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How soon will the 12 swap to a double decker?? As a soon to be Mum with the 12 as my nearest bus route, I'll be sad to see the bendies go as they appear so much friendlier for negotiating with a buggy/pram. Especially with the problems Mum's are facing on the 63 route is there any reassurance that can be offered as to what the replacement doubles will be like?

don't know if this will help you but have found it useful to use and tick off the essentials (very little of it bought from John Lewis!) baby shopping list

have one but not using it yet (bubs isn't due till September!!) V happy with how light the frame is (as got to dismantle it to get it in and out of flat) and have couple of friends with them who have loved them!

ClaireC - that's the same company I've recommended! x

While he didn't learn to drive in 2 mths, My husband ended up passing his test after an intensive course with these guys: intensive driving courses It was an instructor based in Sydenham who did all the tuition with him and she was brill - they do a 2hr trial lesson first (for free) to gage how much help you will need and then advise you how long a course to book. While he didn't pass first test he did with them (not fault of the teaching) he was so much more confident, he passed the next test with flying colours even though (he feels) it was the most challenging route he'd been taken on.

Glad all went well Sally81, did notice with my first scan they spent a long time looking around bubs before looking at bubs - am guessing it's similar to when I examine an ankle injury... I start at the knee (as there can sometimes be an injury there despite the pain being at the ankle) and systematically go down - by having a systemic approach means nothings missed (but it does feel like a long time when you're waiting to see your lil one) have been amazed to find how much they do have to look out for/check at each scan. My hubbie complete headed off any fears by asking the research fellows before the scan even started if we'd get a refund on the photo vouchers if there wasn't a baby, and then within secs of the scan starting "Is there a baby in there then?!" .... it's lucky I love him!

One of my best holiday reads has been "No time for goodbye" by Linwood Barclay, it's a thriller (I don't normally go for thrillers) but isn't too heavy going and is v easy to read (think I read the final half of it in one day - mainly as I was desperate to know what happened!). Am reading at the mo "One Day" by David Nicholls which is really good and is fairly easy to break into chunks (if distracted by kids!).

I have an ongoing battle with families in ED who completely over dress their children - seems the one layer more than yourself advice just doesn't get through to some! Is even worse if children have complained of feeling cold (normally due to a fever) parent's often just assume the child is cold and bung on 3 t-shirts, 2 jumpers and a coat - only to be amazed when I guess straight away the opposite is true (and then bug me about letting them put the extra layers back on as the paracetamol doesn't work within 2 mins so the child still feels cold - grrr!

Have a lovely meet up guys - I'm stuck working this w/e :( Only benefit being it's been nice and cool (plus there's an industrial size fan I can stand near!)

17th Sept (going by dates) 21st Sept (dating by scan)...could all be up in the air with the GD!! Yellow bump but hubbie is convinced it's a boy (and smugly knows he's a 50% chance of being right!)

Hey Moos, Am not finding it too hard to incorporate walking into regular day - always need few bits on LL or can head for walk round Dulwich Park and have fair idea from when I ran of local distances. Work is bit problematic as although up and down, being senior I often have to ensure I'm nearby - am taking the long way round to do anything and everything though!! ... edited to add - am fairly hopeful I'll nibble the brownie harder than the baby... it's avoiding squidging the brownie as much as I plan so squidge the baby that might be difficult (esp if it's got juicy thighs!!)

as a nurse had a fairly high TMI limit (can't blush at some of the things I have to ask patients!) so with pregnancy added in I've practically no limit! Omlette with ham/cheese/few olives was filling and kept me well under this am so v happy! Think I may try the prunes though as too many eggs...! :) Am seriously considering having a choc brownie in my eyeline during labour as motivation!! (the one I had from homemade a few wks back was so good!)

Thanks so much sb. Have been v impressed with the service so far, am still seeing my oakwood mw's but saw the ruskin mw's in the GD clinic and they are happy to see me next in 4wks - as far as I know I might only need the diabetic nurse this wk (although did get confusing as waited hr for obs to see me and then found out that wasn't needed!) I'd had a 28wk scan anyway a wk before my appt so had very recent details on bubs to show them. Wasn't thinking of home birth anyway so not too worried about being in hospital, but has made me realise what I really want to aim for with the birth (albeit subject to change!). Am making sure I walk lots on days off (would love swimming if it wasn't for the whole drying afterwards!) don't think I'm up to 5 miles a day but might be tempted as time goes on! At work is bit more difficult, but do have steady level of activity rather than just sitting down so not so worried.

Oo Fuschia- you could be onto a good idea there! Thank you ever so much blaininc and sb esp for giving me hope I might be able to have some choice in labour!

I've got the davina pre/postnatal dvd which is good - has warm up, aerobic, toning and cool down sections so you can pick and choose a bit (well, the warm up is essential but other sections have their own warm down).

