Thanks Mel for the info re: the bed rail. Next time I'm over in Griffith or Wagga, I'll definitely be buying one. Sorry to hear your ex is being such an a$$. It is not hard to change a wet nappy and if he wants to be a parent, then that's part of parenting. Glad Ashton is okay though!

Lauren, sounds like Liberty is a handful in the car! Can understand you wanting to try forward facing - hope it helps.

Eej, ours is a 12kg job too and I'll wait as long as I can before turning him around. He seems happy in his seat, looking at himself in the mirror that I put on the backseat so that I can see him. He usually has a toy to play with until he falls asleep and I've strung some of those pram attachment toys above the mirror, tying them to the cargo barrier, for his amusement. And I play the "Australia's Favourite Nursery Rhymes" cd which he loves. I know all 50 of the rhymes off by heart now and I have them playing in my head all the time!

Off to see the CHN on Friday and then the GP's so that Matthew can have his six-month immunisation needles. I'm also going to be getting the whooping cough vaccine - it's going around this town and has been offered free to parents of infants, according to a notice that I received in the mail this week. Of course, that's if they have any vaccine left (as the surgery receptionist very sniffily told me, when I asked if I could have the vaccine when Matthew has his needles)...