sillywoman

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Hi Summer babies, I'm just popping in to let you know that ED Birthtalk - the positive birth discussion group for ED is meeting this coming Thursday (6th) from 10am - 12pm. It's free, babies/children are welcome/it's NOT a 'natural birth' group. Our ethos is 'positivity about birth' and our discussions centre around that. This means all kinds of birth, water birth, vaginal birth, assisted birth and caesarean birth - ALL types. If anyone is around & fancies a cuppa, biscuit and chat with other interested people about all things birth then please feel free to PM me for the venue. We'd love to see you :) SWx

hi Winter babies, I'm just popping in to let you know that ED Birthtalk - the positive birth discussion group for ED is meeting this coming Thursday (6th) from 10am - 12pm. It's free, babies/children are welcome/it's NOT a 'natural birth' group. Our ethos is 'positivity about birth' and our discussions centre around that. This means all kinds of birth, water birth, vaginal birth, assisted birth and caesarean birth - ALL types. If anyone is around & fancies a cuppa, biscuit and chat with other interested people about all things birth then please feel free to PM me for the venue. We'd love to see you :) SWx

We get into Bessemer too :) (Can you tell I love where I live?)

Can't speak for DV this year but next door neighbour got into DHJS this year on 1st round, & we're much further away from them than you. Does it persuade you to stay Sailor? ;)

Just a reminder for those who are interested to discuss further: the next "Birth Talk ED" (positive birth) meet up is this coming Thursday 10am-12 midday. If you would like to come and chat positively around the topic of birth in our society then please PM me for venue details. All are welcome, whether you have babies, no babies, had babies ages ago, intend to have babies in the future or just have an interest in Birth. Come and eat biscuits and drink tea and have a chat. Our rough 'theme' is 'Birth as a Right of Passage' to get us started and we'll see where we go from there. Almost forgot to mention - babies/toddlers/children are welcome & I'll do what I can to provide toys if needed. I hope some of you can make it. SWx

Headmistress. And they tend to be long-stayers, or homegrown at DVI & Hamlet. And they are just lovely schools - I speak with some 14 years continuous experience of both under my belt now. You could do worse than look at the houses in the small enclave opposite ED hospital. We are little known of, but in the catchment for both DVI & DHJS, slightly cheaper than more popular ED/HH/DV roads, and a lot bigger square footage too. Our gardens are small but we the added benefit of being 10 mins from Lordship lane shops one way and 10 mins from Dulwich Village the other. To my mind this is the best place to live in SE London. I can't believe others haven't cottoned on to it! :D P.S. I'm prepared to be disagreed with ;)

This puts an interesting perspective on the Wakefield fiasco in a concise and easy-to-read format: http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html

Thanks SE22mum x

Runcent Joiners - used to be on Northcross Road. Now moved to ummmm . . .Upland road maybe? Excellent joiners though.

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I so wish some of thee posts had a 'like' button (kingofeire & stevie23b). ED you do cheer me up - Thankyou. :D

Mine (eldest one) is 18 today :D How did that happen? Feels momentous.

This IS the separate thread for teenagers. It says so in the title! :D My teens today; Teen 1: Tearful, a bit distant with occasional bouts of charming & affectionate. Teen 2: Mostly monosyllabic (no change), with interludes of barely tolerant disdain. Teen 3: Still in pyjamas. Dippy and driving his father (& me) mad with his inability to do ANYTHING. Sigh.

HelloDulwich! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The study linking MMR to autism was completely > debunked and discredited. Absolutely. And Wakefield himself has said that his research wasn't intended to be interpreted that way and doesn't stand up to any scrutiny. He said that YEARS ago. I can't believe people are still using his old, unreliable, completely and utterly discredited-by-it's-author research as a validation for their decision making. Shocking.

I like tangents :D

I think there's also a drop in new parents drop at the Nuns Head on a Tuesday morning. It's seemed very welcoming and cosy when I went, but that was a over a year ago so it might not run anymore? Can anyone shed any light?

I just had this forwarded to me via a third party. I thought it might be of interest to those in the community with teenage daughters. Might be worth letting them know to always walk with friends if they can & be aware of who's around them. "We have received the following message from the Deputy Head of Sydenham School which we would like to bring to the attention of Alleyn's parents whose children walk to school. "We would like to alert you to the following incident. This morning a Sydenham School pupil in Year 11 who was walking in to school at around 8.30am was followed for approximately 10 minutes by a man described as medium height and mixed race or Asian. He repeatedly called out to her as he followed her along Lordship Lane. While she is now safe she was very distressed by this incident."

What lovely positive stories SE22mum. I wish you were around to be able to come too. :D SWx

Just a reminder that 'Birth Talk Ed' will be meeting next on Thursday 6th of February 10am-12pm. The topic is "Birth as a right of passage". PLease PM me if you'd like the venue details. Thanks SWx

Glad they've got a roof over their heads and agree with rahrahrah.

Good old Maclaren?

I've just come across this article MrsS. Sadly there's no mention of where it's from, & it doesn't provide much in the way of answers, but you & your partner have been much in my thoughts recently, & I thought he might find it helpful/useful to know that he's not alone in feeling like this. I hope things start to get better for you both very soon.x

For those of you 'over the hill' I've heard on the grapevine that there will be a Forest Hill/ Honor Oak/ Sydenham 'Positive Birth' group starting up very soon. Watch this space. . . . .

Well it was another lovely evening with discussions ranging far and wide. Our main theme was 'language'. We talked about language in pregnancy, & how it can impact on women's perspectives of the choices they have; how professionals are educated in regard to communication; how women in labour might find communicating their needs difficult, or different from the way they are able to communicate in everyday life; the role of birth partners & birth supporters in communication, trust; research; differing needs & choices, and finally back to language again with communication & comprehension if your mother-tongue isn't English. Remarkably few biscuits were consumed (too busy talking maybe?) Thankyou very much to the Mums that came, it was a real privilege to have that time with you to just 'talk birth', and that to Jac2blade I think we have a new name. We will be 'Birth Talk ED' - 'cos that's what we do- talk birth! The next meeting will be Thursday February 6th, and it's a morning meeting to try and encompass those of you with bedtime commitments. We haven't decided a topic yet so any suggestions will be welcome. Please put the date in your diary if you're interested. Babies & children welcome. SWx