Pinny - great news on the extension of mat leave - I'm not going back to work - really didnt' enjoy it that much.

Olive - he just needs a really long cuddle session to get to sleep. Tonight I started at 7 and put him down at 9 BUT I had to leave him in his cot for a few minutes, until he got upset then he settled quickly.

He only goes to sleep on the boob and loves cuddling. Sometimes I wish that DH could put him to sleep. I'm finding it exhausting. Controlled cryign won't work with him because he just escalates his crying and wont settle, just gets hysterical (well for him its hysterical) and the only thing that will settle him is the boob.

I'm to the point where I'm going to strangle the IL's because that is their answer for getting him to settle.