Belated personals...

Elocin, so glad the ABA meeting went well and you got to chat to other mums and get some good meal ideas too. Hooray for outing success! Bet you're loving the snuggles.

sloane, a very belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! Did you have a good day, and a lovely dinner? Great that Keeley enjoyed the cuddles. Ah, so I'm not the only one struggling with expressing. I find I can only get a semi-decent amount if I'm holding or feeding Willow at the same time, otherwise it's crap. Thanks for sharing your friend's experience, I reckon once W knows it's actually food she might take to it better. My plan is just one bottle at night with DH, so hopefully it works.

smekko, thanks so much for your beautiful and considerate message, it made me teary! Very true about expectations. Your little man Nate is growing like a weed, out of newborn naps already Sounds like he really enjoys the BB carrier too. So sweet that your boys are bonding well.

me-lisa, little Ali is sure keeping you on your toes isn't she? Poor bubba, is she doing any better today? Did you end up calling Health Direct? Thinking of you both.

nic, good idea to see how your mum's group goes. I reckon so much of it would be about how you click with the rest of the group. I haven't joined one yet, planning to check it out in the next couple of weeks. In terms of advice, I wish you were at mine so I could ask you billions of questions! I'm sure the others appreciate it, I know I would.

Miss E, how are you feeling today? And how's DS1 coping?

fuzzy, your gal is growing beautifully also and sounds very happy indeed - and strong! Great that you've healed well. No leaky boobs here, still an over-supply I think but just makes them rock-hard (ouch). Thanks re: weight. I think you're spot on with the pushing away thing, I'm starting to notice that she does it when she's fussy and when we put her down she goes straight to sleep. So I may have been forcing food on the little cherub when she didn't want it, oops. The girly annoyed squeal should have been the first giveaway.

Skye, love the milk moustache!

Rosey, welcome, and congrats again on your gorgeous girl. Sorry to hear you've been having sleep issues, I do sympathise. She sounds like an early riser. Could your partner help out a bit in the mornings or if not possible during the week, on weekends - so you can catch up? Is your family close by - could they help out during the day? Hope it settles for you, sleep deprivation is the worst kind of torture. Thank goodness for the white noise app, it's going well here too (we use a rain sound). RE: dummies, W wasn't keen at first but has taken to the Avent ones. Doesn't like the cherry-shaped ones as much but I think they're too big for her face.

sararose, good tip on the bottle feeding - we use Tomee Tipee here too. Excellent that H liked the grobag and you got such a good night's sleep. Happy baking

peanutter, sorry your DS is still unwell. Bummer about the return to work in May, are you coping ok? Must be extra difficult with your little one sick, fingers crossed he makes a speedy recovery. No back issues here, touch wood. Hopefully some gentle exercise will help sort you out. Agree with you on having DH do a feed, it has made such a difference here and mine really loves doing it.

Howdy to anyone I missed...

AFM: a couple of better nights here, feeds at 11:30, 2:00 and 5:30 - and now that W has more play time she's much more content to sleep. Not settling as well during the day as she does at night, but that's not such a bad thing as I figure she might be starting to tell the difference with the bright/dark room, more activity etc. Some feeds still an issue with the pulling away/squealing, but pretty sure she's doing what fuzzy described and either doesn't want more or is windy. It usually happens mid-morning and mid-afternoon, others are fine. Will be trying a bit more formula today to see how she goes, expressing still very slow.

Had a lovely morning, bestie down from Sydney and it was so good to see her. Heading out to run some errands, have to track down W's birth certificate so we can put PPL and other claims in.