MSE Parents Club Part 4

ladybirdintheuk

We use Aptimil stage 1 milk, but it is mostly just for making up cerial etc. She only has formula to drink if she is at my Mums and will be having it at nursery too, when she starts there in September. I'm hoping I can still do the daytime feeds on the days I'm not at work and night time feeds every day for as long as she wants them, but I will just have to see how my supply reacts to being mucked about I suppose.

Had a fun time at the coffee morning this morning - last one before I go back to work, although I will have lots of holiday to use between 21st September and beginning of December (not allowed holiday in December) so maybe I can take the appropriate Mondays as days off. :rotfl: My Mum met us there, and took izzy home with her, so I can get some stuff done. So far I've got the washing machine on, washed up and cooked lunch. Ended up cooking tea at the same time (just needs a few finishing touches and bunging in the oven for a bit) which isn't bad going seeing as I've only been home for an hour or so.

The only thing I have to moan about today is DH's inability to grasp the fact that when you have finished washing up everything is meant to be CLEANER THAN WHEN YOU STARTED :mad:. Most of the washing up was the stuff he "washed" last night - I was able to put away 4 things from the whole lot. You can translate that as "all is well in the ladybird household today" seeing as I can't think of anything better to moan about

Anyway, best get on. Have a kitchen floor to clean, and a living room to tidy and hoover while I have a house free of anyone who is scared of the big noisy machine

Oh - one last question. I need to get a stairgate soon. No stairs here, but I want one to put between the living room and kitchen. I'd kind of prefer one that doesn't have a bar across the bottom to trip over, although I realise we will soon get used to it being there if we have one. I don't know if there are pros/cons of the different kinds though. Any recomendations? (Our own property, so no problem about screwing things into door frames etc.)

astonsmummy

MrsTine wrote: »

Right - new SkyHD box arriving thursday - free box - free install - I've cancelled the multiroom we never use anyway so now it's basically not going to cost us anything extra result! Hubby happy as a clam as he gets HD bless him...
I'm gutted as my recorded episode of It pays to watch where I was on is gone with the harddrive conking out on the old box booo my 2 minutes of fame - gone forever! *sigh*
Baby is asleep - replacement phone has arrived so when she wakes up we're heading to Tesco to buy formula! Once I made the decision to have fomula in the house hubby said "Good - I do feel so useless sometimes when you struggle because she won't feed and I can't do it for you, at least now I can take her and give her a feed and you can have a break. But you needed to be the one to decide not me".... I love the daft sod... I really do!

Cant you email ITV and ask for a copy of the episode you were on, or was it channel 4???

astonsmummy

Sami_Bee wrote: »

oh I knew i missed something..
AM Ryan looks so smart with his new 'do His mop made him look like an oasis fan (which I thought was quite cute n funny) his lovely eye have reminded me Does anyone who's LO has brown eyes remember when they changed? Ed has lovely blue eyes still and I hope they stay but I can't remember when Chris's changed to brown

Haha I know he lookied like a right grunger at one point! :rotfl:
I have no idea about eye colour, the health visitor told me it can be 6 monhts, but looking at Ryan I cant see them changing.
I remeber when Aston was born I asked the nurse at the hospital if his eyes would stay blue and she said only if my Mum had blue eyes random!
Ryan has blue eyes yet neither OH or I do lol

redmel1621

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I have been meaning to tell you for ages - they had Peppa Pig boys clothes in Next



I got ours from Boots.


Took me ages to catch up and now I need to go put the boy down for a nap.

Question about stairgates - at the top of our stairs we have an open landing with shaped spindles (no big corner post) - any suggestions for a gate?

I think it is just George pig on them though...that is why I was asking about who had mentioned the pig thing. I was looking at Next stuff yesterday, and thought they were Peppa, but on further inspection I believe they are actually George:rolleyes:

No suggestions about the stair gate sorry, ours have always had the big post at the top and bottom.....what does yours have then

Mel x

MrsTinks

And speaking of which - I wanted to make sure she'd actually drink it so made her a bottle up - no idea how much she'd need etc so made the amount the box stated - about 7oz... and she's scoffed the lot!!! :eek: Didn't blink at the fact it was formula and just trying to get her off to sleep now

astonsmummy

I've used cow and gate with both my boys, never had any problems.

Does annyone know if you can use healthy start vouchers to purchase follow on milk?

SusanC_2

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

Oh - one last question. I need to get a stairgate soon. No stairs here, but I want one to put between the living room and kitchen. I'd kind of prefer one that doesn't have a bar across the bottom to trip over, although I realise we will soon get used to it being there if we have one. I don't know if there are pros/cons of the different kinds though. Any recomendations? (Our own property, so no problem about screwing things into door frames etc.)

We just bought this one from Mothercare which looks okay and isn't too pricy. Unfortunately we have bizarre metal doorframes so we haven't been able to actually use it yet.

My_Fathers_Daughter

I didn't even know there was a George pig


It just has the normal thin spindles which are about an inch thick and curved so not great for attaching anything to...

I might get one of those big, moveable barrier things then I can just move it about as and when...either that or a leg chain so I can tie him to the bed

redmel1621

MrsTine wrote: »

Right - new SkyHD box arriving thursday - free box - free install - I've cancelled the multiroom we never use anyway so now it's basically not going to cost us anything extra result! Hubby happy as a clam as he gets HD bless him...

How did you get a free box and install We have just been discussing Sky Hd and sports packages etc...but I don't want multi-room and that means paying £30 for install, plus the £49 for the box, and I am not doing it, I am putting my foot down, I will not be talked into it:rotfl:

feelinggood_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I didn't even know there was a George pig


It just has the normal thin spindles which are about an inch thick and curved so not great for attaching anything to...

I might get one of those big, moveable barrier things then I can just move it about as and when...either that or a leg chain so I can tie him to the bed

According to my Mum, Tammy Wynette did that with her kids. Was pretty common none too long ago.

My house is a death trap still. Think I'll do usual thing of thinking stuff will never happen, the panic when it does.