Sanne Panne

That's very useful feedback too, loveED86, thanks for sharing. Would you classify your experience as related to teachers not doing enough about kids' misbehaviour (like the other parent you talked to) or was your daughter's incident unrelated? I'm sorry you had to go through something bad enough to make you change schools. Feel free to pm me if you prefer. Thanks.

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Absentminded, I'm so impressed by your husband's story, that must have been truly life changing. I had my surgery done on Saturday, the procedure is a bit freaky but hey what's 15 minutes out of your life? My eyes stung for a few hours after surgery but I've been fine since. On day 3 I was down from -8 or -8.5 to 20/20 vision (which is sharper than driving standard but not as sharp as before the surgery with lenses in) and it's expected to improve further over the next few weeks. Curious to find out how sharp my vision will be in a month's time. The aftercare is doable, lots of eyedrops throughout the day (at scheduled intervals), you need to avoid getting water in your eyes in the shower and you have to put shields on your eyes at night to prevent accidental rubbing. But the soreness is mostly gone and I can see. Crazy!

I love swimming and long hot showers and the occasional bath but the idea of giving birth or even just labouring in a pool never appealed to me at all. My first was an unplanned homebirth so a pool wasn't an option to start with - but with the second I didn't even consider it. My labours were both very fast though so I didn't have any stretches during which I needed (or had time for) a change of "scenery". Really a matter of personal taste so if you think there is any chance that you may like having a pool available try to get your hands on one just in case you do get the opportunity to use it!

Thanks for the great feedback all. I did the tour today and really liked the classrooms and the outdoor space. All very bright and cheerful and I liked how the kids were learning and playing. So far so good ;) Totally up for organising some playdates later on. Sanne

I've been quoted much higher prices recently... had hoped ?55-?60 a day would still do :(

We got Bessemer Grange, wasn't our first choice but I'm quite happy with it based on the location, the looks (umm.. from outside the school gates), the Ofsted rating and the little bit of feedback I could find on this forum. I'd love to get some more input though, either from parents with children already at the school or those who did visit the school already (I'm going tomorrow morning) and have a bit of a feel for it already. Positive or negative stories, everything is welcome, I'm not a stick my head in the sand kind of person ;) Am happy with anything you're willing to share, private messages are obviously very welcome but if you're happy to share your thoughts with the wider community it would be great if you could reply to this thread. Thanks!

Pickle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jennifaah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > we've got to endure the primary applications > > process next year and I'd be interested to know > if > > anyone actually got into heber this year on a > non > > sibling place?! > > > > thanks > > I know of quite a few that got non-sibling offers > there today Do they live 5 meters from the school gates? ;)

Kaska make sure you stay on top of those waiting lists, or appeal straight away, this is a clear case of an unfair outcome.

Kaska Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > None of my choices,a school 3 miles away in Herne > Hill...sob Oh no!! 3 miles is a lot! Which school did you get? St Judes, St Saviour? Not aware of any other schools that are technically in Herne Hill??

Go straight to the website https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/eAdmissions/app?page=UserHome&service=page Scroll to the bottom portlet

pandb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Didn't get 1st choice either and only live 100 > metres away... WOW! Can I ask what your first choice was, i.e. which school is going to leave many, many people disappointed? I can only imagine that would be a non-sibling community place at DVI...

Got my results (not the email yet). Did not get first choice but it may work out pretty well... must visit the school soon though. Never been!

Since when do libraries have book sections?

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sanne Panne Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > People with umbrellas. > > Umbrellas. > > Especially golf umbrellas... Are you playing golf > (which in itself causes me irrational rage)? Oh > no, that's right - you're going to the bloody > office, among busy rush-hour crowds, making sure > no-one can walk within three feet of you without > being spiked. If you're going to use an umbrella, > get an ordinary small one, you selfish eejit. All umbrellas should be small and transparent. I don't understand why we don't wear hooded raincoats more often. I do. Two hands free and in nobody's way. And that comes from a woman with long hair so no excuses, ladies.

People with umbrellas. Umbrellas.

Yes I fully expect to need some form of correction (lenses/glasses) again later in life but I doubt it would get as extreme as -8 (or a very high "plus" prescription) as easily. I feel so vulnerable now with my strong prescription. Am thinking crazy stuff like having to leave the house in an earthquake if I were to live in California again, or a house fire, or simply getting an eye infection or dry eyes in the future that would force me to wear glasses (with my current prescription swapping between lenses and glasses on the same day causes me bad headaches and dizziness). Um, earthquakes, maybe I need to see a head doctor first ;) Being able to see fairly well without glasses/lenses would be good and and being able to see well enough to not need any kind of glasses or lenses for the next 10 years would be great. Maybe I've answered my own question. Am just sad that it's unlikely that after surgery I'll have the same super sharp vision I have with lenses now, and the difference will probably be too small to permanently wear glasses or lenses (not even mentioning the investment in daily disposables while paying off the laser treatment) so I'll have to accept a slightly less perfect vision. Pff what a first world problem I have.

