MoneySaving mums

Discussion List

• Pregnancy, first trimester exhaustion

  I am 8 weeks pregnant with my second baby and finding myself absolutely exhausted all the time. It's not been the easiest pregnancy so far. I was taken into hospital last week for a scan for a suspected ectopic pregnancy due to sickness, stomach upset and tummy pains but thank goodness everything was okay. Since last week…

• Cot bed matress advice - how to choose?

  I am looking at buying a cotbed matress and wanted some advice. It is not for a newborn (child is just over 1yr) but I will be using it for a few years and wondered what people's advice would be about buying a middle of the range priced one or one of the more expensive ones? Would you go for a foam matress or sprung? Also…

• Narrow fitting shoes for child

  No 1 daughter has narrow feet and we're struggling to get shoes to fit her. She's currently a 5 E (child not adult 5), but the Clarks Es seem to be a bit wide. Are there any other brands that people have had success with getting a narrow fitting? Our local StartRite shoes shop only goes down to an F. Thanks

• Cupboard locks - screw in or stick on type?

  Would love some advice from you experienced parents out there! I am in the process of adopting a little one and need to get cupboard locks for the kitchen. I wondered if you would recommend screw in or adhesive types? I do not really want to have to drill into the cupboards so thought about the stick on ones but then…

• Second hand Britax Prince

  Following on from the second hand car seat thread and not wanting to highjack. I have just bought this seat from a colleague. It has only been used a little bit for her grandchild. However when I checked it all over following the other thread on here I am not sure how the white polystyrene foam is meant to attach to the…

• Legal right to know A Level results

  Does anyone know if a parent is legally entitled to know their child's A Level results? If so how do they go about it? Many thanks in advance for any advice/assistance.

• sorry ive been away!

  Ive been away from MSE for agesssss now. Im so sorry to those that were folling my threads and giving advice. Its been a horrid few months. Ive started divorce proceedings and the legal orders for the kids/ the house so its been so stressful and on to of that ive had a 5000 word dissertation proposal to start. The kids and…

• Free Audiobook Apps for iphone For Kids In Cars!

  I found loads of free books for my kids to listen to in the car on our way on holiday - they can listen for freeto the audiobooks on their iphones or other devices ( fed up with 'free' apps which actually aren't once you get through to their site!!) This one actually is! I got Jungle Book, Alice in Wonderland, Huck Finn…

• kids channels on tv

  so do you think that CITV or CBBC are 'responsible' channels which send out programmes you can let your kids watch unmonitored? my DIL thought so - until complaints about her sons behaviour from both myself and her parents made her ban one programme. that program was 'Horrid Henry'. its a cartoon, but, after watching the…

• Any Bugaboo experts?

  I bought my daughter a Bugaboo Frog for her first baby because she had a tiny car at the time & the Frog was a little smaller than the Calmeleon. I had it shipped from the US because they had stopped selling Frogs here then. Now she has had a girl she has bought the Cameleon hot pink fabrics. But the hood is baggy, she…

• Children's parties - invite adults without children?

  Hi there - I'm looking to get opinions on the best thing to do here. My LO has his heart set on a party for his birthday in the next few months. We've only had one party before, which was a shared party with a couple of friends, so we were limited to numbers and just invited 5 friends each. This year I'm going to organise…