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Hi Polly, it's Nicola here. Generally parents gather a group of people and then approach me so we can work out a date to do the seminar. It costs ?25 per person and is free to the host with a minimum of 5 paying attendees. Hope this helps, Nic

Bringing this thread back to the top again! Thanks for those who recommended Carly, she is lovely! She came and did my hair and 2 of my friends, we all love the cuts and the BB is amazing so far! I rough dried it this morning and it went fine and then did the school run in the rain with no hood or umbrella as a test and it dried exactly the same! Unbelievable!!

I love Sandy Balls; camping and the lodges. We always hire bikes and go for a lovely bike ride with the kids. If you fancy this it's worth phoning before hand and booking the bikes you need as they can all get taken on busy weekends. They wouldn't let us do this when we went in March but I think this was because it was such a quiet weekend anyway. Have fun! Ps we put tarp under the tent and it's fine. Also, Moors Valley is nearby which is a lovely country park that's worth a visit.

That sounds really tough! You must be exhausted. You don't need to do controlled crying, there are far gentler ways that will work and get him sleeping though just as well. Certainly try to encourage him to eat well in the day but it may be hard until he feeds less at night. Try to gradually reduce your intervention at night and settle him at times without feeding him, even if it takes a while, though you shouldn't need to stop breastfeeding completely if you don't feel ready to. As long as you are gradually withdrawing your input you are working towards self-settling. www.childsleepsolutions.co.uk

Can I just ask, if you donate through just giving does all the money go to him or does some of it go to just giving? I'm sure someone told me once that they take some money from the total raised? If so I'll just donate direct to the bank account on the link. What a lovely cause, thanks for posting x

I think it is great you said something! I get serious mum rage too! I was at my local v busy sainsburys recently and waited over 5 minutes clearly indicating to go into a space when some moron nipped in ahead of me! I was furious and shouted abuse out of the window at him (dreadful example to my kids in the back!). He just laughed at me and walked off so when I parked I went around the supermarket until I could find him and gradually stole times back out of his trolley as revenge! I intentionally took things that seemed essential ingredients like flour and chicken etc. It was really quite satisfying!

I agree. I love Sandy Balls! Though I recommended to a friend who usually does centre parcs and she was not impressed at all!! So much to do around Sandy Balls though and for some reason whenever I go the weather is great which helps.

I just saw this post! That's fantastic news, thanks so much! I am so pleased that all is going so well, well done x

Try The Parent Consultancy, www.theparentconsultancy.com have heard great things about them! And no TV cameras!

That is so so sad. Regarding what to say, as Yak says, something is better than nothing and I can't imagine there is 'right' thing to say in this circumstance. My mum lost my sister to cot death and she said the hardest responses to deal with were those who avoided her, even though she knew it was just because they were uncomfortable and did not know what to say. I really hope you all get through this and you and your friend who was due with her can support each other as well. Thinking of you all x

Hi, I am a Child Sleep Consultant and I really don't think you have a problem! It is only a bad thing if it makes your life hard and it sounds to me like you are very happy with it so my advice is to carry on as you are! If he were struggling to settle at night or was only managing very short naps it would be advisable to work on it but as this isn't the case just go with it! If it becomes a problem then tackle it then, I think that if you tried now your heart wouldn't be in it and you would probably not see it through anyway. Take care and enjoy the good sleep!

Poor you!! How stressful! If the breastfeeding clinic does not help and she does not improve do consider silent reflux. The short, bobbing on and off feeds could be a sign as is the crying and appearing windy. Is she a noisy, grunty sleeper, does she arch her back, hiccup a lot, thrash?? All symptoms of reflux. Regarding your concern of feeding to sleep, this may not be ideal and be considered a 'no no', however, she is way to young for you to worry too much about this, even if she goes down once a day without this then that is great (though if you can't manage this do not worry), and any habits you think you are forming now will not be deeply entrenched. I am a child sleep consultant and can assure you that no habits that form now cannot be overcome and at the moment you need to do what you can to get through the tricky first few weeks. Good luck x Nicola

Thanks Saffron, will do x

I am a Child Sleep Consultant and currently have a client with a 4 year old girl who really lacks confidence and has very low self esteem. They are really loving parents but she appears really insecure, both with them and in every day life. Does anyone on here know of a good Child Psychologist they could consult with, or any course the parents could attend to get advice on how to deal with this? They live in Chislehurst but would be happy to travel to get advice. Thanks so much in advance for any help. Ps I suggested talking to her school but they are reluctant to involve them.

Hi there, great advice from everyone. It is definitely something that requires intervention of some sort but don't worry, whilst no one has said me too on here I'm a child sleep consultant and its certainly not a rare problem. I get at least one client a week with a child over 2 who is awake for hours at night, so don't worry, I doubt there is anything physically wrong you are probably right, she is just completely overtired. If a child gets overtired their levels of cortisol raise which make it harder for them to get to sleep and stay asleep.