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How's everyone doing? All I can say is take what ever support you can get from where ever it comes from. It's darn hard. But plenty of us do it. Hang in there.

None. DH has never met his youngest: 11 mo. Eldest just turned three and last saw his Dad Christmas before last. Hardest is that 'apparently' we are still together! My family are totally unhelpf...

Well hello again! I have been back in Australia a year now with the LOs. Much easier than RSA but never the less home sick for friends and DH over there. After nearly a decade in RSA there is a l...

I have slender babies and was horrified to find LO had woken up and wormed his way around so that he FELL out between the bars as far up as his arms! Cot bumpers put an immediate stop to that poss...

Thanks for your post Jamesmum2003. So glad because it agrees totally with my ideas. I do not believe that breast milk varies in quality. It will be consistent for the baby's requirements at any ...

Hi there! I breast fed LO1 to 22 months, stopping only when I was 5 months pregnant. He also demand fed 2 hourly day and night. It was pretty draining as he didn't really go for food till 14 mont...

I know it was really really stupid to get into the breast-feed to sleep routine, but I ended up like chntlrose. Unfortunately DH gives me no support in these areas at all, and so here we are still...

Hi again! Fingers crossed for a better summer over there then. Haven't even thought about what to give LO, but as he only turns one the day after Christmas I think he'll survive. DH is Afrikaans ...

My word! What a drama! It's never going to look the same again. Lucky no-one was hurt. Coincidently my folks (who have just moved from Howrah), were coming over to visit me at the time, so I gues...

Great idea But that aside....what? what? Was there a fire? Did Myer burn down? I am OS. Give me news girls!

Lost a heap between 2 and 6 months. Well, not sure if its working, but my hairdresser and the pharmacist both recommended adding Bergemont Essence to shampoo. It comes in a 5ml bottle at the chemi...

Mine was Boxing Day. Almost as bad. He was conceived in South Africa, so REALLY he was born on Christmas day if you think about it. Ha ha. I said he was due Xmas day btween lunch and dinner. H...

Aaaargh. Now I'm nervous to go to the Paed tomorrow, as I'll get to weigh DS as well. I reckon about 6.5kg. He was 6 months on Tuesday. I posted a celebratory hooray on another forum, and expre...

Hmmm. Well my LO was Boxing Day. What a fizzer. He gets to have a party on the hangover day. In reality I kiiinda feel he was born on Christmas Day because he was conceived in South Africa, and...

phooey. I've double posted. [Edited on 28/06/2007]

Thanks so much for the reply Maree, Yep, I hear you. I have tried the standard settling techniques (patting etc). Funny thing is he seems to very happily send himself off to sleep. There is a d...

What about SALA. Is the signing in Souh Africa different, or is the basic baby stuff similar?

The World Health Organisation suggests that so long as you are DEMAND feeding (ie not just once a day), your baby is less than 6 months old, and you have not had a period, then breastfeeding is 95%...

Nope. Sorry. Wrong for me. Happily had a little boy.