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So, Bugg'un is now 13wks old and up until last week he would sleep really well (we'd have 2x wakes a night & were getting more nights where he'd have one wake). Then came growth spurt/dev leap & he's now a bit all over the shop. Are still swaddling round the arms which seems needed for him to settle (otherwise his hands are in his mouth & he doesn't settle (have tried no swaddle). But, he wakes with arms wiggling & wondering if by freeing his arms he's waking himself up & can't work out how to stop it. I'm ending up feeding him when he wakes as it's the least stressful way resettle him, but can't workout it how to stop him from waking himself up - or is it a phase that he'll grow out of?! Any advice welcome (co-sleeping a no-no for me - bed is too small & I'm not kicking hubbie out!).

Was amused that Westwood Park got name checked in it! They crammed lots into it - am curious to see how the series'll pan out.

Another book that might be useful is "The Paper Dolls" by Julia Donaldson http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/1447220145/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 It introduces the idea that things that are lost live on in your memories & I've found it useful to explain to my daughter that although my Dad died before I even met my husband, I can remember him & tell her all about him because of my memories. I didn't know the story when I first read it to my daughter & ended up with her comforting me as I sobbed at the end of it (the first 3 times I read it!!). In my defence, I was heavily pregnant!

We're off here for our 4th visit in May - www.bosinver.com Have recommended it on here many times before, but it is fab - they've got everything covered for stress free family holidays :0)

Very well explained London Mix. :0) LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The US is one of the countries that won't allow > children to register for school without proof of > vaccination. > > For those questioning why outbreaks happen in > Britain (which is highly vaccinated) and how their > decision not to vaccinate their children puts > other children at risk the explanation is rather > straight forward. > > Vaccinations work both at the level of the > individual and via herd immunity. Even though > Britain still has a resaonably high vaccination > rate, in certain areas, it is falling below the > level at which herd immunity is effective. > > Diseases like measles are so contagious that > without vaccination virtually every child would > catch it at some point in their lives. When > immunisation rates are high, the disease cannot > easily spread to those that are too young or too > sick (under going cancer treatment / suffering > from an autoimmune disease etc) to be > vaccinated-this is herd immunity. Allowing > vaccination levels to fall below the herd immunity > level puts these people at greater risk of > infection. > > Therefore, the decision not to vaccinate your > child increases the risk that your child will > contract the disease and also increases the risk > that other children too young or too sick for > vaccinations will contract the disease and suffer > severe complications. > > newtoedf Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I used to think that parents who didn't > vaccinate > > their children were only putting their own > > children at risk. Then I got a letter home from > my > > daughter's nursery about a case there. My child > > was not quite 1 so almost due her MMR but not > > quite. The realisation that my child was a risk > of > > contracting a potentially life-threatening > disease > > because of someone else neglecting to vaccinate > > their child quickly changed my mind! It is > with > > noting that some countries won't allow > > unvaccinated children to attend school.

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?25,1261663,1261663#msg-1261663 Looking at the link, I'd guess the soft play isn't going to be in ED/Peckham after all :( Shame as would've through the empty Gardens Cafe would've made a good space (with the back room as the soft play bit maybe).

Have looked after children pre / post bronchoscopy & during a ph study. They are 'minor' procedures (to the nurses & dr's - v frightening to parents!). Would guess they'll have a GA for the bronchoscopy, so the worst bits will be being nil by mouth pre procedure. & possibly having a bit of a sore throat following (relieved by being ae to drink again/simple analgesia). The ph study probe goes up the nose & down the back of the throat so can feel funny at first, but once in place doesn't cause ongoing irritation & with lots of distracting play, they soon forget it's there & can eat/ drink as normal. Hope this helps x

sillywoman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This puts an interesting perspective on the > Wakefield fiasco in a concise and easy-to-read > format: > > http://tallguywrites.livejournal.com/148012.html Saw this the other week & was amazed that there were even more dodgy things going on than I'd realised :-s

Might even be worth looking at Notonthehighstreet.com got a really nice tunic top in their sale & hadn't realised how many clothes they do. Second Hush too - their on the tail end of their Jan sale at the mo with lots of bargains (plus an extra 10% off the sale price with code END14). Find it worth peeking in on the Style & Beauty section of mumsnet for ideas.

...As a bit of a change to the kitchen thread! Does anyone have one of these & could they recommend a particular type of sensor? Also, did they need a whole new light fitting or just the sensor fitting? Have electrician coming in next few days & he says easy to do but wants an idea of which one we want and that's left me stuck!

Unsure about Amtico in kitchen, but we had it in our bathroom and loved it. We got it from/ fitted by a company based in Petts Wood (IIRC - was 9yrs ago!) as LL carpets weren't registered fitters so the guarantee (?25yrs)wouldn't be valid. It didn't scratch/show any signs of wear over the following 5yrs.

