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My daughter has her MMR booster booked for tomorrow but she's got the tale end of a cold. I know they say its ok to give them the booster if they have a cold as long as they don't have a temp, but I always thought it seemed a bit mean, if they are feeling a bit grotty! I just wondered what your thoughts were? Thanks!

Hi Bee, So sorry to hear you are having a nightmare. The first weeks are so hard!! I just wondered if you were swaddling your baby? All 3 of mine didn't like being put down and if they fell asleep on me and I tried to put them down they always woke up, but if they were in a tight swaddle it really helped their sleeping. Just a thought! Good luck, hope things improve soon.

I've no idea if this is the right section for this! So sorry if it isn't. I need some help with my first attempt at making chutney! My question is - do I need to put a wax disc over the top of the chutney and then tie it on, or can I put a metal lid on the jam jar?! I thought I had to do the wax lid thing but I've just seen kirsty on that christmas programme and she just put a metal lid straight on it. Sounds ridiculous but any advice would be greatly appreciated!

poor you!! sleep problems seem never ending. Just incase cuppa teas suggestion doesn't work, you could try making the morning nap much shorter. my daughter is 14 months and she still needs a morning nap, but I wake her after 15 - 20 mins. then she'll still nap at lunchtime (more like from 1 or 2 for a couple of hours) if I let her sleep too long in the morning, she won't nap in the afternoon, and is beside herself with tiredness at the end of the day. and then she'll wake at night - not for long but she has disturbed sleep. hope you get it sorted soon.

I went on their waiting list at about 6 months and very soon got confirmed a place. good luck!! I totally agree - they are wonderful.

I personally think there are plenty of clubs. The clubs available increased gradually as the children get older. My son is now in year 3 and he does something most days. We are very happy with rosemead. its small and nurturing but also has great results.

I have 3 children and the oldest two (boys) are so fussy. it drive me insane. they eat olives, broccoli and carrots. The only dinner they both like is sausages and meatballs. one likes pizza, one likes fish fingers, and they can be pushed into eating chicken but my oldest is just about in tears if he hears he's having it. He actually behaves like he's scared of certain food. At school he has to have a school lunch, and most days he has bread and cheese. My daughter, aged 13 months is a really good eater but I'm worried she'll start copying they boys soon. I hoped the boys would grow out of it but at age 7 my oldest is showing no signs. we had a wonderful nanny for 6 months and she said the best way to deal with it was to give offering new food, but don't make a fuss if they don't eat it. just calmly take it away and don't offer anything else. it works a bit with my middle child but not the eldest. think he has some kind of food phobia!

my oldest (7) was a terrible sleeper as a baby and toddler, and always woke really early - 5.30 ish I think - but now is much better and wakes around 7, so there's hope!!

so sorry!! I forgot the link - http://www.dulwichtherapyrooms.co.uk/#/clinic-management/4523173233

I can't remember how much it cost, but here's a link to Dan's info at the dulwich therapy rooms

I had acupuncture to help things along with my 3rd baby at the clinic above heath matters on LL, with Dan. I think he was brilliant, and after the second session (i think, although it might have been the 3rd!!!) I went into labour. I defiantly think it was the acupuncture that did it, but they do say your body has to be ready for acupuncture to work, and if I remember correctly they don't normally recommend doing it early if its your first pregnancy as you're unlikely to be ready early. Does that make sense?! Clear as mud? I guess if you're trying to avoid an early induction then anything is worth a try!! Good luck

does anyone know of a new nursery opening on barry road? I heard a rumour that another branch of a nursery was opening but I can't remember the name and I can't find any info about it! I thought it was little fingers but I've googled it and can't find anything. I'm trying to find a nursery for my 11 month old, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks,

I've never taken it but one of my friends used to - If I remember correctly there's two you can get to get there on time, the later one is busy, but the slightly earlier one is fine. not sure if that helps!

I was told that doc scorer (not sure of the spelling) is very good in that area by a couple of friends

I think its an excellent idea.

