Fuschia

Milie, I have an 8 yo and would like to go out more after schol but struggle with 2x 2 yos and a baby, so would be lovely for the Summer! Why don't we set up a FB group and allpost our plans on there, that would help.. put faces to names and note who is going to be where

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wednesday or Friday at mine? Anyone interested, > give me a PM. xx No gtood this week, but in general, weds are good for4 us x

I think most couples have some division of duties based on aptitude/inclination I quite like cleaning the bathroom for eg and am anal about the washing but MrF always does the bins (I hate it) How you balance out all these tasks and calculate a % share, I don't know!

Thanks for all the ideas, some of which we do already... they have fruit like oranges, apples etc as well as very sweet ones, do have meat or fish on the side or as their protein while ds1 and i have a veggy alternative... MrF eats meat so sometimes they eat meat together. She took a bit of a shine to M&S sliced chicken breast this week ands ate a pack of it mrF HAD BOUGHT for his work lunches so Ihave suggested he bring some more home. I will add beans to more things. I already add cheese to a lot of things. None of the boys have had such heartyy appetites as she does. It's nice that she likes food, she always clears her dish, but I find it hard to serve food every 90 mins or so and not start giving her unhealthy things. I will try replacing mid morning toast with cheese and ham toasties, I think and offer chunks of cheese and oatcakes with fruit rather than fruit alone.

Thanks all. WE don't nso lpwn fat will offer more milk i am veggy, twins Are not but cooking for us together for lunch etc and dinner also for ds1 (fussy veggy) prob means I don't offer enough meat. wll try to boost it

Great. We can be the Wednesday mums, I can start now with the Wednesday meetups, without twins in tow, might be a good thing to actually mamage a conversation! Think there is a busybees session at the Honiman on wednesdays, IIRC

Smiler Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Fuschia, perhaps Mr Fuschia should do the tasks > more regularly if he finds is so easy... I do feel a bit like going on strike Mind you my sister said when she came here while I was giving birth, she had to collect dirty clothes from every room to wash them!

There might be some truth in that oebbles, as she does often start demanding food if I sit down to feed new baby. Bu at mealtimes she will eat all hers, beg some of mine and if I turn my back she eats twin 1's too, so she does have a BIG appetite.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Heh, I made the mistak of saying something like > that to Mrs Keef once. I haven't done it again! You have more sense than MrF then!

littleEDfamily Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm nosey, Fuschia; why did you choose to go PT if > you earned more? Was it a maternal thing? Must have been!I did have a longer commute... but I just never considered going back ft and having child no 1 in ft childcare. He only ever did 3 days p/w max.

Child no 1 wa YEARS ago and twin II did it by herself really but twin I (3 in April) is pretty oblivious. I'm hoping he will at some point at least start admitting when he has done a poo... the furthest we've got with him is he sometimes asks to sit on the loo. Have a newborn now and my head has been in the clouds a bit but sometime this Spring we need to bite the bullet, however I can't really remember what to do,and is it poo or wee we're hoping for success with first?

Byngo and Damzel, how is it going?

Bump. Will be at Bellingham Little Rascals tomorrow morning probably from about 10. PM me anyone wanting my mobile no

I earn a fair bit more than my partner, but it was me who went pt after child no 1 was born. Over the years my hours have crept back up but the extra is all worked flexiblt, so I go into work 2 days and work at home as necessary. As I don't have much childcare in place for those days (2h creche, bit of help from SIL) it's very much a juggling act. I do the online grocery shop, the washing, the finances, party and event organising and most of the cooking. Plus all appointments, remembering family birthdays etc. School pick ups, taking children to after school activities. I am the only driver. Do the packed lunches. Mr F drops child no 1 at school, does any grocery shopping that requires going in person. Tidies (but not a huge amount of cleaning) and gets up first almost every day, these days. Is very hands on witb the children, does all nappies when he is home! However he is seriously in my bad books since he declared that he doesn't know why I find it sohard to get everything done, as when I was hospitalised pre latest baby he kept it all spotless and found it very easy. I am still seething inside. Perhaps I am just rubbish at it all! Though I suppose anyone can do it perfectly for a week. Not so easy week in week out. Plus of course I was pregnant, and now have a newborn, so often juggling 4 kids whilst cooking etc.. he has only had to manage 3. And babies are quite timeconsuming at times. Trying to shoehorn up to 21h of work work into the weekend, evenings and 3 days when I am with the children, isn't easy either. I must say I am realky upset with him when he said that. If he really thinks that and lets slip again, I will be reconsidering my position here as slave and general skivvy!

Am up by the Horniman too.

millie42 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What about an outside playdate at Goose Green > playground then a coffee and cake in a cafe? I > think the playground is fairly secure and then > hopefully they will be tired and easily bribed > with cake! > > M I haven't dared take mine there since they built the big high thing (plus I still have residual post trauatic stress since the "nappy fell off and huge poo at the bottom of the slide" incident.) Is it safe for toddlers?

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > With a runny bottom and a hungry tummy, it sounds > like increasing her protein intake would help. > Protein helps the body feel fuller longer and also > slows digestion. Yes, i was thinking something like that.. she will eat chickpeas, likes hummous but makes a mess, cheese she likes and hardboiled eggs

melbourne groover Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How about oat biscuits and cheese - filling but > not sweet? Good idea. Breakfast is quite often porridge, actually, seems to make no difference. And we have brown bread mostly..

Has he got a temperature? I'd be inclined to rule out other possible problems (ears, UTI)

snowboarder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fences need to be high - Dulwich park for example > is easy to escape from!! Out of interest when do > they stop doing this? The running away bit I mean? > It's totally tedious, and not really about being > naughty, it's more that he just has NO sense of > danger etc yet. > > Anyway....hopefully we will get to meet > sometime...I'm a bit scared about facing the world > with 2 - 1 has been enough of a challenge so far!! I think the peak is from starting to walk until about 2 1/2. Our twins are much better now, though i still prefer well fenced areas, and ones with few perils. Duliwhc park fails on allcounts - how decided it was a good idea to put a roundabout between the toddler slides?!

snowboarder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's annoying that we have swim lesson on wed am > currently - though whether I'll be able to once > newbie arrives not sure (hmm logistics generally > of maintaining toddler classes with new baby > anyone?!?). Ok as long as he is still in his car seat, I'd say

She is almost 3. She eats more than either of the boys, and more than me.

Hi all. Twin II is on a growth spurt I think and is constantly complaining she is hungry. She had 3 breakfasts today including eating twin I's share of the strawberries, then when DP made himself a fried egg she had her lunch at 11.30. I can't give her any more fruit, she has a very runny bottom as she is... Usual diet: 6am - banana, croissant 7.30am - cereal and more fruit 9.30am - toast 11,30am at creche - fruit and raisins Lunch either at 1pm or 2pm - say pasta, sauce, grated cheese, tomato and cucumber. Fruit for pudding. 3.30pm - fruit or something like a teacake, flapjack, sometimes crisps 5pm - dinner - fishfingers, potato wedges, peas/corn. Not usually pudding, sometimes yoghurt or fruit 6.30-7pm - warm milk, sometimes banana, croissant etc. Help... she is still complaining constantly "I bit HUMBRY!" We have started to get into baking and she could have more cakes/biscuits etc homemade but prob that wouldn't be too bright an idea. What else can i give her? not keen on rice cakes, hummus turns into a mess. Chunks of cheese maybe...

p rye picnic area is such, sb. and o'c club, open till 4 then mpve to p rye swings Sandpit not bad either Ruskin paddling pool...

Plough is bad for manic twin toddlers plus nap intervenes but could do 2-3pm...