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Anyone else watching this series? The medical team are amazing and the production is great. I'm not generally a watcher of medical-type programmes but there is something about this series which is fascinating. I watched it last year when I was on maternity leave and had recently had quite a lot of first hand experience of Kings! They don't seem to shoot any scenes in the children's A&E section, which is just as well.

I've just got back from a week away and didn't count a thing because it was too much of a faff. I tried to keep on track though by swimming twice a day in the pool, controlling portion size at mealtimes, and eating lots of salad. So if you can't resist the 4 courses, amydown, maybe just eat half of each plate?

Really? Thank you - that would be fantastic. Will contact you separately!

Here's a tough one... Where can I buy one of the Bugaboo Bee all over silver sunshade covers TOMORROW MORNING locally? All thoughts gratefully received.

Hi Convex, the same thing happened to me. I now use the iPad app at home and log on online from my PC at work. I've lost 3 lbs over 2 weeks, which I'm happy with given that I have been out quite a bit and don't even feel as though I am on a 'diet'. Good luck everyone.

Yep, much better and have stuck to my points for three days in a row. Also managed to get in two exercise sessions. Am having to resort to weight watchers ready meals in the evening, which are a bit gruesome, but next week I'll start trying out some of the recipes. Am determined to get this weight off.

I have exceeded my daily pro-points each day so far this week (not an ideal start I know) but logging my food intake has given me a real insight into what needs to change if I really want to lose this excess weight. And that I also need to be much smarter about what food I stock in the fridge and cupboard. Hmm, not biscuits and wine. Got to get over two nights out with girlfriends and then it's a fresh start come Saturday.

Just to follow up on awilliams post, you can usually buy cartons of formula from Boots on 'the other side' (therefore no need to carry through security at which they usually ask you to taste one which you then have to throw away). I also saw a Heathrow ad this morning on the tube which indicated that you can actually pre-order the formula from Boots before you fly. Good luck with your flight and move.

I joined WW online today inspired by this thread. Would like to lose just over a stone by the end of June. Keep up the posts ladies!

I'd avoid buying the Mothercare one, which is really difficult to close down.

Hi Nikki, I noticed no-one responded so thought I'd send my own personal experience. We introduced formula by bottle at about 7 months but by then our daughter was already taking one bottle of expressed milk a day so accustomed to the bottle. She took to formula straight away and we didn't have any problems switching between both types of milk until about 10 months when she started pushing me away at b/fs. The key for us at 7 months was to get volume into her so giving formula by bottle was the best way to do that rather than by sippy cup from which she would have only taken a couple of ounces. A year later and trying to wean our daughter off the night time bottle (of full fat milk rather than formula) has proved to be a total nightmare. So I guess it depends whether you want your nightmare now (and persevere with the sippy cup knowing she won't take alot of volume) or later.

Congratulations! In addition to the above: Decide whose career takes priority. Not only may this determine where and how you live, but it also makes it easier to decide who has to take the day off work when you have a childcare crisis!

I did the Dukan and lost 4-5 pounds very quickly. Of course I put it on again all over Christmas and have now joined a gym instead, but I do know someone who lost a stone over 3 months so the diet does work if you can stick to it. You need to like steak.

Basic question, hellosailor, but do you eat with her? And with your partner when he is at home? I find that our 13 mo will eat much more if we are also eating and she gets the same food esp from our plates. When we went out, she would happily eat from a Hipp Organic pot until our plates arrived, upon which she would reject the pot and want what we were eating; we ended up just giving her the bits that were suitable. She has always had a combination of spoon/finger feeding and been a good eater but we also had the 'food refusal after a few mouthfuls/spit out/throw on floor' phase which lasted a few weeks, and was a real pain because, like you, I had to lay on a buffet for each meal hoping she would like something. It has improved since we went to just finger food/spoon feeding by her (hit and miss as you can imagine). I do think that they have these random eating phases though. Mine refused point blank to eat blueberries for about three weeks having previously been a complete blueberry nut, but I kept offering them and she started to eat them again - totally randomly as far as I could tell.

Yes, I bet it's really amazing. I had a very quick labour just over a year ago but still avoid watching birth scenes on the TV as I find it highly emotional. I even cried at a nativity scene during the Christmas period! Hope it gets easier.

Some people don't eat certain foods for religious reasons so I have no problem with being told in advance what not to cook. Although one year we had to find a kosher turkey for Christmas Day, which was not an easy task. Even William Rose were baffled. New mother, I think it is ok to send an email but sending/receiving a card is so much nicer and more thoughful. We hosted a party for 20 close friends last month, buying all the food and booze. We got texts from two people in thanks. Obviously we didn't host the party to get thank you cards but I was shocked frankly.

Sorry for this question but I am relying on the goodwill of forumites who have researched this already. We have the fanilyfix base (have been using it with the Pebble) and a Bugaboo Bee. From my limited research, I think that we have to get the Pearl now that our daughter is 1 (and frankly getting quite frustrated at being rear-facing). Is that right and does the Pearl fix on to the Bee with the same attachments used for the Pebble? Not sure how much we really need the car seat to attach to the buggy nowadays (was useful when she was small) but thought I'd check. Many thanks in advance.

Katie Fisher also helped me with thrush. She wrote me a letter to take to my GPs so they would prescribe me the hardcore regimen to get rid of it.

We have a nanny share. Our baby is 11 months and the other child is 2.5 years old. They have a better social life than I ever had pre-baby. Our experience is very similar to Bumpy and fidgetsmum, and I would also recommend it. I don't know anything about the legalities but from a practical perspective having just one other family to take into consideration when it comes to holidays etc works well for us.

We also just used Maurice following the recommendations on this and other threads on edf. Came round at short notice and sorted out our new dishwasher. Would definitely recommend him.

We're going with connickski an English company with a chalet in France and its own in-house ski school with British/English-speaking instructors. Nanny services are provided at an extra cost but key for us was that the chalet has its own playroom, complete with soft toys etc. Come with us snowboarder; it will be like old times!

Thanks for all the tips and advice. Will look into the breast pump rental, and I think teething may also have something to do with it. Definitely am not up the duff!

I went down to doing just a 7am BF when I returned to work in August. My daughter was 8 months then and is 10 months now. In the last few weeks she has become increasingly disinterested in this BF but would settle down after a little play. Yesterday she actually started pushing me away when I tried to BF her. I was hoping to continue with the BFing until she turned one but I am wondering whether I should now stop as I don't want this to become a fraught exercise for both of us. Has anyone else experienced this and was it a temporary thing? All thoughts appreciated. PS she doesn't BF for comfort; she uses her thumb for that!

Similar thing happened to me. I bought a cheap nightie from sainsburys with buttons down the front for easy boob access. It was only when I put it on in the post natal ward afterwards that I realised the buttons were 'for effect'! Had to wear husband's Paul Smith shirt instead. Nice shirt but without anything with me to cover my lower half it was not a good look on the ward.

We would be up for this too if it's a weekend. Thanks for taking the initiative on this.