Well, today was meant to be our trip out to a stately home for our anniversary. However, me feeling ill and having had an awful night with DS put paid to that. I feel flu'y, and have been having stomach cramps, and swolleness for several days on and off, urgh.
It was actually the worst night we've ever had- waking each hour, and at half two flipping himself over repeatedly, whereupon I'd put him back with his dummy in. He finally wedged himself and started howling, and so ended up in bed with me. At a wonderfully odd 90 degree angle to me, little raptor toes digging in and kicking my stomach, and holding onto my arm like a teddy bear. I didn't get a pee til half 6 as each time he noticed me try to sneak out he howled.
Still, we had a nice meal at home last night at least 
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That sounds so tough aethel, there's nothing worse than when they're upset and wanting food, and even though you know you're doing the right thing it can't not feel grim. Sounds like a good plan to try out just doing two feeds: less painful all round. Good luck, and of course you are in no way, at all, a bad mum!
And Kate, I feel your pain, oh God I remember. The ache and the hardness and the leaking is so horrible. Hope you do manage with a slower transition, and that your DS takes to it.
Food is going OK here- Ready Brek for breakfast, yoghurt for lunch and a nectarine and banana mash for dinner. Will prompt DP to start with a few other things, especially meat and vegetables, over the next week or two.
Fingers X'd I feel human tomorrow...