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What do you do with your eldest whilst in labour????
pebbles replied to Ruth_Baldock's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Congratulations Ruth Absolutely you can ask friends, even if they're not long term friends and just us folk from the EDF - honestly, we all go through the same thing and that's absolutely what we're here for. I'm v v lucky to have my mummy close so she was always on standby either to come and pick Seb up in the middle of the night or to take him during the day - i actually thought things were happening around bedtime so she came and put him down at hers et voila..... I did however have baby friends on the standby as i have in turn been on standby for them. Only once have i had to stand up to the asking and basically i just took Seb and cot round to her house as soon as i got the cot and i just played at home with the 3 kids and did everything as normal really and then her parents arrived about 4pm having come quite a distance. It really is such a difficult thing to plan cos obviously no idea what time but pls pls pls don't be afraid of asking lots of people to have their mobiles on - ie there are some people you know won't mind being woken up at night and have a hubby that can hold the fort with their kid/s the next morning or people who are just excellent with more than one kid during the day - ask lots of people cos no one will mind i promise. A few friends who went overdue actually had their mums come down and stay to help around the house as well cos they had just had enough. Good luck -
What a lovely post JessKat ???? - ha ha ha - i'm the only girl of 2 old brothers and boy did i make the most of it!!!
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Good letter I feel. I have certainly noticed a difference and have actually been able to park in parent spaces whereas previously never. I also can always get a double toddler trolley now which makes life so much easier. Keep up the improvements Sainsburys
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My 2 year old didn't really understand until right at the end so wasn't really able to prepare however I got 2 bits of fabulous advice: When no.1/2 meets new baby for first time don't you or hubby be holding baby, make sure s/he is in moses basket so that you can cuddle your eldest while they're saying hello Put a small present in the moses basket for that first greeting so when you're cuddling your eldest you can show them the present your baby has got him/her. My eldest still plays with his bob the builder toy 1 yr on and still says how lovely his little sister was for buying the present!!! Another thing (and maybe now i'm going way over the top) but I didn't want eldest to get jealous so in the mornings when he woke up and he always comes into our room while hubby gets ready for work - well we'd always make sure that baby was back in her moses basket instead of in bed with us. can't remember how long we continued this for but i think for quite a while Good luck sillywoman, it's amazing and it really does only get better (and easier)
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Fab news, congratulations
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Where are the grit bins? I'm on Friern
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redjam - thanks for money advice. what's the going rate if there is one? i know that with our cleaner we pay her double on her last session before xmas (another 3 hrs worth) - is that the same with childminder - a weeks salary as xmas bonus? thanks in advance i just have no idea???
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Totally agree with melbourne groover the p&t's footmuff was tiny and has hardly lasted at all - i'm pretty sure any type of footmuff will fit.
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I cleared with spade and put salt down yesterday and then i've just cleared again and instead of ice under it was just fluffy snow so was able to brush and it took no time at all and then put salt down again. i'm hopeful that i'll just need to brush everyday rather than get the spade out. Where is everyone getting grit from cos i've now run out of salt?
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The pavements are a lot easier than yesterday cos of the new snow however ClareC I honestly and truly wouldn't risk it. I've just been out going to Childminders and although not icy it is hard going. On the main board Sean was saying how he went head over t*t earlier and nothing is worth that. Don't feel rubbish. Wrap up warm and watch some trashy tv instead :)
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Beanie1 - your pack of big knickers made me laugh out loud!!! I'm also wondering as I send my son to the most fabulous childminder and I really want to give her something special but not sure what?? Any ideas gratefully received
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3 yr old loving it (in 30 minute blasts) but I just feel very sorry for 1 yr old who is just getting very cold stuck in pram so mainly playing in garden which works nicely. We have a great (well I think so) snowman with a bob the builder hat and tools :)
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Keef - that really made me giggle - good on you for sharing - even i would have been embarrassed sharing that :)
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I'm a sticks lady too. I have however heard great things about temperature and it's a lot cheaper - sticks can cost one hell of a lot especially if you're trying for a while. Good luck and have fun
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Sorry guys but we're away for the weekend, would have loved to though
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Good luck, fingers crossed for quick arrival
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Recommendations for a paediatrician
pebbles replied to kittysailing's topic in The Family Room Discussion
There are obviously some great hv out there however I really would take it with a pinch of salt and go with what you believe if your child is a happy, healthy munchkin. My goddaughter was "mid range" in the percentiles when born and over the first 4 months dropped to "the bottom". HV were panicking all over the place, my friend was so upset cos she was worried about her breast milk etc and then they saw a paediatrician who was just lovely and looked at my friend at 5ft and her husband at 5ft6 and both very slim builds and said you daughter is gorgeous and smiley and happy and obviously following her parents weight/height - and he said go with what you believe!! obviously if baby not happy get it checked out but he said if she continues to be happy you should be happy too Sorry I can't advise a paediatrician but friend doesn't live in london Good luck and I pray that you are reassured that your little one is absolutely perfect :)) -
Juggling advice from the founder of JoJo Maman B?b?
