Re housework/washing etc - the BEST thing I ever heard (poss on this forum?!?) was that you must feel that looking after bubs is equivalent to a full time job, your baby friends are your work colleagues, and the housework will get done by cleaner/at weekends as it did when you were working. I have to keep reminding myself that I did not give up my long studied for career to do housework, I did it to look after my baby. Hubby says work is dead easy in comparison now and at least they get time to selves and to read etc on train. Good luck ClareC - I remember this happening and being totally confused and trying to keep baby on a 3hr schedule - he just screamed and screamed and I had no idea what was wrong!