Hi all

Been off line for a while and just had a quick browse of the posts - wow!

PrincessMya - I commend you as I certainly couldn't do it - try for another bub at this point. I know I couldn't cope, but that's fantastic that you're trying and best of luck with it all.

Debbie - sorry to hear about the mastitis. I know HEAPS of people who have swapped to formula due to mastitis. Cherish the fact that you started Aiden off really well with b/f. I too have started the mini pill, but still too nervous to DTD. Sounds really dumb and doc told me 3 weeks ago that we really should DTD due to scar tissue.....but.......will have to make an effort in the next day or too.

Mel - Welcome. Tell us about your bundle Jackson, stats at birth, now....

Been teaching Brianna to self settle over the past week with some success. If I catch her in the early stages showing tired signs I can get her wrapped, into bed and asleep without a cry. She gurgles herself to sleep. Otherwise I put her down, sing a lullaby and pat her chest / stroke her head and she doesn't usually cry - just slight protest. If she cries I pick her up, settle her until calm then do the whole process again. She has had some really good sleeps (3 hours during the day) but sometimes wakes after 1 sleep cycle and I repeat the process again and she usually goes down for another 45min sleep. Yay......so much more managable than catnaps......and Brianna is SOOOOOOOO much happier as she's getting the sleep she obviously needed!

Went to gym yesterday and felt fantastic. Left Brianna with gym creche for an hour and felt terrible about it. The whole hour I wanted to run down and see ow she was going.....She was fine......Just me being a worry wart.

Hope everyone had a great fathers day. Ours was fab....MIL and FIL came to stay (they are great....more like parents than in laws) and DH and I had a couple of 1/2 hour breaks to ourselves. Wonderful.