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get rid of warts
please can anybody help, my daughter has had some warts on her hand for nearly 2 years, we have tried everything that the chemist has, the doc wont burn them off, just keeps telling us to wait, daughter getting fed up of them, as keeps catching them. Does anybody have any ideas to get rid of them please? Thanks ::)
Hip replacement
Hi An elderly neighbour is on a waiting list for a hip replacement - or can pay near enough £4000 for one privately. Someone told her about going abroad for one on a 'holiday'. She asked if I could use the internet to find out details. Does anyone have experience or tips they can share, or even just point me towards some…
cheap or free half term fun
This is what we will be doing this week... Long walk to find as many puddles as possible and let the kids have a good splash. Lunch at burger king armed with luncheon vouchers from doing pinecone surveys - AND using my student discount card. Playing games on https://www.boohbah.tv and https://www.five.tv Doing the…
Spinal Fusion?
I have been sufferingback pain for years, then 14 months ago got beyond the joke. wont bore you with details but since then have had bed rest, physio, pain block injections, facet injection, mri's, catscans and even medication to put boots out of business. my husband actually leaves chemist with 2 carrier bags a month, now…
back discussion forum
I am looking for a back discussion forum, can anyone help
Help with new specs please
I recently went to the opticians as I am now using the computer a lot at work and find that my eyes get tired quite quickly. Never noticed any other problems with long distance or anything. I was told that I needed help with my long distance vision and reading and that neither would help with the computer, so the only…
SURESTART Grants?
Heard it was going up from £500 to £800 for people giving birth from Jan 05. Basically can any1 confirm this? Thx in advance
Buying car seats in USA advice please!
Hi I am thinking about buying car seats in the USA 20lbs to 40lbs. I am visiting family so will have to use seats there and thought that I would buy them there as my twins will soon be out of there baby seats. I have a Honda Civic, has anyone done this? Or have any thoughts. All I know is they are half the price there. We…
good price car seat group 2?
It's time for us to buy a group 2 car seat... little girl is already 8 months and just 9kgs so i think we need to.. any advice on where i can the best for less ;) or maybe any advice on which features i should be looking at. thanks so much in advance froggy
Getting Married Abroad
Hi, My partner & I have been engaged for nearly 3 years now as we havent been able to afford getting married. We have only just been able to afford to buy our own house but this is a very run down way & all our money is going on trying to get it renovated (although thats not even happening at the minute either). I have…
Flu Jab
Can anyone go to the doctors and ask for a flu jab? ???
Cotton Bottoms Nappy wraps
Hi, Does anyone know where I can buy the outer wraps and overpants for the Cotton Bottoms Nappies? I have tried Boots but they are currently out of stock and The Cotton Bottoms website has them for about £8.50p each. Is there anywhere else that does them cheaper? Thanks for your help ;D ::) ;D
sleep?
hi i work funny hours in the morining and evening and was wondering is it bad for me to sleep during the day and have a few hours at night? i dont always work 2 shifts only sumetime. can it effect my health later in life as i am in my early 20's now. i can sleep for about 10/12 hours sumetimes with break in between.and…
Employer Contribution to childcare
I wonder if anyone has looked into the proposed changes in the law with regards to childcare support from companies. My wife's company has no childcare support as she is the first pregnant woman in the company. In fact the maternity policy has only been drawn up for the company as of 2 weeks ago. This article outlines the…
Little sod won't stop slapping Mummy
Our 18 month old baby (Katie) will not stop slapping her Mum at every oppertunity she gets, the thing is she never slaps me and this upsets Wendy as she takes it personally (woman!!!). I've said it would be best to really tell her off every time she does it but Wendy insists she's just looking for attention and the best…
Cotbed Bedding
Hi, Does anyone know of a good place to buy cotbed bedding? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ;D ::) ;D
Distance healing - anyone involved in this ?
Hi. After months of below par health and having not much faith left in the conventional UK health system and Doctor's in general was looking into DISTANT HEALING and am feeling a little swamped by the search results I got back. So......... anyone on here ever been "healed" or maybe you are a healer yourself ? Any replies…
Potty Training
My sister has twins aged 3 1/2. the little girl came out of nappies this summer but the boy totally refused to do so. Sis has tried reward charts,stickers.bribery, withdrawal of privliges,taking clothes off, putting potty away till later date. Nothing has worked. Luckily their Nursery agreed to take him in pull-ups but she…
Clothes for 11+ boys
I don't think it's my imagination, but since my son grew out of his age 10 clothes it's becoming harder and harder to buy clothes for him. He needed a pair of navy school trousers so off I went to the shops. Savacentre doesn't sell school clothes or anything for over 10s. Adams stops at age 10. Woolworths does school…
Just joined the site, need help with budgeting!
Hello :) I was recommended this site by a friend and just wanted to say Hi and ask for your tips/advice. I'm Kate, 19 and single mum to 2yr old Leah. I'm also a part time student. We live with my parents at the moment but we're moving into a rented house on 11th Oct :) I'm a bit worried about how i'm going to manage with…

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