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The Nappy Lady

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  1. Ah well, maybe you will have something sorted, just in time for the new baby to turn 3 ish?!!!! Molly x
  2. ryedalema, My childminder has a buggy board that consists of two 'steps' which effectively creates a seat, so they can sit on the higher step facing you, with feet on the lower step....might solve the problem? Can't believe you are still struggling with this as I know you started thinking about it before baby arrived. Molly
  3. LOL - Keef - I was waiting for Joy to shout at Fabio when he was messing around with the chair trying to get it to recline, was amazed when she didn't given previous outbursts. Loved it when they were arguing over the name too - with him saying all Thai names sound stupid and her saying most Italian ones do.......and then the surgeon asked the name and thought Joy said Elvis! Classic. Molly
  4. Ooooh, that birth was good wasn't it, even if Mum was off her face on the gas & air!!! I thought the sister was fab. Bit emotional now.....come on Joy, just need her baby to finally put in an appearance to round the programme off nicely. Edited to say.....Joy and Fabio's little girl was just beautiful. I loved seeing her birth and hearing their interview afterwards. I'm so happy that they finally got to have a baby, and to see Joy 'joyful' at last. M
  5. But I think she was already in there, trying on clothes. Baby wanted a feed (2-3 mins, one other person in shop and no queue). Then she carried on trying on stuff and came out intending to buy, but just checking kids books first when the spray 'attack' and accusation of breast milk stinking occurred. The lady did not go in the changing room specifically to breast feed. Also, whilst many of us have expressed anger/outrage at the behaviour of the manager the only ones who have mentioned him losing his job are those 'defending' him. All us 'supporters' of localmama have asked for is an apology and for MIND to put a clear policy in place which is communicated to all staff. See my request and localmamas reply earlier in thread re what she would like her complaint to result in. I don't see a lynch mob though accept the suggestion of a mass breast feed at the shop was confrontational, which is why we agreed not to do it, especially as MIND have been so quick to act on what occurred. Molly
  6. Keef, If you were riled by my earlier comment I apologise, but I was simply trying to establish what it is that might be offensive about the act itself. I also said being discrete is appropriate in certain circumstances (though should not be demanded, as you say it shows a level of compromise from both sides of the fence). From my own point of view I was asking what it is that offends people because I don't understand. A fair question I feel, but only a question, nothing more. In this instance localmama was behind a curtain, couldn't have been more discrete, but still got treated very badly. Steve may be a nice chap in general, but in this particular moment he behaved badly - as we all can at times, and personally I think he should apologise, and reconsider his attitude. As I said in an earlier post I probably sound over passionate about all this, I guess I was just upset on localmamas behalf. Molly
  7. Hopefully Alice, As long as the guidance they put in place is appropriate, and localmama feels happy with the final results of the investigation. Molly
  8. The Final Chapter..... I suppose I should finish off the story, which I can now do calmly... New Machine arrived Friday as promised. I didn't pay the extra to have it plumbed in because I have installed at least 3 WM's myself in the past......men left and once children in bed I tried to remove the 'transportation rods' (all machines have these in the back to hold the drum during transit and avoid damage). They are normally easy to unscrew and take out....not these ones....after a good deal of swearing, checking the instructions, bending the metal tool they sent with the machine, and heaving with all my might, no progress whatsoever. Called plumber friend who came around and he tried - still no joy. Phoned Miele, who suggested one of us press on the drum whilst other moved the rods...still no joy (even using Mole Grips which clamp on to the rods). I am now feeling very upset that very shiny new machine is actually of no use whatsoever, and huge pile of washing now cannot be done as planned. Saturday morning phone Miele again - very helpful and say an engineer can come this Friday to hopefully sort it out, but suggest I also call Comet to give them the chance to resolve the problem. So...phone Comet with sinking heart expecting rubbish customer service.....but....within 