canadianlisa

Having been a few times in the last few months, I can tell you that Peckham Pulse is really clean. I avoided going for a long time due to some of the comments on here but no complaints. Actually found it much cleaner than the much more expensive (and annoying) Gambados.

Afraid that was also our experience, although it seemed to change from tummy bugs to colds as time passed. Now after a year my girl still gets colds but they seem very mild and she has very little time off nursery. It gets better.

I used the one you are asking about and found it really good, very easy swaddling and nice jersey material. My daughter loved being swaddled and I started using it after she kept unravelling from the a normal blanket.

Hi My little girl has suffered from excema ,mainly on her face and back, and it did seem to make a difference for us switching to ecover. I find the scent of this very minimal. I do occasionally use Fairy non-bio but actually find it quite scented in comparision. She is now nearly 2 and it is much better, think really due to time. I also found purepotions (google it) worked well for her as a moisturiser, more so than diprobase which we were prescribed and seemed to make things worse. Interesting info Saffron re the SLE/ SLES. Best of luck, it is tricky.

I got ours done at Snappy Snaps in Sydenham, on the high st. They may be open Sundays.

Most were open yesterday so am sure it is pretty much back to normal today.

Tarot that is an childish and ridiculous arguement. The reason the building is moving is that the current building is in need of a huge refurb and is part of an estate that is undergoing a redevelopment as far as I am aware. It therefore makes sense to me to move it to a council owned building that has the space. I see no problem in moving it to ED, even though I have a young child and 'walk the streets with them'. I also work with young people, most of whom have / had involvement with youth offending services. The building is on the opposite side of playground and there is no reason why the this service would impact on children using the playground. The current service is located very close to a nursery / playground and I don't believe that there has been an impact. Just to add the criticism of Jame's post- how do you know where the staff live and that it will be more inconvenient for them to travel to work? Odd reasoning. It is not realistic that these kids are going to come and report for their appointment and then go and burgle the next door neighbours, why would they do that? As OP have stated most are involved with YOS due to low level offending and by attending their appointments are satisfying the conditions of their sentence and hopefully engaging in some constructive work. Some of them might even live in ED (gasp) or other affluent areas of Southwark. They certainly could come here anytime they wanted if that is what they choose. Despite James' post it really is not hard to get to ED from pretty much anywhere in Southwark. I accept that there is a lot of strong feelings around at the moment but it would be useful to have a look into what youth offending and other services actually consist of before launching into reactionary arguements.

It is closed now, 13:50.

The council may come for rats. We had some in the garden and one also got in the kitchen and council man came for free to deal with it. The won't come for mice but will for rats, I think due to the health hazard. I feel for you, it is not nice. I live near the Horniman so it is Lewisham, rather than Southwark.

IME you can keep it up for a long time if you want to. I breastfed my daughter at night and for the occasional nap (2-3 times a week) until she was 19 months old. I was planning on going till around 2 but she decided that she didn't fancy it anymore, let me know by saying 'no Mummy' and closing my top! In the end it was a good way to stop, no trauma or trouble and she happily drinks cows milk now. I went away for weekends etc and the supply continued.

I work with many families in similarly impoverised situations within Southwark. I think that most families who were having difficulties with school uniforms would first approach the head / teacher and ask for help. As such I think that as others have said giving to the school is a good idea. In addition it would allow the head to have extra clothing to gie a child who has that day shown up to school in unsuitable unform, maybe helping them avoid embarassment. Just to second what others have said, Southwark is a borough in which many, many residents live in poor / inadequate housing. A huge portion of the children are from very low income families and on free school meals (meaning that there parents are relying on benefits). There is a great need locally although it is easy to forget this in Dulwich. However, Peckham, Walworth, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and the Elephant all have areas of poverty. Perhaps if the school near you does not have a need you could ask the head / school nurse / teacher if another school may benefit from the basic shirts and trousers. I did not see the program but did read the accoompanying article in the Guardian. It is very sad that such small children have such grown up worries but unfortunately it is not unusual.

I'm with you Otta, I find him highly annoying, he seems so smug about his healthy little friends and compost machine. I tried to enjoy it. My fav (kiddie) show is the Big Barn Farm, no annoying presenters.

There are lockers and buggy locks. You get the coins from reception and return them when you are done. It is beside the cafe toilets.

My 18 month old goes to Oak Tree Day Nursery in Honor Oak. It is a nursery in a converted house and the children have access to the garden all day long, it has big doors to the back as long as it is not raining. They dig in the garden and plant things as well. It is a small nursery and they seem to be fairly flexible in letting the individual children do things that they enjoy. They tend to do the arts and crafts outside as well. I don't know about places etc but might be worth a look? PM me if you want more info. Lisa

We pay ?730 per month for a 3 day a week nursery. My daughter started at 14 months and after a few initial wobbles she loves it there. For us it was the right choice and and we are really happy with it. When I was looking around I most good childminders were charging ?50 a day and some were requesting that the children bring their own food. Tne nursery works out to ?55 a day and gives my daughter 3 good meals and snacks which for me is good value. I really like the idea of the a nanny share but it was too pricey for us unfortunately. Good luck.

