATE HATE mother guilt. people are so PRO b/f these days that it's gone too far i think... i understand it's better for bubs but PLEASE society needs to stop pressuring and judging women cos we're trying our best goddamit. (am obv v passionate about it).

oscaroscar stupid doctor that sewed you up crooked - my DP thought it would be funny to ask dr to 'add an extra stitch'. IDIOT. Thankfully he didn't - it was a female dr so wouldn't have gone down as good as he'd prob have hoped.

Mama2two so sorry bubs doesn't liek the car. Lachlan starts out protesting, but put his dummy in and drive with music on (pearl jam cos DP played lots when preg and he likes it) and he falls asleep. a few times i'm on a main road and can't stop so he's had to cry it out (enter mother guilt) but eventually fallen asleep. good luck hun. I'm paranoid bout DTD and getting UTD again. Don't want another child fullstop (have 2 stepsons also) ... got prescription for pill but can't take tilll have a period
With swapping to formula i just started slowly giving more formula feeds than b/f. my issue was attachment and supply. so at the start i'd start him on the boob and he'd not have enough so finish with bottle (even if just 50ml)....
Lachlan has acne too AND terrible cradle cap - how are you treating it?

Jas glad that bubs is getting 'better'. how does silent reflux work? Lachlan has colic but was wondering if he has reflux too as he spits up even an hour or so after a feed. not upset about it though (unless asleep and comes out of his nose also).

Berrme - er... don't talk to me - STRADBROKE ISLAND .... mmm bliss! hope you made the most of it. v jealous. LOL to 'normal baby'. the other night lachlan slept 5 hours (OMG) but last night back to 3 hours.

well lachlan going well, growing each day and loves to 'talk' (like his mummy). had our 6 week checkup and all good. managed to avoid being 'checked down there' but booked for P/S at his 4 mth innoculations. have also booked him for his shots in next week or so + we're getting him circumcised. (understand touchy issue for some, but DPs bro had to be done at 12 yo for health issues and prefer now than when he old enough to remember).

am slowly getting more confident, but his sleep is an issue (mainly cos i dont feel v rested most of the time) but it will get better i know. his colic is distressing as he doesn't like to sleep much in bassinette and wants to be held lots. am happy to do sometime but back will die if do all the time!

also - has TERRIBLE cradle cap - any tips from ppl? am bathing him in water only with a touch of gaia bath wash and then 'baby massage' using canola oil.

well i think i've rabbited on enough now

x to all