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Try messaging her on her Facebook (bea's baby bop) page(?)

Amott Road Pre-school... they now take little ones from the age of 2. http://amottroadpreschool.weebly.com/

Assuming its for you (for coffee etc) - try one of these (not cheap but cost effective in the longer term if you've avoiding barista-prepared drinks!): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thermos-Genuine-Stainless-Leak-Proof-Travel/dp/B00719NIG6/ref=pd_cp_kh_0 I bought the previous version a couple of years ago, it's definitely leak-proof even in the bottom of bags/the buggy.

Yes, buy a new hose. Should be food grade one (so not from the garden centre!).

Lucy Sparkles does musicianship classes for 4 year olds. Highly recommended as helps with singing and prep for learning an instrument. See her posts on here for more info.

See the facebook page or their website: http://amottroadpreschool.weebly.com/

Picture pockets: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Picture-Pockets-A4-Hanging-Gallery/dp/B006GEZ0YU (obviously not good for huge masterpieces nor storing the volume of stuff produced but for me it's a start!)

That sounds terrible. Sorry to hear you're going through this. Have you heard about silver nipple cups to help with the healing? Recommended by a few friends and worth googling in relation to irritant dermatitis. Good healing and good luck!

We wanted one that was battery powered and liked the simplicity of this one: http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+kidsleep-globetrotter-travel-alarm-clock-in-sleep-training-and-night-lights+b6279 The sheep is either asleep or awake, no noise and not an overly-bright light. You set the time for the sheep to 'wake up'. Have used it from 18 months old - the novelty of being woken by sheep impressions from our youngest was very entertaining once he got the hang of it. Good luck!

Try these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003SEOV64/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They fit over their shoes and are great when they are still in smaller sized shoes and/or flexible soles.

We've used a Prince Lionheart booster -not cheap but very sturdy, no need for straps and easy to wipe clean (my 5 year old still uses one). You can get them on ebay sometimes too. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prince-Lionheart-Soft-Booster-Orange/dp/B001EBJ9D8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400609561&sr=8-1&keywords=prince+lionheart+booster

We had the procedure done at our own home. We had no problems at all with it, very quick and simple. Katie is professional and knows her stuff. She used sterile equipment and scrubbed her hands accordingly first. She requests that someone holds the baby (she also recommended that the baby is swaddled). Hy husband held our little one and it was over very quickly and straight on the boob (apparently breastmilk helps to relieve the pain). Good luck and feel better soon.

Done. Most interesting survey I've completed and very useful to. Thanks!

Agree with the recommendation for 007handyman - Vic is very reliable and does a great job.

Mrs TP - yes, you really would have thought so. My BIL is pressing the police for progress and was hugely concerned that it didn't happen to another child/family. Newboots/Tiddles/Carbonara - the aquarium staff didn't call the police (the police have said that the aquarium security staff should have done as soon as they were alerted that the child was missing, because the police have set procedures for dealing with this (as you'd expect). My BIL called the police as soon as he found his son. He told the aquarium security staff to keep the group of adults there (the security staff wanted to let them go) but by the time the police arrived the group of adults had gone (great security work huh? and yes, it's totally bonkers). The family is frustrated, shocked and disappointed by all this as you'd expect. As I wrote above, my BIL is pressing the police for progress; unfortunately it doesn't seem to be getting very far. TBH I can't believe more hasn't been done.

D of D - yes, it sounds they are looking at CCTV. Thanks for the thought.

I'm not sure how to start this, but I guess I just wanted to give other parents/carers a heads up..... My BIL and his family were visiting London for a daytrip at the weekend (as they have done many times), they visited London Aquarium and unfortunately had a horrible, horrible experience. I just wanted to alert others, because it could have been far worse and could easily happen to someone else. In brief, their younger child (2yrs) appears to have been enticed away with sweets/lollipops by someone in a group of middle-aged adults. The child normally sticks to their parents like glue and it happened when his dad glanced away. The father of the child immediately told a security guard and then went looking himself for his son (the mother and a sibling stayed where they had last seen their missing son). It was very busy as you'd expect and and a woman said she'd seen a group of adults acting strangely with a young boy (matching his description). The father went to wait at the aquarium exit and fortunately that's where he found his son (just approaching the exit, mouth stuffed with sweets and holding lots of lollies, accompanyied by a group of adults). The adults claimed not to understand any english so weren't able to explain what had happened. The child is fine. The whole family is shaken up. The police are investigating this but it's useful to know that the they said that the aquarium security guards should have called them immediately (the father of the child called the police once he'd found his son). I don't want to scaremonger and the group of adults could be entirely innocent, but I know lots of family room users enjoy visiting London attractions so I just wanted to alert others (it also made me think what I would do in this sort of situation as I'm not sure I would have thought to go to the exit).

See what M thinks when you visit... but it sounds perfect for him (if you don't mind the extra drive-time).

We use one of these as a more instant/temporary measure: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003BZSV20/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=diy It's ideal for our nearly 5 yr old to see in the bathroom to use the toilet and wash hands afterwards. It uses batteries, and can be fixed to a wall or free standing. You might want something more sophisticated than this, but we've been very impressed with ours and the brand (we plan on looking at their other motion/light sensitive lighting for other areas). HTH.

We had the same problem with a 14 month old, so totally sympathise (it was so bad with ours that when we gave it by syringe he closed his the top of his throat/back of his mouth up and waited to spit it out!). Eventually had some luck with more novel methods of giving it to him - a tiny medicine cup with a cut-to-size straw in it (making a song/game out of sucking it up) was the most effective, but it still was hard. This was the 2nd course of antibiotics as we didn't get enough in him the first time (the pharmacist and doctor both said just get as much of the doses in as possible) and the 2nd course also had a different flavour (I think the antibiotic was a different one as you can't choose flavours). Good luck and hope she feels better soon.

The Fisher Price Stride to Ride toy is great (the wheels are angled so it doesn't move as fast) - we have one of these, it's been a hit with ours and visiting little ones learning to walk too. It can be used as a ride on toy when they are older. Ours was 2nd hand as I'm not sure they make this exact model any more: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FANTASTIC-FISHER-PRICE-STRIDE-TO-RIDE-WALKER-RIDE-ON-ACTIVITY-/121189469943?pt=UK_Toys_Creative_Educational_RL&hash=item1c37748ef7

Agree with saffron's posts too (Saffron, you talk a lot of sense... ever thought of going into politics?!). We were offered a place in a school nursery that said children needed to be toilet trained (including poo) and that a parent would be called if there was an accident/problem where the child needed cleaning up. Better than the child being left to it, but still makes a big deal out of it, so we declined the nursery place (We were lucky to have an alternative that worked for us and didn't have a problem with poos!).

I used Katie Sedgwick on Landcroft Road for the same thing (following recommendations on here). She was fab, all sorted in a few sessions. Also used the OCC for my first child -they were great but further afield so less convenient for my 2nd child. Good luck!

Third the hippychick mattress protectors - best prices I've found is on the nappy lady website (and quick delivery too).

Lovely post (thanks for another mum) and well done too (although it's no surprise that you managed this week so well, you're very competent and brilliant with kids).