Thank you so much for your posts Helen - was crying my eyes out in diabetic clinic on Fri so glad I've not been the only one to react like that :-$ !! I've had no probs with pasta/rice at lunch/dinner - does just seem to be breakfast I'm having difficulty with. Chicken is a mainstay of my dinners anyhoo so not too much of a stress to con't with that. Hubbie is offering to wake early at the w/e to knock up bacon and mushrooms for me before I go to work (whether come Sat morning he's as keen waits to be seen!). The dietician was singing the praises of berries yesterday so have got some in today and just had a lil snack of a few with some unsweetened/zero fat greek yogurt - yum! Have been so lucky not to have probs with my own health before, this just really scares me as I worry about the effects on bubs, everything I've read talks about risk of stillbirth/breathing and heart probs but not the percentage/any context on when these happen.... rational part of my brain says that surely one slightly out of range post breakfast reading a day won't cause too serious a problem, but it doesn't stop me worrying :'( Is there anyone else coping with this at the mo?? Would be cool to have wt room buddies at Kings on a Tues morning!

Thanks but all junk is well and truly out! Am doing low gi but still getting morning spike- one slice granary bread, scrambled eggs and couple of cherry tomatoes sent my blood sugar from 3.8 to 9.3 (norm is 3-7) this morning. Bananas are out on 2 counts - their actually v high in sugar and are high gi, plus, I can't stand them!!

Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone's been through this during their pregnancies?? I was diagnosed last week and currently controlling diet/checking my blood sugar 4 times a day. Am bit worried as seem to run high post breakfast, and in clinic yesterday was said that I may need to start morning insulin - any advice or experience in dealing with this more than welcome, especially with breakfast and lunch ideas (dinner seems to be the easiest meal to sort out!) Much as I know what to do with sick children, this is a completely new field for me and finding it a bit daunting - especially over breakfast! Cheers in advance x

orange juice seems to be missing from the list (but know you've listed "fruit" - find it really effective in getting things moving! x

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > I'm not sure I understand this point. If a car > stops to let you cross the road it is presumably > stationery and ensures any traffic that may arrive > behind it stops too. Whenever I've stopped to let > parents/kids cross it's to help in a small way > that they cross the road safely. right, but it doesn't teach the child to judge car speed/when to cross safely - if all drivers stop randomly to let children cross they'll end up (worse possible senario) expecting this to happen whenever they cross the road. If at a crossing fine, but if children get use to cars stopping randomly, what reinforcement is there for them to use crossings?

DC - accepted, it's not a daily thing, but from my POV the stress the children go through makes it while rare something that should be protected. If it was more local (most children struggle to get into schools more than 500m away from their own door), on foot, and only the 8yr old I'd be a happier bunny. It's the burden of supervision on the older child added with the distance/bike which rankles me.

apology accepted - edited above as hit post before preview and baby brain meant I then realised I'd not put it how I wanted.

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Dulwichmum, > I'm sorry my different views have incited a > personal jibe. > > If the lollipop person said to cross at the wrong > time then clearly the lollipop person would be at > fault. > If a car jumped red traffic lights when these kids > are crossing on a green man phase then the car > driver would be at fault. > > I'm sorry you think I'm trying to raise my > profile. Unlike virtually every other person > posting I do it in my own name. > > It's a really important issue in terms of > encouraging people to walk and cycle to schools. > Most of the anti people posting have suggested the > roads are so dangerous kids should'nt be out > alone. I suspect most of these drive their kids to > school. Which is exactly what causes this > perceived danger. > > My kids aren't yet ready to undertake school runs > on their own - as much due to me as a parent not > preparing them. But they have been asking and > we've been creating smaller opportunities for them > to stretch their confidence. > > I hope that all parents hearing of this case wont > hold their kids even closer but reflect on how we > can ensure we're not micromanaging every waking > moment but find ways to give kids a bit more > freedom and liberty to grow in confidence. Erm... what?? I'd say most of the people here don't James, rather make arrangements where their child can walk/cycle to school with adult supervision/without at such a young age having to be fully responsible for their sibling. Or in my situation, have had to care for children scared and bewildered having had accidents while unsupervised and waiting for their parents to be contacted/to come in. Am quite shocked and annoyed by your sweeping generalisation.

BB100 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > clare999 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Stats suggest thirteen under 15yo killed in > > Southwark on the roads last year - of which 80% > > cyclists or pedestrians. 2800 children killed > or > > seriously injured on the roads in UK during the > > same year. Thats quite a lot. > > And most I expect were with their parents! In my experience (as a paeds ED nurse) nearly all children who've been knocked over are accompanied by police or staff from the school while contact with the parents is attempted. About 8.45 is typical time for us to get a case like this and the typical history will be that they were crossing/running across the road right by their school. Really wish there was a "like" option for post on here as there have been some very good points raised regarding age of responsibility. Bit confused at the tone of several of the pro-parenting posts which seem to suggest anyone not supportive of the parents isn't wanting the children to cycle/walk to school at all. Very supportive them not being driven, but it is too much for the 8yr old to be expected to be responsible for the younger child as well.

Just out of interest, what would the reaction be if the story was that one of the children had been knocked over while on their way to school and that the child (or maybe both the children) had then had to be sent to A&E accompanied by police while contacting the parents was attempted?? Fairly sure safety issues would be discussed with the family in the hospital, but surely that would be shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. While it seems strong armed to be talking about referring to SS, guessing this is after the school have discussed with the parents the concerns they have and that this wouldn't be something that was taken lightly. Am sure the class of the family have something to do with why this story is "news" (SS not just looking at the working classes shocker!). Given how busy the roads are these days, and that I think 8yrs old is far too young to be expected to have full responsibility for another child (would anyone invite an 8yr to babysit for them?). I think the parents should reconsider how their children get to school, there are ways to encourage independence/con't cycling while still having some supervision