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Boots has an own brand, and sometimes you can find Kallo salt free ones in Sainsbury's.

Our GP doesn't routinely do the CP vaccine, but given our specific circumstance at the time they were willing to prescribe it so that we could then get it from a pahrmacy ourselves. The nurse did the injections. Worth explaining to a GP why you want to do it and then see what they say.

Will your GP not prescribe it? Any pharmacy can order it in with a prescription.

My son likes the Oxford Reading Tree and also the DK reading books from the library.

Would you consider a rucksack? I have a packaway one by Karrimor that does the trick. It hangs well off the back of a Maclaren buggy, and convienent when using a baby carrier/cycling too.

@ Hellosailor - the last distance offered for DVIS was larger for the current reception year than it has been previously. May well increase again this year, as there is now another school (Judith Kerr) in the immediate vecinity.

If you are really serious about moving for a school, then you should visit the school and not just read the Ofsted report. The schools you listed have quite a different "feel" to them, and there is a lot more to it than just the Ofsted inspection. You could also look at Bessemer Grange and Judith Kerr schools if you like Herne Hill as a place to live. For what it's worth, the end of Danecroft, Frankfurt and Elfindale Roads nearest to Elmwood road were *just* in the Village school last distance offered zone for the last few years. The distance increased last year, so who knows what will happen in the future?

The Herne Hill one has more space for parties. My son's school went there for a trip and had a great time. They made pizza and got to talk to the chefs about pizza ingredients and making pizza.

or this: http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com

I think you might be each other's ultimate troll pairing. I can see this discussion raging, with each side entrenching further. I'm going to follow with interest. It might be alsmost as good as the recent MMR thread...

There's also a great stay and play at the Bessemer Children's Centre.

The dosing for Omeperazole is not as weight-dependent as other anti-relux drugs like ranitidine or domperidone. It's quite normal to give 10mg to an infant, which is also the adult dose for some conditions. I know it's a real challenge to administer. A pharmacist can give you a demonstration on how to administer and can also change your dosage form to something more suitable it the tablet is not working for your baby. There is a liquid form and a form that disloves in the mouth (I think). One thing to bear in mind is that you must not mix omeperazole with milk. The package insert should make this clear. It can be given in water or acidic fruit juice, but should not mix with milk as this can stop the drug from working. We were advised to give it as far away from a feed as possible, not only so that it didn't mix with milk but also so that there was less chance of it coming back up with the last feed! It is also well worth looking into a milk thickener like infant gaviscon or using an anti-reflux formula is you aren't already. This gives a physical barrier against reflux because the milk goes gloopy in the stomach and can't come back up so easily.

There is a drop-in at the Bessemer Children's Centre each week called Chattertime. Monday afternoon 2-3pm. I haven't been, but I have seen the poster when I've been at the centre for other activities.

Most paints are now low VOC anyway, so you should be fine with whatever you want. Dulux do a great range of very washable paints. You can even get felt tip cleaned off the walls without taking the paint off too.

MMRV is common in other countries. The US and Canada spring to mind. The component that people worry about the the Varicella vaccine. On a population level, it is thought that it could increase the risk of older people getting shingles because it will prevent the younger population getting chickenpox. Once the chickenpox virus is not in circulation, us older people who had chickenpox as children stop being exposed to the chickenpox virus. Our level of immunity drops, which makes shingles more likely. Although I haven't read any papers that demonstrate this increase in shingles in areas that use the MMRV. There might be other concerns. I've not looked into it deeply, so any further info would be interesting for me too. As for single vaccines, the main reason that this isn't a great idea is because there are no longer any approved suppliers of the mumps vaccine in the UK. Even if you can find somewhere that provides it, you have no reassurance that the vaccine meets the efficacy and safety standars required for a UK licence. MMR is now the indicated vaccine if you need any one of the components (e.g. woman of childbearing age with no rubella immunity).