Absentminded, was it London Vision Clinic? I heard good very things about it but it's extremely expensive. The clinic I'm with now is very expensive too, I'm going to suffer financially if I do this, but London Vision is another 1/3 more expensive and I'd have to be sure it's better. And as no two cases are identical it's so difficult to know... Sue, I don't have an issue with dry eyes at all, I just thought intolerance to all-day lenses would be impossible to avoid at some point in the future. Your story sounds great though, bifocals that you can wear all day and evening. Lenses are an expensive business for me as I use daily disposables... and I'm now so spoiled that I don't want to do the daily cleaning business anymore so I don't want to to monthly lenses. Affordability is an issue but I can just about pull the laser treatment off. Choice is: convenience (daily lenses) versus extreme convenience (laser = no more lenses). Choice is also: reliability (always being able to see pretty well, i.e. laser) versus ridiculously good vision with a risk (i.e. seeing extremely well with contact lenses but being vulnerable to not seeing enough to even function normally if something for some reason I can't wear my lenses). Still not sure and booked in for this Saturday :)

Can't you arrange to have it redelivered so you can examine it at your door and decline if you wish? You don't need ID for a second delivery at your own address.

Thanks so much for the feedback so far. Loz, I have the same fear about the cornea, I will try to get more information about the current state of affairs, I should definitely get a second opinion if anything. There is one professor here in London (Harley Street of course) who uses a new machine that supposedly removes less of the cornea with the same results. Dulwichgirl2, I have no idea how hormones etc affect eyesight but even without that factor there's the constant "worsening" of prescription that does seem to slow down or stop in our 20s and 30s and maybe 40s but then indeed either reverses or makes you "go bifocal"... I doubt laser surgery would stop this although this Harley Street guy seems to have some kind of an answer to aging of the eye as well (this is not the provider I'm currently with). Santerme, do you see as well now as you did with glasses/contact lenses? To me, 20/20 is not really much, it's about the 4th line from the bottom at eye tests which would frustrate the living daylight out of me. Ontheedge, thanks for the recommendation, I may get a consultation at Moorfields as well. Sue, I was always told (by opticians) that nobody is really supposed to wear lenses from 7am to 10pm to begin with (not an option for me, I can't swap between lenses and glasses - glasses still make me feel dizzy after 2 full days of wearing them), and that our eyes may get increasingly less tolerant of the drying/irritating invasion that lenses are as we age, forcing us to take the lenses out after a number of hours and swapping to glasses with which I don't dare to drive or do anything not highly predictable. And you're not really what I would call old! I'm more thinking along the lines of my dad who is 80. But yes it's great to know that there is no particular reason why I should not be able to keep wearing lenses for another good while. Hm. What do I do?

Am considering having laser vision correction done on my -8.5 eyes. Considering the "top" treatment of the second most expensive provider with lifetime aftercare. Has anyone had laser vision correction done in the past few years? Better even, have you had it done on such a strong prescription? I can see extremely well with my daily disposable lenses, seems like my vision is sharper than anyone I know with either no prescription or the correct prescription, and am not sure I can live with "just" 20/20 vision which is "licence place reading" while I'm used to easily reading the penultimate line at the optician. On the other hand I'm not comfortable with how little I can see without my lenses. I recently had an eye infection and couldn't work a whole week as I'm extremely uncomfortable wearing glasses (they get me headaches and make me dizzy/nauseous) and as I age I will probably not be able to wear lenses all the time as I can now (at the tender age of 38). Does anyone have any relevant experience to share? thanks...

Crotch strap adjustment was a ma-jor pain for us but we did do it (on Techno XT). Don't remember how I did it (it was before winter), do remember that when I wanted to tighten it a bit after taking the footmuff off I gave up after 20 minutes.

Speaking of chicken nuggets, Waitrose (that is - Ocado, but I think it's Waitrose brand) has organic breaded "chicken fingers". Not too much guilt about those.

Good luck!

That sounds so tough. What have you tried so far and for how long have you tried each method? Not so we can "judge" but it may make this thread more efficient in getting you a couple of things you can try while you get professional help. How about booking an appointment with your GP and ask if there's anything they can do? I'm sure you can be referred in some way, the question is how quickly you will be seen on NHS. Or if you're willing and able to spend some money there are supposed to be "night nannies" for all ages.