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Great thanks, that sounds great - anybody else with other options? Anybody just come back from a brilliant holiday? We went to Azur hotel in Cirali, Turkey in June and I would 100% recommend it, the entire area was extremely child friendly, great pool & beach 5 mins - both husband and son want to go back but I think there must be other places similar - please give me some inspiration though!!

Ok I know I'm planning very far in advance but I need a holiday to look forward to! We will have two boys, both just shy of 4 & 2 respectively. We want a pool with a beach close by and a nice relaxed environment. Short haul better for us, where would you recommend, where have you been to recently?

We had a rat who came into our kitchen once, it had nibbled a hole through a plastic air ent. Call the council (although we had to wait 6 weeks for ours - although it was tower hamlets many moons ago!). Jack Russell's are excellent at getting rats

I don't understand what is wrong with shutting the door to the bedroom? We have always shut the door with our 2.8yr old.

We have been twice here with our toddler. It's great because it has lovely pool and is on a small holding so you get to feed the horses, pigs and ducks everyday which keeps the little'un entertained. http://www.portugal-holidaycottage.com/ If your interested let me know because if you book in April or may I think you may get a discount if you mention my name. Ps. Portugal is cheap as chips!

I was on dianette and then changed to marvelon (which is also good for acne but without the side effects). When ttc the first couple of months were fine but then I did get really bad acne that didn't stop until I was over three months pregnant. The only thing I could use was the benzoyl peroxide, no antibiotics etc. Second time round I was really worried about my skin but as it only took a couple of months of ttc so the spots never materialised. No real advice other than to say it may get worse before it gets better, the good point to take from this is from the second trimester onwards & whilst breastfeeding my skin has been fine & you may be really lucky & get pregnant quickly. There is not much point worrying about things you have no real control over

Also bear in mind that you may move but the headmaster of the school may change and standards may drop, similarly often the schools that need improvement gets lots of funding and attention and can often improve dramatically over a 3-4yr period. Therefore I would say schools can change so don't invest too much into it!

The Methodist church on normanton rd SE23 has playgroups on a Monday ?2 or Friday ?1 morning 9.30-11.30. Also little bubbles is there on a Wednesday (although that's ?6). Horniman has busy bees which is free on a Tuesday or a Friday (but that is less energetic) Have a look at the children centre timetables

Hi everyone, thanks for responding. In the end I got a mobile hairdresser who was recommended on another thread. Brilliant, got my highlights and cut done in the comfort of my own home and no worries about lugging a baby around. Absolute bargain too! Her name is Carly and is mentioned on lots of threads on EDF. Next time husband and toddler are also going to haircuts whilst my colour is on.

Stay in & relax!

Well my son has been late to hit all his milestones but he definitely isn't lazy he has just developed at a different rate. You sound very proud but also a bit silly to be putting so much emphasis on milestones.

Sorry but I do have one for tomorrow at 3.20 - if that's any good?

Unfortunately they are fully booked on the days my toddler is in childcare - any other suggestions?

Hi just wondering if anyone has a good hairdresser they can recommend. Thanks

We used Gary to change our fuse box and to put up lights, highly recommend, nice guy, knows what he is doing and reasonable rates 07872 178044

Another recommendation for Sev. I got a quote from him after reading this thread. He is excellent and I highly recommend, he has just painted and lined the living and dining room. Spent time on preparation so the walls look really amazing. Very nice guy, very reasonable - we will definitely be having him back to do other rooms in the new year.

I'm on maternity leave with a 6 week old and a 2 year old. My game plan is to get out of the house and do an activity/playgroup for toddler in the morning then home for lunch and nap & crafty things in afternoon. Only problem is that I can't find a good class to do on the Tuesday morning. My son is very active so something which involves burning off a bit of energy would be good. We are based in forest hill, open to any suggestions

Second nationwide shutters, very very reasonable compared to other quotes, good quality and excellent service. We have moved house now and the shutters in our new house are such terrible quality in comparison

Hi I have a lovely cleaner called Irina, I have been using her weekly for the past year since I went back to work. Pm me and I will send you the details