Ruth_Baldock

goOd going! I still have to change seb's bum whilst he stands up, the cad. I'm in the habit of giving seb the odd chip to munch on if we have them at dinner to occupy him.

Just walking up LL now, hope others are there, one of my biggest fearsis being he first to venues (am slightly mad, you see...)

WHAT?! oh my god. I'd have cried. Good for her, and her baby. What a birth story!

i'll be there as early to 7.30 as possible, have got chin length brown hair and...er...look about 12 (am 25). (p.s. we'll be at the Mag...under snowboarder's reccomendation!)

The 37 is much easier than the bus,tube,then another bus. Details would be great, please!

I'll tell you what, I'll try and pop in the mag tomo morning or something when I'm in ED. It looks like there won't be any more than 15-20 so we COULD ust turn up? I like the idea of the mag more than the plough tbh- are the prices horrendus for food?

STILL can't get through, wondering if I have the wrong number :( Feel like I failing here, should we try for the plough? (have got through there before, definitely) 7.30ish? Am yet to tell husband about this but he Owes Me One, so it'll be fine am sure...

My lovely Mum has sent me a Rosh Hashana survival pack, all the way from Carmelli's deli in Temple Fortune ;) I saw the challot last year, and was also pleased to find that I no longer have to search all over Southwark for a yartzheit candle- they were there in the Kosher aisle :D

Agree with berryberry, I only got a rude response once- normally people were lovely or embaressed that they didn't notice I was pregnant! Although how they missed it, I'll never know...I was bloody massive!

L'shannah tova to you, too A! I hope you and your family have a fruitful new year- we're celebrating with apple an honey here...well, Baby only has apple as I fear honey what with the whole botulism thing...

WoD, I did have a boy, but he isn't circumcised. I had various elderly male relatives harassing me about it shortly after Baby Baldock's birth. I just don't agree with it, but thats another story...

It might be, I haven't passed my driving test yet and I have no idea how to get there :( Oh, woe is me, in Finchley you couldn't swing a cat without hitting a synagogue!

I never used to, but then when I was 33w pregnant, I was standing on a packed 12 all the way from Oxford Circus and the driver braked suddenly and I fell arse over tip, straight on my bump with a thud. I started to bleed and then the baby stopped moving.Cue me crying hysterically, and trip to the MAU later, I was fine, the bleeding subsided and I was monitored loads. Baby decided to go to sleep, the cad. However, from then on, I made a point of asking for a seat if someone was sitting in the priority section. My biggest pet peeve was when someone would sit there, and then put their bag in the seat next to them. Grrr! Remember though, one of the reasons pregnant ladies have priority for seats is in case of an emergency brake situation like mine, you are unfortunately more at risk.

Seb does this and it drives me mental. It's also why I don't cook his meals from scratch 100% of the time, and why I give him jars. Like Fuscia said, at this age food is more about the general experience than totally nutrition so try to relax. When Seb chucks his food around, I take the food away, take off his bib, clean him up and take him out of the highchair but don't react. It seems to work, at least most of the time, and the next meal he eats well.

So, when I lived in North London, I always thought that when I had children, they'd go to my synagogue's drop in sessions/playgroups. All good, excellent idea. The problem is, I live in Camberwell now and I seem to be the only Jew in the village. We're not part of a synagogue yet, I believe Catford and Streatham are the nearest ones but is there ANY Jewish activities or groups or...ANYTHING in the area? I can't immerse Baby Baldock in Jewish culture on my anecdotes alone :( Ta!

Hello ladies! I've been trying to call the mag, but to no avail- v odd. I'll give it another bash when Baby has his morning nap but if I can't get through does anyone have any other suggestions for venues?

I have a few 'friends' that make me feel like I am drowning, and have no idea what I'm doing. Hadn't seen one of them for a while and she said 'Oh, is he (baby baldock) STILL not doing 7-7?'. Well, no, he isn't and whilst it's exhasting- you know what? He is only 8 months old, a tiny boy really. It's okay. Same friend literally scolded me for intentionally night weaning and for letting Baby have a chip or two off my plate when I have lunch. IT IS A CHIP, NOT A SODDING HYPODERMIC NEEDLE. I had a similarly haunting birth experience and do get all defensive and worried re: my son and my parenting, too. In short, 'friends' that are smug and make you question yourself aren't friends really. My two best Mummy friends readily admit that they're children aren't champion sleepers, frequently chuck avocado at the floor and admit to doing things like 'ust scrubbing minor poo stains off the babygro with a wipe...'. You're doing fine. I love hearing all about Little Mr O. He sounds like a hoot!

Bumping this, hope that's allowed? Will be calling The Mag tomorrow to book an area or whathave you :)

Obviously I don't have first hand experience, because Baby Baldock is only 8 months. HOWEVER, my Mum was an extended breasfeeder with my sister and brother('till she was 3.5, a year of this she tandem nursed with my brother). She nursed my brother for a very, VERY, VERY long time (I think he was still at it when he was almost 6(!!!!), but he has ASD and Mum thinks this has a lot to do with it...). I remember her 'weaning' my brother, J. She did it cold turkey, and said it was 1-2 days of utter misery but on the third day he said 'Nursings?' and she said 'No, darling. Lets have some moo milk and an orange instead...' and he obliged. From time to time after that, he asked but when she said no, he would accept it and move on.

Ah I wondered if it was snotty nose season. Baby baldock has a cold ATM which means blood curdling screams whenwe wipe his nose, refusal to eat- but vvv keen on breastfeeding, wheezing and terrible naps. He's had it a week now. Joy!

I second what Saffron said, but also to put your mind at ease: I got married at the end of May, when SA was setting in for Baby Baldock. However, the commotion and interesting people, outfits, music, flowers etc held Baby's attention and he was fine. I took him when we signed our marriage cert. but that was out of choice. Congratulations on the nuptials :)

Yep :)

Allrighty then, shall we say the 10th? Reasoning behind this purely selfish- am going away WITHOUT baby on the 4th and feel guilty about not being there on friday night too. I'm a sap, clearly. Did we agree on the Mag?

He wears slinky camis, lacey negligees...the usual. No, but seriously. When he first came home from the hospital it was snowing. We put him to 'bed' (HA HA HA) in a babygro/sleepsuit, with a cellular blanket. We also kept the heating on- without it, the house goes down to about 9 degrees in the winter. We put him in a babygro or short sleeved vest type thing now, with a cellular blanket but he gets rea;;y hot at night, like me, and usually ends up in just his nappy anyway.

We both speak to baby baldock in Portuguese but when were out and about with others we speak English. Our portugese is really awful though :(