BellendenBear

It's probably just her way of telling you that suburbia's not her thing. Maybe you should come back?

fapl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am so sorry to hear about this. One of the most > damaging things is losing a feeling of safety in > your own community. This is so true. I was mugged last winter on my way to work just before it got light. I was 32 weeks pregnant at the time. The same person mugged another young woman on her way to work shortly afterwards. Seems that he was targeting people on their way to the station. The only thing of value to him (well ?20) in my bag was my phone. But some of the things I lost can not be replaced. And most of all is my confidence. I had never thought twice about walking to work, but I haven't walked since. So sorry that this has happened to you jennyh.

I had a birth pool in a box too. It comes with a non-slip mat I think. Didn't need anything else underneath. It was brilliant. Very comfortable to relax against between contractions but rigid enough for leaning against to push. You need lots and lots of towels. More than they tell you and more than you think. You might get in and out of the pool a few times and it's nice to have a dry towel each time. Also towels to stand on, towels to put on bed / sofa if you need to be examined, towels for afterwards for you and baby. I also had a few shower curtains from the pound shop. One under the sheet on the bed and one for anywhere else I might have ended up had I had to come out for the last bit. Definitely make sure the hose fits your tap. And inflate it and fill it as soon as things start moving because that bit seems like it takes forever.

Definitely via GP surgery (usually practice nurse) for the Malarone if your practice provides this service. In Southwark I think you still get this for the price of a normal prescription. In other parts of the country and from private clinics it costs about ?2.50 per tablet.

I'd be surprised if he wants to eat much at all. Nursery seem to feed them a massive lunch so that they sleep well afterwards and then a mid-afternoon snack and tea. My 2 might have crackers, cheese, fruit, raisins, toast or something occasionally but usually just seem really exhausted and just want a bit of time with us before bed.

So lovely to meet you all tonight and put more names to faces. Let's not leave it so long next time.

sandy_rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm pretty sure you have to have the triple jab if > you want to vaccinate against mumps, though. Not > so much of an issue for us as we had a girl. There are more complications associated with mumps than just orchitis

I think with my first daughter we stopped the morning bottle first which meant she ate much more breakfast with about 5-6oz of milk anyway. As someone else has said she seemed to self-wean the afternoon feed and seemed to take or leave it for a while until stopping completely at around 12 months. The night feed continued until after she was 2. We used a cow cup from about 14 months which holds about 7-8 oz I think so she still had the same amount it just took a lot lot longer to drink.

Jojo I think

Same thing in this house. 3 year old daughter is scared of all sorts of things, mostly the kinds of monsters and things already mentioned that she sees in books and DVDs. Unfortunately even Peppa Pig isn't gentle enough, the tooth fairy episode terrified her! Also snowmen and foxes seem to be quite frightening, she frequently reports that there was a fox in her room, sometimes on the ceiling, looking at her. Bloody good job she didn't wake up the other night when there really was a fox in our bathroom at 4 am! Things seem to have improved since we moved her and 10 month baby into the same room. I doubt she's just being considerate so must find it comforting to have someone else there.

Perfect, I'm in. Had been thinking about re-starting this thread a few days ago. Well done Yak.

The best present I got was a Flatout Bear. They're Australian and not cheap but so so lovely. Basically a flat sheepskin bear / pillow, really snuggly and soft to put next to baby's face. Baby 2 has loved snuggling into hers from being just a few weeks old and as long as she has it will sleep anywhere. Wish I'd had one for number 1!

The best present I got was a Flatout Bear. They're Australian and not cheap but so so lovely. Basically a flat sheepskin bear / pillow, really snuggly and soft to put next to baby's face. Baby 2 has loved snuggling into hers from being just a few weeks old and as long as she has it will sleep anywhere. Wish I'd had one for number 1!

No, they mean 3/5 of the 15 hours. I think they also stretch this out over 52 weeks instead of 38 like you describe. kristymac1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > when the nurseries say they offer the 15 hours > pro-rata, could they mean that they spread the 15 > x38 weeks over 52 weeks (most private nurseries > operate out of school term). When my daughter was > at nursery, the weekly fee was not reduced by the > equivalent of 15hrs, simply because the 15 hours > over 38 weeks was spread out over 50 weeks - does > that make sense? Otherwise we'd have been paying a > different weekly fee for term-time vs out of term > time which would have been a pain.

Thanks Fuschia. I have emailed the author of that report.

I would say don't bother and go with the Bee plus buggy board / sling option. There is a 2 year 3 month gap between my 2 and I really regret that I sold the single pram when I was pregnant with number 2. We bought a 2nd hand P+T and used it for about 6-8 weeks. I hated it! Wide, heavy, the baby hated being in that coffin underneath and seemed to have outgrown it by 6 weeks despite being fairly average sized. I ended up borrowing a Maclaren techno to use with buggy board. The older one has been fine on the buggy board or scooter ever since. I just wish I'd had the 2nd baby in a nicer pram where I could have looked at her a bit more!

I'm still confused. My daughter will be eligible for the 15 hours from April. She already attends a Southwark EYC nursery 3 days per week. They clearly state that the free hours are pro rata, as DishandtheSpoon said above, so we only get 9 of the hours deducted from our bill. The code of practice link that Fuschia posted seems to say that they have to be more flexible and allow people 5 hours x 3 days etc. Is this just that they should offer this or do they have to?

I don't think you can buy the cartons of formula in Oz so probably a good idea to buy enough for the way home too. Their airports don't seem to have the equivalent of Boots, but I couldn't find it in the supermarkets there either. I flew to Oz with baby a couple of years ago. I also found that security coming back was much less strict. How old is baby? I think Singapore airlines have some of the biggest bassinets. My daughter slept pretty well in hers and she was almost 14 months. It won't be as bad as you think. Good luck.

If you look on the Lascal website it gives a rating for how well the board attaches to each buggy and how to attach it. They are really really easy to remove.

Ford seem to have been a bit slow at putting Isofix in as standard, at least in the Focus anyway. We used to have a 2006 Focus and had to pay Ford to fit isofix points. I suspect that what Halfords told you about the position with a seat belt is correct. There was something in the Guardian a few months ago about the large proportion of seats that are incorrectly fitted. Don't know what the stats are, but Isofix feels much safer. Yes, a minefield!

Rye Cars are excellent. Have all the car seats and they are very reasonable.

I was going to suggest the Transport Museum too. We took our almost 3 year old on Saturday and she loved it. Lots of buses, trains and taxis for them to pretend to drive. And Covent Garden is great for street performers. It's quite pricey though, about ?13 per adult. Of course the highlight of the day as always was sitting at the front of a double decker bus.

I used it in the bath and directly onto bump with carrier oil with bay 2. Each time it seemed to stimulate really intense Braxton-Hicks. In the end I stopped using it because the Braxton-Hicks were keeping me awake and it was starting to get embarrassing with the number of false alarm labours I was having! Purely anecdotal of course, but when labour eventually happened it was very quick and straightforward with baby being in just the right position. I have often wondered if the Clary Sage contractions played a part in that. Good luck.

Thanks Jenny! I'll PM you.

We found that the best thing was to just go for it, cold turkey on the nappies and a couple of long days at home. It was surprisingly easy for wees. Prior to that we had used a more gradual approach for several weeks/months which nursery advocated and I think we were just confusing her. I agree with Nappy Lady, nappies only for naps and bedtime. My daughter was 2.5 too. We were able to prepare her for it and she knew that as of next week there would be no more nappies. In hindsight I really wish we hadn't been so hesitant about it (using pull ups when we went out etc) as I think it just dragged it out way longer than it needed to be. Good luck.