bigbob

I say cab but I like Baggie's suggestion:))

nope, Lordship Lane

Hi Higgles thanks for your post, good to know it won't be as bad as feared. cheers

ha! no, but they are v close to my backyard where my sons play and if we are lucky enough to get any sun, we sometimes eat out there too, even tho tiny

Hi all Just wondering if anyone knows more about the half finished garden behind the Sainsbury on LL? We live very near and have been told today that the two small structures in the garden will be toilets. Not very keen on public loos right where we eat and play! Is this right? Anyone know more? thanks in advance

shade a babe I think quite expensive? I got this brill shade from Amazon - it's been great http://www.amazon.co.uk/Koo-Di-Pack-Stroller-Sleep-Shade/dp/B002JIGTU6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=baby&qid=1279058198&sr=8-1 fits my buggy which isn't a three wheeler - apparently fits both... used to use muslin with clothes pegs but littlebob's in a buggy at the moment....waiting to get a P&T's

I hire a sitter and if I come home early I pay for the time I booked. Also am never later than the time I said unless I call ahead and ask for an extra hlaf hour, which I pay for and which I only do if transport troubles. Just saying not all families who hire sitters are late! For the 3 hours in the afternoon family I think she should look round for something similar with a reasonable family, they are taking advantage. She could be more assertive but it is hard for young women to be so when they are dealing with older more experienced people who are their employers. It's not an even power relationship and she is just learning. She could start to gain confidence by discussing how she will be getting back at time of booking (and yes, not being walked by a maybe worse- for-wear bloke) for evening jobs and as I say look around for a nicer family for afternoons....

get the five quid Hand Balm by Flexitol - made for the purpose sorted my dry, cracked and occasionally bleeding hands a treat... bit stinky, but never mind... avail from chemists in ED - Northcross Rd and recently refurbished one on Grove Vale...

Ruth I was where you are, I felt worried about CC but was exhausted having had no sleep for months - littlebob woke every 90 mins for a comfort feed and would not sleep in the day even though I tried and tried and read every and I mean every book and tried the techniques and gave them all chance to work. Also felt didn't want to do anything else but be led by him while he was very little. In the end at about 8 months I did CC starting at bedtime after introducing a bedtime routine - 6.30 bath, PJs on in bedroom with lights dimmed, last feed, teeth, story, bed. I tried first the leaving then going back after few mins and checking method but found it very upsetting for me and him, so did the leaving method. First night he cried for 40 mins (very very very hard but he was SUCH a bad sleeper as I say) I sat on the stairs and cried as well which looking back was a bit silly. Next night 30 min, then 20 min, 20 min, 10 min 10 min, 5 min and then just down to no mins - now he giggles and is pleased about it being bedtime AND naptime! He was still then waking twice a night for a feed and the time it took for him to go back to sleep after those feeds reduced in two nights and no crying after the 7pm routine started. He then dropped the two night feeds on his own gradually and with no CC in about two weeks. He was/is a small baby and slow gainer but his trajectory stayed exactly the same after he dropped night feeds which I had been worried about. Daytime naps also improved gradually after he had learned to settle himself to sleep. I do see both sides of this debate but like you I was desperate and getting ill (tonsillitis and stuff) both from sleep deprivation and bf-ing all day and all night. You don't seem harsh at all! good luck and look after yourself

Thanks James. I will ask them again. The work is not out of hours it is only that I have a little one. It does make it impossible for him to sleep in the day which is a big prob for us. If they can't say when the noisy work will end (last week they said it would be finished by Friday) I might get some advice form the team.

thanks nappy lady - just cross posted with you - I have asked and they said all over by last week...I don't want to bug them - it just makes the days hard for napping....thanks for your post

thakns nappy lady - just cross posted with you - I have asked and they said all over by last week...I don't want to bug them - it just makes the days hard for napping....thanks for your post

I should say I did ask the blokes on the site themselves and they said no more machne noise after last week, but there it is again today....

me again - seems no-one can help - but does anyone know how I might find out? I don;t want to complain as such but I could do with knowing when this daytime noise will end. Would the council know? cheers in advance to anyone with any pointers...

Hi all I live very close and baby's bedroom looks over building site. Is there any timeline on when it will all be finished so that I can look forward to not having baby woken from naps all the time?? many thanks in advance