thanks everyone for their useful advice. i'll have a look at the different books you suggested and will give it a go. i did ask my health visitor and she was not the most helpful to say the least, she only gave me a timetable with 3 columns with breastmilk and infant rice milk written on it :( when i asked her a few questions, how when why ... she didnt seem to enjoy that at all .... i guess she hears those questions too often :)