awilliams123

My almost 1 year old is on day 5 of diarrhoea...started with sniffles about 1.5 weeks ago, then cough, then lost voice, then fever and diarrhoea. Sure hope it passes soon, doc said it was viral and will run its course.

He's on forumla. Your method sounds...sound! I'm going to start today, DS is 11.5 months also.

My son attends 2 days a week, and so far we are really happy with the nursery. Staff are wonderful and are good with giving you details of how your child spent the day ie food times, sleep times, activities, general mood. My son also seems really happy there, he doesn't cry when I drop him off, so must be a good sign. All the other children always seems happy as well. If you can get a spot, I say go for it. It might be a new nursery, but they seems to be doing just fine so far.

on the pricey side, but the Baby Bjorn 'Appetite' highchair is all the things you want. It doesn't fold completey flat, but it does fold fairly flat. Ease of cleaning has got to be it's best attribute. No harnesses, virtually nowhere for food to get stuck! http://www.amazon.co.uk/BabyBjorn-067021-Appetite-Highchair-White/dp/B003CFATG0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329400501&sr=8-1

Can anyone offer me some guidance on how best to go about doing this?

Anyone find that it stings baby's gums before it gets to work? Is this normal?

Ah, thanks!

That's the whole mystery of baking...sometimes they come out perfect and other times they don't. I for one, having followed the same recipe exactly, have countless times come up with what you could actually say are completely different items... Sorry couldn't help, but I did want to say that it's really sweet that you bake with your son! I can't wait to do that one day myself (mine is not even a year old yet).

DS is 11 months old, and some days it really seems like he doesn't want to sleep in the mornings, but he's never been a baby who gave definite sleep cues. I've always had to go by the clock. Wondering if should start cutting back his morning naps? Some days he sleeps 15mins, other days he could sleep an hour. The longer morning sleep always means his afternoon nap is pushed back and that messes with bedtime. Any thoughts? Is it too early?

I kind of did a half-arsed version of BLW with mine. At first just gave him things like fingers of toast, rice cakes, babybels, pieces of fruit to hold and suck on, and then sat with the bowl of mush and spoon fed him some as he experimented. Things I found really worked in the early stages were: toast, baby biscuits, well-cooked sticks of carrot, thumb sized pieces of cooked chicken, sticks of cucumber I would just start with something very simple like a piece of cucumber, all they really to do is get the food into their mouths. How much actually goes in is anyone's guess, but breastmilk or forumla is meant to be the main source of nutrition for the next little while anyway, so with BLW, guess you can't really expect much in the beginning. Good luck with it! I hope you have an easily cleanable floor :)

Fuschia, I have made this many times (even before we had a kid) and it is very tasty. Mr. F would like it to. 3.5 year olds should like it and the 13m, you could just cut up the chicken into smaller pieces and serve. Really very tasty and nutritious due to the quinoa added. One pot meal! http://www.littlestomaks.com/2009/02/simple-recipes-chicken-with-quinoa/

Herroeeeey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > CPT DMC - I called at 8.15 this morning and was > given various options for a doctor today. > > Took a midday appointment, was seen on time and I > was the ONLY person in that waiting room at > midday. Strange!!! > > I will usually get an appointment the day I call > but often will wait up to 45 mins later than my > actual appointment time once I'm there. > > Today was an unexpected pleasure. I also have never had much of a problem getting an appointment for the same day if I call first thing in the morning. I do however, redial the phone continually until it's no longer engaged. I have an 11 month old so have had to make many many rush appointments over the past year. I have to say though that if you leave it longer than, say, 8:20am, you're likely not to get a slot.

Mrs TP Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... a date with my hubbie is grocery shopping in > Sainos. Me too.... I feel sad.

Fuschia, for how old a child? Do you have a blender/foodprocesser?

I saw a post in another section on this forum, someone proposing to hold business meetups at the Gardens. Maybe they want to try and sell more beer and wine and less lattes and lemonades...

Depends also on how much you have to spend. We have a Mamas & Papas Zoom 3 in 1 travel system and so far (10 months in) it's been brilliant. It is bulky but I use it it all the time for trips out on foot. Really easy to steer, can be forward or rear facing, comes with a carrycot, raincover, and the basket is very spacious (can hold 3 carrier bags of shopping or 1 big bag-for-life). The whole thing including a group 0 carseat cost us around ?450 last October. I wouldn't recommend it if you plan to use it in and out of a car because it doesn't fold down easily (need 2 hands), but for regular foot use and public transport it's fantastic.

