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The photoshop next to old soup dragon. Great photos, 5min, ?6.00 - and no app needed.

On www.notonthehighstreet they have wall stickers which from my understanding you can remove. I thought about a neutral decor then add some elephant and other zoo type stickers which could then be removed as ds gets older. It sounds awful but their website has lots and lots of ideas and unique items for children.

Ellie, we had this a couple of months ago and just like pickle we just pulled together and got through it somehow. I would be more than happy to take baby A for a few hours in the day. I mean it sincerely, have a friend who hasnt got a baby (yet!) and between the two of us can manage the boys. C x

I walked into the photoshop on lordship Lane next to old soup and dragon. It took 5min, ?6 and the photos are lovely! No appointment needed.

I prob shod add, I didnt actually have care from lanes during labour (staff shortage on the day) but was looked after by Kings who were fantastic!

I was with the lanes (vanessa) earlier this year and cant speak highly enough of her. Loved her care and still miss our chats! I also received care from jemima (on mat leave I think) Erika and Kate (both still there) who I also really really liked. Best of luck with whatever you choose. X

Oh Bouncy I dont mind you asking at all. I wish I did have other options, but no sadly that is not the case. Workingmummy- thank you! I am sure it will be well in the end. It is just sad - end of an era I suppose. Also- as this year has been so so tough on every level and I have just started to heal and enjoy motherhood I dont feel ready emotionaly or physically to return to that kind of environment.

Bouncy- that makes perfect sense! I think one of the reasons my anxity is coming back somewhat is that I am due back at work soon. Somehow I had this vision that maternity leave would last forever. Also of course I am anxious about managing some of my physical problems from birth when I am work. I work in the city v male dominated environment so not at all a supportive environment for a bruised, emotional returning mother... X

Sbot, I had a v similar story. Induction 3 days(!) after my waters broke (no beds). Then after a bloodsample from babys head along with drop in heart rate resulted in rush to theatre for a c-section. Only it was too late so it was a foreceps delivery in the end. Baby was fine, I was traumatised to the core and lost alot of blood. Followed by a week(!!) on the postnatal ward for group B strep treatment. That week alone was enough to send anyone over the edge I think. This was followed by toungetie & severe reflux/allergies. Anyway- I have been getting treatment for PTSD and PND and doing v well it is just that recently I am getting more and more flashbacks from the birth and I find myself with alot of questions. Perhaps it is because we are approaching the 1yr mark or because instrumental deliveries have been getting alot of coverage lately- I dont know. Or perhaps it is because I am tentatively contemplating number two... I feel abit silly as ultimately my truly amazing baby boy is fine. I think I am also realising that I need some help physically. I am realising that things wont just go back to normal.

Hpsaucey - Indeed we are. Thank you for all your lovely PM's. I decided to bump this post 11 months on as things still are not back to normal. I then deleated it as it all felt so private. Not easy to talk about these things- even when protected by cyberspace:) Thank you all for advice. Any physio/consultant recommendations would be gratefuly received. X

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Babu vademalayan at kings guthrie wing. Has your little one been checked for reflux/allergy issues?

Yep us too!

Baby Bjorn! It changed my life with my reflux baby x

Hi, I feel for you. Have been there. Am in a rush so sorry for a quick reply. Babu Vademalayan at kings. Do a search for my old thread, "infant reflux" there ia alot of info there from forumites. Will pm my mobile number and you can call me anytime. Again- sorry it is so rushed. C xx

And me!

Ok! I have Publicly started. I joined fusion gym today got dragged kicking and screaming by hubby(terrible first impression by the way). I have got my kitchen scales dusted off and my low GI eatingplan ready. I miss wine & cheese already. But the weight has to go!

I am doing groupon deals at the moment as my maternity fund has dried up. Found a lovely girl at wmb salon in butlers wharf, her name is sam. Lochie has your number changed? Trying to call you to get a playdate sorted:)

Oh ladies can i join? I am 10 months post birth and have 10kg to loose.

Saffron wrote "However, reading a strategy in a book and applying it to one's own child can be two completely different things, because of the wide variability in individual responses. If there's only one thing that's true about sleep strategies, it's that there's no such thing as one size fits all." Amen- my son has so far been as far away from a text book baby as I thought was possible. For a controll freak like myself with a academic approcach to problem solving its been an eye opener (to say the least). Oh how I wish these things (aka babies) came with a manual:)

Ohhh really? Can i try yours lochie?

Aw saffron to the rescue yet again! What would I (all of us) do without you. Thank you so much for posting all this info will read as soon as ds is asleep (ha ha ha).

Thank you so much all of you. So many reflections, much appreciated. Up until now we have just done what we need to do as priority has been to comfort ds through illness. I have managed as oh takes a couple of nights a week which is great. We manage ok, i am Nowhere near the acute state I was when we battled reflux hell but I am concerned that we are taking steps back. We have gone from no bottle to one to two... I do not want to deprive him of food if he is hungry so susyp i understand where you are comming from. My concern is that this is a bad circle as he doesnt want breakfast etc. I honestly do not know if i have the nerves required at this point for controlled crying. I am just concerned as i feel that we have regressed so much and am worried we will regress further if i dont tackle it. Interesting about the cortisol levels as this has concerned me as well. Thanks everyone

Both me and my little sister had this when we were younger. It was thought that several causes of antibiotics contributed and so we were advised (or parents rather) to include a strong childfriendly probiotic. To this day I take a probiotic supplement and i think it helps keep most of them at bay. I suffered badly when pregnant though. Other advice from health prof included avoid baths and only shower, always wipe front to back, no perfumed wipes or soaps, only cotton knickers and tights. I remember how painful it was as a little girl so feel for your daughter. X

Hi all, Some of you will know that I have posted on and off since ds was born regarding his sleeping. Once reflux was tackled and treated he slept ok 7-5 for about 5mnths. Since 8 mnths (he is now 10) he has started waking 2-3 times a night. I should add that he has been very sick during this time with repeated chest infections. Of course priority has been to comfort him during his illness but I now feel that we have created a number of bad sleepassociations that i dont know how to break. Co sleeping, several bottles at night etc. I am going back to work soon and need to get some sleep. My oh needs his bed back and I want to finally leave the foggy sleepdeprived mindset again. He has had a bedtime routine since birth pretty much and easily goes down at 7. Then he wakes and screams until he takes a whole bottle at 12, then sometimes again at 3 and 5. Clearly this is more habit than hunger? No? His reflux is managed, he eats plenty in the day and apart frm teething no other medical issues at present. I read a book by andrea scott wright which said to go Cold turkey on all props ie dummy, bottle, cuddles and replace by "night night sleepy time". A cry it out method i guess. Has anyone tried this? I am probably bonkers but I do feel that cry it out methods would harm him, he is a sensitive little soul:). Ladies, can anyone give me any pointers? Am I paranoid about leaving him to cry? I will need to tackle this and soon as sleep deprivation is having a detrimental effect on my health so I do need to sort it, I just dont know how. Leaving him to cry just seems so brutal. You wise ladies out there- help!