jessica - glad to hear you're happier. i think it helps once you've made a decision one way or another & all the indecision etc is over. i hope the engorgement passes quickly.

cate - i totally hear you on wanting someone to tell you what's right etc. i don't think anything could have prepared me for the reality & i certainly had no idea just how overwhelmed i would feel at first & how crazily emotional i'd be!! i'm feeling like things have settled down a bit now (including the hormones!) & not feeling so out of my depth.

jng1977 - sorry to hear about the traumatic birth, but glad you have your little man & he's gaining weight

bec - you were at monash too? i had a friend who had a similar experience when it came to BF there.

ryatha - good to hear someone else has a little one who wants to be in bed with mum & dad as well! DP's brother gave us a little bed thingy that goes in your bed & so we've used that for the last two nights & he seems to sleep well in it. i have a fear of him wanting to sleep with us forever & not being able to get him into his cot or even the cradle but then i remind myself that he's only tiny! and he loves him pram to sleep in during the day & even some of the evening. just don't try the cradle at 'bedtime'

Inertia - hope the pain passes soon

we had our first MCHN appt on tuesday & corey had put on a little over 200g so i guess that answers any questions i had about whether he was getting enough milk. he's also grown a couple of cms.