Trish - I am also offering D water during the day and I often give him a sip of water at night to help settle him. He really likes it! I actually have to pull the cup away from him sometimes because he'd just guzzle it if I let him. For me it was more geting him to use his sippy cup because he has never taken a bottle well which makes it hard if I need to leave him with DH. I am careful not to offer it only after his b'feeds.

We are also up to 3 meals a day but he is not eating huge amounts. For breakfast he has baby porridge and fruit or occasionally EBM if I have some, lunch is usually some mashed vegies, fruit or pieces of fruit/veg or a rice cake with hommus or a touch of vegemite - he likes to suck on them and does quite well. Dinner is usually vegies, some meat and either rice of pasta mixed in.

How many bubs are crawling up on hands and knees besides Alana and Eli (??) D is 'crawling' as in he can shuffle himself around the room, gets up on his hands and knees and rocks but is not properly crawling. I am not 'worried' as such but he is a lot slower than my other two who were both well and truly crawling at this age.