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I took up the offer of flu jabs for myself & my 3yr old. Haven't previously had flu jab myself despite having oppurtunity to via work, but this year with a baby due any day I felt it necessary as bubs would be so young & coming into contact with more bugs due to big sis being at nursery. As others have said it's just a little puff up each nostril & takes seconds. Neither me or bugglet had any ill effects from it.

Watching with interest (have them too & am sure they've got more pronounced during pregnancy).

Have been with friend who had a baby about that age (plus we each had a toddler!) & it didn't seem too bad, the main bit is fairly baby friendly & at earlier sessions it's not too busy.

Knomester Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I guess my issue with asking for a seat buggie is > that I don't feel confident enough to speak out > when I get into the carriage, plus I worry that > I'll ask someone who needs the seat more than me. I'm sorry you don't feel confident enough to ask - I guess having had jobs where I have to constantly speak to strangers/make announcements to groups of people helped me, plus I don't ask specific people for their seat, I address the bus/train generally so nil pressure on individuals. It was nerve racking at first, but have only ever had positive responses/been complimented on being so forward which has bolstered my confidence. If you think about it, how would you feel seeing a pregnant woman ask out loud for a seat? For me it definitely wouldn't be annoyance or thinking they were above their station.

You could go to the dental hospital @ KCH first thing in the morning - doors open at 8am but often a queue before that. AFAIK, they have a separate children's area.

Agree with the above, have barely touched the badge my DH picked up for me as find I still need to say something for it to be noticed. Assertiveness in this situation is highly underrated, be proud, bold and ask out loud :-)

You shouldn't muddle RE up with children being marginalised if they don't have a religion! RE (in my opinion) broadens children's understanding of the multi-cultural world we're in & am unsure how this could be negative to any child - religious or not.

I'm afraid I believe people should be assertive in that situation - would be v daft to choose to collapse rather than say something. Find it sad that assertiveness isn't encouraged more in those who need it. JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > what about the people who don't feel comfortable > asking for a seat (a bit old fashioned). > > If nobody offers - they'll stand until they > collapse. > > > > buggie Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think I can see Jo Swinson's point (currently > > 8mths pregnant myself) - she wasn't there > thinking > > "Oh woe is me, if only someone would offer me a > > seat", she'd got there late, was leaving early > so > > didn't want a seat (even now I'm happy to stand > up > > for short periods of time - esp if in a room > > rather than a moving vehicle!). > > > > Think the point that's been lost (prob by the > > press stirring up a non-story into a flurry), > is > > that if she'd needed a seat, she'd have felt > > comfortable asking for one, and if someone had > > offered her a seat she'd have been gracious in > > either accepting or declining it. > > > > The sexist element has purely come from the > media > > trying to push her forward as a > damsel-in-distress > > in the roughty-toughty HoC when she really isn't > & > > the "offering a seat is sexist" angle came from > an > > aide caught on the hop by an over eager bored > > journalist.

I'm 2wks off due date & weirdly not feeling too bad about labour, but instead finding it difficult to get more practical things sorted - fairly ok that care for bugglet is ok (thanks to in-laws close enough & bugglet loving sleepovers there!) but, I'm finding that I'm approach packing my hospital bag in a similar way to writing essays/revising for exams (ie; lots of displacement!). Am sure I found it quite exciting the first time!! Am taking it as a sign I'm no where near going into labour yet, but know I should get it sorted asap!

Thanks guys - will send him off & get back to sleep!!

Is there any evidence of double decker buses running? Hubbie is still insisting on getting into work early despite the warnings and thinks the Live Bus checker is accurate!

Was this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03d836p Heard bits of it when I was trying to nap (due to pregnancy rather than laziness!) make sure you've tissues aplenty to hand x

But if a private lactation consultant (PLC) isn't needed at that point then it's not worth splashing out on things that weren't going to be as useful/helpful at the time - prem babies differ so much, am sure the PLC would need to know the full history/what else was going on for the baby at that time which could be difficult for the parents to give/unlike Claire or Joanne they wouldn't have access to the babies/mum's notes. I would be curious to know if anyone has had private lactation consultant visit them on NICU/SCBU & how useful it was/how easy it was to instigate the advice they were given. Plus, it wasn't the mum posting - it was an appropriately concerned (but likely not aware of everything going on) relative, thus mine & other posters advice to ensure all avenues @ Kings had been investigated first was I feel fully appropriate. I have nothing against PLC's & wouldn't hesitate to use one if I needed extra help (nearly did with Bugglet & the probs I had establishing br/ feeding, which having had +++ theory/ how to advise on br/feeding training I'd had as part of my job was fairly galling). I just didn't feel it was the immediate top option in this case.

