Leanne - thanks for your Dettol tip, I have been bathing it with salty water and drying with a hair dryer but it hasn't made any difference yet - obviously need something stronger. I am soooo reassured that your wound was smelly the first time - up until now I haven't been able to find anything that indicates this might be "normal" so good to hear I'm not alone (as I have really been fretting)!

Kerry - Welcome to the group! Wow 17 hours - you must've been pooped! Sorry to hear about little Alfie passing, it's always soo sad when you loose a pet (they are a part of the family really). What sort of furry was he? We have a few ladies in here with furkids they are besotted by so you'll fit right in!

Katie, breastfed babies often nurse more frequently in hot weather - it's because the foremilk contains more water and quenches their thirst. You might find he nurses longer in the evenings when it's cool...?

OMG Renee, a vibrating papasan...? Aint never heard of that - sounds like something you'd get in a seedy back alley in Thailand! LOL I love that Rory is smiling, Miss E also smiles - mostly when her tummy is full and she's comfy and drifting off to sleep - tho sometimes I get a really quick smile when she first sees the boob in front of her LOL - she doesn't actually smile at us though - yet - can't wait!! Anyway glad you found the thread - tho for some reason I thought you'd already made your way in last week...???