gee, where do people get these ideas from?? I could spend a brazillian dollars on stuff for Aadi to eat with, drink with, play with, sleep with, poop with... whatever, and he would STILL like the box it came in better! I think the whole parenting-peer-pressure and marketing thing is just a tad obscene sometimes. So many gadgets and stuff, it's a bit overwhelming at times.

Jess - well done on handling the ex situation. I'm really lucky in that DP's ex wife is really lovely and I've actually become quite good friends with her. It helps that she lives overseas tho!! It was wierd for a while tho because we were living across the road from her in Dubai. But now she calls me, emails me, sends heaps of gorgeous stuff for Aadi from her travels (she works for a private airline), and has insisted we come to her wedding next year. My XH on the other hand... well, he's a nutter and I'm glad we don't know where he is.
Sorry to hear you're suffering so bad with AF. Do you think it's so bad because of, or at all related to, having had PCOS? I know my old flatmate suffered from it, and once a month she would just disappear for a week and re-emerge looking like death warmed up. Brutal... When I first got AF 5 months PP it was heavier than ever at first, but it's been ok and regular since. Take it easy!!

Girl - what Sassy said! Mention it to the centre director if it bothers you, because they're over-reacting and making you come get DD. And the bottle thing, well that's wrong.

OK, time's up. DS is awake. 45 minutes fighting to get him to sleep and I get a whole 20 minutes as a result. I am soooooo tired...