Oh gosh, you gals can really chat up a storm! I don't think I'll get around to doing too many personals but I'll try to write about what I remember...

Re: dtd - yay for those of you who have! Toby is six weeks three days today and we haven't yet. I have to admit though that it isn't because of any 'problem' - I think everything is ok. But I'm having a hard time adjusting to my post-baby body. I think it's more that I'm 9 kg overweight and I worked so hard to lose 23 kg the first time around - it's just not as exciting to lose it again, and I don't really feel like I'm 'myself'. I know we'll get back there again. Poor DH!

I was wondering for those who recommended the coloxyl drops - is it for wind pain too? Toby is such a good bub except for when he has wind pain. He self settles most times (sometimes he kicks up a fuss but then he goes off on his own), but the times that he's unsettled he farts away like crazy and kicks his legs up and cries in pain. The poor thing. We've tried Marina and Infant's Friend and nothing has any lasting effect.

Glad to hear that Patrick has put on weight, Jess! Hopefully that's a sign that the tide has turned.

Poor little Phoebe, Mummy. I hope you're all feeling better soon.

Go Darcy! That's great news, Kim. I hope she continues to settle herself too.

Shazz - yep, let's lose that weight together! We can do it! Even though it's not much fun being over the weight you want to be, I'm kinda glad that a few of you are having the same struggles so we can do it together.

Jodie - that's cool about ACA. When will you be on? And has Pinky given you good advice? You'll have to tell us all her secrets.

Sara - congratulations on the birth of Briley! I was wondering where you'd been - I'm glad that you're doing well. I haven't posted a birth story on BB, but if you visit my blog (the www link on here) and go to the post entitled 'Introducing...' you can read about it if you like. I'll read yours when I get a chance.

Alison - glad that Cooper's constipation isn't too bad now.

Lea - how do you stretch Em's feeds out? I have trouble stretching Toby out. He's in pain so much that I often confuse pain cries for hunger cries, and then the times I think "oh no, I'll wait and see if he's really hungry" he ends up actually being hungry and then I feel bad for making him wait. *sigh* Hope it's working for you both. Did you have a nice lunch?

Jovi - I was under the impression that you were going back to work 40 hours a week... but 3.5 hours isn't too bad at all. Bugger that doctor - I have heard people say that about teething pain too, but I have my wisdom teeth coming through atm and it bloody hurts, so how could a whole set of new teeth coming through not hurt a baby?! What an idiot.

Charlie is staying at Mum's again tonight. He had a shocking sleep - he usually sleeps from around 7 or 8 at night until 7 or 8 in the morning, but Toby waking up wakes Charlie up and he gets very sad. He's been up since around 6 and he had a veyr broken sleep. This is becoming more regular and he's so grumpy all day because he's tired, so we thought that it would do him good to sleep straight through. Wish we could sleep straight through too! Hopefully Toby will have a better night. It's not so much the lack of sleep but not being able to help him which sucks.

Anyway, we're having a very late dinner tonight - I fell asleep on the couch this afternoon and didn't wake up until about 6 so I got dinner on too late. It's slow cooked lamb shanks in a maple syrup and red wine sauce and it takes a few hours so it's only almost ready now! Better go and do the veggies. Hope you are all well, and sorry to those I missed - my brain is not working!