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Another shout out for Fede. Lovely guy, very talented and full of great advice!

You may already have what you need by now, but I've got an all in one navy blue snowsuit which my son wore skiing when he was 3 and 4 years old. It's very stylish, in perfect nick, unisex, very warm, and super easy to get on and off. I'd sell it for ?20 I also have some navy blue snow boots, size 2. Might be too big for your son but might fit your daughter? ?5 for those... Let me know if either are of interest. Photos attached

yes... mine was done last night. Police coming round in the morning. I will show them this thread.

Yes, this has happened to me a few times too... most recently last night. Have had the tax disc stolen before too. It is incredibly annoying. Have also reported it to the police. Most infuriating is how the tank then leaks after they've ripped it apart and costs more than the petrol that was in it to have fixed! Perhaps we could all keep logging these occurrences with the police in the hope that sooner or later someone will catch one of them.

Thank you very much - I really appreciate all your input!

Looks absolutely lovely but unfortunately not available the dates we are looking at. Thanks so much anyway! Any other commendations from anyone?

Can anyone recommend a child-friendly chateau, hotel or B & B with a pool in the Loire Valley or Central region of France? Any ideas gratefully received. Thanks!

Same here. Goodrich and Heber

You are welcome to borrow my Maxi Cosi Priori XP for a week and see how you like it....

Thanks guys, that's kind of what I thought.... Don't think I'll bother with the seat. x

I'm about to fly long haul and Virgin have offered me a toddler seat for my three year old. They say it's like a car seat and will be more comfortable for him. However they also say that if I take up the option I will not be able to remove the seat if it doesn't work out. As we are flying at night, I'm imagining he will be sleeping for good portion of the flight, and worry that he would be less comfortable in a car seat for 11 hours than he would be laying half in his seat with his head on my lap as I used to when flying long haul as a child. I of course hope that there will be plenty of spare seats in the middle rows of four, so we can spread out a bit, but our pre-assigned seat formation is 2 seats together, window and aisle.... Does anyone have any experience of these toddler seats? Can you offer any suggestions?

Asda sell a kit with about 30 balloons, a helium tank, and ribbon for ?20 as opposed to the ?30 most places charge

I think what we did will sound insane but he had exactly the same problem with our son, and nothing else seemed to get him past that dreaded 30 min sleep at unpredictable times. It was involved and certainly won't be to everyone's taste, but it did work! We decided to get the timings the same every day first, and then transition to sleeping in the cot at those same times. Morning nap was in the buggy. Every morning, at the same time, hubby would take him out for a walk, first to Lordship Lane/North Cross Rd so he could see something interesting going on, then around very quiet streets with no distractions. At that point he would give him a bottle (he was bf until that point so it had to be dad doing the walking), and pretty soon he would drift off to sleep. That nap we would keep to somewhere between 30-45 minutes (I think it started off the longer end, and we gradually learned to make it shorter and shorter). The lunchtime nap was always in the car, as we realized he would sleep deeper with the humming engine. Again, it had to be quiet streets with a bottle, same time everyday. Gradually I could turn the car off (after he'd been asleep at least 10 minutes (but no more than 20 or he'd wake up - god knows why!) and park outside the house where I'd sit reading the paper, and he'd stay asleep. Occasionally he would rouse at the second sleep cycle and I'd start the car and drive around again. Soon I was able to carry him in to his bed once I got him in a deep sleep and he would stay asleep. Once he got the hang of the cues and the timings, the transition to going to sleep in his own bed was actually relatively easy.... Good luck!

Gosh, so sorry, I had never heard of the oh snap, so I'm afraid I misread. I have a babyhawk mai tai, not an oh snap, otherwise I would have been more than happy to show it to you! Sorry again.