Aussienic- That pic is beautiful.

kts64s- Molly has 3-4 bottles of 200mls of milk a day and probably about 500ml of water from a sipper cup with a straw. She has a bottle when she wakes in the morning and one b4 each nap (some days she'll only have one nap others 2) and one b4 bed at night. She drinks water in between with the sippy cup. I dont follow a milk 1st then solids etc like aussienic regardless of last milk feed i just feed her the same time as i feed DD1. Molly is quite small and only 8kg but we had a slow start.

Lori and MoM- thanks for the kind words.

I took Molly to the after hrs Gp while my mum had DD1. It looks like a tummy bug on top of her cold and for now she is ok. She is still very lethargic but is drinking small amounts of water and had half and arrowroot biscuit. She hasnt been sick for a few hours so i am hoping the worst is over and now she just has to recover. I really hope it doesnt go through DD1 or even worse myself as i have no one to help me. I had Gastro when Molly was 6wks old and looking after 2 kids when you are that sick is more than hard work and not something i want to do again in a hurry. I spoke to DH tonight and put on a brave face (voice) i told him things havent been so good but at the same time didnt let on how bad as i dont want to ruin his holiday or make him feel guilty iykwim. Well i'm off to bed shortly as i feel my night will be very broken again and i dont cope well with lack of sleep.

Thanks everyone for making me feel so welcome in this thread.