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MSE Parents Club Part 10

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  • newmoneysaver_2
    newmoneysaver_2 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
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    aless02 wrote: »
    oh I forgot to say there was this annoying old woman in the changing rooms at the pool who clearly disapproved of me taking Finn swimming. She asked how old he was and when I told her she acted really shocked and said something like, "oh, I didn't know you could take them in so young! He's so little!" and then kept shooting me tut-tut looks the whole time. Uhhh, that is the point of parent & baby time in the pool?

    (not sure how he liked it! good sign is he didn't cry, right? Will deffo buy some sort of wetsuit/swimsuit thing as it was too cold for him, I think. Where can I buy this? eBay? Also, can I 'dunk' him straight away or should wait a while? I'm not paying for lessons so just curious what other baby-swimmers have learned/done.)

    Hi Aless,
    I agree with Susan, many people seem to think you can't take baby until they have had all their jabs *insert confused smiley*

    This is what we do at swimming, which although is a council run session, it seems to follow the waterbabies lesons that someone posted about the other day.

    We start by getting baby to learn a command, we use "babies name, ready, go" and then splash their face with water. We then move onto a cup of water and then a jug before the instructor wil allow baby to be "dunked". The command is the important bit, it let baby knows they are going to be wet/dunked.

    HTH
  • Claire_Jones_3
    Claire_Jones_3 Posts: 765 Forumite
    sorry forgot to say congrats Mel!
    :heart2: Charlie born Aug 2007 :heart2: Reece born May 2009
    :heart2:Toby born Apr and taken by SMA Dec 2012
    :heart2: Baby boy failed M/C @ 20 wks Oct 2013 :heart2: Sienna born Oct 2014
  • MadDogWoman_2
    MadDogWoman_2 Posts: 2,376 Forumite
    Hi,

    Ladies I'm still in the middle of catching up

    But I can see congratulations :j:j and major hugs are in order smiley-hug008.gif

    Hope you all like this :D
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
    DD Katie born April 2007!
    3 years 9 months and proud of it
    dreams do come true (eventually!)

  • elle_gee
    elle_gee Posts: 8,584 Forumite
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    *hugs* for SS :(

    Claire, any joy on the less hours? (just txt you about later in the week too ;)).

    MDW, awww she's fab! :D
  • newmoneysaver_2
    newmoneysaver_2 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
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    Aw, seems at lot of hugs are needed and a Congratulations to mel.

    I'm just plodding along trying to make the most of my last few weeks off work, and avoiding the big debate :/ Tried a baby sensory class today but it was really badly organised, no actual content as such and nothing to catch babies attention. We won't be going back.

    And, my pram has broke! I have to take it back to the shop tomorrow, somehow, because Liam can't go in it, and it'll have to go away for repair. Don't knbow how log that takes or what I'll do in the meantime :(
  • annielove_3
    annielove_3 Posts: 82 Forumite
    Hi all, the swimming thing when my dd was small 13 years ago lol, rules back then was no swimming until after jags.
    Back at work now so not on very often but do always catch up
    Baby boy 8/05/09
  • weezl74
    weezl74 Posts: 8,701 Forumite
    newmoneysaver wrote: »
    Aw, seems at lot of hugs are needed and a Congratulations to mel.

    I'm just plodding along trying to make the most of my last few weeks off work,

    what work pattern are you going back to NMS? Sorry if you've already said! :)

    :hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
    :)Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
    cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
    january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £40
  • newmoneysaver_2
    newmoneysaver_2 Posts: 2,374 Forumite
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    weezl74 wrote: »
    what work pattern are you going back to NMS? Sorry if you've already said! :)

    For now, 3 days a week, but flexible so I can do whatever days fit me & Liam or cover days in the office if needed. Not to bad really, I know it could be worse :o
  • Claire_Jones_3
    Claire_Jones_3 Posts: 765 Forumite
    elle_gee wrote: »

    Claire, any joy on the less hours? (just txt you about later in the week too ;)).


    They've agreed 25 to 30hrs but if my entitledto quotes are around right then I'll only be £60 per year better off by working 30! I think we will be about £3500 better off with me working 25hrs per week based on this job offer over me not working.

    I'm not sure if I got delivery date right so will check in the morning.... Might be the following Friday. But anyway I don't mind doing something
    :heart2: Charlie born Aug 2007 :heart2: Reece born May 2009
    :heart2:Toby born Apr and taken by SMA Dec 2012
    :heart2: Baby boy failed M/C @ 20 wks Oct 2013 :heart2: Sienna born Oct 2014
  • csh_2
    csh_2 Posts: 3,294 Forumite
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    Evening all, not stopping long having an early night tonight cos knackered! Going to bacon roll baby group in the morning, taking MIL cos I've heard its quite GP friendly and she might take him when I go back to work (11wks6days:()

    Ooo Mel, congratulations!

    Tara, hope you get something sorted out with PALS x

    See look, I'm nice and fluffy!!!

    And as for dictators theres only one on the Families board and she censorsed me today b1tch lol
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