pebbles replied to Gem14's topic in The Family Room Discussion
womanofdulwich - don't burst my in awe bubble :)) ok yes, edited version, but she came across extremely believable (to me anyway!!) - and makeup did a good job making bags under her eyes ::o -
Juggling advice from the founder of JoJo Maman B?b?
pebbles replied to Gem14's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Belle - I saw Kirsty Allsopp being interviewed on BBC News the other morning and I thought it was so interesting. She was talking about them both working full time and the help - nanny, cleaner etc that they had - but then she also said that she was wearing the same dress as yesterday without any tights as she had her youngest in bed with her all night and therefore when she woke at 5am to get up for her interview she wasn't able to turn on the light and grabbed the first dress she could find but couldn't get any tights cos she couldn't see in the dark and she borrowed mascara from someone backstage. It really made me chuckle cos she is obviously very successful with what i can only imagine a nice salary but that doesn't mean her kids don't sleep with her in the middle of the night and she isn't as knackered as the next mother. I thought it was quite interesting -
Thanks for this 6 yr old nephew - will be something that he might not necessarily play with now but deffers in the next year - metal detector. I bought it for mine at 6, he's now 8 and has been using it for about a year and absolutely loves it teenage boy - sport? something from football or rugby clubs. My nephew is HUGE Tottenham fan so for bday bought him slippers and pjs (his mum told me he needed them) and then for xmas i've bought him a few 2nd hand books and dvd of best performances, greatest goals etc Good luck
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Parenting and self esteem; thoughts?
pebbles replied to Ruth_Baldock's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Fair enough Keef, I forget that quite regularly I explain what i mean using wrong words - ends me in all sorts of trouble with my mum!!! So.... onto far more important things... Keef - are you going to wear a badge?? Go on, you know you want to :) -
Parenting and self esteem; thoughts?
pebbles replied to Ruth_Baldock's topic in The Family Room Discussion
New Mother - I have to say I was a little shocked by your post - to say that you felt sick by it - what an utterly bizarre thing to say on a thread that is by mothers who are asking for a bit of help. We're not on a thread discussing other life alterating things we are going through, we were discussing motherhood. Do you know what makes me "feel sick" - that you said that we were healthy, affluent and healthy. You know absolutely nothing about us, well certainly not me. You don't know whether we have been through or have loved ones who have gone through cancer, death, war, sorrow, illness. My priorities have not gone awry. Just cos I write on a forum that it would be nice to make some new friends and how i'm finding motherhood difficult and it would be nice to share it with other people does not mean that i'm not thinking about other people who are worse off than me. Absolutely not. I have re read this thread since your post New Mother and I promise you apart from your post not one thing has "sickened me" Don't assume what other people are like. I for one am very very grateful for this thread. I already have a couple of "dates" due to this thread and i'm looking forward to meeting these new people and hopefully bonding over our motherhood experiences, and you never know we may find we have more in common with other life experiences as well. Beanie1 - I agree with you and I look forward to wearing a badge -
i've resorted to 3yr olds socks on 1yr olds hands, taped them up and then amusingly cut a little hole for one of her thumbs to poke through for her to suck - guessing that thumb won't get cold cos in mouth!!! Was aiming for Crystal Palace 1'club tomorrow morning but thinking it might be a bit of a shocking drive - what ideas do people have for tomorrow morning - maybe thinking library if anyones up for it?
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Hi Narnia Hate to say this but exactly the same happened to us a few months ago. Ch5, fiver and skysports. We asked them to come out to look at it and they said they could do nothing about it and would replace it. They took the original box away. So basically what i'm saying is ours definitely had died and to warn you that if you have lots of stuff sky plussed - download it onto dvds now before they come out (i had got rid of both the kids for the first day in over a year and literally had my day planned to be spent lying on the sofa all day. Sky arrived at 8am and by 8.45 i was still at home without anything on my sky plus - utterly mortified!!!!) Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
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If you do talk to the magic shop in HH can you let me know what he does and how much cos that would really interest me as well. Thanks
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