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Brewers are excellent at colour matching & the guys there are really helpful too. We've only used F&B modern emulsion in our bathroom & not had any issues. In my son's bedroom we did a colour match.

Could anyone recommend a yoga class for my 4 year old? He has trouble with his gross motor skills & im hoping it might help. Thanks

I see the wonderful Louisa at the Goose Green Clinic. While I was pregnant she fixed my pelvic girdle pain so that I could walk comfortably again. Prior to seeing her I was in a lot of pain walking for longer than 15 minutes & standing for any period of time. I saw her again for my pregnancy heart burn, she magically 'made space', and it was gone! I also saw Louisa for a couple of postnatal appointments following the birth of my daughter. Being a mum of two (my son was a toddler) there was little time to recuperate afterwards, Louisa provided the much needed restorative support vital in those first few weeks so that I could muddle through the initial madness & beyond! I continue to see Louisa whenever the need arises. She is really gentle but has great results & is very easy to speak to. I feel very fortunate to have found somebody that I trust implicitly so it goes without saying that I highly recommend her!

I have had this problem a couple of times & found that the tyre had deteriorated & split a little & was squelching! I ordered a new wheel & replaced it myself, v straight forward x I've always ordered spare parts from Petts Wood, does anyone order from anywhere else (preferably with free postage!)?

We have recently toilet trained my son, he had a complete aversion to the potty (I'm guessing because he's only ever seen us using a toilet & doesn't have older siblings) so we skipped straight to the loo. We have two toilet seats, a soft one with handles either side & a plastic IKEA one. He started off preferring the soft one because we were spending quite a bit of time reading stories on there while he practiced, these days he poos like a pro & is on the IKEA one! Initially he had a lot of apprehension about the 'plop' so we started off with him doing it on the toilet but with a nappy cupped under him to catch it, after a week or so he got used to it & stopped asking for the nappy. We also invested in a Pottette travel potty & seat which I've found to be invaluable, he has a knack of needing to go when we're at the furthest point from any loo! We used a sticker reward chart, which went down very well & we stayed at home for the first 3 days to take the stress out of it for both of us. Good luck, it's a right of passage for both of you but really not as bad as you might imagine!

I also recommend Michele Misgala, she also does a 4.30 Sunday class

We've used Riverford for many years now & are very happy with the choice they offer & their ethos!

We are making the intrepid journey to N/M Wales via Telford tomorrow morning. I'm pregnant & am driving there with my toddler. When we've travelled there before (from West London & without toddler) we've always taken the M4, but I'm unsure as to which route to take from Dulwich. Each 'route planner' that I have researched is recommending a different route (M4/M1/M40???), plus it would be great to get some feedback on child friendly stops along the way (without making it too much longer...) Does anyone have any experience of this schlep?? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hello, I'm pregnant with my second child & due mid July. My son just turned two in December. Looking forward to a meet up soon :-)

If you go directly to the Camper website those high tops are on sale & are still available up to a size 5. http://m.camper.com/en_GB/women/shoes/portol/camper-portol-46620-009 I have a pair and love them BUT the toe caps are suede so not so great for muddy ball kicking!

Thank you for your advice & comments. It's good to have a better idea of what's on offer for the visitors that they encourage, there isn't a great deal of information on the website. Jamster, we're not in the position to adopt a cat or dog at the moment, however, I still like to find ways to responsibly encourage my son's enthusiasm & love of them. Why do you assume that our visit would have such a negative impact? I would trust that the people who work there know how to manage the visitors so that the animals are not stressed any further than they already have been. We went to Battersea Zoo last year and we were trying to think of something different that isn't Christmas related or weather dependant. I'm not sure that this is it!

Our son turns 2 this month & loves cats & dogs, so we were thinking a visit to Battersea Cats & Dogs Home might be nice... Has anyone been? I was wondering if the visitors have any interaction with the animals or if you just go and look at them in their cages / kennels , & possibly see them excersising? (We won't be bringing any new friends home with us, no matter how cute!)

I think this waiting list fee is such a scam. We put our names down for a popular local nursery a couple of years ago & have never heard back from them. As it turned out I didn't return to work & we didn't need the place, but they weren't to know that.

Thank you both, I got them from SMBS (I had no idea that a Sainsburys was so exotic!)

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

Hi SB, my son also has a posterior tongue tie. We had breastfeeding issues, and had a Kings referral for a snip, but after visiting the OCC (cranial osteopaths) I was advised to wait before going ahead with it. It seems that they could loosen up the tight muscles & help with his tight neck which in turn helped with the breastfeeding. After each growth spurt we'd have to return as the issue seemed to return until he reached around three & a half months & suddenly after one particular session things got a lot better. I also received great support from a few of the local lactation consultants at the Breastfeeding Caf?s. In our case I'm really glad that we didn't go ahead with the snip as it eventually all worked out, plus I know that my son would have hated me massaging the scar tissue underneath his tongue! He's now 19 months old & moving his tongue freely & speaking very well already despite still having a visible posterior tongue tie. Feel free to PM me if you'd like any further info, I know how tough it feels to be in your position x

Steve's punctual & gets the job done. Highly recommended.

Brilliant, thanks both for posting. He's such a wriggly sleeper, so the bags are great solution for him. It's an old villa, with ceiling fans, so hopefully it'll be cool at night... Thanks again, I'll put a request for one on the forum this morning & if I have no luck I'll order one on Amazon tonight x

With our holiday (finally) fast approaching (next week), I was wondering what my 19 month old will wear to bed while we're away. We're staying in a villa with no air con (phew) & not having been to the Ballearics in a while, and never with a toddler, I'm wondering what to pack for him to wear to bed... He currently sleeps in a long sleeved cotton vest and a 1.5 tog Merino sleeping bag & seems happy in this climate. Being a creature of habit, I imagine that he'd like to wear a sleeping bag, will his usual bag be far too hot even if he's just in a nappy? Or should order/acquire a muslin one? Any advice gratefully received.

I suppose I was wondering if he might want to take off his top sometimes if he was in the shade...? You know how you can over think these things!

It didn't work for me, try as I might... my son has always had difficulty in relaxing & winding down on his own & gets so upset not being cuddled/fed. I felt (& still do to some degree) useless not being able to manage it, but I've also accepted (somewhat) that they're all different. It's exhausting though!

We're getting ready to go on a beach holiday with our (will be) 19 month old son & I can't decide whether to get him a one piece UV zip up or a two piece UV set. I'm also battling (& losing) in trying to get a hat to stay on his head! Fortunately he does have hair & is olive skinned, but I'm aware that he needs some protection. Last year he wore a two piece & a hat, but because he's (very) mobile this year I'm wondering if he'll get too hot / irritated wearing a one piece (he's a fusspot). Particularly as this year it'll be impossible to keep him in the shade. Any advice gratefully received. Thanks

We also use the vacusacs because they save space. (Not very attractive though!)

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