QueenMab

I would second that advice. I went to a wedding with my baby and just found a dress which looked fabulous. Then I fed in the loos with dress hitched up. As it was only for one day it was fine. Often with do's in hotels there will be a room free where you can go and feed rather than the loo.

I think this is a good and timely article. Lots of people seem to think it's OK to pick wild plants for food, but it's not. Often it is done without any regard for sustainable growth or awareness of the impact it might have on an ecosystem. When you think about the sheer volume of people living around the Sydenham Hill wood area, it would very quickly lose a lot of its diverse and precious plant life if anyone could just go in and pick whatever they fancied.

Blimey have you been to Brixton soft play? Last time I went it was disgusting, the smell was eye-watering. I've heard the Peckham one is far cleaner, so it might be worth firing out a bit more for a clean well maint?ined place.

There's a very good pharmacy in Herne Hill called the Fourways or something (next to the Half Moon pub). I get the Green People organic kids' sun cream from there, which seems to have the lowest number of weird chemicals in it (I've examined a few!) . However, I've a feeling if you ask the pharmacist for help he may well be able to advise on other products they may have in stock.

I came here to ask about this very thing. I have a 2-year old and whilst there are millions of things to do in the mornings, I'm mostly working then, and he sleeps til 2 or 2.30 so generally lunch isn't finished til 3 or 3.30. I struggle to find things to do and I feel sorry for him having a lack of opportunities for sociable play but there doesn't seem to be much, if anything between 3-5.

I think the Baby Whisperer was the one I liked best at the time, although like others I found her style deeply irritating at times. However I would recommend keeping an open mind, and not expect one book to have all the answers. All babies and parents are different and different things will suit different people. The best thing I ever did was joined the library and just borrowed as many books on the subject as I could. That way I didn't feel I was 'investing' in one approach which I had to stick to no matter what. I much preferred reading a really diverse set of ideas on the subject, happily discarding stuff I didn't find helpful, and picking up some real gems here and there. More to to the point, the utility of these books is often very fleeting and there's plenty of other things you can usefully spend your money on. So make the most if the fact all of this information is free on your local library!

I also love this place! I think the church attached also has a couple of baby singalong groups in the week too.

Muesli or other cereals stirred into yoghurt is a good way of getting cereals into little ones with less mess than milk seems to make at that age. Our lad loves that and it's dead quick to make. I'm also a convert to Oatibix as a quick alternative to porridge which you do t need to wait to cool down. Basically it's the same as Weetabix but made with oats. Once you've added the milk it quickly reduces to a mush. You can even make it with warm milk and it's like instant porridge.

Blimey, it's one thing to think quietly to yourself that a person might be making poor nutritional choices for their children, but as for giving them the death stare.... Come on! That's a quick route to a smack in the chops in my view. I am laughing like an idiot about the children secretly drinking sugar water from behind the toilet though. I have taken a pretty hardline view on sugar so far (although my son is 16 months old, so that's fair enough I reckon), and am now having visions of him snorting sugar in the shed by this time next year.

Personally I think it would be better if some places specifically stated "no children", and had done with it. I have a baby but don't really want to go to places where there isn't the space and/or the staff and customers don't want kids there. I wouldn't be offended or feel discriminated against. I do remember life before kids, and caf?s full of screaming, snot-faced kids really aren't that attractive for people who just want to go and have a quiet lunch somewhere. Perhaps The Gardens just needs to take the plunge and say, sorry no babies/children etc. Or as someone else said, just have a notice which says, please park your pram out the back.

Come on, has East Dulwich ever been "cool"? The only place less cool is the Boden farm, Dulwich Village.

Have you though about doing it yourself? After paying ?10 like a fool for the lady at Little Clippers to spend 2 minutes lunging at my 7-month-old (he has a lot of hair!) with scissors only to result in a terrible cut, I decided I couldn't do a worse job myself. I've done it twice now and it was easy and he looks great.

Splendid. I shall try and pop along too.

I must say, I as a member of the Lido in Brockwell, which is part of the same group. I once went to this Leisure Centre in East Dulwich and found it unspeakably awful. The gym was boiling, cramped and poorly equipped. Changing rooms were tatty and filthy, despite the fittings actually being quite new. I never returned. It seems the best course of action is to vote with your feet. If you're already a member, I would be badgering the life out of them for a refund.

I have also been wondering about this. I also read that high fibre food such as bran and whole wheat can be "too abrasive" on a baby's delicate digestive tract. I don't know where the evidence for any of this comes from; I'd be much happier if books on child nutrition quoted a lot more peer-reviwed research. As it is it seems to me that child nutrition (like most other areas of childcare) is teeming with books written by people who flipping well make it up as they go along.

I have also been wondering about this. I also read that high fibre food such as bran and whole wheat can be "too abrasive" on a baby's delicate digestive tract. I don't know where the evidence for any of this comes from; I'd be much happier if books on child nutrition quoted a lot more peer-reviwed research. As it is it seems to me that child nutrition (like most other areas of childcare) is teeming with books written by people who flipping well make it u

Yes splendid to see everyone! More mild bleariness here too.

Being in love is merely a hormonal event and is fleeting. Once that wears off, see what you're left with. Hopefully you will have shared interests and values. Try to cultivate those, whilst both having your own things that you dO apart from each other. But really, does anyone ever act on advice from others in matters of the heart?

Oh sorry. You said go gentle. At least the forum hamster swapped my swears for !?*%!!s

Are you all mad? It's an awful, awful name, truly cringe-worthy! I think I'd have to be really fanatical about singing to be able to overcome my dislike of the name and actually join. For what it's worth, the same goes for powerpramming: I've been asked a few times by friends if I'd like to go but found myself shouting FUCK OFF!! before even waiting to know more about what it involves Sorry but both sound to me like they will be run by and attended by middle class twats.

I took the Pregnacare Multivits throughout pregnancy and my blood test showed good iron levels, so I don't think it could have been the iron levels for me. I definitely agree about getting to bed early before tiredness sets in though. I do remember it got worse if I stayed up when tired. Also, if I took myself off to bed the second I started getting that feeling, it tended to stave off the worst excesses of it.

I am monitoring this thread now, I also suffered from this when pregnant, and then weirdly got it really badly in my arms just after birth and during feeding, it's horrible!

Even if there ARE risks linked to the MMR jabs (although, as others have pointed out, there is NO peer-reviewed research for this), the risks to your children (and to others such as pregnant women who have to rely on group immunity) of not vaccinating is far higher. Anyone whose thinking is that they "wouldn't trust a system that uses scare tactics instead of educating and being honest" is not even being rational, which goes to show how much hysteria and irrational thinking end up informing some of the most crucial decisions for our children. Very sad.

I was in Kings 3 months ago and had a c-section birth. My partner stayed over which was helpful the first night, although I would say if I hadn't been immobile due to c-section I'd have been fine without him there; the staff were very helpful. I would say you would both sleep better if your partner goes home for the evening as s/he will only be slumped in a chair or on the floor. However everyone's experiences are different; it's great to have the option.

Does this mean you've had your baby? Or are you still waiting nikki?