Thanks mc_hope for the pointers on cabbage. How long before you get to sleep next to dp again?

Lulu: your poor nipples. I know the pain, mine are finally recovering with the shields, not fun at all. How is she attaching wrong? We're your other girls the same? My dd is a super strong sucker, so with the colostrum she just over sucked and gave my blisters. Then last week I had a bad night of attachment where she wouldn't open up enough and latch on properly and boy did I pay for it. Super cracked!! Don't you wish there was an anesthetic we could apply until they healed!! Thanks also for the food pointers. Tomato, tick. Chocolate, tick. Chilli, tick. No wonder the poor monkey thinks her tummy is exploding! I will have to try cutting them all out.

Afm: shocking night last night, really hoping for a Better one tonight. Dh goes back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks, really worried how I will go by myself he's been my rock for 2 weeks.
What do you other mums do for settling? Dh was saying maybe we need to teach her a bit of self settling, but I think she is too little. Is that right?