Beck, it PEEVES me too!! i never park in parents with prams unless of course I have a baby, but when other people do with no kids I fume. It's sooo inconsiderate and SELFISH.
Beck, that midwife is CRAZY who told you to let Maddy cry herself to sleep, that's really awful. There is no way newborns can do controlled crying. I also can't believe she told you off about the wind drops. WHAT THE... so many mums use them early on, I certainly did as did alot of women on bb!! (and friends of mine). Sometimes the advice we're given is so dodgy, you wonder how come these people have jobs.
It is a nightmare when they don't sleep at night, but we just have to deal with it I guess, it won't be forever. I am finding with Coco, that I have to have her in our bed and I have to feed her to sleep. We've learnt these things in the last 4 weeks, but it's ok, as long as she does sleep I don't mind where or how. She's also a tummy sleeper which Im not happy about, but otherwise she wouldn't sleep (and she is next to me, so I check on her constantly).
I hope she will get a routine, but in the meantime, I take it as it comes and hope that one night she'll sleep better!!!!!!!!! I know with Tilly it didn't happen for 8 months, but after being pregnant for that length of time (that I knew about) my sleep was so crap, I can handle it!!!
I've crapped on again too much. Will let you all go. I sms'd leanne today and haven't heard back, hopefully that's good news!! xoxo