RenF

Hello, Does anyone have any info about the opening times for the club? Found this post but don't know if any updates? Much appreciated...

Cross posted with you redmare. Sounds like you're on the right track! Keep it up...

Mostly... what Saffron said. And just to add, I experienced this too. In fact I think its really, really common. But you always feel like its just you, and you must be doing something terribly wrong. You're not, you're doing great. Best advice I can give, is try not to get too stressed. For a start this won't help your supply. Find someone whose advice you trust eg NCT breast feeding counsellor, lactation consultant (PM me if you would like a name), la leche league etc. Internet forums are great for support, but I did find that I spent hours desperately trying to find the answers and going round in circles with all the different advice. The same actually goes for health professionals. Almost everyone one I saw told me something different which is why I say find someone you trust and stick with them! Also... trust yourself- you say that your baby is well, content, sleeping ok etc. All good and you should be led by her. For my part, I finally ended up taking domperidone which helped my supply, and I did end up supplementing with formula, but my baby's weight issues were more pronounced than what you describe. Don't beat yourself up if this is a route you decide to take (formula ain't poison after all), but don't feel that it IS a route you have to take, although you may feel some pressure to do so. Hopefully this is just a glitch and your baby will continue to thrive, as it sounds like she's been doing. All the best.

Thank you for this... Shared with a few friends with whom I regularly bemoan the state of my post baby figure (and they theirs). A nice reminder to not let things like that get in the way of making memories with your child. And I too suffer with a husband who never takes pictures. It feels weird and a bit posey to always ask him to take pictures of me, but I'm going to do it a bit more now!

One of the children's centres? I don't know if they take donations but might be worth checking out?

Susie Orbach is quite interesting on this topic, I saw her talk a few years ago about body image and specifically young women. I think her book 'Bodies' might be worth a read. For my own two pence I think that mothers in particular have a huge impact on how a girl sees bodies, and then their own body. As a woman whose own mum had an eating disorder I know this hugely shaped my perception- even though I was not aware of my mum's issue until I was older. I have a daughter now myself and although she's only 9 months old I know that I will have to be careful how I refer to myself in front of her- even off hand comments about jeans not fitting as well, or not "eating that because it's naughty" and so on- they all get stored away for future reference... I'm not saying that mothers "cause" these issues in their daughters - but I think as mothers we need to be aware and careful.

Try church street hotel in Camberwell. http://www.churchstreethotel.com/ My mum stayed there for a few days last year. Fairly reasonably priced and great breakfast apparently. Only downside is Church Street pretty busy and could be a bit noisy...

Hi, Just in case this is someone's much loved rabbit. I found a grey rabbit next to the pedestrian crossing (Barry Road side). Placed him on the railing as you enter the common. We just seem to shed toys from our pram at the moment, so hope someone sees this and can go and pick it up! Ren

Definitely interested in bundles of clothes, and I would think any high street charity shop would take the clothes off you gladly as well. I don't know if there's a women's refuge in the area but they always are really pleased to get donations of clothes for children who come into the shelter with their mums, often without anything at all.

Lost somewhere between Peckham Rye Common and Lordship Lane (via Barry Road and New Cross Road). Our little girl dropped a brightly coloured soft toucan toy with a plastic ring attached from her pram. She loves it, so please let me know if you find it! Thanks

The river cottage one is nice