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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…
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London Excel baby show?
Hi, sorry if posting this in the wrong place. I'm 14 weeks pregnant with my second and was thinking of going to the baby and toddler show at the excel in london. Getting there will cost as i live at the bottom of the south east, and i wanted to know if anyones been and if it's actually worth it? I've heard they offer…
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Stretching the pennies
Hello all, I would love some advice/opinions on the following situation. We currently have one child but are considering having a second. I currently work part time and our daughter attends nursery for three days a week. If we had a 2nd I would have to give up work and become a sahm. There is no way we could afford…
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Mums, do you make time for yourself?
I have been thinking recently that I get very little time for myself and I should do something about it. My life is probably similar to a lot of other Mums, I work 25 hours a week (2 jobs), care for a son with health issues, have another teenager, do voluntary work and do all the associated domestic stuff that comes with a…
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School photos: do you buy them?
Hi everyone The build-up to Christmas sometimes includes school photos taken in plenty of time to tug at our purse and heart strings with the expectation we may buy them for the grandparents. They're not particularly cheap and sometimes don't come individually but in packs unless you have the option of other gifts done eg…
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Liverpool baby and toddler show
The UK. baby and toddler show at Echo Arena 1st and 2nd Feb. Tickets are £12 per day, or £20 for weekend. Under16's free. If you put "channel 5" in the promo code box to order tickets online, the ticket price is reduced by £5.
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frugal fun with children when on budget
Thanks to all on this site we've managed on 2 part time wages, Kept head above water so to speak Paid mortgage We,ve been part time for years so I've home with my 2 as much as can and although money was tight we have had a ball, we had no family we could rely on so we juggled shifts round the children so no childcare but…
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'Living Simply' with children
Hey everyone, the past couple of years I've been increasingly concerned about the ridiculous amount of toys/gadgets etc that my children own (as well as myself!) and after reading a few books on the subject I really want to simplify our lives :) I was wondering if anyone on here is already living like this? I really want…
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Potty/toilet training advice needed
My daughter has just turned 3 and she is still not potty/toilet trained. I know that you can't rush this but I think that by now we should have progressed a bit. I have tried lots of encouragement, sticker charts etc etc but nothing seems to be working. It also seems to me that she is still not grasping the practical side…
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Plug in steamer versus on the hob steamer
Hi! Can anyone help? I'm trying to find out if a plug in electric veg steamer costs less to run than a steamer cooked on either gas or electric hob. I'm looking at steamers and none seem to mention how many watts- thanks in advance! :)