canadianlisa

I have a Boba G3 and I love it. I carry my little boy in it (parent facing on the front) who is 7 1/2 months but weighs almost 20 lbs and is long. He sleeps well in it, it has a little sleeping hood as well as lots of good pockets for your things and a purse clip and is not too bulky. I have carried him for a few hours at a time in it and have never had any back problems at all. Apparently it is a good sling for babies who are bigger and lasts until they get older. Good luck.

The right side preference happened to be me as well. At 8 months I was feeding 3-4 times a day / night and just kept trying to alternate. By the time my daughter was one she was mainly having 1-2 feeds a day only from the one preferred side. My boobs are now different sizes as well now and now I am breastfeeding my new baby I find the preferred boob still works better (gets way fuller) than the other. Breastfeeding is strange! I think the flannel method or just massage in a really hot bath works the best as well.

I am moving back to Ontario as well, Dundas so not far away from Toronto. Same reasons as everyone, we need a bigger place for our growing family and I really miss my family and my Mom. I am really looking forward to it, this horrible summer isn't helping but am sure we will miss ED and Forest Hill where we actually live. Have made lots of great friends in London but I imagine that most of them will be gone within the next 5 years for similar reasons. Awilliams we can meet for a coffee if you want to have a cry about ED ;) x

I'm with SB, depends very much on your child as well as how you travel. I thought that we could do it with a cheap double / sling buggy option as we would not be using it much but it didn't work. My two are 2 y 8 months and 8 weeks. We ended up buying a P & T classic and it is useful. I mainly use it for longer journeys and the nursery run. I needed it as we live on a really busy road and I didn't always feel like I could keep a good enough grip on my daughter while she was holding my hand, we don't drive so all our journeys are on foot / bus and also I need to sometimes contain the bigger one when she is having a tantrum or refusing to walk. The P & T is heavy and I don't love it, like I love the Bee but it does the job, has decent shopping space and it relatively nice to drive. I do find it hard getting up curbs with it, especially on hills (I live near the Horniman). Also like that it will convert to a single one day. Even though it seems massive compared to the Bee I think it is one of the narrowest doubles. Good luck

Hi there I am after any good condition swaddling blankets, looking for the ones that are specific for swaddling not the ones that are just a blanket. I have a 2 month old boy who is pretty chunky so probably not the newborn size. I can collect if you are local to Forest Hill / ED early next week. Any ones with velcro would be good as he is a mini Houdini. Also looking for a structured baby carrier that is not a Baby Bjorn (I have one of these and it is hurting my back) Also have a ring sling. I am a useless with wrapping so need one that is easy to put on. Thanks Lisa

Perfect, thanks for that. It doesn't sounds like it will be a problem. Now I just have to get the hnag of folding it up. Will definitely bring a sling as well. Lisa

Has anyone done this. We are moving to Canada fairly soon and would like to bring the buggy with us, rather than put in the shipping container. Also I may be travelling on my own with a my new baby and 2 year old and need to be able to contain them in the airport and on the other end. If you were able to bring it could you bring it to the gate or did you need to check it? Thanks Lisa

Okay, I have mixed feelings about this post. I also go to this cafe quite a bit as I live in Forest Hill. Sometimes on my own and sometimes with my very little one, who is breast fed and sometimes with my 2 1/2 year old. It is really lovely addition to the High Street and I think that it would be a shame if people did not try it due to this post. When we have gone with our big girl we did buy her an item from the menu which is what I expect to do with a child of her age. It is a fairly new place and I think that they are probably still finding their feet / trying out things. I have also noticed that they don't have changing facilities but there is a really large area downstairs and I just used my mat on the floor when I was there. They also have a notice on the menu that they don't want more than 3 pushchairs at a time in the cafe despite having lots of room. However, I was in there recently with my baby and there were at least 6 Mums and babies with buggies and they were not complaining. It does seem an odd rule not to allow babies to eat food from home but at the same time it is their choice to make these rules and they are not a publically funded creche / park cafe / leisure centre. It is a really lovely cafe that they have put a lot of time and work into creating and not sure naming and shaming in this way is that helpful. Aside from all of this, not everywhere has to cater for Mums / babies (and I am saying this as a Mum who likes a coffee / cake). Maybe worth emailing though to explain your point and offer some suggestions for healthy snacks.

Ayres the Baker make birthday cakes but not sure about a Peppa one. Doesn't the bakers on Lordship Lane do them? The old fashioned one at the bottom?

Check Amazon for books by Robert Munsch. They are books from the 70's / 80's but there are lots of good female charecters, like my fav the Paperbag Princess. My 2.5 year old likes them although they are probably aimed at a slightly older children.

We also changed to seperate pjs at around this age. I also like the GAP ones, there are also some similar ones that you can get from mothercare although there are not quite as stretchy. Also that minimode brand from Boots. I don't think that she will need socks if she is in a sleeping bags. The gap pjs are not as stretchy / tight as the t-shirts.

Oops that posted too quick. See above, I really like the water / swimming/ baths but the birth pool wasn't something that appealed to me all that much- honestly the logistics of it all seemed like a pain and wasn't sure my hot water tank would be that effective. If I went to hospital I might give it a try but what I found most effective last time was staying upright, walkiing around, some yoga breathing, resting by leaning over. I had a pretty speedy birth that was manageable. Interestingly, a friend of mine was told on her St. Thomas's tour that getting into the pool prior to being 5 cm dilated can slow things down. Just something she passed on to me, not anything that I have researched. Good luck with whatever you choose.

Angels and Gypsies is nice but gets very busy, need to book now for Saturday. Ganapati does seatings so would need to call and see if that fits in with your schedule. What about Green and Blue?

I think you should be ok to bring your own bottles of milk, or maybe buy some little cartons somewhere in the airport?? (McDonalds??) I would not imagine that they will provide it to you on the plane as even long haul they only seem to have those little cartons for coffee etc. Not sure how far you are going but this has been mainly to Canada for me, flying either Air Canada or BA. Try not to worry too much, it will be fine.

I've done lots of times pre-kids but also can't imagine it with little ones. I think that although there are seperate 'rooms' in the big tents they are really not rooms and there is no sound proofing. If you could relax a bit about bedtimes then it would ok, but my little girl has a melt down if she gets overtired and I like it when she goes to bed. I think you would just have to forgo the baths for washes or if your kids are ok, showers. We looked into it in June and I think I have decided that either chalet or a cottage is the way forward at this stage. Mine would be 2 1/2 and a few months old when we are looking to go. Something fun when they are a bigger I think.