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Really Snowbaorder!? Ruff&Huddle is my friend's company! So glad you like them! She has just started a full collection of clothing, getting stocked in Selfridges amongst other places!! And yes, I think our leggings look won't last forever although I'm happily embracing it for now ;-) Just brought C some Theif and Bandit leggings, very cool, from Lil Beans online shop... lots of nice bits there And couldn't agree more that either way it's desperate, all diggers and dinosaurs for boys and pink fairy crap for girls, that's why I love Tootsamaginty and Indikidual etc.

Some really cool boys / kids clothes Tootsamacginty Indikidual Theif & bandit available at Lilbeans online shop Polarn o pyret Ruff & huddle The Bright Company for sleepware (although I would say that!) Personally I'm a total convert to boys in leggings, they are really practical for active kids & great for potty training / independence. Plus they look cool & defo not an awful mini me look! For this reason we end up buying a fair amount of girls clothes- so few places do "boys" or even unisex leggings

Hi, we just had to get an emergency appointment & they said it would be back in a week, it took 2 or 2 1/2 I think. We had two people counter sign ( I used the wrong pen 1st time) & they both said that they had been written to on all the applications they had been asked to sign recently, sure enough they were written to this time & they have to write back, so this can really slow things down.

Depends on your kid tho, mine loves his bed so much we made it into a bed when he was just over 2, so that he could get in & out as often as he wants, i was getting exhausted lifting him in & out all the time! Now he will take himself off for downtime etc fairly often & wouldn't dream of refusing to sleep in it during the day, he practically asks for naps... Do what suits you best, we ended up with a cot & a cot bed so no 1 is in cotbed in bed mode & no.2 in the cot. Our plan is when no2 needs something bigger we put her in the cotbed & buy no1 a single bed & get rid of the cot We got both our cot & cotbed on this forum very cheaply...

Hey, just to add our experience, we went cold turkey on the sun & naively thought it ok to send c mon & tues am to nursery (a pre school type nursery) in hinsight I think he did pretty well- 5 accidents on mon & similar on tues but they ended up putting him in a nappy, but seeing as we were only one day in it wasn't bad, by the next week he was down to 1/2 accidents (&6 or so wees on the loo) per morn (which is more than he would have at home) but still pretty good considering the nursery setting etc... If there are a couple of kids potty training at the same time that should make it a little easier almost to try & remember, they can take them together etc perhaps ? Good luck!

Hey, just to add our experience, we went cold turkey on the sun & naively thought it ok to send c mon & tues am to nursery (a pre school type nursery) in hinsight I think he did pretty well- 5 accidents on mon & similar on tues but they ended up putting him in a nappy, but seeing as we were only one day in it wasn't bad, by the next week he was down to 1/2 accidents (&6 or so wees on the loo) per morn (which is more than he would have at home) but still pretty good considering the nursery setting etc... If there are a couple of kids potty training at the same time that should make it a little easier almost to try & remember, they can take them together etc perhaps ? Good luck!

Brockwell park has two in the playground and a massive one with the water fountains

I had the same issue, my 1st was a v hungry boy & wasn't bothered by it but my daughter really struggled, just like you said gagged a lot etc... I didn't know what was wrong with her, she was all windy & would cry for no apparent reason. It was pretty tough but I found letting the milk spray into a muslin helped & sitting leaning back. She did grow out of it & by 6/8 weeks things were getting easier & now at 4 months is more than happy feeding So although perhaps not that helpful, it will get easier as they get older

I went to the pharmacy in herne hill last week, ?4 lovely pic. Shot by the sheriff is now ?15

So sorry you are feeling like this I've just had a girl & also have a 2 y old boy & I'm over the moon to have one of each. I have 1 sis & although we are close I'd have loved to have had that relationship with a boy/ man too. I have loads of girl friends but not many male ones & I do wonder if I had had a brother would I have more or at least another male figure in my life other than my (crap) dad Don't worry, the fact you care so much already speaks volumes about the type of parent you are! As long as they are loved they will be fine!

I tend to tidy up once the babies are in bed, whizz round & put everything away then I can relax & cook. Cleaning et gets done when older one (2) is at nursery or when they are both napping, I work for myself so also try & fit that into the days. But yes, sheets & towels every week, but I iron nothing

The portchester spa is lovely. Also Brixton market/village for lunch, there are loads of amazing places, just wander round & see what takes your fancy. Enjoy, I'm longing for the day ours are old enough to go off for a week!!

