sillywoman

What a lovely post canela. Thankyou.

Allotments sound just great. Particularly for those with tiny gardens (most of ED).

EEeewwww!! Otta!!

Well as it needs to be a special gift, how about something that will last a little longer than the first 6-12 months - a box set of children's classics? or maybe a more personal gift - a children's book that was special to you and is yours? The box set of board books is a lovely idea and you'll get so much use out of them. Though you might want to save the classics or personal stuff for the christening? I do seem to recall that baby-showers are lighthearted events and that the gifts tend to reflect that. How about an expensive bit of designer frippery that the Mum might usually admire from afar but would never usually indulge in?

Our little girl (now a big girl) used to get this badly at around the same age. It sounds awful but we found encouraging her to keep upright (the tummy pains made her want to lie down & slowed the inevitable process) really helped i.e Mr S had to hold her upright in his arms while she tried to wiggle out to lie on the sofa, as did dried apricots (luckily she liked them) and the usual high fructose fruit juice things that have already been mentioned.

I know it's an ad', but it made me chuckle too. Like.

It got to me hugely. I had it with the second of my four & even now, 10 years on - there are women I will cross the road to avoid as they were so snooty and excluding during our time as a Mums in the same class together. Luckily I had three other children to prove to me that it was them, not me, otherwise I would have found it easy to start questioning what was wrong with me. I think the school gate feels just like being back at school - the 'in crowd',the potential for bitchiness etc.etc. susyp - I feel your pain. Look after yourself, & look around - I'll bet there's other Mums feeling the same way as you. Thank goodness for the holidays acomin'. :)

I have a friend, a local Doula, who is also an accredited sling consultant (who even knew they existed?!). http://www.birthsupportandmore.com/ She offers a service whereby she comes round to your house to let you try various types of slings to see which one suits you, your baby (size, weight, shape etc.etc.) & lifestyle best. She also does groups if you've got some mates that might be interested?

I'm not aware of any trust in the UK who tests routinely for GTT, though each trust has it's own policies they are usually based on the NICE guidelines. As you know the GTT test isn't the pleasantest of experiences and it would be a bit mean, not to mention a huge waste of money to test every pregnant woman for it. In Lewisham women from certain higher risk categories will be offered GTT at their booking appointment - the categories you listed, plus any history of polycystic ovaries would be seen as an indicator too. Otherwise it's offered if any of the risk factors arise during the course of the pregnancy. I guess that's what happened to Strawbs? Each hospital/trust has it's own specialist team of Midwives who would look after you once you'd been confirmed with GD. At Kings it's the Ruskin group.

Argos?

Curmudgeon, I think that kids company link deserves a thread all of its own. :)

DS1 (15) also has it - though actually, now that I've looked it up, SPD fits the bill perfectly too. He's hypermobile though whether that has any relevance I'm not sure (increased incidence maybe?). I'm afraid I don't know a huge amount about it though as we've had very little input in the way of help or advice and have really just muddled through the last 15 years as best we can. Poor son :(

Humph, we don't get SE22 or Living SOuth any more. I guess we're not SE22 enough either :( Did like Living South when we used to get it though.

garnwba Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not wanting to stoke the fire but..... > > Having sold up and moved out (1 month ago) of SE22 > non CPZ hell zone and now living less than 1 mile > away in postcode SE5 that is CPZ (between 10-2pm > Mon - Fri ONLY). I have to say that although i am > ?145 worse off, i can now park outside my house > every single day (imagine such a thing), I have no > commuter traffic clogging the roads (and yet i > live near a station), workmen etc plan their trips > to avoid the CPZ times (thus making it even easier > to nail down when they will arrive), there is a > lovely community spirit AND all the local shops > still seem to be open and survive... Having lived in SE22 non CPZ happy zone for 17 years. I have to say that although I am ?145 better off each year than garnwba, I can park outside my house every single day (imagine such a thing), I have no commuter traffic clogging the roads (and yet i live near a station), workmen etc don't have to plan their trips to avoid the CPZ times (thus making it even easier to nail down when they will arrive and usually at my convenience), there is a lovely community spirit AND all the local shops still seem to be open and survive... None of which would be the case for my road if a CPZ had been forced upon us.

But all the playgrounds have been sold off or built over now MP, as have a lot of the schools that the BabyBoomers went to.

Lewisham Hospital Community Midwives keep a box of clothes & baby bits which I think is for those who they consider need it/need some extra help. I'll need to check tomorrow, but if that's the case, they might well welcome some hooded towels? If you're in ED then I'm happy to come & collect. Can I get back to you on it (if they haven't already gone)?

Feel like I've posted this before? Anyway - for comparison purposes: 1st: 42ish hours 2nd: 10ish hours 3rd: 7ish hours 4th: 18ish hours Poor me :(

Gidget, if you're really interested in a full & detailed explanation of the layout of the cafe to decide whether or not it's an appropriate place to change a baby then please feel free to PM me. Whether or not I would chose to change a baby in that or any cafe is a bit off topic to discuss here and so not really fair to the OP or relevant to her request. Suffice to say; if I didn't think it was an appropriate place I wouldn't have recommended it.

Kings College London cafe - just across Borough High st & down the nearest alley way - has lovely large & low pouffe type seats, great for changing babies on. Plus, it's a beautiful bit of old London thats hidden away & rarely gets seen.

I don't know, but I do know that if there's a gap of 10 years or more between births then, in Midwifery terms, Mum's body is considered to act as it would if it was a first labour.

And don't forget The Charter Christmas Emporium tonight! Loads of Festive Fabulousness 5 to 9.30 pm TONIGHT OVER 50 Unique designer maker, pre-loved, textiles Trees,Wreaths,jewellery, Caracature Artist, Original Art NOT to mention the Mini Food hall with lots of Fine goodies to eat on site or take home.

It's the Grove (old Harvester). I passes by yesterday too.:)

OK, I gotta ask; What's TDLP?

Aha, and I thought the gentleman at the next table had something in his eye . . .

Hmmm, I was in there on Wednesday afternoon with a group of 6 Mums and small babies - I think they all had prams? Anyway suffice to say we took up a lot of space. They were really very nice to us (a member of our group commented that perhaps they'd been reading this thread) & I never once felt we weren't welcome or were in the way. I often meet friends with babies in there and the service is usualy surly for sure, but I've not encountered active rudeness, and never yet been asked to move a pram outside - though I am often there 'with pram'. I didn't see roast baby on that days menu board either ;)