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POLL: School shoes: Where do you buy yours?
Disney DVD's
I wanted to get some Disney DVD's for my daughter as she is 3 now and is starting to have an attention span that will last long enough for a movie! However I'm not sure where would be best to get them and also if there are any offers on (BOGOF etc). It's years since I bought DVD's so I'm a bit out of the loop. The only…
'My Mothercare' vouchers
Has anyone signed up to the 'My Mothercare' club and know what the vouchers are and how long it takes to receive them? My daughter needs a new car seat in the next month or so. I've just signed up and wondered if there might be a voucher that would give me money off the seat. Thanks :)
Help....headlice.
I need help. My daughter has nits/headlice and despite regular (weekly) conditioner wet combing we cannot get rid of them. I have bought Sainsburys nit treatment to leave on overnight tonight but I can't afford to do this all the time. Does anyone know anything that is tried and tested to help me prevent recurrent bugs…
saving money with a mid disgnosis coeliac child no gluten/dairy/soya
as the title suggests. son is not yet formally diagnosed so is unable to get anything on prescription. would like tips and ideas on cheap but healthy gluten free meals. I also have a dairy and soya free child too and I also cant have dairy. so the meals need to be gluten, soya and dairy free (with the exception of a wee…
Any ideas for stressed mum with aspie sons refusal to go to school
Hi, sorry but I have run out of ideas so would appreciate useful advice on a draining stressful situation. I am a single parent with a 13 year old who has recently been diagnosed with aspergers, always had school issues like most aspie lads. Had a virus in December which wiped him out, hardly went to school for three…
Baby thank you cards, any deals/advice?
Hi Guys, Its time to start sending thank you cards from the little one, now 5 weeks old, anyone recommend a site to order thank you cards (with her photo on them) or anyone saw any deals recently? Many thanks :)
How on earth do you choose a pram?!
Hi, We're expecting our first and we'd like a Silver Cross pram system.... but how on earth do you choose which one? Does anyone have any tips? I've read on the net things like getting an all-terrain pram if you plan to walk a lot off road, but we don't be doing anything like that. We definitely want Silver Cross (a pram…
MSE Blog: Make do and mend – I’ve turned into my mother!
"I’m sure we all remember our mums saying "you’ll grow into it" when we were kids. I never thought I’d end up the same..." Read the full MSE blog: Make do and mend – I’ve turned into my mother! Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New…
Need Help to save money with Type 1 diabetic child in household.
Hello, This is my first post :-) I have recently had to give up work to look after my 3 year old daughter. She was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in March 2 weeks before her 3rd birthday. My tax credits have also stopped. I have applied for DLA (cant apply for carers allowance until i am in reciept of DLA) o the only…
Would you give to charity instead of receiving greeting cards?
Hi money saving mums! 85% of women buy greeting cards. And we're spending 1.5 Billion a year on them. Would you want to see some of this money go to better use, such as giving to charity, instead of people sending you all of those cards? Imagine £50 going to a cause you care about, instead of cards on your special…
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