2 hours their transport depot had called back, said these rods are renowned for being difficult to remove, and that they have a special tool they use to get them out.....promise that a man will be around with said tool Sunday morning between 8am and midday. Sunday...8.12am man phones and says he will be with me in about 30 mins...and he is...despite pouring rain! His 'special tool' turns out to be a very large screwdriver(!!), and he has the bolts out within 5 minutes...in fairness to my plumber friend I expect he could have done it had we both been confident about the force needed, but we were worried about damaging the machine. This chap had done it before and knew exactly what to do. Part of the problem was that one rod had bent slightly (which again is common so he said), so needed a bit of a wiggle as it came out. Bless him, he then plumbed the machine in for me (taking pity on me as hubby away with work again, and me with 2 children hanging on my coat tails and no chance of plumbing it in 'til later despite the pile of laundry that was waiting). It was one of those moments when I could have hugged him, but instead restrained myself and gave him a ?5 to have a pint on me (what a very, very nice man)!!! So, finally, by about 9am Sunday I had a load of washing on (and machine is so quiet you wouldn't even know it was going!). REALLY, really pleased with it, but if ever you decide to buy a Miele I would recommend you pay the extra to have it installed! Am going to feed all this back to Miele, and also to Comet as I really think they should make people aware of this, and also Miele should improve the tool they provide, and make the rods easier to get out in the first place. What a saga...why does it always happen to me? Molly
  9. I suspected as much. Thought the camo version looked very you/baby SB. Really hope you get it, for what it will represent. xx
  10. Ah OK - yes, my other sling is an Eco Baby which later became the Mei Tai....so is in pretty paisley fabric with brown straps. I love it but my hubby refuses to wear it - so the plain black Ergo is good for that! Agree it looks higher in the back though now you say it. Will be waiting to find out what the 'secret deal' is! M xx
  11. I don't understand what makes this sling different from an Ergo - am I missing something? Molly
  12. Yes - as the others have said, don't worry. Everyone is different and I remember huge weight gain around the 30 week mark, then it slowing down again towards the end. Out of curiosity (which I know killed the cat), second time around I did weight myself when I went into labour, and again the same day after baby had arrived. It was very nice to lose over a stone in weight in just a few hours (wish they could invent a diet that worked that well)! Sadly the rest took a lot longer, but my experience both times was that it tends to drop off in bursts - breastfeeding helps a lot, but also around 5 months and 9 months I seemed to loose weight without doing anything. I am now at the point where I would like to loose 1 more stone, but don't expect to do so until I finally stop breastfeeding, and my 16 month old seems to have other plans, so for now I am just living with it. I'm sure you look glowing and fab, even if you don't always feel that way! Molly x
  13. I just cannot believe any mother should have to think twice about this. I will feed my child as and when I need to, (if need be discretely, if situation demands it), but I refuse to treat it as something that should not be done in 'public'. What is the issue here? Seeing a woman's breast? Possibly a glimpse of nipple? Seeing a baby feed? Why is any of this shocking? What is so awful about the human body? It is as if certain people would put breast feeding in the same category as someone choosing to be a 'flasher', or worse. It makes me so angry I cannot begin to tell you. Worse, I know I now sound like a vigilante, and I am so not. But a law does need to be brought in about this, and the sooner the better. I really hope emc manages to make this into a piece, it needs to be highlighted again, and again, and again until it is resolved. Molly
  14. ClareC, They are there right now, but the answer machine is a bit dodgy at the moment so they need to get a new one. It is on order. Do try phoning again, and leave a message very slowly and clearly if need be. Thanks so much. Molly
  15. Bee74, that is outrageous. The World Health Organisation recommends BF to the age of 2, I am appalled by health professionals doing anything to discourage or undermine this. I only had something similar once when feeding my 13 month old on the beach, and another Mum said "you're still breastfeeding her?" in a shocked way..... Molly
