KatDew

Every school has a different policy. All the ones I went to last autumn were November/December. You won't have to finalise your application for state schools till mid january. All the private schools have their own application processes.

yes I wasn't sure how many to go for on numbers either. I've gone for 3 polo shirts and 2 jumpers. Just got to hope he's not one of those kids who permanently looses school uniform

I've gone for logo'd polos and jumpers. I've got M&S trousers/shorts (boy). I assuming thats ok? oh and grey socks etc. It's suddenly come round very quickly!

I have a pair of almost (in 11 days) two year old girl twins. Until recently we haven't been able to go to any groups as their older brother had really grown out of all things toddler but didn't go to nursery on my non-work days. So from September my eldest starts school and I'm feeling very 'out of the loop'. Whats around in east dulwich/ dulwich village that would entertain a pair of two year olds. Preferably not too pricey.... there are 2 of them! Looking for mondays, thursdays. My mum is planning to take them to Whippersnappers on a friday. Any thoughts, wise ladies of the forum?

This thread really rings true for me. We're generally fairly tidy as a family and not too much in the way of 'mundungus'. However I work and have 3 small people (4 and twins nearly 2) in a fairly small house. With the best will in the world there is just stuff! there is the random art projects. Odd slippers and socks. That general post pile. Laundry that is drying. Lanudry waiting to be put away..... the list goes on and on. Our house seemed quietly stylish before kids. Four and a half years later it just seems a bit cluttered and scruffy

Do you know how he got it? It's fairly unsual at his age. No chance he has hand foot and mouth by any chance? Mouth ulcers are horrid most the therapys just work to temporarily relieve the symptoms and it's hard to get it to stick to a toddlers tongue. Yogurt is quite soothing if it's interfering with eating

Depends on how bad it is but would bribery/chocolate and TV not work whilst you sort it?

Realistically 34lbs is going to feel heavy in most carriers. I would have recommended the ergo but I see thats what you already have. Maybe once shes running around she'll change shape a bit and you might find it more confortable again. My eldest was a complete bruiser, then he got moving and slimmed down. He never actually lost weight but he kept growing upwards and just never seemed to put on weight. As he got longer the ergo became more comfortable again

Our son very suddenly developed a love for his balance bike at 3. You may find he goes back to it.

I loved my ergo with my eldest (a chunky heavy boy) I was still using it at 2 but then I was a bit too 'pregnant' I've used it a lot less since as I had twins second time

depends on how many children are coming. For my sons 4th birthday we had about 8 children (and a few younger siblings) we had a treasure hunt around the house. Pass the parcel always works and some sort of dancing game like musical statues. Pin the tail on the donkey works with a bit of help. They're still a bit little so an oppurtunuty to play with friends and have some tea is often enough

definitely a little assistance at first. Not to mention some things benefit from being patted down with some kitchen towel to make them a little less slippery at first. There are some fabulous ideas out there do a google search for 100 best baby led weaning recipes. My favourites are the savoury flapjacks, cheesey vegetable nuggets, and lentil cheese wedges. All were very easy to make and froze well for easy quick dinners when required

I agree with the PP. I don't think I learnt a whole lot of new information about childbirth and two c-sections later it was pretty much irrelevant. However I did make some lovely friends who I still meet up with 4 and a half years on

I think some BF babies are just more tricky about this than others. I've had 3 kids, I've BF all of them. Two of them happily would drink form a bottle the other one never would. I did fairly similar with all of them.

My eldest took forever to use cutlery but was BLW so was self feeding, he just prefered hands. My twins took to cutlery early and were succesfully using spoons and forks at around 12 months. I have no idea whether this is due to a desire to remain clean or just because they are copying their brother?

Have you tried Mothergoose? They're not part of a school but they do nursery upto school age

Not so bad at the moment. Eldest is 4, the twins are 22months. Generally all is ok... although I suspect this is mainly due to luck. I have one bolshy twin and one very laid back one. Obviously the risk is that the calm one starts standing up for herself rather than sneakily waiting till no one is looking and just swipes what she's after!

The pheremone traps are brilliant. We've caught 50 so far in the last month since putting them out so hopefully we're getting rid of our moth problem

ah my boy is 4 so I wouldn't know the smaller sizes!

Try Next. We have something exactly as described I think we got it in the spring

I've had 2 breach babies out of 3 (one set of twins) On both occasions I tried most things. (Including moxibustion and acupuncture) Anyway first baby even with 2 attempted ECV's (docs trying externally) no change and I had a section. By the time I had my twins I just came to the conclusion my babies like being breach. Most babies do turn and by trying everything if you do end up having a section as least you know you've tried but some babies do just seem to be determined to do things their way