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Have PM'd you

Great! Look forward to meeting you both. I'll give others a chance to reply here or via PM and I'll be in touch.

My daughter will be starting kindergarten at Herne Hill in September and I thought it would be nice for her to meet some of her new class mates beforehand to help settle her (& her class mates) in. I think the school organise something similar but I figured a few more meet-ups will make faces more familiar and a talking point about who she will play with etc in the build up to the first day. Children new to the school and those who are moving up from the nursery welcome. I suggest June as a broad starting point for a date to meet and if all goes well we can meet in July and August, too. Venue to be decided but will see how many reply first!

We are also contemplating adopting for number 3 (in the distant future) I feel lucky to have experienced pregnancy & child birth and I don't feel the desire to do it again even though two children doesn't quite feel enough. My children are loved beyond measure and feel sad to think that there are children that feel unwanted. It's just awful. BUT I imagine it's very very difficult to bring up an adopted child when your biological children are young (I think minimum age gap is 3y) as they can't be treated as an equal but need special dispensation, attention, rules relaxed and this may upset your own children. unless you adopt a baby who won't have any 'issues' but they are relatively few and may have older siblings.

Thanks all for the advice. He is already in a sleeping bag so I think our best bet for an immediate (and cheap) solution is to use the travel cot as it is very deep. He tends to lean forward over the side of the cot if the wants to get out or is upset, plus it is difficult to drop everything immediately and run to him whenever he wakes just in case he goes over the side again.

This morning our 13m old fell head first out of his cot, which is at the lowest level. I think he may have been reaching for something but he was definitely leaning & reaching when he fell, so a sleeping bag won't prevent it happening again. We have put his cot mattress on the floor and will see how it goes but I don't hold out much hope. Anyone have any suggestions where such a young toddler can sleep safely? Thanks!

That is shocking & worse that it has happened more than once. The safety of the children should be paramount. I shudder to think of one of my kids walking alone outside. I'm so glad he is ok.

Ended up getting this: http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-running-belt-mens-764002?colcode=76400243#customerreviews It's very small but expands to fit my smartphone, keys, Oyster card and some cash. Thanks for the suggestions!

A big thumbs up from us. My 3y old often says she wants to go back to nursery about 30 seconds into our walk home and a few weeks ago she woke at 2am crying that she wanted to go to nursery. That was fun. I hope her love of nursery is not a reflection on our parenting! They have also been wonderful settling in our 13 month old, really loving and thoughtful as to what he may need and very keen to hear our thoughts.

Also recommend Indian Dining Club based in Gypsy Hill. I got their recommendation from here. You can order & pay online, plus they do free delivery. Plus points are that there are generous quantities of meat and the food is not oily. Also love Ganapati's (different type of food to Indian Dining Club).

Underhill Rd is now open at Barry Rd; I don't know about Friern Rd end. Was it an RTA? I only ask as I hate turning on to Barry Rd from Underhill or walking near that junction as there have been a few accidents there over the past decade.

Not a bad idea after 4 kids...

Reading this thread with great interest - we 'only' have two kids but both hubby and I have pretty full jobs/hours. Liking the idea of a live-out au pair, if there's such a thing (no room for a live-in), can anyone give me a tough estimate of how much they charge? Thanks

You could contact the registrars at the private schools to see if there are places that have come up. It maybe that some of the pupils have accepted state school places for Sept or moved private schools and will, therefore, relinquish their place. Good luck in finding a school that suits.

If the car park is free, as the OP suggests it should be, what's to stop it becoming off-street parking for local residents or a place to park before catching at train at ED station?

Thanks both!

Having this done later on in the week and I was wondering if there is a shampoo/conditioner that work well after the treatment. Googling gives varying answers and it seems to depend on the specific bb treatment used. Can anyone that has their's done by Carly recommend any shampoos or conditioners? Thanks

Done.

Maybe try asking Horniman Museum, the aquarium there has a couple. I don't know if they'll charge or if a credit in the magazine will be enough.

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do we have any of the K2 boxes remaining in ED? > The only ones I can think of is the phone box on > the corner of Sydenham Hill and London Road by > Horniman Park and in Dulwich Village. I think there is one on either Upland or Friern Road, at the Peckham Rye end.

Seems like I'm not the only one...!

Yes, me too. For me it's because two very young children will never have their own memories of their mother and also because she lost her own mum (and in the manner it happened) when young. As a mother, that strikes a double whammy chord. Other than these facts I know nothing else about her but I did hug my kids a bit tighter and for longer this evening.

We are lucky to have many lovely parks in Dulwich and the surrounds: Dulwich Park, Peckham Rye Common & Park, Brockwell Park, Horniman Gardens (& museum), Crystal Palace Park and more. Is there something specific you are looking for that would favour one park over another?

Hi lizzichu, No, we haven't decided yet purely because both husband and I are in job limbo (contracts finishing in the next year or so). I wanted to find out about areas around ED now so once the job situation is sorted (hopefully in the next few months) we can start a property search immediately. Penge remains high on the list and our kids are the same age, too - daughter 3y and son 12months :) Good luck to both you and JulieW in completing your moves! P.s Jennyh has moved elsewhere locally, I'll leave it to her to say where, as it's not my place to say although I'm sure she won't mind if I did.

Thanks for all the useful info, I'll try the ?2.99 Sports Direct option as I'm not sure how committed a runner I am going to be. Too many keys for the laces option, it will probably add another 10mins each way to the run. As for the other 'info', it was as expected!