thanks for prompt reply. interesting. isn't it funny when she was breast fed it was demand but due to failure to thrive (traumatic birth, heaps of drugs for 5 weeks for me after the birth etc blah blah) but once on bottles (and thriving) i followed the gang (NCT) re; number of bottles (naughty mammy). anyhow have my heart set on this, really think it just a sound thing to do and plus they social and are more transportable (travel etc). i am excited, but like Jennie advised will wait until sitting totally unaided (not quite there yet but head control is excellent) thanks for all this any other tit bits most appreciated, have read this site from bottom to top and side ways too !!!