IT"S A MIRACLE!!!
Aadi slept from 6.45 last night to 4.15 this morning, had a cry, a feed, and went back to sleep until 7.45!!!
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. My day was pretty crap, and Aadi was being a real little monster and biting, punching and scratching me, and rubbing his snotty face all over me, but last night makes everything seem better. (Except the presents from DP. What was he thinking?? )
I'm hoping and praying for all I'm worth that this isn't just a once-off, and that the chiro is what Aadi's needed. We saw a different doctor on Saturday, and he did something a little different maybe. He also gave me a bit more useful advice and things to consider, and that's refreshing. I couldn't believe that the stupid mothercraft nurse we had come and see us actually rang at 9:45 on Friday night to give me the phone number for a counsellor who would come to my house and have a counselling session with me for $110 a pop! Lucky I was already asleep and let that call go to voicemail, or I would have said some rather unpleasant things to her. Like "email, *****!!".
hmmm...

Jess, my dad is definitely undiagnosed ADD/ADHD, and since he was never treated or dealt with from a young age, he's now borderline sociopathic and quite dangerous, and I can't have him anywhere near me or my family. I tried for years to have a normal relationship with him, despite all my mother's protests that it would end badly, and it has ended terribly. When Aadi was 3 days old. I doubt that medication would have helped him, but discussion with a compassionate and empathic health professional would probably increased his awareness of how his behaviour is dangerous and damaging, and given him means to control himself a little better and have a much happier life than he has had. It frightens me that this is in my genetic make-up!
I hope that there is someone that will finally give you the understanding and support you need for your DS, and that your DP doesn't blame himself. That's not healthy for anyone. I know it probably seems impossible, but he could really get involved in your search for solutions and assistance, and it would probably help him too (even if it is indirectly!).
I hope things get better with the sleep for you, maybe it's just a wonder week? I know the formula issues aren't helping anything, but I have no idea on that one. I hate to think how I would, or wouldn't cope if we had to do it.

Mis - you deserve a break! I'm sorry that the only break you get brings Stanky back with bad habits, because it must create such a vicious cycle. Hang in there, you're doing an awesome job! Any time you want to call me, have a vent, ask a question, whatever, go for it. I wont ever tell you you're doing the wrong thing, and I will never be an advocate for CC!

Sassy - thanks for the FB add, I think I have a few privacy settings enabled so even if you did remember my full name you probably wouldn't have found me! Jayda's so grown-up! She's such a little girl, and so cute.

Aadi's still saying gug-gug, baba, mumum, diddy, deydey, dada and deddy for most things at the moment, but he has managed "birdy" and "cat" a few times when he sees the magpies in the back yard or the neighbour's moggy. Birdy was my first word, too! Also, he says "teddy" whenever he sees his favourite teddy bear. Potty is still "doddy" or "dotteeee" and if he wants to be picked up he just throws his hands up in the air at me. He's always babbling, though, and mumbles and shouts the funniest noises all the time. He shakes his head for "no" and usually means it.

Well, Aadi's been napping for an hour now. I am amazed... I might go and do something productive, or read a book for five minutes... if I can remember how!