thanks girls - he's just teething and yukky at the moment - oh let's face it he may even have a little cold but it's not bad enougth to come out in runny nose etc he may just have the body ache part of it + i think his skin is annoying him - it's all dry and his lips looked all chaffed also - i'm just smothering him in cream but that's not easy either as he hates the feeling (ironically so do i) and tries to rub it off or suck it off - whatever is easier - IYKWIM

I just keep telling myself it's gonna get better real soon and that it's all worth it.

Lisa, in regards to your query on the BF - again your'e talking to someone who failed in that dept. and given my Canadian Club comment the other day it may be a good thing (LOL) but in honesty i think that you have done fabulously well to have lasted this long - even if i had been able to BF i was always intending on stopping at around 6months - that wasn't to be but you shouldn't feel guilty for wanting to have some of your independance back - but then again what do I know (I'll probably have docs at the door any second based on that comment) - you should be proud of your achievements to date and not be so hard on yourself