My daughter was tongue tied and it wasn't spotted for ages - a doc and a number of midwives checked for TT and said she wasn't. It wasn't until I paid for Jill Dye to come and visit that she was said DD was TT. I then went to my GP who referred me to the Pediatric department at kings, so I wait weeks and weeks for an appointment. However while waiting for an appointment I went to one of the breast feeding clinics to get some help and the HV referred us to the tongue tie clinic at kings and we went within 2 weeks. They did the snip on my daughter at the clinic at the first appointment, which was a nightmare!! I think she was too old by this time and I found the whole experience absolutely awful However, Just about everyone else I know or spoke to about it found it very straight forward with no probs at all. My advice, after 3 children, one who breast feed really well and two who were very difficult is that you might not get the help you need at kings as they are so busy, but the breastfeeding clinics and Jill Dye were amazing and very helpful. Also, not everyone medical person can spot a tongue tie, so if you are having trouble, get to a BF clinic and ask them to check, or better still, get Jill over, she's amazing and so cheap for what she does! Good luck!

Does anyone know anything about iscooters? my son wants a 3 wheeler scooter for his 7th birthday but the maxi micro scooter is nearly ?100 so would like to find a cheaper option. The iscooter looks like it might be ok but its hard to tell what age its suitable for! Any thoughts would be much appreciated!

not forgetting the very nice bag of books they give your baby!!

I find the problem with barry road is going across it from either upland or underhill oad - you can't see because of the cars parked. you have to pull out to see if anything is coming, and they do come along quite fast.

I find the problem with barry road is going across it from either upland road or underhill road - you can't see because of the cars parked. you have to pull out to see if anything is coming, and they do come along quite fast.

I read somewhere that its not something that they can learn, it just happens at some point. some are earlier than others. My son is nearly 3.5 and he's still in pullups at nights (I just got him out of them in the day a few months ago!) but I'm not worried - infact, the longer he stays in them the better, so he doesn't wake even earlier to go to the loo!

I'm not sure if this appropriate to put on here but I've seen quite a few threads regarding sleep issues with little ones and I heard about this from Millpond sleep clinic so I thought I'd share it incase it would help anyone. "Free sleep webinar from Millpond Children's Sleep Clinic" Millpond, in collaboration with the parenting website DaisyChain parents, is proud to introduce our first series of webinars. This will give you the opportunity to hear from experts in their field and pose the questions you want directly to them. So sit back with a cup of coffee and the kids in bed and log in from 8pm ? 9pm on the following dates: May 24 th ? Sleep - hear from Mandy Gurney, Millpond's founder as she guides you through the mysteries of sleep. What happens when children sleep, what happens when our children don't get enough sleep and how much sleep they need. Mandy is on hand to answer your questions. To register please click on the following link:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/931949134 Millpond Children's Sleep Clinic www.mill-pond.co.uk +44 (0)20 8444 0040

that's great! thanks so much

Hi there, Can anyone suggest any clubs/playgroups etc for a 3 year on Tuesdays or Thursdays? Thanks so much!

Poor you!! I feel your pain. I have three children and they've all been terrible sleepers (probably something I did wrong) and we've had to do cc with all three, which, like everyone I absolutely hated. It sounds like your daughter is waking at the end of each sleep cycle so she's just struggling to put her self back to sleep, in which case I guess the answer is to go back to cc. We did CC with my third child about 6 weeks ago but we used something similar to this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vtech-Baby-Bear-Sweet-Dreams/dp/B0041M5USA/ref=sr_1_99?s=baby&ie=UTF8&qid=1304541384&sr=1-99 which we hadn't used with the other two and its really made life alot easier. we only used the sound part, not the lights. she goes to sleep at bed time with it so its like a sleep prompt. If she wakes in the night and cries, the music starts and most of the time (touch wood) she goes back to sleep. We tightened down on the bedtime routine when we started the cc thing too. Tea at 5, (late feeding can cause waking in early evening apparently) some milk at 6.30 ish, then a quick, 5 min bath, (something about raising body temp then it falling again produces the sleep hormone) quick dry and dressed, then a bit more milk and into bed. I think the idea is to make going to sleep at bed time as easy as poss so she gets the hang of it on her own, which will help her fall asleep on her own when she wakes from a sleep cycle in the night. I've really rambled on! I"m so sorry. Its a big topic for me though having been through it so many times so I like to share it with anyone who will listen! and I'm not a great example as our baby was awake at 5.30 this morning so we put her in our bed and she went back to sleep! good luck and remember its all just a phase and will soon pass!