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  1. My 14 month son is possibly lactose intolerant and so we have been suggested to cut out cows milk for a few weeks and try an alternative.


    Alternatives suggested are goats or rice milk


    Does anyone have any recommendations as to which is better for them (fat nutrients wise) and also which is more convenient to get not just in london but if we are travelling to see friends etc


    Was loving how easy cows milk was can you pick it up everywhere now having to find an alternative


    Thanks

  2. The big question is will you be catering for children?


    locale did it very well - children's menu, high chairs and very welcoming staff.


    That's how you are going to do well in the area. I know it's not what everyone wants but that's what the area needs to cater for these days

  3. How big a car do we need?


    We are going away to Portugal and there will be 5 adults and 1 baby. With 5 suitcases and 1 buggy in the boot.


    I dont know much about big cars but would a Ford Galaxy be big enough to include our luggage? It will only be two journeys - to and from airport. All other time will just be day trips


    Or do we need to go for a big mercedes


    Any advice welcome!

  4. Distance can be key. Depends on where you live but I'm guessing kings is a lot closer. I stuck with kings after my gp pointed out that a) you might go into labour in rush hour b) if your due in winter which I think you are - what if it's snow !


    Both the above can make Tommy's feel an awfully long way away


    And thankfully I stick with kings - my son was in special care for a week and having my husband able to stay but also nip home quickly for clothes etc was a godsend. If I had been at Tommy's I would have felt a long way from home. And home = comfort.


    I second the above about home birth though (we tried but didn't quite make the home birth) but laboured at home then my midwife came to hospital with us and had rung ahead so the room was booked etc made that bit of it so much easier

  5. I am looking for suggestions for towns in Spain / Portugal - or other countries welcome for a villa holiday in August!


    We will be needing a big(Ish) villa ith its own pool ideally 4 bed that is within walking distance to town/beach/restaurants. We have a 1 year old boy so I'd prefer to get him to sleep and then walk to the restaurant in his buggy rather than having to put him in a car seat and drive somewhere.


    We'll stay in some nights but would also like some decent places to go to on the evenings we'd go out


    Any suggestions of locations that I can start searching the likes of owners direct for would be much appreciated

  6. I found kings were fantastic. I was hoping for a home birth so I hadn't had a tour and was completely in the dark why it would be like. All the staff were lovely,I spent a week on the postnatal ward as my son was in special care and the midwives were always asking after my son - even the ladies serving lunch would keep mine back if I was up on the special care unit and even ordered me something they'd embers I'd had previously when I wasn't there to take my order so I didn't miss out on food! That was a tough week and I think everyone at kings was fantastic to help us through it
  7. Right


    Looking for ideas for my sons first birthday


    Will be inviting mostly people with similar age children but some with no children and mainly too


    So really somewhere where we can have our own area, get food and drink (not sit down) children can pay / crawl around and I can put some toys down etc


    Am I dreaming?


    The new clock house pub has its own room but it's upstairs with some tricky corns to negotiate so I dont think it's fair to invite people there with buggies!


    Any suggestions by welcome

  8. Hi Sam


    No recommendations for Brighton I'm afraid but we recently stayed near Bath at Wooley Gramge which is prt of luxuryfamilyhotels.co.uk


    Fully focused on children - provided cot, nappy bin and changing mat, sterilizer in room on request, children's tea time with high chairs, bibs etc (prob too soon for your little one) a free cr?che, baby sitting and baby listening service for dinner and really friendly staff


    They have hotels around the country - a little expensive but where isn't these days and we felt v comfortable with our 10 month old crawling all over the lounge floor!

  9. Claire was my lactation consultant too


    I didn't really have issues feeding ie no sore nipples unlike some others but my son had LOTS of wind and hiccups and dribbling and I found the snip really helped


    They also say that if it's not cut it can affect speech and even hernias in males later in life as it is all related to their 'midline'


    My son could stick his tongue out no problem but we still decided to go for the snip and noticed he difference immediately - literally on the way home we could see he had

    More facial expressions and looked more relaxed.


    The waking to feed in the night is a bit o a pain but it's only 2 weeks whIch in the big scheme of things isn't long


    I would definitely say have it done

  10. Is there any reason you would like to go private? My sons tongue tie was dealt with at kings and the care was great. One of the specialists there - Clare - is extremely experienced and will help with re and post care and get a quick referral
  11. Hi all


    Apologies if my first post was a little unclear. Thank you to all the nannies that have applied but we already have a fantastic nanny we are looking for a family to share with.


    We are looking for a family in the East Dulwich / Bellenden area with a child of a similar age for our son to play with (my son will be 1 in May) and of course to share the cost of our nanny!


    We are happy to host full time or alternate with the other family


    Thanks

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