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Science museum kids area is great(though best OUT of holidays if you have a preschooler!)

Another of these exploitative programmes forcing controlled crying onto families? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-478490/TV-parenting-guru-quits-protest-car-crash-telly-childcare-programmes.html Interesting piece about how Tanya Byron "vowed to stop making programmes because child-rearing shows have become "car crash" television."

snowboarder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can't wait till mine is old enough to like things > like all the above! For now I need a giant play > barn with cafe for me....Where is it please? gambados beckenham Little rascals Bellingham or there is one at Godstone farm

Clexane: http://www.sanofi-aventis.com.au/products/aus_pi_clexane.pdf Says 10-12 hoursn(page 10) In my case I restart 6h after birth and find it best to have my own syringes with me so U can just do it and not worry about trying to get the hospital to do it

Smiler Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the advice re. Clexane ladies, I have > been trying to get info about this from various > doctors to no avail! Am relieved that a small gap > is OK, as am daunted by the prospect of VBAC and > the option of an epidural is reassurring! > > Had also not thought about the community midwives > and weekends - this must have been what happened I think they come by the next working day > to me, I wrongly presumed that there would be > 7-day a week cover.

MARCH prig not now on Horniman site but my booklet says on today 1030 1115 12 tix avilablke 1030 1130

Sagat: it should be They d have their programme online

fearnpw1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- What I would like to contradict is > the negative comments about breastfeeding support. > This was the one good thing about staying in the > ward - there was a midwife called Sue who taught > me how to breastfeed before I left hospital - she > was amazing! In the early hours of the morning > when I didn't have a clue what was going on or how > to sort my baby out who was screaming, she would > sit me in a chair, take my baby's head, take my > breast and show me how to get her to latch on > properly. She then sat with me to make sure i was > doing it properly - the best start to breast > feeding I could ever have hoped for and, as I say, > one of the few positive things I can say about > having to stay in hospital after the birth! I suspect it does come down to who is on duty and how busy they are. Naking prior contact with the infant feeding coordinators so you can call them from the postnatal ward seems a sensible precaution just in case.. Also, re leaving hosp, think twice about leaving on s Saturday, as I did. Community midwife didn't come to see me till Monday 430pm. It's a long time not to have anyone come to see you, if bf isn't going well!!! (If you are at home and noone has been, I guess you can call Kings or go back to see the feeding coordinators) I had independent midwives so they did come every day and make sure the twins got at least one good feed, luckily, eklse twin II would have been rehospitalised for sure.

I am confined to barracks as child no 1 is off school with a horrid cough. Joys

Countjc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I just had one last question, did any of you > ladies have to inject clexane, a blood thinner > after the c-section? I am on it at the moment due > to lack of mobility with the SPD and so at risk of > clots and the dr. said I may need to take it for a > further 6 weeks after birth. I am hoping to get > mobile asap to avoid this as had heard it can > affect breastfeeding. > thanks again > Jenny It's fine. Have been on it for both my pgs, for 10w in the first one (then 3m warfarin) and for a total of 11m for my twin pg. Not a problem for bf

Clexane is fine for bf. Some women get put onto warfarin after birth, that's also ok for bf, though not in pg, but involves lots of treks to hospitalfor blood tests, so I'd stay on the Clexane. Clexane is an issue if you have had it 6 or 12 (think it's 12) hours prior... then spinal anaesthesia isn't possible. In my first pg I was on a high dose as I had a DVT, and got the dose split into two small ones per day, in mym twin pg I was only on prophylaxis each morning and labour started at night so no problem, didn't need an epidural anyway

There is a Gambado at Beckenham Also Kent, hop farm

State schools not shut yet. Gambados is pricey but good for 1yos. There is a free carousel

Gambados Try docklands railway and play area in basement of Docklands Museum Surrey Docks City Farm (maybe bit muddy!) Science museum by tube covent garden

Ikea cheap easy to clean hugh chairs FROM SUPERMARKET SMALL SIZE BACOPOTS TO FREEZE STUFF ABLED WEANING X

Yes, there has been a winter vomiting big (or several) going round.. hopefully should pass within 3 days or so...

Just wanted to send my sympathy... I agree with keeping moist with lansinoh as the best way to help it to heal. Trying different positions (like rugby ball hold) might help avoid opening up the scabs each time you feed xx

Florists by Denmark Hill Station/Kings do helium balloons

Yes, I think we are the first up!

edanna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fuschia is right that the water needs to be hot > when it goes in the powder because the powder > isn't sterile. Officially it needs to be at least > 70C, but since most people won't have a > temperature probe and even if they do won't want > to be using it all the time, then the advice is to > boil fresh tap water in the kettle and leave it to > cool for NO MORE than 30 mins. Of course how > quickly the water cools depends on the type of > kettle and how much water you've put in it. If you > put in at least 1 litre then cooling it for no > more than 30 mins means the water will probably > still be hot enough to kill the bugs. I know it > sounds rather prescriptive, but all of this is an > attempt to interpret the available evidence into > something that's reasonably practical in the real > world. The FSA is doing more research into this > area at the moment. Of course, it's important to > make sure that the milk is not too hot for the > baby before feeding it - it's meant to be about > body temp. It's also important not to keep made-up > formula hanging around at room temp for longer > than a couple of hours. Yes: http://nctwatch.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/foods-standards-agency-reminds-parents-of-advice-on-making-up-infant-formula/

katgod Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > one of the posts says there are no warnings about > time spent in car seats - there are it just seems > that most people ignore them. Certainly on the > Mothercare web site it says 2 hours max. I have never noticed a warning from anything I got as a new mother or when I bought the things... but I picked it up from somewhere on the web... certainly I realised early on that a newborn needs to be flat a smuch as possible, else their heads loll forrward

You are entitled to extra snacks as a pg woman or bf mother, but they don't bring you the extra menu unless you ask, I found!

I must admit I have always been desperate to get out of Kings. I was an inpatient for a few days in PG no 1 at 30w, and as the antenatal was full I was put into postnatal and it was bedlam, women at night needing help with babies and not enough staff... Both times with mine inc the twins I have been out within 6h. My experience was that support for bf was non-existent, place is noisy, hot and there is a lot of blood in the showers. Sorry to bring bad news! They also don't allow visitors very early in the morning or late at night which is bad if you need help. My tips would be: take flipflops for the shower and your own antibac spray or wipes if you're fastidious plus hand gel. You'll need a lot more newborn vests, suits, nappies than you expect (nightgowns are eaiser for frequent changes of meconium poos which go everywhere!) I have never been able to manage with the cotton wool and water they suggest, I use huggies pure, the biggest best wipes there are. Have the bag packed so anyone else can find the stuff without your help. Line up support with a visitor for every possible available moment... have plenty of snacks/drinks to hand... you will need a lot more changes of clothes etc for yourself than you expect too... leave a spare bag at home for your partner with extra stuff already packed in case you run out/stay longer. It's dry so lipsalve and moisturiser is handy. If you want to bf, I'd suggest making contact prior with the bf coordinators so you know who to speak to when an inpatient if the ward staff aren't able to give you what you need. It's the nights where it all seems to go a bit mad!

"Tie a tellow ribbon to your old Phil and teds, it's been two long years...." la la la

The Nappy Lady Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ha...maybe we could all tie yellow (or any colour) > ribbons to our buggies!!! Not a bad idea!