Woo hoo! I'm connected! Got a whopping big dish on the roof, hope it doesn't upset the banjo players all the way out here.

Will try and stay up to date.

Anyone got any tips on re-settling after first 45min sleep cycle? She self settles initially but i can't, for the life of me, get her to go back to sleep if she wakes after one sleep cycle. I know she's still tires b/c she's grumpy! All advice welcome.

Sorry to be a right royal PITA. But have another Q. Lu is an absolute piggy. LOVES food. She has had rice cereal and water, pumpkin and banana. She will eat 2 Tablespoons full and cry when it is finished because she wants more. Not sure her GI tract is reay for more. How much should i give her?

Trish There is no way i could express that much. Nice work. I gave her rice cereal and water b/c expressing is a PITA and i have never been bale to get alot. On the topic of a meet up, i still drive to Frankston regularly, and am only an hour from Melbourne, so could easily meet up sometime. Would you mind pm'ing me your website details so i can check it out? Have disabled signatures and images etc on PC until i work out my download usage and costs with satellite.

Saffi- i give Luella one of those mesh bag things with ice or banana in it, she loves chewing on it. Havn't given her a rusk. Sounds like a good idea to me though, she loves chewing on stuff.

viv- Ouch, toe drama with sleep deprivation might have tipped me over the edge. Thanks for suggesting to someone else about eating enough. I THINK i wasn't eating enough and supply was low. (Too worried about muffin top, not worrying about baby. selfish mumma) So now feeding face again in hope of boosting supply. Gave her a sample sachet of formula the other day, guzzled it like it was liquid gold. Pharmacy here has a few samples, did you get hold of some other ones? Natropath in my mothers group recommended Caricare goat formula. Goat is apparently closer in structure to human breast milk than cows'. Gentler on their stomachs......

Willow- When i was weaning Lu from Wrap i put her in a sleeping bag and wrapped over the top. Both arms, then one arm out. Then both out for day sleeps, then no wrapping just sleeping bag every sleep. She then got used to the idea that sleeping bag meant sleep.

Rebecca- I'd be asking child care to let me know if there are ANY probs in the future. Hope today is better and the sticky eye resolves. (I think i read someone got an over the counter med for gunky eye type thing from pharmacy, might be worth asking.....)

Sorry for marathon post, have alot of catching up to do.