Okay ladies, I am back. Internet on and everything.

Wow can't believe our babies are almost one. It just seems like yesterday when we were all geared up to give birth!

Wow at Lakshman walking Prama, won't be long at all! That said, Alex is so gung-ho with just constantly step step step that he hasn't figure out much balance yet. One of these days he will just stand up and go for it. He already climbs over everything, eats everything, breaks everything, what will walking hurt?

Okay, so little ones birthdays!
Would anyone like to do a birthday card exchange? I would have organised it sooner but as you know i have been without the internet. If you're interested just pm me bubs name and address, dob by say sat evening??? and then i will pm all the want to participate with relevant babies details.
Anyway, if noone else wants to do it, i want to send to everyone anyway so please pm me regardless?

Ummmm..... welcomee bronzedbebe and kato - I am Ashlea, mum to Alex and fiance to Anthony. I am a 'young' mum, pregnant at 19, birthed at 20 & am now 21. Have just moved to country NSW from 'rural' victoria, but was only 40mins out of melbourne and lived there for three years prior.
I just got accepted to do B.Midwifery at Monash, having moved the day before offers came out, bit shattered but oh well. Umm, not much else to know about me except that I have PND and tend to disappear frequently. I don't intend to now that my life has stablized however don't be surprised!!

Prama - I think you asked about the teethbrushing with regards to breastfeeding? It's no necessary. Assuming that attachment is correct the nipple and the direction of milk slides straight down the palate so it isn't actually in babies mouth. Think there is an article on the ABA website.

WRT weaning, good luck to everyone. Weaning was harder for me than for Alex as he had already been on a bottle and then soon enough he was too lazy to suck for breastmilk so when he started biting as refusal i was shattered. We are now on full cows milk, and occasional formula feed for breakfast if I can't be bothered making porridge and give him toast instead. He has taken to it really well and no digestion problems. He is a real piggy too, little monkey!!

GTG for now. xxoo