Convex Wrote: > > Secondary question, at what age did your kids > progress from the baby set to just sat on the > chair? Number 1, at about 2 years. Number 2 at 15 months. Depends when they can climb on and off safely.

hellosailor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've always wondered if vaccines are totally safe, > why there is a whole government dept dedicated to > paying out compensation for those seriously > disabled by vaccinations each year. Perhaps you > can shed some light on it Root? > > > https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment > > https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibil > ity Of course they are not completely safe. Nothing is. They are just much less risky than contracting the diseases that they protect against. It's a risk assessment question whether to vaccinate or not - you just have to weigh up the risks of vaccinating against the risk of not vaccinating. For most people the risk assessment is very clearly in favour of vaccinating. and Quids, polio hasn't been irradicated everywhere yet.

I have a tripp trapp for all 3 of mine, who are 4, 2 and 8 months. I consutled the forum's wisdom before buying the third. The general consensus is that they will use the tripp trapp until 7 or 8 so it's worth it. And then you can always sell them on because they are very popular.

Tickle1978 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > If the effects of diseases such as measles were > rife would parents be making the same decision of > non immunisation? We all saw the result of uptake falling too low for herd immunity last year, with the measles outbreak in Swansea (and other parts of the UK). Teenagers who were not vaccinated in the wake of the Wakefield scandal contracted measels in droves. Some were seriously ill. One poor boy with measles tragically died. Not vaccinating your child is taking a risk of death or debilitating complications from a vaccine preventable disease. In this part of South London uptake of the MMR has fallen below the level needed for herd immunity to protect the unvaccinated, so you can't rely on others to prevent an outbreak in the area. I don't think that anyone who had seen the effects of a measles epidemic would turn down the MMR, but in the UK we are generally isolated by time a distance from the reality of the diseases that we vaccinate against. It is hard to put your child through a medical procedure when the benefit appears so intangible. However, the reality is that we are only so lucky to be igorant of the devestating effects of these diseases because of the easy availability of vaccines like the MMR and the wide uptake that they have had in the past. This is a quote from the CDC website linked to below: "About one out of 10 children with measles also gets an ear infection, and up to one out of 20 gets pneumonia. About one out of 1,000 gets encephalitis, and one or two out of 1,000 die." http://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/overview.html There, in black and white, is the risk of not having the vaccine. If you think that the MMR is more dangerous than measles, then it is your call. You don't have to vaccinate your child.

Our life was revolutionised by two factors - SMA staydown formula and omeprazole at 10mg per day. Before that, my daughter was incredibly hard to feed and threw up about half of everything that went in. She also woke up screaming every 45 mintues to an hour, day and night. I'd strongly recommend that you try an anti-reflux formula. Our consultant at King's recommended it at our second review and it made a huge difference in our case. And as for administering omeperazole, I found that it was easier to adminsiter in something gloopy so that the grains didn't get stuck in the syrinige, so I adminstered it in the domperidone suspension that my daugter was on as well. From about 4 months, I gave the tablet whole.

Yes, go for it. My daughter was similarly keen, and out of nappies very quickly. However I did have a long phase of having to be on high alert as she couldn't hold it when there was no toilet nearby. And you can get training pants so accidents don't necessitate a full change.

Even without our own car, we used a carseat enough in the first 15 months of our son' s life to justify owning the 0+ group one. They often come up on the forum for free too.

I really like IKEA kitchens. My aunt is an atchitect, and she often recommends IKEA kitchens to clients. You can put a fancier door on the carcass if you want it to look different/nicer. It's good qulaity and lasts well, and they have lots of neat options for interior fittings and other gadgets. It can also be economical to get a builder to construct your kitchen for you if you like the painted MDF/wood look. While we had our kitchen done, we had a temporary sink and washing machine set up. Couldn't have coped without the washing machine for 8 weeks!

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-antivaccination-movement-20140120,0,5576371.story#axzz2r8HfEMuf This LA times article should also help you to understand the risk you take by not vaccinating. The risks are not just for your children, but for the population at large.

https://showyou.com/v/y-lhk7-5eBCrs/penn-teller-kill-the-antivaccination-argument-in-just-over?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=timeline not had a chance to watch, but it might be helpful. There are also a lot of threads on this subject already. You can search for them.