Really lovely and affirming. Thanks for posting x

I'm with you both as well. My 16 month old is a prima donna, yesterday she had the mother of all freak outs when we were waiting for the bus to bring us home from nursery. Didn't want to sit on my lap, or in the buggy or have dummy or have a walk, or a snack etc, etc. Nope just wanted to scream and yell and offend fellow commuters. Loads of dirty looks were sent my way. Then we got on the bus and she spent the 10 minute ride smiling at a teenage boy. Don't get it! I am trying to 'rise above it' as she has always been noisy and I don't think that it's going away. I think a lot of its down to frustration and tiredness. I do tend to shout a bit mostly 'oh for christs sake, calm down' and then I feel bad/ guilty. Am really going to try harder to keep my cool but gawd it's hard at times. Oh well it's all a phase.

I have been referred to the opthamology dept at Kings for my 16 month old by the GP. It was a long wait though, think that we went to the GP in December and the appointment is early April. So private likely quicker if you're really worried.

I think what you are feeling is totally normal and that I felt the same thing at the same time. I went back to work on a 3 day a week basis when my daughter was about 13 months old. I dreaded it at first, which was partly about leaving her and a lot about my own anxieties about going back to work, feeling incompetent and deskilled after being away from work for over a year. Also being really nervous about childcare. I made a deal with my employers that I could do 3 days a week for 9 months and then would go to 4. I would prefer to keep doing 3 but felt like it was a give and take situation. The night before my first day back I ground my teeth so much I could barely speak at work (don't think anyone noticed :)) Now 3 months in I can say that I feel much better about myself and my decision. I have really enjoyed going back to work and using my brain in a different way than I do at home and using all of the skills, training etc that I worked to obtain prior to having a baby. My daughter enjoys her nursery and has settled relatively well. I prefer not to work from home and to keep work at work and home at home. Unexpected benefits for me include; the house not being a tip everyday, free time at lunch, having more in common /more to talk to with my partner, having my own money again and feeling more like myself again rather and than someone's Mum all the time. Of course these are all very individual. I think that once your baby is fully weaned (in the 3 meals a day plus snacks way) you feel a lot more confident about leaivng then, or at least I did. Also getting regular full nights sleep helps. Agree that doing shared pick up and drop offs helps a lot. I guess though as with lots of things in life you could give it a try see how you feel and re-evaluate if you hate it or your baby is miserable. Good luck, it will work out.

Thanks for resurrecting this Belle, lots of helpful tips. I hope it works out soon for everyones little ones. Was wondering if anyone had any tips or thoughts about settling toddlers into a sleep routine at nursery? We are month and a half into settling my 16 month old into nursery. We had good luck in terms of pickups and drops but have really struggled with her having a sleep while she is there. Basically some days she is having either no nap all day or only 40 minutes. She sleeps relatively well at home from 12- 2 and then 7:30 - 6:30 /7 at night, for the most part. The problem is on her nursery days she is in a terrible mood when she gets home as well as in the late afternoon. She attends Monday- Wed full time, and on Thursday she is also not great as I think the lack of sleep catches up with her after a while. She has her comfort things (blanket, comforter, dummy) at nursery and I have spoken to them about making sure she has some quiet time after lunch before nap but it seems very unpredictable. They assure me the room is relatively quiet and dark. Do you think that it is just something that will work itself out? Or are there children who are ok with this little sleep? It is worrying me but not sure what to do. As a whole we are happy with the nursery and don't want to move her. Any ideas? Thanks so much.

Loads of good suggestions. For decorations they have room stickers at ED on Northcross rd or the Horniman gift shop as well as maybe at the card, gifty store on the corner past ED (name escapes me). I'd go for them or some photos, pictures on the wall rather than stencils. I went for a changing table with lots of storeage and actually have found it really useful and am sure it saved my back. When I have been away home and had to change my girl on the floor or bed I had an achey back quickly. A little table beside your feeding chair for a dim light, book, kleenexes, etc. You won't need toys for a while, see what you get first and maybe just get a few rattles. You will get loads. Good luck.

I have a Bee and thought the same as you, way too pricey for the branded one. I bought a Buggy Snuggle and it fits fine. It is a bit fussy to put, you have the take the straps out of the back but it is nice and cosy and lots of cute patterns. It was about ?25 in the sale. If you really want to save money the ones they sell at Argos for ?12 are also totally fine.

My little girl has been on and off ill with colds, coughs etc since November as well. She was better for a while when we were away in sunny Egypt and then coming back she had hand, foot and mouth, followed by a snotty horrid cold and a lingering cough as well as the usual teething ills. Since going back to work just before Christmas I have never managed to spend 3 days at work and have been up most nights. We had a good week last week and she seemed to be sleeping through again although she is still hacking with the cough. Last night she was up from 3:30 - 5:30 (teeth I think) uuugghhh. She has excema on her cheeks which has been awful most of the winter as well and a runny eye which we are waiting for a referral to Kings. I have been back and forth to the GP constantly but they have just said that the coughs take a long time to go away. Now I am sick with the cold. Okay moan over. I think that it is normal especially if they spend time with other children. I feel your pain though.

We have been using Linkway Cars based in Honor Oak lately and they do car seats. I think that they are very likely donated seats that the drivers kids are no longer using but they were in good shape and the correct size. We actually were let down by another cab company at 7 a.m. and were lucky that a lovely Linkway driver was driving by and went to the office picked up the seat and took us to Gatwick in time. Will be using them again.

Have you looked into the big room at the top of the Dulwich library or somewhere in Christ Church? Both are nice, big rooms but not sure of they would incur a cost. I haven't been to Townly road for the cafe so can't comment. I would be happy to come and share my story about breastfeeding which has been largely positive. I am still feeding my daughter 15 months on. I would've liked to train as a counsellor as well but unfortunately the course took place on Wednesdays when I was working. Good luck with your search.