The Nappy Lady

Rahrahrah, Believe me I've thought of it, but yet to spot the premises (or the rich business partner!)

Yes, I've seen kids headphones at Gatwick - they had a noise limiter on them too which I thought was good. Ones I saw were ?25 but I'm sure there were cheaper options too.

Good luck! Forgot to say, with our first we just used a bog standard lamp on a timer an told her "when the light comes on you can come wake us up". Worked fine - from around 2.5 if IRC, and saved buying a bunny clock or similar. Saves a bit of money if you are on a tight budget. Nunheadmum, could you have eldest in with you just while sorting the little one? Not ideal but maybe as a temporary measure. I can understand the issues around bedrooms.....oh for a loft conversion!

Nunheadmum, re the sharing a room - same here, my 2 love being together but I've split them for now because C still wakes between 5&6am whilst her sister will go much longer. I realised I was rushing in so she didn't wake O up......now we are imposing a stricter morning regime - basically telling her it's too early and leaving her in her cot. I'm too old to get up before 6am, and the sooner she sleeps til 7 the better. LOVE the sleep fairy idea, may have to use that I think.

Wow, that's amazing, well done.

Thanks guys, really appreciate all the support. DH being fabulously helpful - only one morning feed all day yesterday, and same today so far at least. Keeping busy so no time for tears or tantrums thank goodness. Boobs quite full this morning - not like newborn days, but was glad to feed her & she stripped both in minutes, then proudly said "all gone Mummy!" Fingers crossed we are well on the way now. Molly

Ha.....that's because men only get Flu of course!

Thank you nymom, I really do appreciate your post. I feel this is a real 'heart vs head' dilemma. Saffron - some good ideas there - mine never accepted bottles, but I could try warm milk in a beaker. Love the pocket money idea, but think she's too young - would work with an older child though I'm sure. Am going to try to phase out feeds over the next few weeks. Would be so much easier if my emotions didn't keep see-sawing, I guess it is because I know this is really the last time...but she really isn't a baby any more and it is TIME TO STOP (I chant to myself!!).

The thing is it is so much harder to stop once they are truly old enough to understand and voice their opinion so clearly. Though I suppose being able to explain a bit helps, but still it does make me feel very mean. Have to put my selfish "I have a life too, apart from being your Mummy" head on I think to get through this one.

Cannot believe the amount of snot in my life! Horrible at the best of times but particularly awful when it is the really thick, yellow stuff which my two seem very prone to. How can such small beings produce such massive amounts...and HUGE bogies with it?!! I seem to be continually wiping noses, and now understand a good friends comment that a true Mummy always has a tissue tucked into her bra! My 6 year old is a bit better these days, but still seems to get quite a lot of colds I'm sorry to say. Things did improve for a while but then starting school brings a whole new bug fest, and believe me, colds will seem a breeze once you start to discover the joys of nits, impetigo, threadworm, roundworm and the like - each time you get a "there has been an outbreak of XXX in your child's class" letter coming home with them you break out in a cold sweat. Thankfully we haven't actually had all of those things, but just finding out about them is bad enough. Ah the glorious ignorance of pre parenthood. At least Buggie will be well informed I guess! Is that a good or bad thing though? Hmmm

Hi all, Please no comments on breast vs bottle, or the merits of how long one should breast feed for.... My eldest stopped BF at the age of 16 months with no fuss, but 2nd time around I see to have a breast milk addict! Little C is going to be 2 in 6 weeks time and although I have loved breastfeeding her I feel it is time to bring it to an end for a number of reasons, however, she is one of those babies that really LOVES breast feeding and I would appreciate help and advice on how best to bring it to an end with minimum stress for her and me. In a nutshell, I had got down to 1 or 2 feeds a day (morning and pre bathtime) in June/July but then on holiday in Spain she was pretty much free feeding (hard to do anything else when scantily clad around the pool) for 3 weeks. I really think she considers my boobs to be 'hers' rather than mine. Since getting back a week ago we are pretty much back on track, with a big 30 minute plus feed in the morning on waking, and a feed between 6-7pm (usually only 5 minutes or less, but comes back for a bit more as and when she feels like it). Post bath time she goes to bed without another feed. Also if I'm not at work she'll have a feed pre her lunch time nap by preference, but will go down without it - easier if I'm not the one putting her down though. She requests 'booby' as she calls it a lot during the day, but can usually be distracted provided I don't remain sitting in our usual place, where she will just go on, and on, and on, crying and wailing and asking which I find very stressful. Sometimes you can tell she's just trying her luck in the way she asks for it, and I can literally just ignore it. She will drink milk or juice from a beaker, and likes it, but prefers breast. Sometimes sits on me breastfeeding and drinking from a beaker alternately! Also, when she isn't with me she's fine without. Has even - back in March time, stayed away for 24 hours including of course an overnight with her Godmother without any problems, came back lunch time next day very happy. But when I'm around she wants it. What would you do? Cut out feed by feed - lunch, evening and finally the big morning one, or go cold turkey? Am thinking if all else fails I might try to get either my sister or MIL to have her for a week in October to break the habit in one foul swoop, but even then I reckon she'd come back and 'ask'. Any help or advice much appreciated. I'm a big softy and under pressure tend to cave in to make life easier all round, but really do need to stop now, not least to rebalance relationships as my poor hubby is desperate to be loved by her, and at the moment he gets very rough treatment at times, especially in the mornings if he goes in rather than me, and she just screams because she wants me not him. Not easy for any of us. Help....