Would recommend your SIL asks to see Claire or her colleague Joanne Joseph - think a private lactation consultant might be unwilling to go into hospital to see them as it could be seen as stepping on the toes of the Kings team plus their unlikely to know what procedures/possibilities there are on the unit. Don't underestimate how much the NICU team might be trying to do for your SIL - it obv is a hugely important thing, but the staff are juggling all of your new niece/nephew's needs - if bubs is being fed through a tube, it might be too young to physically latch on yet.

I think I can see Jo Swinson's point (currently 8mths pregnant myself) - she wasn't there thinking "Oh woe is me, if only someone would offer me a seat", she'd got there late, was leaving early so didn't want a seat (even now I'm happy to stand up for short periods of time - esp if in a room rather than a moving vehicle!). Think the point that's been lost (prob by the press stirring up a non-story into a flurry), is that if she'd needed a seat, she'd have felt comfortable asking for one, and if someone had offered her a seat she'd have been gracious in either accepting or declining it. The sexist element has purely come from the media trying to push her forward as a damsel-in-distress in the roughty-toughty HoC when she really isn't & the "offering a seat is sexist" angle came from an aide caught on the hop by an over eager bored journalist.

Would not recommend baby bouncer as they can encourage toe walking (go up onto toes to bounce) Maybe encourage lots of floor play/encourage cruising around the sofa. To save your back, maybe look for something like this: http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+walking-wings-safety-harness-in-baby-and-toddler-out-and-about+b9623

Glad the GP helped :-) most paediatricians would've been :-s about it as isn't something they very commonly see & likely to refer you back to your GP! In fact, in A&E I helped the GP's do them - v satisfying! Hope all is sorted without needing any further treatments x

Tippee toes sessions & Bea's baby bop are both really good & run on a drop in basis - am sure searching on here will throw up when & where the sessions are.

Difficult to advise without knowing what the procedure is - if it's common though, most surgeries would be able to advise who on their team could do the procedure (after all, the idea of general practitioners is that they see/treat/manage care for all from birth-adulthood & beyond) & as a local paediatric nurse, I have no problems with using local NHS GP services for my daughter/know lots have had positive experiences with local GP's caring for their children. If it does genuinely need a paediatrician, then they would refer your daughter to the paediatric team at the local hospital (guessing this would be Kings), most likely to out-patients to be seen & treated from there.

Still swear by bravissimo - advice is if you get a properly fitting bra that you can still use underwired through most of the pregnancy (still in reg underwired ones @ nearly 36/40).

Turnham, Edward Waller, Stillness, Gordonbrook & Beecroft are all close enough to consider from Nunhead.

Am fully realising the frustrations of 2nd pregnancies now... Started mat leave today but only 5 pages into the thread. Damn the unreasonable demands of toddler who doesn't seem to understand my days should be spent resting & reading this sort of thing rather than entertaining her!!!

Ooh, didn't realise there were family rooms in that bit - when we were there it was strictly adults only - unsure how relaxed you could be with young kids in that bit (plus not being able to use the nearest pool!). Am v jealous of the clarins toiletries though!!

Bugglet has been there a year & started wks after she turned 2, & is still v petite, and I had concerns she was behind with her language. She (& I) love it there & part of what I love *is* the mix of ages, her language & social skills have come on so much (I know between 2 & 3 yrs they do anyway), and I feel Puddleduck has helped this. The team all seem to have genuine affection for the children & I love the way they go about doing observations/reviews of how the children see & feedback regularly. I don't think I'm too far away from you (going by your username) & about to start mat leave so would be happy to meet up/chat more if meeting another Puddleduck Mum would help x

Is all-inc rather than self catering, but we went to Sensatori Tenerife in June & it was lovely. Kids pool is heated, but others are acclimatised which apparently is typical for most outdoor pools now to reduce bacterial growth (yuk!). Amazing entertainment/kids facilities & the person who originally recommended it to us went Oct time :-)