Spring babies club (due in March, April, May 2011)

[mrs f]

The parks are good for us, got to make the most of this lovely weather... either park works for us... dulwich perhaps as we did Peckham rye last week?

[mrs f]

ohh I've just seen it's the wooden circle playgroup is meeting on thursday afternoon...

I wanted to go along to this.... any chance we can meet there?

[Yak]

I went along last time and it was great - suitably contained space for toddlers to run around in and plenty of space to sit on the ground with newborns. I can contribute a couple of blankets and bunting....

[alieh]

I can do the wooden circle on Thursday at 3. Maybe we need a rainy day backup location?

[23charlie]

Ooh I fancied this too Mrs F - didn't make the last one as LO only few days old then....

It starts at 2.30 -4.

I'm supposed to be meeting up with my NCT girlies but will tell them to go there too. Weather says sunny intervals with showers at 4pm. Back up could be at coffee shop petit.... (forgotten name)!

Yak- thanks for feeling the pain of my 45 min intervals! They are mainly when it is hits 4 or 5am - think he is going to be an early bird - which is not good for me as I love lie ins!

Alexa- I'm going to Peckham library breastfeeding - Freddie was tongue tied and had little snip at Kings 2 weeks ago so have to go toe Peckham library for check up. Was there last week too! Maybe see you in there!

Look forward to meeting you all - new ones and old ones - Snowboarder - how time has flown by - can't believe it was 10 weeks since your LO arrived, remember your new arrial post and it doesn't seem that long ago!

Sue x

[23charlie]

Just saw on the thread that the kids room at the Victoria pub on Bellenden rd has now been finished so would be a good back up if raining on thursday as has toys for those with toddlers in tow rather than sitting in a cafe. plus 25% off if you join their mum and baby club (free)

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,666873

Sue x

[mrs f]

Morning Sue (!)

Victoria as a back up sounds good, how lovely... Let's hope for good weather

[Saria]

I'm so sorry i can't make it tomorrow! What About friday? Is anyone around?

[Al&Em]

G and I will try and come along too if we can - sounds like fun! See you tomorrow hopefully.

[snowboarder]

Hi we might not make it this afternoon - it's quite a walk down there and my little boy sleeps until 3ish usually so we might be very late! Will see how the day goes but if not maybe next week.

[Alexa1012]

Hi

I hope you enjoyed today, sorry I couldn't make it.

My little one was a bit jaundice and we had to stay in hospital for 2 nights :(

We got home today at 1 and I couldn't find the energy to make my way to Peckham...

Hopefully I won't miss the next one :)

x

[BellendenBear]

So, are all the Spring Babies here? Shall we do something this week? How about Tuesday morning - I think some people have toddlers in childcare then so might make things easier.

[snowboarder]

Tuesday morning good for me as just have the (not so) little'un.....

Cafe and cake please

[alieh]

I've got both boys and have to be in Herne Hill for 11:30 on Tuesday but could meet briefly if it was before that and not too far away.

[ClareC]

We cant make Tuesday am, bigger little one has her swimming lesson then. Hopefully come along next time, every day this week busy as have friends visiting baby L pretty much every day. If something happening next week we have more free time :-)

[Mellors]

Baby harry arrived 10 days ago, so am going to try and venture out and finally meet you lovely ladies. Tues am good for me as only have baby and 2 year old with me. Agree re cake!

[snowboarder]

I love the sliding scale of acceptability here - 1 baby - horrendously hard work (and it truly IS), then when have 2 just having the baby suddenly feels easy...then when you have baby 3, just having youngest 2 seems ok!!

Umm - Lucas, 10.30 tomorrow?

[Yak]

Sounds good to me.

[Mellors]

And me. I'll be the one with my t*ts hanging out, baby sick on my shoulder and a screaming toddler. Camoflague round these parts....

[BellendenBear]

Not sure that having your t*ts out or sick on your shoulder will be particularly distinguishing features, Mellors!

Look forward to seeing/meeting everyone tomorrow.

[snowboarder]

Also - if anyone is around on friday mornings and fancies meeting up with some mums with babies under a year - you could try Bumps and Babes at St Faiths on Red Post Hill. I used to go with my first, and went along last week with baby sb 2 and met some nice people. Also tea made for you and biscuits supplied!! From 9.30 - 11.30. Really good if you want to chat through all those sleeping/feeding/coming to terms with life with baby things too!! I won't make it this week but will def try and go again.

[Al&Em]

I'd heard about the Bumps and Babes group at St Faiths and was planning to go along and give it a go this Friday - had intended to go last Friday but time just diasappeared and we didn't make it down there... But will try harder this week! Hopefully see some of you there too. Is there a similar group at Goose Green community centre?

Will try and make it along to Lucas tomorrow too (but knowing me will be late!)

[karter]

Hope i am not gate crashing your thread. Can't imagine how hard it would be having a winter baby, hot cold hot cold but spring baby is fun..

[mrs f]

Hi, I'll pop by, we will be a little late though as we eat at 10...

[Yak]

I hope all babies are faring well, and that everyone is enjoying the arrival of the weekend. In Yakling towers it is being welcomed by the Very Necessary and Wholly Obligatory Gin and Tonic.

How do people feel about instigating a regular weekly meeting time and place? Tuesday mornings seems to work quite well for those with babies and toddlers, but other suggestions very welcome. In terms of where to meet, I'll admit to a personal preference to try out the Electrical Cafe by Peckham Rye (which seems to have quite a lot of room for prams and buggies) or there is Lucas Bakery, or Green and Blue.

Hope that all babies are faring well and treating you all gently.