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Hi sususudio, When I was 14 weeks pregnant I was told that I had a 1 in 18 chance of a downs baby. These statistics terrified me and I needed to know one way or the other. My husband and I decided to proceed with the amniocentesis. It was a little uncomfortable but not too painful. I now have a healthy 2 year old but will never forget what i went through. I really empathise with you and hope that everything works out for you. Please pm me if you'd like to talk x

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Yes, we did yesterday and a couple of weeks before too!

We go to Little Bubbles and my 2 year old just loves it. She's been going since she was about 22 months. They do a free trial so you should give it a go.

Firstly, congratulations on your beautiful baby boy, he's adorable! What a horrendous birth story, I hope you start to feel human again soon. I had stitches and found that lots of salt baths were very soothing. Good luck with everything xx

You can hire out the 1 o'clock club in peckham rye at the weekends. All you need to supply is food and drinks. I think it's ?25 per hour. They can play inside if it's terrible weather in December. We're thinking of hiring it for my daughters 2nd birthday.

Pebbles, it's so nice to hear that I'm not alone. I also can't wait for the day i can take my daughter to a restaurant and choose something from the menu. I seem to be the only mummy who packs marmite sandwiches when going out for lunch :-S I hope things get easier for you Fuschia, you've just had me in fits of laughter! I can just picture you painstakingly hiding strands of cheese inside macaroni. Your face must have been a picture when your little one refused :))

Thank you all for your suggestions, I will try them all! Leagalbeagle, i made a huge pot of ratatouille on Sunday afternoon and she kept spitting out the lumps so i took your advice and liquidised it. She has just eaten a huge bowl of it with some toast to dip in :)) I will also try and use it as a pizza sauce. Thank you everyone, I am now feeling a lot more positive

My 22 month old daughter used to be a great eater but over the last 2 or 3 months has got really fussy. She now refuses to eat pasta (which i used to cook almost daily!)or anything that is too lumpy. She's very good at trying things but if the texture isn't right then she spits it out. She loves toast, english muffins, crumpets but refuses fruit and vegetables. Does anyone have any tips? i have tried serving the veg as finger food with dips etc but she's not having any of it! Please inspire me, i've really ran out of ideas :)

Hahaha very funny, you've put a smile on my face. Don't have any helpful hints for you but i do think a camera in the room is a great idea :)

Madmum, I'm sure i saw Tantrum on dragons den the other night. They brought along the racing car seat and were trying to get them to invest in their idea. Think they cut hair in Hamleys too. Looks very cool but a bit too pricey!

Marmite Pasta.....genius! Just made it for my daughter's lunch and she absolutely loved it. Thank you nunheadmum, such a simple yummy recipe (tu)

Still no post this week on Marmora Road. Waiting for 3 parcels to arrive which were posted out to me last Thursday. Come on Mr Postman :(

No post in Marmora Road this week either (SE22) :'(