tellytubby - I would be excited too if Abbey slept for 7 hours straight - what a dream!!! Theo must be a good baby!!! Hope he keeps it up for you....

Alison1973 - I ended up buying a couple of shields from the hospital when I left....it was easier than scouring around the chemists for one - have you contacted the hospital to see if you could get another?? I was visiting my Granmda in her nursing home the other day and fed Abbey whilst we were there and left my shield in it's little container behind on her nightstand...I didnt realise til about 1/2 an hour after we were home and got into a panic cause I thought she might throw it out not realising what is was (and her minds not completely there either) so rang the staff to see if they could pick it up and put it at the front counter and DH went and got it...they probably thought I was a mad woman calling up in a frenzy about a nipple shield!! But I'd be lost without it!
Elvis is a blue cattle dog...he's about 8 years old and we have a red one as well called Bella...she usually freaks out with the fireworks and runs around the place but we didnt see her last night so I think she hid in the shed....they are quite mental these dogs...I feel sorry for them though cause they were my babies 2 years ago and were inside all the time and went to the beach every Sunday morning and now they have really dropped down in the priority order in the house so I have to work on that for their sake!

nattyfred - I dont know about the tired signs, I can usually tell....I dont think she was really tired on Wed for some reason, just wanted to feed all the time...she doesnt throw it up or anything so I'm assuming she wants it...sometimes though I'm probably lazy and instead of walking around with her or bouncing her on the ball that we have I just put her on the boob and hope she drops off to sleep and then put her down...funny about your dog, that would have been hilarious if V werent kicking up a stink....her and Abbey look very much alike so they are both cuties : )

My best friend from school has been back home for the past week and popping over and visiting and I think I'm putting her off getting married and having kids by living in this madhouse!!!! I think she thinks it's all a bit mental with JD screaming around the joint and me sitting on the lounge with my boobs out watching him trash the place...definitely didnt imagine myself doing this 10 years ago!!! Wouldnt change it for the world though even when I'm pulling my hair out!!

Abbey is sleeping very well today so I'm pretty scared about tonight...hope she doesnt feel like partying cause I certainly dont! : )-