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We've done RyanAir with a trunki (what a weird sentence.....!) and had no problems. Famous last words. x

I think that's really bizarre - its important for parents to know who their kids are engaging with, you and other parents may want to meet up outside of nursery hours to foster friendships further - I'm assuming your little one is too young to tell you herself, so its up to the care givers to involve the parents. Bizarre.

Hello love, M loves hers and they are fab for getting around the airport (although leave a little extra time to negotiate corners!!). They're also really good for keeping all the stuff for the kids on the plane in one place - you can get a suprising amount in them (we manage colouring books and pens, portable dvd, books, couple of small games, stickers). Have a fab time - see you next week xx

Flew right above me whilst walking out of work this afternnon at 4pm, over Belgrave Square - I gave them a wave!

We used TT Closer to Nature after trying a few others and DD was very happy with them.

can't do 10th - ever mind, maybe next time....

Hmm definitely bouncers on the door of the Plough 10(ish) years ago. Quite a diffierent place to that which we love now............

This is a point of principal isn't it? and to be honest I'm with DJKQ on this one. It has already been pointed out that the 'certain nights do not affect the local residents but others do' (the folk music vs boom boom argument...) is not a valid reason to smudge the licencing agreement. You simply can't decide that its ok to serve alcohol later/play music later on nights where the music is 'nice and inoffensive'. On the other hand, I'm sure no-one wants to see DH business in jeopardy due to unnecessary curtailment - although this is more likely to happen if they are found in breach of their existing licence. So why doesn't DH apply to extend their licence to fit better with their current practice - they would have the support of lots of people (on here at least it would seem) and those that have concerns would be able to voice them properly - just a thought.....

I used Bamboozles from day-1 with my daughter (too tired to know any different!). I did do a fair bit of washing every other day - Bamboozles dry quicker than most so there wasn't so much need to factor in loads of drying time. We used 2 liners, the washables and the flushables together and to be honest it wasn't necessary to change after every poo - sometimes it was contained within the liners so they could be replaced withough changing the nappy (I had twice as many washable liners as nappies). x

3.59am - Ouch - rough night Ryedalema? I haven't been along to one of these yet but quite fancy a night out (and the Mag is my local;)) I can do the 3rd but not the 10th. x

Many congratulations!

Hi, I had Verona Hall (veronahall.co.uk) and she was fantastic - a fabulous midwife and now a very good friend. I would definitely give her a call, she's incredibly open and honest - a mum of two herself and lives in East Dulwich. I had a very difficult pregnancy and was pretty sure I didn't want to be anywhere near a hospital (unless abs necessary...) so opted for a home water birth. Verona was a massive strength to both me and DH thoughout the pregnancy, it was important for us to have that level of support due to my illness. Good luck x

Crikey ?34 for a body suit for a 6month old - certainly don't think you're being stuck up but I do fear that you'll spend a great deal of time worrying about having to change baby for the 4th time that day (poo leakage/milk vomits/general spit...) into another hideously expensive babygro..... I bought my little one some very cool (and expensive but not that expensive) items of clothes and she ended up hardly ever wearing them - much more bumper packs of babygros from mothercare sadly. Good luck with the remaining weeks of your pregnancy x

crystal7 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I might > try the 11-1 but can't bear the thought of having > to stay in until then- not even sure if E wil be > tired without having been outside! We were such early risers (still are for the most part....) that we still managed to get out and about most mornings - music class, baby gym, park, coffee and then home etc...

reneet Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to hijack you thread, but you said your > child just learned to swim? How old can they be > before they start lessons and does anyone know of > a good local place to go for lessons and how often > do they need to go. I actually took her to swimming lessons last year when she was 2.5 but she didn't get on with them at all - bit of a waste of money tbh (for us anyway). She actually learned to swim on holiday (every day in the pool for hours!), she can manage a width of a small pool without any aids, but could definitely benefit from some lessons in technique (her current one is pretty exhausting!) so am hoping she can sign up to some weekend lessons at Dulwich Pool when it (finally) opens. Have a look at the website littledippers.co.uk, they have some worksheets and videos that you can download for a couple of quid to use with your little one yourself, we did that when she was very little and they were a great help (and much more reasonable than a littledippers actual course) We checked out Deptford at the weekend and RDMa - they must have moved the slide into a shallow area since you went - its so shallow I was worried DD would break her legs going into the pool! Little one loved it of course (wave machine and flumes were fun) but there wasn't much swimming going on (and the shower system is total cr*p....) - cheapish though ?3.50/adult, little one went free. Will definitely be checking out Latchmere and Woolwich.

I remember when my daughter dropped her morning nap (I thought my life would end....) and she struggled to get to 1o'clock for her normal 2hr sleep, so I moved it to around 11am and then she had her lunch around 1pm when she woke up. It really just meant that we had less time to do things in the morning but more free time in the afternoon, eventually she shifted her nap back to around 1pm - the most important thing for her at that age was that she got good quality and good quantity sleep (so always in a cot unfortunately) rather than the time which she had it. She's always been a rubbish sleeper in the nighttime (was gone 3yr before she went through the night with any consistency), good daytime naps means she's always a fairly happy thing during the day. Hope that helps x

Thanks for all the top tips guys - will definitely be checking a few of them out! x

Hi, Does anyone know where the best swimming pools with slides are? DD is 3.5yrs and just learned to swim, but likes to launch herself off slide first - I'm looking for a pool where the slides aren't particularly massive and we don't mind a reasonable drive. Any info/recommendations gratefully received! Thanks x

prdarling Wrote: > > It's definitely not always a cheaper option than a > nursery but easier to get a place, more flexible > and more 1-1 care > I agree prd, particularly when the little ones are very little.

prdarling Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > About ?40/45 a day per child for a full 9-5 day. > Although some may offer you a slight discount for > a 2nd child I think this is on the very reasonable side - most childminders I know of are around the ?50/?55 for a full day (8 till 6) - not necessarily a cheaper option compared to nursery.....

Hiya, Yes Tintin recently got the planning permission approved for the building changes necessary for her nursery and is on scheduled for opening in January 2011 - definitely contact her, if you have any problems contacting her the forum, PM me and I will give you her contact details

and then he wondered in with 2 enormous aubergines, also fresh from the garden! I met Ryedalema after posting a thread very similar to yours reginak. My 3yr old has just started her settling in this week and although its very early days I am delighted with how it is going. ALL of the children seem to be incredibly happy and confident in their surroundings - and kids don't lie (well at least not about stuff like that!) x

The Mothergoose nurseries do 1/2 day sessions I think - upland road, waveney road and greendale - issue is likely to be finding a spare place. Good luck x

Hi, We have friends with their little ones at Waveney MG and they are very happy - we tried to get our daughter into that one but couldn't get the days at the time. We have just started settling our daughter into the MG at Greendale (same ethos) and I think we're going to be very happy there.

Ahh, I too thought I had food poisoning a couple of weeks ago - it came on really suddenly (unfortunately I was in PR park at the time so spent a good period of time vomiting by a tree - pleasant for all around - apologies if any forumites had to witness it!) and then was completely wiped out for the rest of the day/night and fairly jaded for the next two days. In a way glad it was a virus as the only thing I'd eaten which was different to my DH and DD was at a place we really like to eat, and was a bit sad that it would put me off going there for a while....