AJP - Posy usually sleeps from 9 to 6 or 10 to 7. that it lasts! She's reasonably good at settling during the day as well. I have a cold too. Not fun.

OP - Hope you don't come back from your holiday more exhausted than when you left. Glad to hear your MIL is taking over during the day. My in-laws have a holiday house in Ocean Grove which is just the best. Only been down there once since Posy was born but it was nice to get some ocean air in the lungs.

Meg - disturbing things tend to play on my mind as well, though the grief you're feeling sounds normal. I'd definitely go to a counsellor to talk things through. Is there one you can get an appointment with easily? Waiting lists for these services always seem so long!

Well - we're starting the process of looking for a new house. Our teeny tiny worker's cottage is getting v. squeezy now that the playmats, toys, etc are out on the floors. We're just after an extra room and a patch of grass out the back.