Suggest assorted shops in Peckham will be your best bet......good luck! Love the ones in the Jo Jo catalogue mind you. Don't think they are in store yet though, given it's summer (with April showers???). Happy shopping!

I'm at work but have fun. :-( X

We took one this year & it was great, though at 22 months & 6 our 2 were either side of the ideal age for it. 3 is perfect. If yours doesn't come PM me - you can borrow ours - came off the forum 2nd hand so not precious about it. Molly X

Bumpy, it's the Abroretum on the map by all the entrances, the bit with the low fence, lots of trees & picnic tables.

I always thought children were allowed to babysit (fir a sleeping child usually) from 14 years old - I certainly used to, though Mum was on call 4 doors away should I need her. My feeling is that common sense should rule here, some children are far more capable than others. I hope social services use 16 as a guideline rather than a blanket judgement. M

I did mine with Woolite on a hand wash cycle in the machine then line dried and it was fine (took a long time to dry though!). M

The handysits are brilliant, also handy at home when friends visit and you need a second highchair. Molly

Yesterday; Please don't play in the dogs water bowl. Please don't wash the floor with my dishcloth. Please don't lick the tablecloth (she worked her way all along one edge...). No they are mine (in response to her pointing at my bust and saying "my boobies". In need to reclaim my life and my body!

.....and Krystal Pharmacy in Nunhead (by the bakers) have a surprisingly good selection of wool - over on the far right hand side towards the rear of the shop. Pretty sure it's all acrylic, but I've made leg warmers, hats, scarves and......er a lions tail(?) with it with great successs. Actually there isn't much Krystal don't stock, amazing what you can find in there. Am rediscovering knitting now I'm not typing nappy letters every night. Hurrah! Just finishing a beautiful cobweb like baby shawl I started about 3 years ago though no idea who for any mor! Hey Ho. Molly

Hiya, Yes you can put the buggy in a bag, but don't do it until you are right at the gate as they will make you take it all out to put through the Xray machine etc. (unlikely that you'd do it sooner I know, but worth knowing). It is annoying if you have a baby asleep in the buggy though and don't know about having to fold the pram and put it through, but it is standard proceedure, so if need be would put baby in a sling if nap is due whilst going through security. Didn't bother with a bag this year though and buggy survived fine (phew)! Have a great trip. Amanda x

10th good for me, assuming hubby comes back from work in time!

Just to say I too went down the route of buying an oil filled electric radiator with a temperature gauge on it too, which has had good use in both childrens rooms over the winter months. It seems sensible to only heat the 1 room during the night rather than the entire house. It was quite easy to work out what setting to have it on in order to keep the room around the correct temperature, and then I had it plugged into a timer so it would only operature during the hours our central heating wasn't on. Did anyone else follow Gina Ford's 'Contented Baby' guidance on how many sheets and blankets to buy? I did and ended up with way too many - eventually sold some on still in their packets! I guess it depends a bit on how prone your baby is to leaks and possetting, but even so...... Molly

Fudge, That's so strange, I've had 4 buggies over the last 6 years with inflated tyres, and only ever had (touch wood) 2 punctures - and I was off road nearly every day so really not surprised, one puncture was down to a thorn picked up at Cox's Walk/Sydenham Woods, and the other in Nunhead Cem. Are you regularly walking past somewhere that has a lot of building work going on, or a garage/workshop? I once has nails in 3 car tyres at once, which I think was down to parking next to a skip (though was seriously paranoid that I'd upset someone badly for a day or two!!) - very expensive and annoying. Some of the buggy manufacturers make solid rubber tyres as an optional alternative to the air filled ones (I know that Mountain Buggy do for sure), so that you can avoid the whole puncture issue if it is a big problem. Poor you though, can understand you feeling fed up about it. Re the OP's question - I had a Micralite buggy pre the days of the carrycot option, and have to say I liked it apart from I found the front wheels being wider than the back a bit of a pain and quite often used to manage to midjudge gaps and catch the front wheels on things - I've posted before on here about it and others have had the same issue so it is something to bear in mind. You would get a 2nd hand Bugaboo at a decent price if they are what you really like, and I would look at the Mountain Buggy's too as they come with a Carry Cot option and I think they are great (bit of a buggy holic I admit, but most of mine came and went via ebay or the ED Forum so never felt too bad about it as they tend to hold their price if you look after them). I loved having a proper 'pram' with my 2nd daughter, so lovely and cosy when they are newborn, much nicer than a pushchair, even if it is one that reclines, just not the same. Molly

Hi Caitlin, Very happy to talk to you about my 2 very positive home births. You can call me to arrange at time to chat on 07977 130318. Amanda