Gotta be quick as I need to try to start on some work while Miss Iz is napping!

Sangie - so you do 8 hours from home a week and find that works well? I'm really looking forward to starting (this arvo/evening!) and hope I can manage 10 hours around Izzy's sleep. When do you work most of the time? We did book our holiday and we're off to Exmouth then Broome (10 days all up) just after Izzy's birthday. I can't wait! We've booked a villa in Broome with our own plunge pool and alfresco - it's divine!!!

Kelly - poor little Tadhg! He is such a trooper with all the ear problems he's had. I hope things get sorted soon. We *might* be heading to NZ for a conference DH has been invited to (he *thinks* it's in Auckland) so if it happens, we should meet up (if you're keen that is!). I'll keep you posted

AM - totally agree with what Kelly said - great advice. Izzy sometimes has 3 milk feeds a day, sometimes 4. Sometimes she'll have an extra feed in the middle of the night (formula) if I think she needs it (Saturday night was a prime example of that!). I don't honestly bother working out how much she's had each day as I know she will make up for it with food or she'll drink more milk when she's not eating as much. I just go with the flow Izzy drinks a lot of water too so I know she's hydrated enough and between food and milk, she gets enough nutrition. I BF Izzy first thing in the morning but I doubt she's getting much off me any more (she was belting my left boob on Sunday then just gave up and hasn't shown much interest in it since - bye bye Lefty!). In the morning, I make up three bottles. Two x 200ml and one 100ml. She often won't finish a 200ml bottle so I put whatever she hasn't had in the fridge and give it to her later. She usually gets through those three bottles each day though (500ml) so I'm happy with that. I tend to just guage what she's eaten (solids) and how much water she's had an adjust her milk need accordingly, if that makes sense.

I'd be in no hurry to drop a feed yet. Just run with it for now. Sam will probably surprise you and drop one by himself, even if it's just random to begin with.