OMG Em - TTC#2 already! You guys are brave to even be thinking about it! It's completely understandable that it's a scary prospect given the dramas you had with your pg. Probably a good idea to put it behind you before getting pg again so that it doesn't stress you out for the next baby. It's a testament to your parenting of Abby that you're enjoying her so much you want to have another so I don't think you have anything to feel guilty about! As for me, I have spent a total of 2 hours away from Lucy since she's been born so I don't have the guilts about that, but I have the guilts about whether I'm doing a million other things right/wrong so I'm sure it just goes with the territory!

Ivana - how many were in your antenatal class? Seems a shame that so many missed a natural delivery and bf. In my antenatal class I know of four others that ended up with a c/s (one failed to progress when induced 10 days over, one was an emergency at 9 cm, one had a HUGE baby and ended up in emergency c/s, not sure about the last). There were three other couples and I'm not sure how they went. Still, at best that's 3/8 in our class that might have had natural deliveries. Not sure on the bf front from my class, but in my mothers' group of 7, 6 of us are still bf and the only one who isn't had twins and bf for a while, until one of the twins was losing so much weight she dropped below her birthweight by a month old. I think that's pretty good going and we've definitely had to support each other through some tough bf times in the process.

Steph - hope your UTI is clearing up. They are awful, aren't they. I've only ever had a couple and one ended up in a kidney infection, so take care of yourself and make sure it doesn't get worse. I haven't spoken to Sharon for ages, you've reminded me to give her a call!

Lucy is practising sitting on the floor and getting so much better. Only a few seconds at a time completely unsupported, but on the change table or my lap she can last for ages. I think it's harder on the floor 'cause she keeps trying to look up and around at me! I put her under her play gym today and she wriggled half way around as well. She's been arching her back and swiveling her hips like she's getting ready to roll over the other way now too. Makes it very difficult to change her nappy!

Oh, and I'm a bit scared. It's been 2 weeks and 2 days and counting since she last had a dirty nappy... Anyone want to come over for a couple of days? I'm scared to go out!