gosh you lot are prolific! It's taken me 3 days to catch up with your news.
Eig - like everyone else it sounds like you have come to a good conclusion. You and DH are the people whose opinions matter. Sounds like a sensible way forward. How have you found (evil?) baby whisperer book?
Soyo - I have a very very sore right nipple too (maybe it's a sign we are in a secret club a la masons or whoever they are that bare their nipples ceremoniously..). It's very strange. Breast feeding counsellor has checked us out. GP has ruled out thrush. It doesn't hurt when I pump on the right nipple. It's the first 60 seconds or so of DD latching on. I literally cannot continue a conversation during that time. Dread RHS feeds. Bah.
Worcs/Soyo/Plonko (are you the mummies of bottle refusers?) - we have one of these too. She took the first bottle like a dream (made me cry to see her at the time "she doesn't need mummy any more" thoughts whizzing through my addled brain), but not since. We have done a lot of thinking through this one. The BF counsellor observed my "impressive let down" so we thought a bigger hole might help but no joy with size 2 TT ones either. Then tried variflow TT ones as they are supposed to be better for babies familiar with BF. No joy. Have just purchased very expensive medela bottle (which is actually designed for feeding expressed milk though) which looks super engineered; yet to try it though. We 3 went to a book launch last night (get us! stupid! had to leave two thirds of way through of course due to screaming baby in adult situation) and chatted to a lady who also had a bottle refuser and her top tip was do not cradle your baby when feeding a bottle. They associate that with boob feeds. Instead plonk them in theri bouncy chair and poke the bottle in their face. Funnily enough the essay that came with the medela bottle also suggests this too. We will try this. Tomorrow! It's Friday afterall so we're giving ourselves a break.
Wind/Pud - weddings eh? could always rely on pashmina to shroud baby in to make the feeds more subtle. Or you could just wear whatever you want and retreat for the feeds? I was thinking strappy empire line might work quite nicely but then you need the hefty bra straps concealed don't you? Hhmmm.... I'll mull it over. We have a wedding in october when DD will be 6 months but it's in Joshua Tree in California so I'm anticipating wearing next to nothing anyway to cope with the heat. Have bought DD a very sweet sleeveless cotton dress with matching pants but that's going a little off topic....
It's been so long since I was on here that I missed the jobs and sex chat. Skills wise I have very few but on environmental education, learning for sustainability and kids generally learnign outdoors I could probably bore you. Sex wise...ha ha ha....DD is a honeymoon baby and that's the last time there was any action. Like someone else I felt too crappy for first 4 months and then there was a baby right there sticking out and that messed with my karma and now I have the aftermath of 3rd degree tears, a suspected prolapse and an anal fissure so that's not an especially delightful combo either. Great start to married life ladies. My DH is very very very patient. Thank heavens.
Hope that you all have a good start to your weekend. The reason I am on here is because DH came back from work and took baby out for a walk. Peace currently reigns.