Bellenden Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is a really interesting development. > For years that building was shut with planning > permissions for a cafe / restaurant constantly > refused because of its location in a residential > area. Have a look at the site's history of > planning applications: > http://moderngov.southwarksites.com/mgConvert2PDF. > aspx?ID=20906 > > One of the key differences which I suspect led to > planning permission finally being granted was the > "Change of use of the ground floor to > cafe/restaurant (Class A3) with a community room > (Class D1) for meetings and local artist display > function". > > I don't have a background in planning - but a > quick google defines D1 as "D1: Non-Residential > Institutions - Surgeries, health centres, cr?ches, > nurseries, day centres, art galleries, museums, > libraries, halls, churches and non-residential > education and training centres." > > Seems to me that if they have moved a deli into > that space they have actually changed its usage, > depriving the community of the very space that no > doubt contributed them to being granted permission > to use that site in the first place. This makes me > very cross indeed - I have asked Cllr James Barber > in the main East Dulwich issues section to > investigate. That is VERY interesting indeed...they absolutely have changed the use.

Hi, does anyone know if Kings takes baby clothing donations?

Well I've never been in there without a group of people with children, and it's always been obvious that the majority of the patrons were mums and dads with young children. I imagine that alienating that large of a customer base couldn't have been a desicion made lightly. I am disappointed as well, although the coffee/food/cakes were nothing out of the ordinary, the venue with the back room open for kids to play was a massive plus. Doubt we'll be going in there again now, and my friends and I were regulars.

canadianlisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like the Bread of Life too but it is not exactly > a cafe in the way you might be thinking, but it > does good basic food like omlettes, jackets etc > and lots for kids and is really relaxed. There is > a little play area and it is never busy. Kind of > like a park cafe but in a better, more relaxed > setting. I've never had the coffee but expect that > it is more caff than cafe. > > I think the Vic Inn is good but is a bit more for > older kids as the playroom is quite far away from > the bar / restaurant so one of the parents needs > to hang out there with them. In the summer the > Herne has a good playground area right in the > centre of the garden. > > Bit random but the Cafe Nero in Morleys in Brixton > is good for having a coffee and watching the buses > for little ones. Not sure it's really a > destination though. > > Also Gardens cafe has the back room which is good. > Now that my girl is 2 I find that our times are > pretty limited anywhere that involves sitting > down. The Gardens has turned the back room into a deli counter. Was in there last week and it's no longer child friendly IMO.

I agree, don't dismiss this as 'can't possibly be teeth already'. DD of a mate of mine got her first 2 teeth at jsut over 3 months, so it's not impossible. Definitely try teething gels.

Have the Baby Bjorn one as well and can vouch for its excellence...no way little man could wriggle out of it, although he tries bless him...

hmmm. the kids table vs adult table, I think I'd probably sit everyone at the same table if possible simply because I always grew up with everyone eating at the same table. Usually we kids just ate pretty quickly and left the table to go play and then the adult would sit there chatting away and eating/drinking. I would hate to haev to clear up 2 tables as well. I think it's nice for everyone to have a meal together, makes for some fond memories.

Jokes aside, if it was a small group of people, then I'd definitely ask what shouldn't be on the menu. For a very large group, probably not, and I'd make veggie and non-veggie split evenly. I'd hope that if someone had a medical reason they couldn't eat something they'd let me know by themselves, as they probably have to inform people on a rgular basis. So why not inform me too?

new mother Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm, becca. > Nappylady, interesting point. I always ask if > there is anything they cannot eat. I don't think > it emcumbent on the host to cater for Sukie > preferring chicken and Freddie liking a particular > wine, no. I don't expect to hear back anything > other than their medical requirements. > > I was brought up to eat everything I was given at > other people's houses, to thank them > enthusiastically at the time and to write to them > the next day. Some people think it acceptable to > send an email nowadays, so depressing. > Anyone agree or are my views those of an > endangered species? No, no...it needs to be a facebook post on their wall. ;)