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Have edited and should work now, also here: http://www.culture24.org.uk/places%20to%20go/museums%20at%20night/art420741

Saw this on SE23.com forum and thought lots of EDFers would love to support the marvellous Horniman: ------ We're in the running to host the artists behind this - rAndom International - at a Museums at Night in May this year. For this to happen, we need you guys to choose us in Connect 10's vote. Please vote for us here: http://www.culture24.org.uk/places%20to%20go/museums%20at%20night/art420741 Currently they are in third place, with only 15%. Please take 30 seconds to vote for the Horniman for this exhibition.

Yes but all the examples I am thinking of above were very much deliberate! I know a further few accidents (teens) but certainly more deliberate 20-something conceptions...

Wow LondonMix I know it's not super common in ED and environs to have babies in your twenties but it does happen - I was just totting up in my head those I know (4 local mums, 4 schoolfriends, several work colleagues - all conceived on purpose, all middle class/highly educated) and then I realised I needed to add myself! I was 28 pregnant 29 giving birth with my first and will be 32 with my second. Do feel lucky but don't feel crazy unusual. Anyway off topic, I wish anyone on an assisted conception/IVF journey the best of luck, it's a hard slog with amazing results as have seen with very close friends.

We went on a family trip to Crystal Palace park today and it was so incredibly freezing first thing that we decided to terminate our dinosaur hunt and I remembered this thread about Beckenham. As a result we went in search of the play cafe mentioned above - but I didn't read the instructions right re: M&S (and don't know BR3 at all well) so we accidentally went to the sister restaurant using Google and Satnav (Nene, which was closed at 11am). So just wanted to highlight that the very nice play cafe talked about above is 'Deli Nene' and we enjoyed it, despite it being very busy and the back room definitely resembling more of a playgroup vibe than the v relaxed Dish and Spoon!! Here's the website for those interested: http://delinene.com/

I agree too, we usually don't even bother with the playground as the ducks, fountain (Sexby garden), dog free bit (tree climbing!) and general rambling around is much more entertaining for my 2.5yo. He's never requested to go to PR playground whereas when we pass GG or are in Dulwich Park he always asks to go and play. Would love a playground like the one at Brockwell or a sandpit like the Horniman park. But we ARE spoilt for choice with options round here so don't like to complain too much - when I went back to my parents' market town with my newly active toddler (when he was a year old) I was horrified at the crap playground/park offerings - and it's a very nice family place... I suppose people have their own gardens but I do love the communal outdoor spaces we have everywhere round here.

I think it's definitely the right thing to keep feeding. This article from Kellymom includes a section on diarrhoea and vomiting: http://kellymom.com/bf/can-i-breastfeed/illness-surgery/baby-illness/ Hope baby is better soon...

It sounds like the OP's neighbour has more problems with the general sounds of childhood rather than just the floorboard (or not?) issue - as otherwise everybody's noise would be targeted; granted I don't run around like a loon like my 2.5yo does but I do spend much of my day running up and down the stairs etc, pacing around, getting up, sitting down etc, so if I lived in a flat I'm sure I'd make almost as much walking noise as him...

Wow, that's so sad. On the other thread (Otta's boredom thread) people said that elderly folk are treated worse by society than children... I don't know if that's true in terms of the awful things people say about young children. You wouldn't have an OAP-free pub or dare to complain to a neighbour about an elderly person, say coughing and spluttering (like my poor 85yo grandad!) all night - because you'd understand it was something that comes with that age... Similarly running about or generally making noise is a crucial part of being 2 and can't/shouldn't be stopped in its tracks... Also if you live in London, and therefore most likely in a flat, a terrace or a semi you have to be reasonable and understand there is an element of 'communalness' to your living space. I don't have any real advice but if I had neighbours like that I'd be mightily arsey to them and then refuse to enter into the debate further! There are so many stories of proper neighbours from hell out there, I think people should count their lucky stars!

That's a good start Canela! As it stands I wholeheartedly agree with you and wish there was more societal tolerating, wow even cherishing, going on. It would make life so much more pleasant... I love going abroad where the culture is much more as you describe (pre-children I loved the family-friendly attitude in Spain, Italy and Greece and since having a baby experienced much more toleration in the US and Turkish Cyprus that at home..) there are amazing exceptions and I think on an individual level Brits do adore babies, but on a societal level even babies are seen as an inconvenience to many and liable to turn into, whisper, children!!

