Cooper slept through until 5.15 am without stirring last night. Yay. Although I'm surprised, as when Mark and I went to bed last night we could smell a stinky poo in Cooper's room! We didn't know what to do. It was really smelly but Cooper was fast asleep. I figured that if I had gone to bed earlier I wouldn't have known, so we just left him!

Anyway after being awake for about 1.5 to 2 hours Cooper showed tired signs. We tried putting him back to bed but he screamed the place down. I don't understand what's going on. He works himself up so much even when I pick him up to cuddle him he keeps screaming. In the end I gave in and gave him a feed around 7.00 am. He fell asleep pretty fast and after about 12 minutes I took him off and popped him in his cot. I don't know how much longer I can take this.

He's not too bad going to sleep in his cot at bed time - it's just the day time that's a problem at the moment. But just a few weeks ago he was fine. Same with the stirring in the night thing. Before Christmas he would sleep until 5.00 am without waking. But since Christmas he wakes about 1-3 times each night just to be resettled. So weird. Maybe his teeth are still hurting?

Mads – I'm nearly losing my cool with Cooper. How can he forget how to self-settle during the day? I wish he could talk to me to tell me what is wrong.

Cassie – Such cute photos of Dylan! He is pulling some funny faces!

Dustmite – LOL @ Corban being a "boob snob". That's so funny. I plan on mixing my breastmilk with rice cereal when we start next weekend. Can't wait to see what Cooper thinks of it.

kmh – I hope your rash goes away soon.

RoyaUK – Hey there! I was just thinking of you the other day. I'm sure Sarina will be rolling all over the place soon. Just be glad that Sarina is quite still at the moment. Once they are rolling they start getting frustrated they can't crawl. That's my take anyway. Cooper is a Mr Cranky Pants lately.

We're starting Cooper on rice cereal next Saturday. He will be 6 months & 3 days old. I've been reading so much about how much to give, when to start on more meals etc. So confusing!

How many BF does Sarina have now? I think you still give frequent BFs for a while yet. Probably drop to 3 after 9 months or something? I think around the time you start giving solids BEFORE milk feeds is when you could cut some back. But for now milk is still the main source of nutrition and solids are just for tastes.

A recipe book I have says that from 10 months is when you offer breast milk after food.

This is from the World Health Organisation. It was in a table and I can't paste it in ... Basically it goes:

AGE - TEXTURE - FREQUENCY - AMOUNT AT EACH MEAL

I have put a dash between each section.

From 6 months - Soft porridge, well mashed vegetables, meat, fruit - 2 times per day plus frequent breastfeeds - 2-3 tablespoonfuls

7-8 months - Mashed foods - 3 times per day plus frequent breastfeeds - Increasing gradually to 2/3 of a 250 ml cup at each meal

9-11 months - Finely chopped or mashed foods, and foods that baby can pick up - 3 meals plus 1 snack between meals plus breastfeeds - 3/4 of a 250 ml cup/bowl

12-24 months - Family foods, chopped or mashed if necessary - 3 meals plus 2 snacks between meals plus breastfeeds - A full 250 ml cup/bowl

Hope this helps a bit.