OP – I’ve seen a few of your posts, and it must be really hard. I won’t say I know what it’s like, because I don’t, I don’t think anyone that’s not been in that situation could comprehend what it’s like. So all I really can do is give you a few more of these and hope that you’re getting lots of support at home from family and friends.

As for monster child. Not quite as bad as what it sounds like X is, but yes, B has been a bit of a brat lately too. He whines quite a bit, and he does throw quite a few tantrums. I know they are all frustration though because he’ll ‘talk’ to me then point at something or his gabble will have that question intonation ITMS and then if I don’t answer straight away or get what he’s pointing to he’ll crack it and throws himself on the floor too, in quite dramatic style I might add and flails around and screams a bit. Although the newest thing, which bothers me, is that he turns around and hits the dogs or pulls their hair. Up until this point he’s always been very gentle with the dogs and I can’t say I am super impressed with this turn of his, especially when he hits Tano, because being blind it really upsets and disorients him. That having been said I think Niya will put an end to it quick smart. She was severely abused as a puppy, and while she is fantastic with B, she is still jumpy and edgy at times and can get a bit nippy if she’s unhappy with what is going on. Anyway, last night he pulled her hair in one of his tantrums and she reached around and just stopped short of nipping his hand. Anyway, I fully intend to let her nip him (does that make me a bad mother? Because I am going to knowingly let my dog bite my baby?). Mainly because I know she won’t bite hard, it will be just a nip. But it will scare him, and it will probably hurt him (she won’t draw blood, but I expect there will be a mark) and it will definitely make him think twice before doing it again. And I think he needs to learn that, not just so he stops pulling on our dogs, but so he is more mindful around other dogs as well.

As for the biting. I really can’t help sorry. I know B bit me a few times when he was younger, and I calmly pried him off and told him we don’t bite people because it hurts. He just stopped doing t, but I honestly don’t think it had anything to do with anything I said and did.

Sal – It’s funny, I was just thinking about you last night and that it had been ages since we’d heard from you and I was wondering how E was going. Sorry to hear he had you up last night. Hopefully it was just a once off thing.

Emma – I forgot to answer your question about what I was going to do with my messed up cycles/body. I see a fertility specialist….you can stalk me in my TTC 6+ months thread to read the latest on that one….it’s good for a bit of a laugh. Realistically there isn’t much I can do as long as I am breastfeeding B. FS thinks clomid would do the trick again (that’s how I got UTD with B) but I can’t take it while I am breastfeeding. And despite the fact that B has dropped all but his night feeds, I am still not quite ready to fully wean him.