Well we are back from our first big day out - just the two of us!!!

Congratulations Trish on the birth of Kieran

Leah - sorry to hear that you and E were upset but pleased to hear she had a great day in the end. How was your day with Amara?

WTG James on reaching the 5kg mark, Viv I'll join you with being up in the middle of the night except when we get up on goes the TV - I've learnt all about proactive, the fit ball and tried to win money on the Mint. Never thought I'd manage being a night person but so far we are coping - what about you?

Nic - no haven't tried the thickener yet, do you remember Storm from BB she used it with Angel and it was so hard to dissolve in the formula, it did work abit for her as well until they found out her main issue was lactose intolerant rather than reflux. At end of post I'll explain everything the GP said today.....Have you done anything abt the crib wedge, as far as I know Toys r Us are the only stockists. If you have trouble locating them let me know and I will get it for you and then we can just met up if you wish....

Bec - the birth debrief is a good idea and sometimes just the act of putting it into words or discussing with someone helps to put things into perspective. That said I went into my last labour with so many negative expectations from my previous labour that I've yet to put into words I surprised myself. When I have more time I do intend to write my birth story. I agree abt mourning the loss of future pregnancies and children. I said all through last pregnancy that I was never doing it again, I don't cope well with pregnancy, plus think I'm getting old and tired but gees it is so hard to be final abt it all I look at other pregnant woman and think of Wow I would like to do that again, plus DP has already asked abt going again but I really think I must stand firm and be grateful and I do feel very blessed for my own prince and princess.

Now contraception - what a dirty word - LOL!!! Fortunately isn't an issue for us - look at ticker it's pretty self-explanatory......

Ok so went to GP today we are moving from S26 Gold to S26 and cos Maddison likes drinking water keep offering her the water. He striped her down and palpitated her tummy and said he couldn't feel any retained faeces (yucky word - TMI). Quite common for formula fed babies to have firmer and less frequent poos than BF, if she was going for 3-4 days without a poo then would be cause for concern. Doesn't think she has reflux but is perhaps a bit colicky and having trouble releasing her wind. Her leg kicking (looks like she is trying to start a motorbike) and the squealing couple hours after feed are more colic related than reflux. He said to use Infacol which I did at her last two feeds and she is so quiet and peacefully sleeping - the burps she did after the bottle were massive. So even though she was burping well before he things the little pockets of air were building up and that's why her symptoms were becoming more obvious and more spewy cos the milk was settling on top of the air pockets. Continue with what we are doing with not laying flat, being upright and just letting gravity do the job and keeping her milk in her tummy. He also said that most babies are born with some amt of reflux cos their bodies are still adjusting and he thinks over-reacting with medication and intervention can hinder the babies ability to just grow out of it. Makes sense to me. He did say if I felt it got worse in the next couple of weeks to come back, but he also said true reflux would see me and Maddison much more distressed. So all in all I feel much more comfortable, relieved to be off the S26 Gold and my goodness she just keeps sleeping.......

If you read this far - congratulations