Great to "see" you all ladies! and read about everyone's experiences. I'm thinking I am going to be hopeless on personals - something I prided myself on not so long ago - I will try to keep up as best possible.

I hear you about the whole bfing / formula feeding stuff. With my DS I really tried so hard to bf but it wasn't to be whether due to a lack of supply or bad technique or whether lack of rest, being too anxious, etc. may have contributed to lack of milk. This time being more relaxed I have had more success but only just and not counting myself as a total success just yet. We have been on the whole bfing, ebm, formula and then expressing routine (about an hour and half each time) 6 times a day (inc. twice at night). Up until Thursday, then I dropped the formula and was just expressing and ebming with the bfing. I was also taking fenugreek to boost my milk supply which worked!! Then I stopped taking the fenugreek when my pee was smelling like maple syrup (that was the instruction) and stopped expressing to just see if my bfing was enough. Well, I don't think it is. I have been feeding every 2 hours or so and the poor little thing is not getting enough sleep in between. So at 6pm, I gave her 60ml of ebm and 60ml of formula (not all at once, just based on demand) and after all of that she has been sleeping for 2 hrs now. Poor love!! I think I need to go back to the bfing, ebm, formula feed, then express for a little bit longer. Bfing is cheaper and simpler (apart from the whole argument about antibodies etc) but formula feeding sure does mean they get their rest in between (for mummy too!). Boy - that was a rant - must have needed to get that one out!!
How are you coping with the sleep aspect Kristy (both for you and for bub)?
I wouldn't worry Dannii and Butterfly re formula - tho I can understand your disappointment.
Lee I also take my hat off to you re birthing a big bub naturally. April at almost 4.2kgs was almost going to be a vbac bub but after much thought and research I decided elective c-s was better for my circumstance.
Welcome Bec - good luck with the bfing - let us know how you go!