Sarah- Oh glad to hear Kayla is't the only one LOL. I have finally bit the bullet and made her leave them in her cot before she gets up. She was a bit whingey the first day or two, but now is pretty much fine with it. I say "ta for the wrap" and she hands it to me. I then hang it on the cot. The dummy she isn't so willing to give up, but she does let got with her mouth if I pull on it. Yesterday though. after her nap, she said "ta" and gave me both the wrap and dummy without asking. So I think we are back on track

Katie- Oh not long till hubby joins you. I bet you will be glad to see him. Sorry to hear about your family troubles. Hope they sort themselves out. As for the toddler book, my clinic nurse recommended :Toddler Taming. I bought it and it is a VERY good and easy read, and I found his tips very helpful.

Another question: Kayla still has a bottle of milk (200ml) 3 times a day (mid morning, early afternoon, and 30min before bed of an evening). She usues Avent bottles and uses the spouts not the teat. So I don't think the spout will do as much damage to her teeth as a teat is meant to, so I am not "overly" concerned. But I will have to wean her eventually and would like to do it before she is 2. So my questions are:

Is your toddler weaned off the bottle/breast? How did you switch them to a cup?

She uses a tommy tippee straw cup for her water, and I have tried milk in it but she won't take it. It's like she "knows" it is meant to be for water, and the bottle is for milk.

TIA for any advice. I might post in another section about it too