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Best place to get baby's first shoes?
buggie replied to HelloDulwich's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Dorothy at Emmanuel Marshall is fantastic, she?s highly trained/experienced and was a huge help with both of my kids with their v narrow feet. She won?t push a sale if unnecessary or not ready & am sure this helps her to have such a strong customer base. We?re up in N Essex now otherwise would still be using her now! -
If it is a baby with feeding problems that you think are a tongue tie, please ensure that you get breastfeeding support as well - there?s a clear pathway for referral to KCH TT clinic via HV/MW?s and there is lots of things to try to make feeding more comfortable prior to the appointment. Alternatively, you could check the Association of Tongue Tie Practitioners & look for them having an ibclc qualification as well, but check what follow up they offer as it is v difficult for NGS services to follow up when they did not see the tongue pre-revision.
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Child named Heidi - Ivydale Road
buggie replied to PeckhamNicola's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Have pm?d you! -
Child named Heidi - Ivydale Road
buggie replied to PeckhamNicola's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Ooooo.... I know who this is for, but don?t know their house number/or if Heidi?s mum is on here!! -
Having seen them recommended on here contacted AFE to sort out a leak in our bathroom. All was sorted quickly with good communication - would be very happy to use them again.
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Has anyone dealt with severe infant reflux?
buggie replied to Candice007's topic in The Family Room Discussion
If you?re breastfeeding, could be useful to seek advice to check there aren?t problems around positioning and attachment, oversupply or fast letdown which could be causing the discomfort and can all be relieved without medication. If gaviscon is making no difference, first step is to return to GP and ask for the NICE guidelines to be followed and trial ranitidine (ensuring you have a recent weight for Baby so get to HV clinic) Be very cautious with regard to CMPA information/guidelines available especially if you?re breastfeeding as there is lots that can be done to continue supporting this which often isn?t communicated especially as most funding comes from formula companies with commercial interests ahead of health. -
Health visitors are based at Dulwich Hospital, but come under GSTT community services so can see how the confusion has arisen. As others have said, your community MW/team should be the first port of call.
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Ivydale School Fabre is next Saturday (22nd June)
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Life Saving Defibrillator - Not in our Area
buggie replied to Hazel81's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Am guessing more rural areas like Devon have more AED?s/signs about their use as there are typically longer delays with first responders/ambulances getting to them. When my Dad collapsed in Suffolk (with a fatal pulmonary embolism)my Mum had to do CPR for 20+mins before an ambulance reached them - would be very surprised if it took longer than 5mins for an ambulance to get to a cardiac arrest in this area. Even in Suffolk (& likely across the country) there are now local first responders to improve this. AED?s are only useful if enough people have had training in how to use them, and must be used with effective CPR which can maintain oxygenation to brain and muscles until (if the correct sort of cardiac arrest) the shock can restart the heart -
Infant reflux - here we go again:(
buggie replied to midivydale's topic in The Family Room Discussion
The skin library will be able to recommend best sling for you - slumber roo is a great website to use to buy them (although it could open the door to a sling obsession!!) Not impressed normally with the Baby Bjorns :-( they?ve improved, but still lag behind lesser known better designed models - it?s all in the waist/hip belt as that?s where the weight should be carried! Was lucky to see your post as only dip into the EDF occasionally now! -
Infant reflux - here we go again:(
buggie replied to midivydale's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Oh no! Agree with Gooders - lots of sling action during the day & definitely get them weighed and check if omeprazole dose needs adjustment (check their on a mid to high range dose to cover for weight gain). Book under head end of cot legs/Moses basket stand too x -
Primary school allocations 2018
buggie replied to Renata Hamvas's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Is it really a problem with the council as you have quite pointedly suggested James, or as others have pointed out, is the issue with the school (and have the school admitted this?) You seem to be being very quick to blame/point everyone towards the sitting councillors - seems a disingenuous attempt at point scoring with the election coming up - especially as neither of the labour councillors on/mentioned on this thread are in direct competition with you. -
Child Benefit Exemption Letter
buggie replied to Champagne Supernova's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Pretty sure your voting card for the election would be admissible as proof too. -
Immunisation booster for teenagers
buggie replied to wonderwoman's topic in The Family Room Discussion
The OP doesn?t name the jab - unsure how it?s been assumed it?s MMR (which unless there?d been a measles outbreak would be unlikely). If it?s DTP which includes tetanus then I would advise taking it - no amount of herd immunity can protect against tetanus and having been an A&E nurse for 12yrs know it would cause a lot of stress to patients once they had an open tetanus prone wound realising they didn?t have adequate protection. -
Recommendations for Cranial Osteopath?
buggie replied to RiverSam's topic in The Family Room Discussion
Nancy Nunn at Nunhead Osteopathy is an expert in he field and lectures/trains paediatric cranial osteopathy.
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