midivydale

Oh no!!! I hve not felt as upset about a closing since homemade. Gutted

It is dreadful, have signed the petition

Sorry for all the posts. My son has weakened enamel due to reflux and as a result I use probiotics and fluoride tablets for him. He is 4 1/2 now and has needed no treatment despite his weak enamel. The dentist here is non committal as to what it is that I do that is working but keeps saying "whatever you do keep doing it". Again, not sure about it if cavities are already present but worth a try?

http://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12903-015-0096-5

I read research by a swedish professor who insisted that probiotics could help with teeth health when i was worried about my son's enamel (he has reflux). Not sure if it would help with exisitng cavities though. Will see if I can find link to the paper he wrote.

Drivers that refuse to look your way or acknowledge that you have done them a favour. Yes,I am talking about you, the lady with no manners doing your lipstick in the 4x4 this morning on Ivydale road/Lanbury at 7.30am. Had I not swayed and waited for you, you would have crashed into the side of the car where my 4 yr old was happily munching on his apple. You realised that you nearly crashed into us, but could not acknowledge with a glance or a wave that I saved your "no claims bonus". That hideous lippie was more important I guess. My son now knows the F-word, great You are an idiot - and your lipstick looks awful

pigeons, I really hate them

A quick update on this in case there are other parents out there in the same boat. We have tried a few trousers now and it seems like the ones with the clasps are favourites so far. The zip/clasp was easier for him to manage than pulling up and down rather tight elasticated trousers....who knew? We got some elasticated ones from M&S and they are going back as he finds them too tight but he likes the John Lewis and Sainsburys ones. He is tall so is typically in 6-7 yrs old clothes by which time most seem to have stopped the elasticated waist (typically goes up to 4-5 yrs). Turns out it didn't matter as much as I thought as he easily managed the clasp and even preferred them.

The smell of toast and coffee

Thanks everyone. PE and changing is required straight away, we have been asked to bring it along for the first day and leave it in the class room. I ordered one from amazon which you could personlise with child name (spiderman found his way on to it as well). Should help mini to identify it. Hoping that the spiderman will be allowed. Anyonee else feeling it is pulling at their heart strings? It seems like yesterday I was here asking for bf and reflux help.

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Uncle Glen,I have snorted my coffee in disbelief of that post, have you been smoking something?? "How they got in the position of getting themselves killed". That statement alone is exactly why BLACK.LIVES.MATTER "Got themselves in the position of getting killed"?! Like getting up and going to work?! For a more eloquent explanation as to why the black lives matter slogan is needed in its existing form, working mummy's post has nailed it (as always).

Does anyone who has successfully purchased the loft have any information regarding "airspace". Are there any conveyancing solicitors around? We are in the process (still) of buying our loft but there are some question marks regarding the ownership of the airspace (we are looking to build a dormer). Who knew that there were ownership of air issues?

I keep mine although I should not...

No still struggle on the afterschool side of things. In discussion with my employer if I can rearrange my hours until Christmas to give myself some more time. Fingers crossed

Uh uh, something else I have not thought of!

Great, thank you everyone

We had ours at the Dish and the Spoon in Nunhead.

Hi another school one from me. My son still struggles with buttons on his trousers so I was wondering if anyone know of any trousers I can get with elasticated waist for the first year? They need to be black and he is not allowed joggers apart from PE. He is also very tall for his age and typically wear 6-7 yrs old in clothes, would elasticated trousers go up that far in age? Any pointers would be most welcome, Thanks

Oh dear is it, will sort it out today. So lovely to see you and the children the other day, the kids are so big now! Thank you for kind words about parking, sadly hubby didn't agree and moved the car as soon as he came back from work... xx

Hey, leaving your child for the first time in a childcare setting is a big deal and you are bound to feel anxious about it. I was exactly the same. Whilst it is great that you prepare her, sometimes less is more with these things (and I am the clingy type too)as the prep in itself might unsettle her (ie reading of the books). I would mention it once in a while ie if you walk past say something cheerful like "oh look, there is your new nursery where you will play with all your friends" or if you get her a bag say "look, here is your big girl bag for when you start nursery with your friends". I would not over talk the fact that you will not be there or leave her. For drop off, take the lead from nursery staff and do what they suggest, which may be different to what they first adviced or what you thought. Try to trust them. When I dropped my son off (he was 2yrs 2 mnths) his key worker took a firm hold of him and with a cheery "see you later mummy love you" walked off with him! I was in pieces as I had anticipated that I would stay for a couple of hours. I held back the tears and did my best impression of bright and breezy and then fell apart out of sight in the reception area wherethe manager gave me a hug and a cup of tea. I was then taken to the office where I saw my son cry for 3 min on CCTV (torture) and then happily running off to play with some trains. It is hard, but the best advice I can give is to trust the staff. Go with what they suggest, they will call you if she doesn't settle. I think bright and breezy is best rather than stressing the fact that "mummy will not be there" etc. Then you need to make sure you have something to do after you have left her (not hiding outside in the bushes like I did). I also think it is worth sticking to her routine so if dad will be doing drop off it might be easier for him to start to do it straight away. Good luck and go easy on yourself. It is really hard to let them go. I remember when I was going back to work and two lovely forummites (working mummy and nappylady) sent me messages of reassurance. It was such a thoughtful thing to do and I remember them still, years later.

Yes they doo, they are lovely

We had a long delay between first and second jab, I think it was about 6 mnths. I recall the receptionist insistinng that it was not worth having the second jab as it would not be efficient but I remember reading saffron having been through similar and written about it (not sure if on this or another thread). Anyway, I insisted on an appointment and the doctor was happy enough to administer second dose despite a long gap between the two. My son has been in contact with the virus several times (friends as well as nursery) and touch wood all seems to be ok. Obviously my post is purely anecdotal bit hopefully saffron will be along soon with her knowledge:)

Thanks both, I think I might be suffering from a case of precious first born syndrome, and might be overthinking all the details of the school thing. My husband did think I was insane when searching amazon for keyrings/charms at 1am... Goodliz, we are going to a state school I just thought a charm thing would help my son identify his rucksack as they are all identical at the school he is going to.

Some questions frm experienced school parents: PE bags, can you have any bag? Pencil case etc, do we need them? Can they be anything (read super heros)? Are you allowed charms on the rucksack/book bag?