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Hate to say it, but the simple answer is most likely the cause.. I.e. She's been left in a dirty nappy for too long. And it doesn't take that long to get a rash It is poo not wee that causes it And I v v v much doubt its anything else like cream/wipes etc I know a lot of friends who've had the same problem with their nurseries. They just kept shouting about it and eventually it was resolved. But it comes down to changing straight after a dirty nappy.

Thanks craigy - really helpful What you say makes sense to me as when I applied they asked for proof of address. So I did wonder if distance was taken into consideration. We are spitting distance (250m away from tintagel) and I hoped that this may override any 'late' application. I don't know why I said 'term that he turns 4'. He will be 3 then yes. I think I'm confusing primary in that instance.

Excellent - thanks

Thanks very much hellosailor and cora for the info sounds like i wont get a place. what a pain. hmmm

Hello We want to send our son to GG nursery from September next year. He will be turning 4yrs old that term. However, we only recently put our applcation in for a place.... How does GG nursery work in terms of application criteria/cost i.e. how much do they charge? I assume we get the usual 5 half days thing, but if I wanted him in fulltime, what's the extra cost? Also, do they prioritise places on distance or time of application? Finally, do they calculate distance from the Tintagel crescent entrance or the middle of the school grounds? Thanks

which takes us back to Saffron's first point (which i totally agree with). Should the NHS approach to birth be this "one-size fits all" strategy? when the knock-on effects are costly both emotionally and financially for the mothers and the nhs. Quote saffron: It seems to me that there is a (false) sense of saving money or services by trying to shoehorn women into a one-size-fits all experience for labour and birth. In contrast, I think the stress caused by not providing adequate support, especially to first time mothers, could well result in poor birth outcomes leading to less cost-effective outcomes overall. Surely giving women more control, in the form of more choice, would not be more expensive than treating women for poor birthing outcomes resulting from distress in labour and birth.

Personally I don't think my fear was/is irrational. All you need to do is sit in kings labour ward and hear the screams to understand the reality of childbirth

I was never offered a c-section first time around. If it was affordable privately, I would have jumped at it. I have had lots of support this time around and have been through my experience at length with senior ppl at kings who agree it was a dreadful experience. If I had my time again, there would be no contest - I'm genuinely envious of those who get c-sections ETA: I was told at the time that you had to have a medical reason to get a c-section.

I was absolutely dreading my first birth. Really scared. I would have loved a c-section. The labour I had was awful. I hated it and it traumatised me. It was 'natural' birth with gas and air and I found it fking awful (Sorry about the language) I've been offered a section for my second, cos of my bad experience, but the pros and cons just don't add up, in the way it does for your first I wish I had been offered a section first time around. I'd have jumped at it and prob wouldn't have had the slow mental and physical recovery which I suffered from my natural birth.

I had exactly this problem - I knew teh estate agent that let it out - should be fairly easy to work that out (google) or you may already know? Then i wrote a letter 'to the landlord' and passed it to them. They then passed it onto the landlord. They obviously wont give out any personal details, so you have to hope he/she responds. However, generally landlords dont want police involved and hassle and it will say in their contract that anything of this nature is a breach. So they may respond by writing to the students and putting the wind up them. Conclusion is that it probably wont work, but they'll more than likely move out in June/July if they smell an issue brewing. It's a long time to wait, but hopefully you wont have to suffer another year... I ended up making friends with the students next door - that worked in the end. It turned out to be one 'bad' guy and he moved out. He used to play electric guitar in the garden (2am) and rant on about how amazing president Bush was... unbearable. I made a compromise saying that non-school nights were fine. But pls no music on a school-night.

hmmmm let's hope they've got some evidence

I read that a woman was raped in warick gardens The stabbing at the bottom of talfourd rd was yesterday afternoon Very sad

Hello, just quick question on catchment for rosendale. We are about to move house and hopefully land in rosendale catchment. Does anyone know if you measure from their front door (rosendale road) or is it the middle of the site? Anyone know 2012 distance this year?

I'm not a mum of two yet (7 mnths gone) but as a fulltime working mum and a dad who's often away, I've taken to having a shower in the mornings with my toddler son. Kills two birds with one stone and is much less tiring than doing full blown bathtime in evenings, when all I wanna do is collapse on sofa

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Poison? What do you mean by that? It's medicinally used to treat migraine (and therefore approved by a strict regulatory proceedure for that indication). Fwiw, my personal view on botox to reduce wrinkles - wouldn't do it myself, but don't give two hoots if someone else did. Who cares what other ppl do?

confirmed - a school's on fire according to MPSinsthesky

Clothes are getting cheaper and cheaper imo, plus mortgage costs are tiny if variable rate. Its these sorts of costs that drag down overall rate of inflation So some thing are rising higher than average rate and some are rising less than or even falling

I think they now (finally) may have funding

http://www.peckhamvision.org/wiki/Peckham_Rye_Station scroll to the bottom

Ditto on finding someone with the same approach I found our nannyshare on nannyshare.co.uk and said in my description that I followed the 7am-7pm gina ford routine. I knew this wasn't to everyone's taste but equally I didn't want a share where the nanny spent the whole time rocking the other baby to sleep etc I got a reply straight away from another gina-mum. We've been together ever since (2.5yrs), did same weaning and potty training etc. We're v like minded and this has made things very straight forward. My son and her duaghter, who are the same age, are like an old couple. They have a wonderful relationship and even their own language (cute!). I wouldn't change a thing We had a mum-contract and then separate nanny contracts who we hired together. I can pm them to you in you want copies

The happiest demographic is a part-time working mum apparently Makes sense - sort of best of both worlds You still have an identity, the kids aren't bored by you and you have your own money etc and a welcomed break ! I went back to work early in the end, and love it. I find the w/es the hardest in terms of exhaustion and I definitely get more ratty then! Also, I think you are an important role model for you kids and going to work is setting a good example. Obviously the above relies on you enjoying your job! Good luck X

the breast feeding counsellor at kings (who was great) advised the mums to gently blow on the baby's eyes before putting them down, to wake them. This woke them very slightly. Then the baby settles himself back to sleep That's what i did and we never had any problems with self-settling in the middle of the night

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Soak in very dilute bleach. If it's just a one-off it should be too tough on a pair of jeans. And will definitely work! If it means you'll wear them again instead of chucking them away, it'll be worth it