Gracie, when I had that nasty cough and nearly popped my C/S wound open again, the dr told me the very best cough suppressant (for a dry cough) is codeine. I tried it and it worked...worth trying if you're not sleeping. Definitely chat to your dr about best medication for it, some of the cough medicines say not recommended for BFing mothers but when you look at the Emims report it turns out they are category A (safe in pregnancy) so sometimes you can make your own decision based on that.

SupaB I'm still exclusively BFing, not in a hurry to introduce solids on account of all the extra work involved! I'm pretty sure E is ready for them but another week or three is neither here nor there. BTW I'll be Adelaide in a few weeks time so you could end up with a Tupperware gatecrasher LOL! Make sure you get some little tuppercups and their freebie plastic spoons (that they hand out for coming to the party) are a good size for bubs and toddlers.

Had a night away over the weekend, the portacot did its magic and E slept fantastically well again! DH reckons its his favorite thing in the whole house right now!

Hi to everyone else, am reading but not posting on account of high volumes of desk busyness being conducted here at the moment.