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Ossa, > I think this request is about reducing > discretionary absences rather than sick children. > Clearly the school feels they need to work on such > absences having this rule will be designed to > encourage parents to ensure their children are at > school. When I worked in Paeds A&E we would often have parents bringing children in with minor self limiting illnesses which while not well enough for school, in most cases didn't even really need a GP let alone A&E care and parent would say they needed proof of the illness for school. I'm now gobsmacked that schools are formally stating that parents need to do this & am very concerned at the undue pressure it will put on parents and primary care services/A&E. Plus, the fact that it could mean parents try to rush children back to school (eg, not keeping them off for a full 48hrs *after* diarrhoea/vomiting have stopped, or feeling that the child isn't ill enough to try & see GP should go into school) thus increasing chances of it spreading through the school. Surely this could completely backfire & end up with parents keeping children off for longer than necessary while trying to get a GP appt to get confirmation of the illness before returning to school!

It's a shame it sounds like the session is closing, but surely no one is blind to the finite funds that children's centres have & their need to support those families who need more help (via parenting initiatives) plus, I think there is also a stay & play session run at Ivydale on a Fri morning which could also be an alternative. The forest school sounds exciting as I've heard nothing but good things about these from families who've attended them.

So it'll be next week? Signs on the bus stops said it'd be this week (7th-14th) so bit confusing!

:) have Bugglet often trying to tell me to go slower/faster in the car & ordering me to try & drive trough red lights/over stationary cars in front & find that annoying enough, so Yak, I really, really have every sympathy for you. Seems getting back to nursery has been a big, big help today (with trains delayed & hubbie running late, he was gobsmacked to find only Bugglet II crying & bugglet & myself happy & organised for bedtime!), but let's see how we A&E by the end of the week!!

Threenager... I like it! Sorry to have scared you Strawb's... my friend has a daughter 4mths older than Bugglet & has exactly the same gap between her kids as I do & she says their out the other side of it so hopefully I'll be able to post back in another few mths & say all's well (until the next phase!!)

Forgot to add - the link to "turtle herding" also well worth a click!

Having had a relatively un-terrible 2's, the 3's have hit us hard (probably not helped by the arrival of Bugglet II 7wks ago!). Found this: http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2011/07/top-ten-reasons-why-3-is-worse-than-2.html?m=1 And wondered if it rings true with anyone else?! My inner mantra is constantly "everything's a phase & this too will pass" but find it easier to believe in relation to Bugglet II than Bugglet I's antics!

A really useful (& reassuring) website which I had recommended by my SALT friend which I've then recommended on (& on!) to others is: www.talkingpoint.org.uk The parent section has age related questionnaire to go through to assess how their child is doing/constructive advice on whether to be worried. Also, worth chasing up his 2yr review as they'll ref on if concerned. Funnily enough BB I had speech therapy too for v similar reasons to you (hilarious I'm sure to anyone who knows the pair of us in RL ;-) ) & I've had ongoing nerves about (now 3.25yrs old) Bugglet's speech from POV of the clarity and that she drops the middle syllable from lots of words. My SALT friend is hopefully going to give us a bit of advice/reassurance, but completely empathise & am watching the thread with interest/any advice.

LittleOwl; thank you! That's the website I'd seen. Bluesuperted - ahh, will download the app, but for ease of use while in slightly brain-addled state using a set template much easier ;) midivydale - thank you! He's 5wks tomorrow so time's flying by!

Am trying to get birth announcment/thank you for pressie cards sorted to pop into my christmas cards, but having only just got the photo for them sorted, I fear it may be too late to get them sorted - does anyone know of anywhere online or locally that I could get these either while I wait or to be delivered in the next 2 days?? I'm sure I was looking on a site last week that offered 48hr delivery - thought it was snapfish, but their now not offering it or it wasn't that site. Any advice welcomed!

Might be worth looking at the range from Orchard Games - really good range & not too brain numbing/sneakily educational too!

While we did use Dish & the Spoon for the space & catering, I was chief entertainer at bugglet's 3rd birthday. The kids loved pin the tail & musical bumps (all be the rules on going out be v relaxed!!) & pass the parcel (luckily they were too young to notice I was desperately making sure that they all got chance to unwrap a layer!). 2 v easy extras we did which went down really well were to get a pack of tattoo transfers from Baker Ross (as well as little toys for the party bags) which I set my mum up doing in one corner. Then with the tea, cupcakes came out plain & the kids iced/decorated them at the table - gingerbread men/zombies would maybe capture the boys imagination more! I couldn't even have a stiff drink post party as was 7mths pregnant by then!

Went last year & really enjoyed it - inc in the price are so many extras (icing the gingerbread, face painting, drinks/ mince pie etc), plus, all the Elves that were there really entered into the spirit (especially some of the younger elves who were v sweet & engaging). The pressie wasn't great for my (then) 2yr old - was a plaster cast art set, but that was the only negative (& would prob be ok now for her). We'd booked for Horniman as last year there were loads of positive comments about it, but seen so many bad comments on here about this years, we've now booked for Whippersnappers instead.

8lb 4oz BW? Sounds to me like he's bang on target! Door bouncer at 6wks?! Either she's giving v v unappropriate advice, or was actually suggesting a regular bouncy chair but couldn't explain it properly which is equally concerning. If you know the name of the HV I'd be curious to look her up on the HV team contact sheet in the red book to check she really is an HV & not a HV assistant - had one trying to tell me she was an HV until I asked a question & she said I'd have to ask the HV ("well who are you then?' Was my reply!), either way, maybe try & find details of the Southwark HV manager to let them know your experience.