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High Chair - buying help
Hi there, I am wondering if someone could please advice on buying a high chair for my 6 month old daughter, I did some research and there are loads of them .. Thanks,
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Cloth nappies
I've just bought a wad of cloth nappies online to try and save money, with 2 in nappies full time and both with digestive problems I'm just weighing up if it's really saving me anything, Nappies need to be rinsed, then washed at 60 then extra rinse, then as I need them to be dry in time I hang them to dry on an airer but…
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Benylin cough medicine con😩
I just wanted to warn other 'coughers' to save your money!!! I have had a chesty cough for over two weeks and having used the Benylin chesty cough medicine for a couple of days without any improvement thought I'd see if there was a different product to try. There on the shelf in the local chemist was a Benylin mucousy…
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Mothercare xpedior issue
Evening all not sure this is the right place. Basically I bought the mothercare xpedior travel system in June last year. Pram was great until the breaks started sticking and breaking without touching the break itself. This was october Quite dangerous IMO, Went back to mothercare who were understanding and swapped the pram…
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To all you mums who can.....
Make Pancakes!! Help My son uttered those dreaded words to me this morning, "Mum did you know its pancake day soon" I believe myself to be a good cook and can even turn my hand to a spot of baking but cannot for the life of me make a decent pancake, I either burn them or they are a sloppy mess! Does anyone have a foolproof…
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Assembled Wardrobes
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3 week old feeding every 1.5 hours!
Please help. I am a new mum my boy is 4 weeks old and since he has been born he feeds every 1.5 hours or if I am very lucky, every 2 hours. At night each feed can take in excess of 2 hours, today one feed took 3.5 hours and only ended because we had to go out. This is day and night. He is gaining weight very well but this…
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Broken brakes pedals on mamas and papas swirl pushchair
I bought my grandson the swirl mamas and papas pushchair in August last year, I only use it once a week when he comes to stay, it is almost as new. Today I have noticed the brakes pedals has broken. I bought it at argos, I wonder whether they will exchange it also they do not seem to make that model anymore in that colour.…
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Quick weaning question - porridge
My baby is 6 months old and I have started introducing her to her first tastes of solid food. So far she has had butternut squash, mashed banana and carrots and potato puree..she seems to like everything so far which is great. However I recall buying special baby porridge for my son when he was weaning, so bought a box of…
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Childrens chat room style app
Hi, I have a 9 year old who had a Hudl for Christmas, and yesterday she got really stuffy when her brother wanted to watch what she was doing, so I got suspicious, took it off her to see what she was doing, and she was on this "Movie Star Planet" app. Its a bit like Sims by the looks but it has a chat facility, and when I…
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Reusable nappy mums - is this a good deal?
Please can anyone advise? I'm hopeless with maths, and would like to know if this is a good deal for 2nd hand cloth nappies... Bambino Mio nappy system birth till nappy free - 16 size 1 cloth nappies, 17 size 2 cloth nappies, 4 under 11lbs nappy covers, 6 11-16lbs nappy covers, 6 16-21lbs nappy covers, 4 21-27lbs nappy…
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School Holidays
Good Morning, After some advice and maybe some help with a new approach if you would be so kind. I separated from my husband last February and have 2 boys aged 3 & 5. A bit of background, I am always trying to get my ex to see his kids more but we have finally settled on one night during the week and every other Saturday…
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Emmas Diary/Disneys Wonderful World of Reading
I'm afraid that I've been a bit silly. A few weeks ago, while I was in the middle of cooking tea, a rep from Emmas Diary called me, trying to sell me a book package. Even as I was agreeing to everything she was saying, in the back of my head I knew that I was being utterly stupid, while panicking about whether the tea…
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advice needed please on baby sleeping and two year old xx
hi there, I have read these forums for a while but until now been a bit shy!! I would really appreciate any advice though if possible please and I will try to keep it short (ish!!) my daughter has a nearly 3 year old and a 7 month old. the problems she has are : her baby just donsn't sleep any longer than about an hour and…
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Rubbish days
Does anyone else ever feel like a bit of a rubbish mum (or Dad)? I feel tired constantly at the moment. I have a heavy 5 month old baby who can't sit up on her own yet so requires a lot of carrying (can't get on with slings btw..have tried), and a 3 year old who is going through a 'challenging' stage (don't they all!) What…
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Rat Plague Floods-Gov Must Pay To Keep Our Kids Safe?
Increasing numbers of dead rats in flood areas are being reported and victims being warned thats rats will be flooded out of sewers and burrows and to call in Pest Control Experts after checking for suggested signs rats may be seeking to enter their homes through garages and pipes as they seeek drier 'harbourages.' They…
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Please help - meal planning
Hi all, I am due our second baby any day now, my LG is 20 months so still in nappies. Our budget for food each month is £300, we have managed on this fine for 3 of us, but now we need to throw in to the equation a newborn who will be extra nappies and milk (BF is not an option) Milk will be £40pm for 5 tubs, plus nappies -…
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Help..baby won't take a bottle
As per the title, my 6 month old has suddenly started refusing to take a bottle. She has been exclusively breast fed, but in the last couple of weeks has taken a few bottles of expressed b/milk and a bottle of Aptamil so we thought all was well. but Next week I am due to go on a 2 day work trip to France, and all of a…
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How to prevent freezer burn
I've had a problem with my freezer for many years and I've only just realised that it may be because it is a frost free one. This makes sense because I've never had this problem with previous models. Basically it suffers really badly from freezer burn, the main issue being that rather nasty smell which makes food very…
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Newborn clothes
Hello Trying to get my head around the sizing of baby clothes (ready for bump due in January)! From what I can tell, when a baby is born, 0-3 month clothes are actually too big. And there was me foolishly thinking the 0 part meant they would fit a newborn. I have now come across newborn and tiny baby clothes. Looking at…
