Due to my electricity woes I'm a bit behind so I need to do a huge catch up...
Welcome to the quiche Limpit, Roo and Bookwolf. Roo emoillient cream is great for cradle cap - slather loads on before the bath then wash off in a plain water bath, bubble bath and shampoo are your enemy as they make cradle cap worse.
Sorry your ILs went behind your back like that Yoko. That 'I know better than you what's best for your child' attitude is annoying and undermining without them acting on it as well. My mum talked me into giving J some baby rice last week, I only let her to get her to stop banging on about it plus a little bit of curiosity as to whether it might help with his constant diarrhoea.
MM can you make your DH read the NHS guidelines on bfing and weaning and let him know that you MIL's advice is about 25 years out of date?
Sorry you're having a tough time Mona and Evil (((hug))) Please post on here if you're struggling, the quiche will back you up big time.
Mio beer actually does increase milk supply - non-alcoholic beer works just as well though dammit.
Madam that old Lamaze 'babies think things they can't see don't exist anymore' idea has been disproved by an experiment involving a train going down a ramp with a barrier over part of the track.
Yes VQ my DH can't seal a pack of wipes. Or a pack of bacon. Or a bag of bread. He has servants to do that for him don'cha know. Plus when he leaves the butter on the worktop every morning it magically migrates back into the fridge. But apparently I should be grateful he does anything at all... because some men don't. When I mentioned to him about poor Chasing's DP trouble he actually seemed to think that made him (i.e. my DH) a good husband and i should be more appreciative! Because he hasn't abused me! It's a different world for some people isn't it? Mind you his dad is a complete narc and wouldn't dream of doing women's work like cooking or changing a nappy. His role is the breadwinner and apparently even when he was unemployed and MIL was working two part-time jobs she still had to do all the cooking and cleaning and child rearing. So at least I know where DH gets it from.
Clarella I've been taking a probiotic yoghurt drink every day since the third trimester in the hope it would be good for J's gut. I did consider a baby probiotic for J when I was on antibiotics for my section wound infection but he seemed to recover pretty quickly after the course of antibiotics finished.
Pidj have you considered childminding? I think Garden is a childminder although I may be imagining that. I know I found it hard to get a childminder for my DS1 who has special needs so your skills might be in demand.
Izzy your LO is reverse cycling. You may want to start waking for feeds to get the long sleep at night rather than a long break between feeds in the daytime.
Glad to hear things are improving PR and VQ. Who last had the quiche pompoms?
Chasing I hope you can get some help with the PND and on here as well. Unfortunately your ILs will side with their son so you can't expect too much from them. What family do you have? MM you don't sound like you have PND so much as you need some support from your DH. See how the appointment goes tomorrow but don't take antidepressants because someone else is telling you to, only if you think they will help you. Equally don't not take them because you don't like taking pills, if you need them then take them. Hope that makes sense.
Bitch away Bry, that's what we're here for. Isn't it?
J is asleep next to me. He's so beautiful when he's asleep and not crying! 
And I have caught up! In your face powercut!