Moos

Got a text from my mum yesterday afternoon while she was playing with her grandson in the newly opened playground, which was alarming for 2 reasons. 1) Mum doesn't know how to text 2) it read ' Moosling is doing the Death Walk' eek!

The FSA recommends the following list: basically steak (yum), pulses, green veg eaten with fruit juice to aid absorbtion and not with coffee/tea which hamper absorbtion. I have been told in my anaemic past that iron supplements are a good idea as well - liquid iron (they sell it at Health Matters for e.g.) is easier to digest than tablets, and doesn't cause constipation which is a bit of a pregnancy demon anyway. Best of luck for feeling better soon!

Brendan and Mrs Brendan. Hurray!

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like peanuts and chocolate in any form (but > Boost is a fave) Mm, that reminds me - don't generally like American chocolate but Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are irresistable.

Ruth_Baldock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I sound stupid saying this, but I'm going away to > Babington House, sans child, for my birthday in 3 > weeks and I will fully admit looking forward to > getting the chance to have a lovely meal > uninterrupted and being able to SLEEP > uninterrupted than I am about the actual trip. How > sad is that?! Sounds completely logical to me, and not sad at all. There's a reason they use sleep deprivation as torture... getting back to feeling normal is utter bliss. Plus there's the sense of being free of being needed so very much all the time which (though lovely in its way) is very tiring. BTW, if you do decide to try the sleep training yourself (whichever method you go with) it probably would indeed make sense to try to get some extra sleep anyhow and anytime you can in the meanwhile, and while you're doing it try to nap when your baby is napping. And doing it as a team definitely important. Best of luck - we're all rooting for you!

Sally81 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm looking to write a feature on a high flying > couple who somehow juggle the childcare between > them without relying on nannies or outside help. Is there such a thing? Goodness me.

Agree with others re: daytime sleep being the key to night-time sleep - and I have so, so much sympathy for the 'I'm so tired I can't possibly invest any extra energy in sleep training' feeling. I remember it so well, and my heart goes out to you. Investing in a sleep expert who can help you - one who is sympathetic to your parenting style - sounds like a really good plan, and getting any and all help you can from friends and family is also a good idea. Sorry not much new advice but lots of sympathy!

Cross-posted with giggirl, and pretty much said the same thing. Only mine was more aimed at Darcy, as Salubrious has already apologised for inadvertently criticizing ED.

1) Hooray for people who love where they live and are happy there 2) Boo for people who express that love by dissing where other people live We looked at houses in Sydenham when we were moving, and it does indeed (like Forest Hill) have gorgeous houses and streets. I'm sure it's lovely and I was only teasing about the spelling there. I'm very happy in Peckham. But I don't feel much urge to big Peckham up on the East Dulwich Forum specifically in relation to ED being inferior for whatever reason 'cos.. well, what would be the point?

*looks severely over spectacles* Dear me, Mick Mac, don't you know that it's spelt: With standards like that, I may have to suggest you move to Sydenham.

Darcy, is this you?

Agree with all of you (except those that missed it, obviously) but what? Three episodes and then a cliff-hanger? I didn't realise that another series was planned, so was expecting a resolution of some sort... maybe that's why I was left so flabbergasted at the end.

Er, what?

Our current breakfast listening is a Winnie the Pooh CD, which to my surprise I'm finding slyly funny, much more so than I remembered and not the less so for the gentleness of the humour. As you probably all know, Pooh discovers a bees' nest and borrows a balloon from Christopher Robin in order to float up to the treetop and pinch the honey. The bit when he sings a cloud song in order to convince the bees that he is a small black cloud and not a bear just makes me giggle every time. In the end he realises that he can't get down and asks Christopher Robin to shoot the balloon so he doesn't have to just let go. "Did I miss?" enquires Christopher Robin "You didn't exactly miss" says Pooh with dignity, "but you missed the balloon."

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Bugsy Malone soundtrack - I know it's wrong, > and I know I shouldn't, but no matter how evil my > mood, I can't help dancing. Can you punch like a southbound freight-train? Tell me just one thing - can you move in a word like a hummingbird's wing if you need to? (ooh that's fast)

Confoosed. Is there more than one Moon? I meant the Sam Rockwell one we were talking about just now.

My birth story is a few years old now, but I had a planned hospital birth which escalated into an emergency C-Section. Won't go into the details as I've posted this several times now but just to reiterate that the labour ward midwives, the theatre staff and the midwives on the postnatal ward where I was for 3 days were ace. Professional, kind, reassuring, smart. Couldn't have asked for more. Best of luck, fidgetsmum.

Is that a cloo?

Ooh, better stop reading this thread then - Moon has just arrived from *whispers* LoveFilm. Moos, Murderer of Local Video Stores.

The same without girls or drink or feck. Oh.

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I cried when Ronald Reagan died in some very old > wartime drama when i was about 6. In real life not > so much. Awww. The ickle Mockers sniffling. *comes over all maternal*

Me too. The bit at the end: - You got 'im? - I got 'im. Cool. But Shozza Cozza is a great big slab-sided lump of ham in it.

Sean Connery in the Untouchables (ha ha). OK, really truly Antony Sher on stage in Cyrano de Bergerac. I actually thought I saw the light in his eyes go out.

Got me some joy walking into work this morning. Gave me quite a fright.

Philiphenslowe, are you sure you need it re-coated every year? My engagement and wedding rings are white gold, and 5-6 years later are looking a bit lived-in, but certainly don't need annual plating. Of course, if platinum is your preference do go ahead but personally I think white gold is a prettier colour.