*ding ding* round 2.

so this morning i thought i'd try it the 'baby whisperer's' way for his morning nap. great. we BOTH ended up in tears. it's just too horrible to contemplate.

to answer some questions:

yes he does stay asleep almost always. i realise that i only rock him to dozey/heavy eyes then usually he goes the rest of the way himself. usually he's spat the dummy while i'm rocking so i put that away and he's fine. sometimes he'll grizzle and i'll rub his head. he's not dependent on dummy at all and doesn't wake up wanting it.

i think i've given myself too much grief over this.

he has never seemed to wake up wondering where i am, or where he is, it's usually his piggy guts that wakes him up on the hunt for milk (or DH blasting the coffee grinder... *grumble*).

up the baby whisperer with a hose, i say.

i think whoever said it (maybe saffi) is right -it will take time and i'll do baby steps. i'll just reduce the fitball bouncing time and increase the in-cot pat time but let him put himself off each time. he's still asleep now. god knows it's better than that crying fiasco this morning. Mr DH "Bad Parent" is happy to support me no matter what i choose (which usually means i do whatever i want and he doesn't get mad at me).

as for the type of lawyer... i'm technically everything and nothing because i haven't specialised yet. i'm trained in it all and have most experience in property and personal injury litigation. i'll have to wait and see what happens about law stuff v james.