ClareC

Thx so much for all the advice, its so reassuring to know this is normal and will pass! Sounds like I need to just accept I can do pretty much nothing else and get comfortable with chocolate, DVD'S and books! Must admit it was satisfying that that the midwife was impressed by her weight gain on Saturday (pre grazing), can't wait to see what she adds after this increased appetite! I just feel sorry for my partner, disturbed sleep, getting up early for work, a day at work and then coming home and cooking dinner for me!! I did manage to do the washing today but that was it!! It seems like the grazing and the C Section combined means I really can do nothing other than care for Isla :-) How did they cope in Victorian times???

My daughter is two weeks old now and has recently gone from feeding for 20 minutes, sleeping for 3 hours to wanting to feed pretty much constantly! She is gaining weight no problem so presumably there is enough milk and she is eating (certainly looks like she is, appears to be sucking and swallowing). Its pretty hard going for me....... today for example I have got nothing done other than be here for her 24 / 7 is this normal? is there anything I should be doing? I intend to introduce her to a bottle in a couple of weeks so she can be given expressed milk (and i will know how much she is eating) but have been advised not to do this any earlier as it may ruin her accepting the breast - if it is just a case of her being particularly hungry I would top her up with formula but given the bottle advice can't even do this! Advice welcome!! Thank you

Hiya, I used to work in Paddington and travel out to Newbury (via Reading) once a week. If your leaving early, driving is OK, you really do need to leave 6 - 6.30 though. Public transport wise the fastest route is the one mentioned above, train to LB, Jubilee and then Bakerloo - this is busy at rush hour though. To avoid feeling claustraphobic, the route to take would be bus to Elephant and then Bakerloo to Paddington - its not that busy and even if it is you will always have a seat as you are starting end of line! I used to opt to do this route rather than LB as although LB easy and convenient it does get over crowded at rush hour. BTW the 8.18 from Paddington (platform 1) is THE train to catch - its a nice new train and makes for a very pleasant journey, if you catch this train then the LB route is fine at the time of morning you will be making teh journey!!

SteveT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I second that northlondoner, I prefer to see > children playing in the parks. > > Children cannot savage you. Boring boring boring! This has been done to death! Completely agree with the other posters, Children can be pretty evil same as adults, dogs, cats ...... erm anything living! SteveT, I suspect the children savaged by the two monstrous brothers in the press recently would bed to differ, stay on thread!

I think the PCN's in the Peckham area are in the main intended to generate revenue! We got a PCN for being in a loading bay for 2 mins and 30 seconds - apparantly the vehicle was the wrong type to be able to use a loading bay!?!?!?! The sign certainly didn't fall specify which vehicles can and can't use the bay - the time period alone shows it was being used to load rather than park!! I also fell foul of the no right turn at the end of Rye Lane, it's busses only but the sign saying that is a way back from the traffic lights, I genuinely didn't see it and the left turn you need to use looked like a layby rather than the main route! First I knew was when the PCN came through!! I am sure it could be marked a lot better! I am paranoid to drive anywhere near Peckham now!!

My dog's are the same, they try to drag me in the Dog and the Plough every time we pass...... very bad influences ;-)

ive got two and would be up for that:-)

DrDom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "You can't go accusing Sainsburys or anyone at > Sainsbury's of this with no evidence whatsoever! > What is this a vigilante thread! " > > Fully paid up member of the Sainsbury's mafia. err no, no link to Sainsburys at all.......... sorry to disapoint ;-) I buy local where possible (more so now I am on maternity leave) but do use Sainsburys (and Somerfield) where necessity or convenience dictate. I am glad Nisha is pleased by this post, I use her shop (and continue to do so), she is always very friendly and helpful :-)

I think pretty much anyone who stayed in education post 16 has had a part time job of some description somewhere that paid poorly and was dull and mundane! For my sins I have worked in a couple of cafe's (pre 16 and probably illegal!!), John Menzies, nightclub bars, bar at a hotel, Burger King (OMG that was AWFUL), Unwins warehouse packing Christmas "gift packs", fruit packing (even worse than BK), fruit picking (don't even go there), and then my "best" part time job was customer service telephone staff for an insurance company, that paid what felt like a fortune at the time!!! There was also baby sitting here and there too which was always pleasant :-) Actually I am forgetting my time in a solicitors office as general dogs body, make the tea, man reception, undertake research, go to Court and make Counsel's notes, photocopy etc - badly paid, mundane at times but at least relevant to my eventual profession! Ive found the Sainsburys staff at DKH to be friendly and helpful! Ive only been to Halfords once and although the supervisor there was pretty disinterested, the young lad that fitted my car radio was really helpful!

I went on a ski patrollers first aid course in a Victorian mansion based north of Manchester for a weekend about 5 years ago, my ex and I shared a room with two single beds, the condensation on the window had frozen and you could most definitely see your breath!! It was so cold we ended up putting all the covers on one single bed and sharing that one despite the discomfort (we had been together 10 years + by that point so believe me sharing a single bed would never be a preference!!) plus wearing layers of clothes - was just about warm enough to sleep then. I really feel the cold but he doesn't at all and has his green beret (ie RM commando course) which involves considerable discomfort yet he too found it really cold! Makes me feel cold just thinking about it!!

The council may be in the right.... impossible to say without knowing the full facts. If they did honestly expect the frontage cleared with 20 minutes notice that is pretty ridiculous and seems rather harsh u- unless of course the frontage was dangerous.

