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We have this one which we bought for our 2 year old son to use. I was a bit worried he would keeo touching it and turning it off but I turn it off and put it away if he messes around with it. A few times of that happening and he now just sits watching it rather than wanting to play with it

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-DVPFX730L-7-inch-Portable-Player/dp/B001V7NC24/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1313647568&sr=8-3

Was recommended to us because it has a 5 hour battery life - as opposed to others which have 3 hour (useless on a long flight!)

Not sure it has a lock on it.

I love the Charlotte Street hotel. What about Shoreditch house too? There's a cowshed spa there too which is lovely (their pregnancy massage is exquisite)

We use the Grobag Stay on bedding (but just bought a regular duvet and pillow -which we would need anyway. ie not the grobag duvet and pillow). It's working really well and useful if you want to go away and know there will be a single bed there for your little one.

We did also get a guard rail as got one set of grobag bedding and when that's in the wash, we use a regular single duvet cover but placed across the bed rather than lengthways. That way there is more to tuck in at the sides. Our son hasn't fallen out of bed yet.

Have a look at this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Streamline-Pet-Gate-Extra-Tall/dp/B002QERORK

This is a really good website -might help. I use it a lot

http://www.wickeduncle.co.uk/

Who are you flying with? If BA they do a really good car seat type of seat that attaches to the wall (where a bassinet would have gone). We recently flew to SA with our 16 month old and I gave him his milk when we got on the flight and then gave him a dose of calpol before putting him in the seat. Sometimes when I just pat his tummy gently it helps him nod off (if he's in his buggy etc) so I did that and he went to sleep in his seat.

If not BA then I would still recommend a dose of calpol and try to get a spare seat beside you. If you don't seem to ahve one it's worth saying to the air stewardess (once you're seated) that if there are any seats at the back you'd like to move. Sometimes there are some empty seats right at the back so it's always worth trying that

We use the Times delivery service. Really good -you only pay the cover price (if you sign up for delivery for a year). They deliver the Sunday Times to us before 7am.

Soup Dragon sells nice mittens on a string that go through the coat

Exactly KidKruger. Same as in any religion.

One thing I know well about Sikhs is that we like to party! Turbans and funky tunes are indeed the order of most special occasions

A silver bookmark, letter opener, an atlas, premium bonds or start laying down wine for her somewhere

I like the Ikea Kritter table and chairs - simple, white -really nice-and very reasonably priced

Would also recommend the BT one. Like that there is no interference and you can change the sensitivity too so that it doesn't click in and let you hear a child just making small sounds. You can change the sensitivity to 5 if you only want to hear when they are full on wailing. Very clever

Just ask!!!!!!!!

When I was towards the end of my pregnancy I would just ask the person sitting in the priority seats if I could please sit down (as long as they didn't look as though they needed the seat too). The signs are very clear - those seats are for those who are old, disabled, pregnant or carrying children.

We got a MacPac Possum which is brilliant. We love it. Can carry our boy for ages in it (he's now 16 months) but some friends borrowed it recently for their 3.5 year old and found it really comfortable. Would highly recommend

We did the NCT class in Nunhead a year and a half ago when I was pregnant with our son. It was really very good. I was very cynical beforehand and wasn't expecting great things at all but I was really surprised - I made some very good friends, some of whom I see a few times a week. It has really surprised me but it was excellent to have friends who have babies who are exactly the same age (in terms of weeks) so you can talk about the tiny things that your friends with older babies have now forgotten.

It was definitely worth it for me

?60. We forgot to pay one day and got a fine through the post. SO annoying!

GM's on Melbourne Grove also cut children's hair ?10

We gave our son a dummy in the early days and just took it off him when he was around 3/4 months. I think it's a bigger problem if they still have it when 2/3 years old and then know it's a pacifier and they cant do without it. If you lose it in the early days before they realise what it is,then it's fine

I've just looked through my emails and found the food menu that the herne sent to us. I think the prices have increased since then. It's different to the menu at the pub itself

?8.50 Per Head

Sandwiches (white and brown bread)

Ham

Cheese

Egg mayonnaise

Chicken wings

Sausage rolls

Homemade Quiche

Goats cheese tart

Mixed salad

Buffet ?11.50 per person

Sausage rolls

Penne pasta salad

Mixed leaf salad

Potato salad

Goats? cheese and red onion tartlets

Goujons of fish, chips and home made tartar sauce

Sandwiches (white and brown bread)

Ham

Cheese

Tuna

Egg mayonnaise

Home made quiche Lorraine

Home made broccoli and stilton quiche

?6.50 children's party menu

Ham and cheese sandwiches

Scampi and chips

Organic chicken nuggets

Mini burgers

Mini cheese and tomato pizzas

Mini chocolate tarts

Children's food menu

Home made baked beans

Smoked haddock fish fingers

Free range chicken nuggets

Organic sausage

Linguini with tomato sauce

Goujons of white fish

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Breaded scampi

All with chips or peas

?4.50

Or

?6.00 with a single scoop of ice cream dessert

We hired the barn at the back of the garden at the herne tavern for exactly the same reason -joint birthday and christening. Was great - we set up one section of the room with toys and a big floor mat for the babies and the rest was for the adults. You also get three or four of the outdoor tables there too. Great venue, good food and excellent service. Would highly recommend.

We used them too - for my engagement ring and we made our own wedding rings there too. They are excellent - no fancy showroom (which you are paying for in increased prices), just a workshop with excellent designers. We used Chris Randall (think that's his surname, off the top of my head). He was really good. We've also recommended a few people to go there and they've all been really happy with the service and quality.

Would highly recommend.

I wish I hadn't read this thread -just ordered 4 of the lego boxes. Eek...

I've just made a comprehensive list for my sister who is having a baby later this year. Let me know if you want me to send it to you!

eek... oh well, he seems to enjoy them!