I finally got on......now here's hoping that I can actually post.

Jan - Oh I am so sorry you are having all these troubles at the moment. It's so hard when they get sick and it throws their sleeping all out of whack. I'm probably not the best one for giving advice because I have a pretty bad sleeper here myself. I think Oliver must be the worlds lightest sleeper!! He wakes at the slightest sound, it's frustrating because once he wakes at night it's so hard to get him back to sleep and it's impossible to get him back in his cot. I don't mind bringing him into our bed but if we happen to turn over or make a noise - bam- awake again! Also now that he is getting bigger he likes to take up so much of the bed. I had to laugh the other morning when I woke to see Brian had put his pillow on his bedside table with his head resting on that, then a few days later I woke to find him with his head up the other end of the bed. Sometimes I wonder if I should persevere and try and get him back in his cot but I'm just too tired to bother and because he still feeds sometimes during the night it's just easier. Last night I put him to bed at 8 and he woke at 10 because the dog barked (once) so by 11 he still wasn't back to sleep so I dragged the spare mattress out and we slept on that in the loungeroom. I think I am just happy for him to sleep so I guess I break all the "rules" Sorry, for making that about me! I hope Liam is still sleeping for you tonight and you both get better soon.

Em - I have been trying to get on here all day to ask the same question about the bed. I think we will be putting Oliver into a bed fairly soon, I'm sort of hoping it will work for the best! I contemplated going for the toddler bed because we wouldn't have to purchase another mattress/bedding ect. but I'm 99% sure we will just go straight for the single because as we have co-slept the majority of the past 19 months I want to be able to lay in it with him if need be ( lmao who am I kidding I will be in there everynight!!). Oh and no stroller here either, just a big ass pram. A younger friend dragged me into Supre the other day....well, I could hardly fit between the clothes racks, let alone the pram. What is Safeway?

Sacha - I didn't end up emailing Sharkeys as I went and saw a Naturopath here last week. I had a really long chat with her and she gave me some Evening Primrose, Magnesium and something called Tyrosine. She also suggested I get my Thyroid checked. I'm hoping it all works but if it doesn't I will give them a call for sure! Are you thinking of getting help with TTC again?

As for us, Oliver started at FDC on Monday. I was a mess!!! He had a good morning, only a few tears every now and then but was easily settled, but lost it when it came to nap time. The carer called me and suggested that I pick him up because she didn't want him to have a bad experience on his first day. I was of course very happy to go and get him but not happy about the negative comments off some family and friends about doing this. Apparently, my son will now do this all the time because he "knows his Mummy will come running" WHATEVER!!! Geez it makes me mad when people say stuff like this. My child is not a manipulator and if he needs me then I'm there. It's a different story if he was just whinging, but he was distressed - and I would rather him have the confidence that I will be there to comfort him. Anyway, we will try again next week, it might take some time but that's ok! I'm not working yet so there's no real rush to push him if he's not ready.

Well I think I've babbled enough, I could go on and on but my pillow is calling me.

Hello to everyone else.

Raels. xo