You do need a car seat legally in any private car / mini cab. Black cabs are different, no car seat necessary provided the baby is in a pram and presumably busses different again. There is a cab firm that St Thomas's use that will provide a car seat if you request it when booking a cab - can't remember the name but have a midwife appt tomorrow so can check if you like. Probably easiest to borrow a seat / get a friend with a seat to collect you.

You can't go accusing Sainsburys or anyone at Sainsbury's of this with no evidence whatsoever! What is this a vigilante thread! I agree the council are being ridiculous but this obviously needs sorting through the proper channels, passing blame unnecessarily and without cause really doesn't help. I for one are pleased Sainsburys have opened up this end, saves a nuisance treck to DKH to buy all the things (of which there are many) that the shops this end do not provide!

I am with Virgin. it went down for about 20 mins yesterday eve but was sorted super quick. I think there have only been a handful of occasions in the last 3 years when I have lost service, max time about 24 hours due to an outage in the area (that was late last year). Ive not really had any trouble at all...... other than downgrading TV which took longer than it really should.

Only been to the Vale once or twice and wont be going back! It's a crap pub with a sticky floor hence not having visited that often, to serve you drinks and then ask you to leave is disgusting! Can't believe the attitude of the landlord - I think you should make a complaint to the brewery that own it.

computedshorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Drop the firet letter then all read the same back > and front. > > 1 anana > 2 resser > 3 rammar > 4 otato > 5 evive > 6 neven > 7 ssess > (tu) Your nearly there (and correct)...... the answer is move the first letter to last and the word reads the same backwards as it does forwards. :-)

See if you can figure out what these words have in common. 1 Banana 2 Dresser 3 Grammar 4 Potato 5 Revive 6 Uneven 7 Assess

As I understand it the risk to the baby of a mother catching swine flu (or any other illness that causes maternal high temperature)is an increased risk of miscarriage / early labour. I don't know statistically how much of an increase this is, from what I read it didnt come across as being significant. As far as I am aware there is no other risk to the baby should the mother catch the virus during pregnancy. I am not a Dr though so am only reiterating information I learnt when I researched this. The risk is more to the mother herself, pregnancy being an "underlying condition" - I believe this is twofold, low immmunity due to being pregnant ie more likely to catch the disease, and the repiratory problems upon catching it given that breathing is harder during pregnacy due to squashed lungs. As to the difference between a vaccine and a drug - I appreciate they are not the same, The point I was making is that drugs, ("drugs" beimg a generic term for something manmade presumably by a pharmaceutical company to treat or prevent illness ie the term "drugs" wasn't intended to exclude vaccines) are not tested on pregnant women hence the situation described above. As for the risks associated by having the vaccine, there are mixed views hence this whole debate! An individual can only research those views published by the specialists and make their own mind up! The NHS information sheet for pregnant women does not state there to be no risk, although the heading is there in the question and answer format the answer rather avoids the question entirely. Hope that clarifies my post

Is there not scope for volunteers (people who want to use the park early) to be designated key holders and open the gates, this would be free and solve the problem? I am sure plenty of people would be happy to do this....

didn't like to say that given it was a "serious" post but these things do happen ;-) !!!

try not to worry! I know people that had the jab and the babies have now been born and are fine! The risk is that the risk is unknown at this stage which is the same for any new drug. It really is a case of working out what is for the best in each persons personal circumstances. Commuting into London each day during winter months will make you higher risk of catching SF so having the jab was the right decision for you! A good friend of mine has just had it at 22 weeks for the same reason - she wasn't going to until a close work colleague caught it. As no drugs are tested on pregnant women the medical profession avoid giving any unless the benefits outweigh the risks. An example of this is drugs for asthma, lack of oxygen is far more risky to the baby than asthma drugs hence although these were not tested on pregnant women it was deemed appropriate those that needed them should take them and subsequently they are now known to be "safe", ie through years of pregnant women taking them and there being no known detrimental effects.. Please do not worry, I chose not too have the jab but that doesn't make that the right choice, it was right for me in my circumstances - I was commuting into London in autumn not winter which is peak season for these kind of illnesses. You can only do what you think is best in the circumstances which is what you did upon the advice of your Dr. There really isn't a wrong or right in this!! Don't worry!

Not my area of law but I have a vague recollection from law degree / law school days that it is technically illegal to open post addressed to another even if sent to your address. I would suggest returning to sender as not known at this address. If the sender is clear from the envelope call them and and advise them that this has happened and the named person does not live there and hasn't for at least 20 years. Although I do vaguely remember it is illegal, I would be very surprised if any action were taken in circumstances as you describe!

Im really liking the new Sainsbury's, its really convenient and much needed this end of LL. I still use the other shops, just don't have to drive to DKH to get Sainsbury's type bits, and am so pleased not to have to use Somerfield any longer :-)

hiya, I bought it to make spots for a blind and lampshade for a nursery - baby is a girl although nursery very unisex. I therefore have multicolour felt in a few bright colours - pink, purple, yellow, orange, red, green, and blue. Certain colours I have in more than one shade as I was a bit rubbish at matching the colours to the rug I was copying! Your welcome to pop round and see if there is anything suitable. Clare

What colours are you looking for? I bought some in John Lewis just before christmas and bought twice as much as I actually needed (it was my first attempt at making something plus I couldnt get the shades right!!). Some I can take back as its in packets but most I bought from the roll so am unable to return.