If you are putting in a new concrete base you could consider having polished concrete floor, we have it and although it's pretty hard it looks great and is very easy to clean. Also rate draws everywhere (inside cupboards if you don't want acual draw fronts on show) I'm always a fan of not having wall cupboards above a worktop too, makes for a much bigger space, we have open shelves with cups, glasses, and frequently used foods etc... so you can display your nicest things on them.. a deeper worktop is nice too, we got ours online - oak from a wooden flooring and worktop supplier, it was fairly cheap but good quality. We have always used Ikea kitchens (on our 3rd in different houses) but only for the cupboards, brought appliances and sinks and worktops etc all elsewhere, we looked at which for best appliances and sourced them online. We live in our kitchen, and I spent a long time planning the layout, work out how you use your kitchen, where you like to chop in relation to the stove / oven, where will the washing up go, how will you unpack the dishwasher, where will the food live in relation to the chopping space??... you have to look at it all in relation to your space obviously, we have a large rectangle kitchen so have put an island in to be able to have a working 'triangle' or whatever the designers bang on about! Personally I like it as we sit there as well as it being functional storage & chopping but it needs to fit your space...

just to say, shoes for little people need to fit properly (this isn't the same as offering arch support) and have very flexible soles. The bones in children's feet are not fully developed until they are around 16 years old, this means they are easily damaged, which is why we all go on about having good fitting shoes for our little ones. Children do not need 'support' especially arch support, (I'm sure the lady in ED warehouse was just getting her words mixed up) as essentially having this type of support makes feet lazy as they then do not use the correct muscles to support their own arches... your little one probably has very normal feet, as children have a much higher percentage of fat in their feet than adults they do tend to look a little 'flat' converse are ok, I wouldn't put mine in them all the time but as long as they aren't their main shoes they should be fine.

We flew with ours several times always with cheap airlines & it was always fine. They don't care at all about it being in 2 parts, they just give you two tags for it

I used them for about 18 m with my son & they were great to begin with but found in the end ( a few months ago) that every time he pooed it was smearing onto the actual nappy, under the liner & I just couldn't hack scraping the poo off any more so have stopped temporally in the hope his poo firms up! I also found we had a lot of wee leakage/ damp trousers. We are going to potty train him this summer so will prob get him back in them to do that. I've also got a newborn & will defo get the smaller ones out again tho. I find washables less disgusting than disposables especially early on when they get changed so frequently. In my mind every time we don't use a disposable that's got to be good...

Fish & chips & more on east Dulwich road best f&c shop round here

So mrs scoop, are you coming back? That new place is ok but it's no scoop!

Corn on the cob Roasted chicken strips Avocado Toast strips Meatballs Steamed veg like carrot Fruit - pear a big hit in our house Eggy bread Little pastry filled things... Popcorn (homemade, without sugar or salt)

I can only echo what others have said re the lanes, if you get a place you would be mad to turn them down, they are an incredible team offering exceptional 'service' I had both my babies at home so can't comment on kings or tommies but certainaly if you are with the lanes you can choose to have a home oe hospital birth whilst in labour. From my understanding, the stats for most people going is is largely for more pain relief rather than complications but do your research. The most important thing is to feel comfortable during labour, whether that is at home or hospital is up to you and you alone.

SB, we currently lurch from one tantrum to the next, no nappy change, no clothes, no downstairs, no breakfast, no shoes, no coat, no jumper, no outside, no car, then it's repeat when we leave anywhere, begging to stay. And the kid who used to ask for a nap now has a melt down at the mention of one... although he did this before, the arrival of his little sis three weeks ago has heightened the emotions for sure... Can't wait for this phase to be over!

We have the p&t dot & it's very small & folds easily for a double buggy. It's also not too big to use as a single when you want to revert back

Yep we did 1/2 bottle per person & had wine left over, it might not seem a lot but the heavy drinkers will be balanced out by non drinkers etc

We do bath, teeth in bath, into bedroom straight away (which has low lighting already & curtains drawn) for pjs & bottle whilst he is being dressed then story, one or two max then lights out & bed at 7, leave the room & let him get on with it. Perhaps try going straight into her bedroom rather than the sitting room which might get too exciting? I know if we deviate into different rooms my son gets all revved up & starts running around manically!

I agree jillandjoe, I started my own business after I had my son, I as of yet have no income from it so rely on my husbands wage I'm doing something I love & am very passionate about and feel very lucky for the opportunity. There is no way I could have done this without my university education and subsequent jobs. My husband on the other hand feels stuck in a job / industry that he hates because we need a certain level of income to survive. Both of us need the education we had. Even though he is technically the "breadwinner" currently