Gidders

Sounds like an accident to me. Home insurance should pay for it.

I have a life and a mind of my own. But I do not have a job and I do have a bugaboo. Oh well, never mind.

So true. But now I feel guilty for getting irritated with daughter for tantruming this morning...

What Pickle said - I used disposables until 10 months and now use cloth only in the daytime. Not hard work at all, although you do need to change them more often. We use disposables at night for this reason. I like using them. They actually smell a lot less, I think because disposables have a chemical gel core which stinks when in contact with wee. The really thin disposables absolutely stank, and since using cloth I notice it a lot more. My daughter does have an absolutely enormous bum in cloth though. But I think it is quite cute. As far a brands go, I think it's a personal decision. We did a trial though a website called babykind. Basically they put together a load of different kinds and we had them for two weeks. It was really useful, because there is a mind boggling array of cloth nappies out there. For what it's worth we use real easy nappies by Hip Hip Baby and Charlie Banana.

Agree with recommendations for wrap slings, they are brilliant for the first 6 months or so. We now have a connecta (similiar to ergo/yamu), which goes front or back and is really comfy. I would avoid baby bjorns.

Yes, it was lovely to meet you all. Will be there next week. x

What a great idea! I'm a 30 year old SAHM and would love to stretch my brain a bit ( although obviously not too much...)

The Plough is good for big groups with prams - there is always loads of room for buggies in there.

Hi Sally, I'm in a similar position - moving to East Dulwich from SW London at the end of the month and was a bit worried by this forum. I've been telling myself it's probably exaggerated but it's good to have it confirmed! How are you finding it? I'm moving to Friern Road, which is I think a couple of streets over from Crystal Palace Road Amy