Have you been to the Dish katgod? It's pretty close to what the OP wants - there will likely be lots of families tomorrow, there is a healthy kids menu, plenty of highchairs and lovely toy area at the back, I've been loads with my rambunctious 2yo and while I still have to keep a close eye on him so that he doesn't get too closely involved in the cooking/behind the counter (ahem) we keep returning because it's 10x more relaxing than anywhere else nearby! It's a fab place!

Not GG/LL but the dish and the spoon in Nunhead is your absolute best bet for this... On Cheltenham Rd and fab food and staff. Can't recommend it enough and toy area is perfect for 2yo.

http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/drugs-in-breastmilk.html- info on drugline, it's an answer phone but I got a call back v quickly if I remember rightly.

Yes decongestant can dry up your milk supply so I would definitely avoid unfortunately. The Breastfeeding Network has a great helpline (drug line or smth) where a lady can advise on all BF safe drugs. I've read anecdotally on forums that people have taken decongestants to make their milk dry up too... Have you tried paracetamol with honey/lemon/cloves/whiskey instead? I've also heard from a GP that lemsips etc don't have much advantage over standard paracetamol for helping relieve symptoms but like you I remember wishing I could just load up on them, placebo effect of the taste or whatever, when either BF or pregnant!

You can hold them back but they would definitely miss reception and go straight into year one. I have been through the same thought process with my son who also has gender against him! However, my husband who is a primary teacher, did some analysis of one of his class (Y6) birthdays and found no correlation between this and performance in SATs. Plus he has heard some teachers say that as schools are very aware of the summer born / September born divide and allow/compensate for this, often it can be the spring born who are actually worse affected!! So I'm trying to stress, hoping for understanding teachers who don't push my son unduly and let him be a 4 year old for as long as humanly possible in reception year!

Worth a try at least... I'm sure my friend who works there said some were still entering via tribunal and LA funding...

Yes I absolutely agree Jessie! I think a large portion of pupils are LA funded but I think it's getting harder and harder to secure those places, and tribunals to prove your child's need are prohibitively expensive for most...

Here's the link to Fairley House school: http://www.fairleyhouse.org.uk/

Have you looked at Fairley House school in Pimlico? Not properly local but I know of several specialised speech and language therapists who work there and it sounds like a very effective school for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia). I don't know about entry deadlines and you may already have investigated it but thought I'd mention it just in case.

I went a lot and remember hardly any crying at all... Lots of rocking/slinging at the back and obviously some background noise which I totally tuned out, but genuinely seemed to relax the babies one way or the other when I was there. Happy days indeed and sad I won't be able to do it with number two!

Also echo the Horniman - such a fantastic resource and bound to impress out of towners with its variety, toddler appeal, beautiful views, nice cafe and aquarium. Feel super lucky every time we go (ahem every week!) to have it on our doorstep! Dulwich woods marvellous too.

I love Brixton Rec soft play too - kids can go in on own or you go with them. I got a bit scared (haha, yup) myself first time as it's so bloody high up!! Toddler is fearless, got right to the top and has been down massive tube slide with my husband which is clearly where his daredevil nature comes from! I wish I could take my son at the moment but I'm just too damn pregnant to get involved and he might want me to! Will be taking him when the next baby arrives for sure and am sure it will feature heavily during my DH's paternity leave!!

My v v active 2.5 yo loves the slide in the interactive bit and we spent a good half an hour there the other weekend, plus time spent watching video installations on the same floor, we then did LOTS of crazy running up and down in the turbine hall and they had interactive kids activities going on there too (something to do with cassettes and players, and a very simple but effective activity allowing children to make dens which was a big hit). We then had lunch in nearby Leon which was perfectly toddler friendly and reasonably priced. We went on a Sunday morning and virtually parked outside for free, it was a great and very easy trip!

Glad to help!

http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1171/68198.php This chemist in Streatham should be open - I've never been but my husband went out of hours once and if says on here open til midnight - maybe worth calling to check? Good luck getting hold of it ASAP.