Good Morning everyone. Well we have a beautiful sunny 31 degrees here in Karratha, it is starting to really warm up already.

Nickers and Ceecee thanks for your kind words about the breast refusal. It did upset me quite a bit. In answer to your question Nickers, Alex right from the beginning wasnt that keen on feeding off me so I have been struggling ever since then. The last week or so it just got worse with me and him constantly being stressed out and DH telling me to give him the bottle (he comes from a family of bottle feeders). In the end am so glad that I did give him the bottle as we are all so much happier now. He feeds up to 7 times in a 24 hr period but I am only managing to express 3-4 feeds, it is finding the time with a toddler around that is stopping me! I will keep going until it gets too hard- I am not going to stress too much about it.

Candy sorry to hear about your horse. I hope you find out why your parents decided to try and shield you. Am sure they thought they were doing the right thing at the time and am sure as parents that we will also make mistakes with our kids over the years.

Ali I hope today is a better day for you feeding wise. How long now before your Bali trip?? How exciting for you all!

Jo am very envious of your good nights sleep there with Freya! Hope that she keeps that up for you!

ANyway am off now to do the weekly shop. Isnt it funny how I really enjoy getting out and doing the food shop, must be about the only one who does. Suppose am lucky that Gaby doesnt really play up when out, in fact she loves going shopping too and is a really good help.