  16. Thank you localmama, that's a good list that I totally agree with. Will put this into my email, I know he has responded now, but still want to lobby for these changes to be made. Molly
  17. Hi there Tessa, I was going to say much the same as Nunheadmum. Do you have any decent bed protectors? If not I can recommend ours - rubber covered with cotton on both sides. My 5 year old would sleep directly on one quite happily when she went out of night nappies, and when she had an accident I could literally just pull it out of the bed and she could go back to bed 'til morning. She had another one under her bottom sheet just incase, but never had 2 accidents in 1 night. In actual fact she pulled the wet one out herself a couple of times without even waking me up! PM me if you want more details. I suspect you may have some already due to older child though. You can do the lifting at bedtime thing, some are against it. I think if you do it the key is to actually wake them up enough that they get up and are aware of going to the loo - the argument is that if you just lift them and sit them on the loo without waking all it does is encourage them to wee in their sleep, which you are of course trying to avoid. You could always try both methods and see. Hope it works out for you. Molly x
  18. Snowboarder, if we have an evening meal that has potentially suitable stuff for C I just keep a bit to one side, pop it in a tupperware and then heat it for her the next day. I have to say that I am so much lazier than I was first time around, I make far less stuff 'especially' for them (probably once a week I set to and do what I'd call a proper, Annabel Karmel inspired meal), the rest of the time it is often sausages, fish fingers (from a packet, but good quality), pasta with grated cheese on it, chicken in various guises - I do make my own chicken nuggets/fingers etc. or reheated stuff we've had - lasagne, cottage pie, assorted pasta dishes. I find the more effort I go to the less they eat, so better to keep it basic but ensure plenty of fruit, vegetables, yoghurt etc. thrown in for good measure. I just don't have the time to fuss too much these days, and when I've got 2 (or often more when friends are here) hungry children whinging because they want to be fed having something I can reheat, or rustle up in 10 minutes is worth its weight in gold. At the stage you're at I'd say have as many different things in pots, saved from your own assorted meals, in the fridge as possible and just offer him a selection of bits so he can explore textures and flavours...oh yes, and practice his throwing!!! We've made huge progress in the past month or two. I can now leave C to eat her own breakfast with a spoon while I do other stuff, and she will equally manage main meals - actually tells me off if I try to help her! She is suddenly eating so much better and is mad on pasta, cheese, rice, peas and melon at the moment (I have to mix broccoli in now - it was her favourite, but now she only eats it if it is mixed in broken down into little bits). She is a dream to feed, so much better than her sister ever was, and is eating probably three times what she was at 9-12 months, so don't despair. Molly x
  19. Brockley's gain is our loss Iain & Anna - hope to still 'see' you on here lots. Molly x
  20. Sigh....here we go again. Polly's thread woodyp91, so I think you should take note of her request and just leave this, or start your own thread if you want to 'inform' people. Molly
  21. localmama, very pleased you have found us all on here. As you can see you have A LOT of support. So sorry to hear you had your mobile phone stolen to cap it all off, what a rotten day. I hope you get a full apology on Monday, but personally I would also like to see the manager reprimanded, and for MIND to have an official policy on this going forward. Is there anything specific you wish to achieve? Just thinking if we know we can all support you. Molly
  22. Thanks Woof, always good to know about stuff like this. Oh and the logs are great by the way - will be ordering for next winter for sure. Thank you very much. Molly x
  23. Ok, I take the point, I am just angry I guess. Shall we all write via email first, and also alert local press I think - any views? Then if no satisfactory outcome we can take the direct action route. I didn't realise they employ people with mental health issues, that does change things slightly, but still, as a store manager his behaviour is not acceptable IMO. Iain you make me laugh - so true re babies smelling it from afar, they are so clever. At 16 months baby C now comes up, points and says 'booby' when she fancies a snack cheeky madam. Molly
  24. You bet...(though am on for my first lie in for 3 weeks, so would have to be in the afternoon!!!
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