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Fi's lovely. Used to hold one twin for me when they were babies so i could have a bit of cake in peace.

the antilop doesn;t take up much floor space.

anna_r Wrote:seem a lot more complex. > > > Fuschia - currently my baby sleeps in her cot in > the morning from about 8.30/9.00. She has a bottle > then a couple of minutes of rocking but she gets > put down slightly awake and 3 out of 4 times she > manages to settle herself. I suppose the other > baby can be put in a playpen with some toys while > that goes on. sounds easy to accomodate

paneer cheese marinated in tandoori spice and fried, with wraps, chutney, yoghurt and salad not too hot!!!

Great recipe, Steve.

There is a good lipsalve called cymex which is high in urea and I find very good if I ever get a little patch of raw, itchy eczema. i'd suggest you get a couple of tubes of that? It doesn't sting even the most chapped of lips (the mouth sort of lips, not the sort you're having problems with but I don't see why not...)

The Homestall playing fields now belong to Harris academy, surely? Re a bulge year, as a one off it's fine, but it can only be repeated year on year if extra space is found for 1-2-3-4 extra classes (and so on) Few schools can accomodate that.

The one opposite the harvester

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With two babies, you do more stuff at home than with one, but they enjoy playing and dancing together, as they grow. One of my babies is v. predictable with her naps 10 am/2pm so I usually take her first while the other is playing. Sometimes it works well, sometimes not. Little rocking chairs or carseats in the living room are handy, to cuddle one, rock the other with your foot. Does you dble buggy fit through the front door? also handy to rock to sleep, or go out at naptime, come back when they're off.

I have twins, breastfed and attachment parented and they went to a minder from 7m. She was very experienced, even then, sometimes I had to come home early or my SIL had to go to help, esp if one was ill. It's hard to manage two babies if one is particularly needy that day. Many activities are quite difficult, many playgroups are too busy to manage two babies there. To get both to sleep at once, only failsafe is tandem breastfeeding( no help to you!) or going for a walk. Where do your babies nap? How do you settle them? CP one o'c club is good for two babies. Also sing and sign classes. P rye one o'c club too. Anywhere you can't take your buggy in is hard though. Leapers let you take your buggy up if you have twins. I can recommend ikea ?14 antelop high chairs.

helena handbasket Wrote:> Not sure I would endorse the sofa since my son > ended up in A and E after a rolling off ours at > three months old. And yes he had pillows etc., > and I was two feet away, but he was very strong > and physical that young (as we learned the hard > way). That was how we learned he could roll! He > was fine but I will never get over it! Yes, that's why I said it was a bad mummy thing.. son no 1 rolled off the bed at a similar age! Hence the twins had a moses basket and have been more cautious about napping on the sofa.

I'm not sure if I'll be there Weds or not. if i am, i sit under the trees on a grey stripe or orange picnic blanket and I have a double side by side buggy.

PS I think Brighton by train would be great. Also think of places in kent like the Hop farm, hever castle

London aquarium, by bus? Have you been to the Horniman, I guess yes.

Local authorities do detailed projections of places required based on the birthrate and known retention/mobility. Many LAs are needing to adjust the predictions due to the crash in the housing market. Someone should put in an FOI request for all this data and discussions about it.. if my FOI request doesn't produce the goods.

Never used one with son no 1, he dozed on the sofa (bad mummy) or a sheepskin on the floor. No other kids, flat was quiet... with the twins we got 2 second hand baskets but they shared one, we used it a lot, they slept in the day in the living room. Needed a basket to protect them, it's a madhouse here these days with son no 1 and his friends... For the first 6-8w, they need to eb near you all day and evenings too, I'd say.

Crystal Palace One o'c club (not free though) Sign and sign is well worth paying for, i think

The portable pools a Kings have sterile liners that can be opened and put in.. my DP did this for me while we settled in to the room.. so I don't think that would necessarily be a problem.. though i agree, homebirth is the bets way to guarantee your pool access!

PS This school is in SW London http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/tn/News.cfm?id=20911&headline=Housing%20crisis:%20130%20jobs%20to%20go

Most schools in London are accustomed to pupils starting school with little or no English and offer intensive language support if needed. Many large primaries will have Spanish speaking pupils and that may help her a little. I think she'll need to start in Feb 2010. Finding a school at all in ED may be difficult. Do you have an address in mind? Contact the closest school, to discuss? There is probably a "Spanish school" on Saturdays somewhere in this part of London. The Spanish Embassy may have info.

http://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/immersion-water-during-labour-and-birth http://www.2womenshealth.com/Childbirth/Water-Birth.htm