jonbateson

We didn't do classes as we have been living abroad, we bought some very nice signing board books and did a few a week, both children got on very well just doing that and were signing/ understanding an awful lot within a few weeks, I would recommend a book whilst you are waiting for a class to have a place.

You could try Travel sickness bands Sipping boiled water with a slice of lemon in it Ginger ale (obv the non alcoholic one) Ready salted crisps I hope you find something that works

Good luck with that pebbles! I did see that you had stopped by my blog, no idea how to reply on there but thank you! Mariamadeit.wordpress.com

Back home now from a trip away, having read half the 30 day book. I read it as blog 1= day 1 so doesn't matter how long you want between... I'm going with a post every other day. Posted today so next one is on Tuesday, that will be my day 1. Happy to have a guest post from someone whenever that day is? Would anyone have one from me?

Right book bought, when shall we start?

Ooh yes I'll join you kes, but you'll have to tell me more about this 30 day thing. Currently I am posting every other day, should I be doing it every day?? Clueless. Sorry.

A jewellery workshop, I could lead it for you and you could all learn to make a pair of earrings/ bracelet... Www.facebook.com/mariamadeit

I started blogging this week... Mariamadeit.wordpress.com please stop by, I will look at yours too! Gaining some tips from this thread, thanks.

I attended the session they did in ed in march and it was fantastic, I highly recommend them, the pics are great and the price is brilliant too. My children are 1 and 3 and we have great pics of them both.

We have the asda sand and water table, it has great accessories and part acts like a lid, ?15 plus a bag of sand ?2 our two 3 and 1 love it, it's been outside for the last 2 weeks no problem

We stopped in KL and stayed a night at the hotel in the airport, they have a lovely pool, restaurants etc it worked well for us, our children were almost 3, and 7 months. We did an overnight flight which I would also recommend.

Just a follow up from the getting money back point, I have found that selling on natural Mamas website is the place to try this, it seems you can get a good price for good condition second hand. I got some lovely fuzzis from there.

We used them more with first than second mainly cos we were living abroad, but having used them I am def keen to keep using them. We have had a few different kinds (as we kept being given them second hand) we have tried mother care own brand which we really liked but the bigger size weren't as effective as the small ones, we have had mother ease and fuzzi bunz the fuzzis are my Fav. I don't use them when we are out as I don't like the idea of carrying dirty nappies about with me, but at home they are used all the time. In terms of extra work, it's just a load of washing every day-two days, so not a lot of work at all. Everyone has their favourites and in my experience, different brands suit different babies better. You can get lots of good quality second hand on the natural mamas site if you wanted to try some without the big outlay that there can be with brand new. For me the hard bit is drying, I don't want to use the tumble dryer as that seems to defeat the point, now that the weather is better, they can dry outside, ours dry v quickly, but it is something to think about. You will save money by using them and you will save more if you use them with any other children. Also there's the big issue of fewer nappies in landfill. I would say, get used to your new baby first, then try some out when baby is a few weeks old and you can deal with something extra, don't make it hard for yourself.

They don't do half days but we love it there. My son started in January (he's 3) and he loves it and is doing really well, definitely recommend it.

No experience I'm afraid but I wanted to offer some positive thoughts and some of these ((())) I hope it all goes as smoothly as possible for you.

Reading the school applications posts with interest. We will be applying for my son for the 2014 intake, having not done this before and being new to the area, we would be grateful to hear tips from parents who applied this time. We are on therapia rd, many thanks in advance.

We had similar issues. I did the kings one and watched some obem so I knew about how complications might be handled. We had excellent midwives and a lovely home birth, so not an issue in the end.

I would second going to a sling library, we have the ergo but dh uses it more than I do, I prefer a wrap, it fits me better. Look on www.naturalmamas.co.uk for a preloved one to reduce the cost.

When it comes to food shopping, we do weekly meal plans and then buy what we need for the meals, sounds simple but it saves a lot of time and money and we hardly waste any food. We also have a slow cooker (?12 currently in sainsb) and do a pot full so there is always a meal for the freezer.

We travel on the bus to Westminster bridge to do water babies as I couldn't get anything closer. So yes def space for something here.

I got a massage and a facial at mothers inc on forest hill road (they have on site childcare) it was fabulous, so relaxing and included food and a glass of bubbles, def going again.

Goodness at the risk of, but not trying to be offensive, why would you do that? If she only does it at night for comfort, why take that comfort from her. Have you been advised by a dentist to stop her?

I have looked and often wondered what it was, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of signs/ info on the outside. Do you need to book? How much does it cost? What can you create? Do they do drinks etc?

I have just completed it. In question 2 you state that some or all might apply or not but don't give the option of none, I had to choose one to move on with the questions. Likewise 29 and 30 you need a none option on these questions.

I just received a letter today informing us of the extension to the roadworks up to the cemetery, starting on 4th march. They are doing most of the work overnight to reduce traffic issues and will stop drilling at midnight (well that's alright then, not!)