Woohoo, this is the busiest we've been in ages. Well Ari has been a little doll today, 3 sleeps again. We had a little battle getting her down tonight as I think her bottom teeth are bothering her, she has little shadows there so we'll see. We went and bought a playpen her her today (something I swore I would never do) but it is just too dangerous for her at the moment. I don't know if I mentioned that we found her under the recliner a few days ago - thank God Bob heard her before he got up, I can't bear to even think about it. So reclining has been banned but it's kind of hard to enforce when DS can flick it up not to mention all the little boys toys - I am just so paranoid she is going to swallow something. So we have a lovely playpen, with a mat included and it is quite a large hexagon and mesh walls (no stuck legs :-) We had a look at the bumbos DH thought they were fab but my little munchkins legs are so fat she didn't really fit (hehe) and $80 is a bit much when she can pretty much sit up by herself. She is starting to wiggle crawl and has carpet burn on her forehead (which is kinda funny).

Caro - oh I forgot about avocardo, I used to mix it with everything for DS, avo and cheese, avo and yoghurt, avo and potato. Have to pick up some next time I'm shopping. And also your not alone with baby cravings!!! It's so hard to watch them gromup so fast

Chels - DS did the same thing before DH and I got married. We tried mixing half EBM half formula which worked partly, we also swapped to karicare (you can usually get samples from the chemist) and in the end, while he didn't finish most of his bottles he was fine and just feed heaps when I did get home. As for expressing a couple of suggestions. If you can use a pillow to support sophie and express one side while you feed her from the other. Secondly after she has finished try expressing from that side. You won't get much but it is extra stimulation and if you keep doing it you will eventually get more. Store the small amounts in ice cube trays. Also if you are using your breast pump frequently you can simply rinse the miolk away and put it in an air tight container in the fridge and sterilise at the end of ech day. You can also try expressing before you go to bed at night.

JenP - I'm not sure about bottlefeeding but I know Ari has times when she is snacky at the breast. She might feed for maybe 3-5min and then not want to feed again for a couple of hours. I just go with the flow and she sorts herself out eventually. Teething could def be the problem like Jomarie said.

Cass - Ouch at the boob thing, I had forgotten about that, esp with teeth coming through - not looking forward to that. Ari has been biting on my shoulder the last couple of days and I keep having flashbacks to being bitten when DS was little. Oh have fun at the movies tomorrow! DH and I want to see that movie too, looks hilarious.

Cass-blob - glad to hear your feeling better. Yeah Ari loves her swimm lessons too. She has learnt how to roll in the water though so when they do the swim by yourself thing she flips over and floats on her back - pretty clever hey.