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Goodliz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Home made garlic bread > > Crush a clove or 2 of garlic. Mix well with about > 1/3 block of butter. > Cut some thick slices of bread. Spread on the > butter and put in oven about 150 degrees for about > 10 mins. Hey presto garlic butter without all the > additives and salt in the shop bought one. You know you can buy frozen garlic in little cubes? Makes this even easier!!!

I stayed indoors mostly in my pjs for a month when the twins were born... was lovely.. you can slob around for a few weeks and eat and watch Tv.. and then later on you can get out and about.. I think with baby no 1 you don't realsie how wucikly things change... enjoy that babymoon.. and yes re little leather shoes, and gap socks being the only ones that stay on.. little leather shoes cost just ?9 if you buy via ebay.. not ?20 like ED shops!! For breastfeeding - get some free syringes from the chemist in case they don't latch well... better than offering a bottle and getting nipple confusion.. just express a little and offer via syringe if they're getting sleepy/yellow/not feeding in the first days. For milk fever/starts of mastitis - take nurofen, a scalding hot shower, and feed feed feed or express!! hand express in the shower if it's really bad.

millie42 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shame. We can't do Wed as only availaible Mondays > and Tuesdays now but if anyone fancies meeting up > either Monday or tuesday mornings for a runaround > with the toddlers we are always out and about and > my 3 year old would always love some new > playmates. > I'll actually be around every day, so am sure we can get together somewhere Tuesdays too... though mine are 6 and 1, so not really toddlers!

Oh I don't know, my instinct is to have a LARGE glass of wine every day at 4pm!!! (Somehow I manage to delay)

Anyone got any ideas to share? My tips include: Keep them in baby grows as much as possible, saves work. Buy white/pale colours as easier to wash than brights. Buy vanish to get tid of bright yellow newborn poo!! Get yourself a flask for whe you don't get a chance to make yourself a cuppa! Get your partner, if you have one, to fill it in the morning for you!

For those who do eat eggs: Huevas rancheros Cook some spring onion, pepper, tomato in a bit of butter till soft (roughly chopped) in a wok. Stir in beaten eggs, scramble so the veg is mixed in. Sprinkle with chilli sauce if wished, serve with wraps, grated cheese, guacamole, refried beans, salad, sour cream etc.

Stir fry. What we eat a lot is meze sort of meal... hummous, greek yoghurt with mint and garlic, potato salad, lamb kebab or chops, grilled halloumi, greek salad, roasted veg... people can take what they want so suits us... 2 veggies out of 5 and one bloke who doesn't really like veg!!!!

Pasta stirred with pesto, peas and philly.

Butternut squash (and chicken) risotto Mini pizzas - put tom/veg sauce and grated cheese onto a moistened round pitta bread and put in the oven.

I make a very easy veg pasta bake.. Steam some frozen green veg - peas, beans, broad beans, maybe some fresh asparagus or diced courgettes, baby leaf spinach. Cook some pasta spirals. Mix the veg, the pasta, some philadelphia, some grated cheese. Serve as it is or you could pop in the oven for a few mins. Is also nice made with blue cheese cubes stirred in.

Good idea How about frittata - omelette with courgettes, pepppers, potatoes Fish pie Roast vegetables

and Weds 5th August, also at the Horniman http://www.horniman.ac.uk/events/play.php

We should definitely turn out for the theatre at the Horniman Fridays in August... http://www.horniman.ac.uk/events/park.php

I suggest we keep some threads going.. I'll be around all day every day, I think (help!!)

citizenED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'll have my two little boys, 4 yrs and 20 months, > for much of the Summer so would love to hook up in > the park from time to time - as long as there's no > objections to a dad being around. Peckham Rye on a > Wednesday would be ideal for me. dads are fine :-)

Pickle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sounds like there are loads of people up for this, > great! My kids both have a lunchtime sleep from > around 12ish till around 2ish (my sanity > time!!)... is it possible to arrange things for > the afternoon? (the only reason I ask is that I > notice other meets that have happened have been at > 12, so I can't go along :'() I think I'd plan to meet up midmorning and stay till teatime on a sort of rolling basis...mine sleep 10-11 and 2-4ish atm but they do sleep in the buggy.... I wouldn't pick 12, lots of children sleep then plus it's the middle of lunch for those that don't...

The Nappy Lady Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Has anyone done the Robot Zoo at the Horniman by > the way, and if so, what did you think of it? It's good, we have a season ticket. They do theatre in the grounds in the Horniman in the Summer, Fridays I think.

I have a few ideas ... like I have a big parachute or we could get them to build a den or just play hide and seek or skipping.. that sort of thing...

I suggest we have a regular weekly get together in p rye park? wednesdays, maybe? and then other odd meetups?

The picnic area is fenced off, has tables and trees to climb on.

We have had problems recently.. they dispensed antibiotics we had ordered over the phone, left them on a shelf for a few days... not in the fridge... we had to go back and get them reissued.

It would just be nice to plonk ourselves in the picnic area at P Rye and let the bigger ones build a den or play hide and seek or something...

PS If we do form some sort of summer mus club, I'm good at googling and finding stuff that's on. There are usually things on at libraries and childrens centres etc locally. But if you have a few extra kids, something like a picnic just becomes much more fun!

Anybody want to hook up to fill the Summer holidays? Lots of our friends will be away or the mums work all through the Summer. I have a 6 yo boy (very full of beans, likes to play with girls as well as boys) and 14m old b/g twins. We like to hang out at Dulwich Park, the Horniman, Peckham Rye Park, we can drive, keen to try paddling pools, the fountain things at Sydenham Wells, ... anything that's open (is CP one o'clock club open?) Free activities of any kind, in fact! Anyone want to get together as a bit of a posse and meet up to do stuff as I find managing things like buying myself a cup of tea or going to the loo is hard work with a double buggy in tow!! It might work to suggest a place to meet each day and any mums who're free just pitch up... no need to have an older child but personally I'd be looking for places that would suit an older one as well as babies.. one of mine is walking, one is still crawling.

NCT teaparty Fri 5th June St faiths Nunhead day Sat 6th June Nunhead Green Forest Hill day (Horniman) Sun 7th June Steam fair belair park 6/7 and 13/14 June Heber school fair 4th july Lewisham People's Day 2009 12noon - 7pm Saturday 11 July 2009 the Event in Southwark Park and Bermondsey Carnival is held on Saturday 11th July. Streatham Festival 4th July - 12th July St John's & St Clement's Primary School summer fair. Saturday 11th July Lambeth Country Show Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July 5th September Peckham Rye Fete