MSE Parents Club Part 5

Mazcabs

angelfairy wrote: »

i'm not sami :p but it works for me

Thanks angelfairy

angelfairy

i have picked up the passport application forms and got photos done today but now am not sure the passport office will accept them because of how i had her hair.

how exciting MFD .. a holiday ... i am jealous... need to look at sorting ours when hubby sorts time off

scruffy96uk

Not sure if any of you with carton of juice drinking age kids will find this useful a girl at toddlers had it today saves squeezed juice going everywhere

Krystaltips

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Hubby has said a few times 'You research the best ways to do things and then you put it all into practice, Benjamin is a good baby because you are a beautiful mother'

What a lovely thing for your hubby to say

elle_gee wrote: »

Good grief, how long did that post take me?! I've got loads to catch up on.. back in a bit!

Krystal, if you haven't already, please can you look back for Glam's question on hand expressing and confirm/correct the answer I gave her - don't want to be saying the wrong thing! Thankyou xx

I did see it, you answered just what I would of. With so many well researched women on this thread I feel quite redundant in my role sometimes lol...

Actually though, Glam if your here... Did your midwife recommend collecting the colostrum you express? Am I right in thinking you have GD? There's some research about harvesting colostrum before hand to help with baby's blood sugars after delivery... I'll have a look and see what I can find... (If you haven't I'm sorry, I blame the baby brain...)

My_Fathers_Daughter

mookiandco wrote: »

The childminder I went for was a little further from home and this was her first childminding job (though she has a 2.5 yr old boy) but I found her to be very calm and kind and she was the only one to ask if she could hold Leila. She has immediately went to get her a toy and amused her when she began giving us her best scowl!

My mum was a childminder when I was a kid and this is exactly what I will be looking for!!!
My mum works with Childminders for Social Services now so she is looking at qualifications and networks and offstead reports and the like. I just want someone who will give my baby boy the kisses and cuddles he deserves whilst I can't be with him

And that is why I couldn't put him in a nursery.

elle_gee

scruffy96uk wrote: »

Elle hun thanx for asking after me earlier, if I had answered (I know this may sound silly) but I think I might have bubbled, I'm in bed now and chilled. I'm fine ta and still ever so grateful to feelie for pointing me in the right direction.

Oh, even bigger *hugs* You know where we are if you want us, here or by PM xxx

BrunoM wrote: »

.. eta, video link doesn't work... when you view photos there is an option to copy a URL for non-FB people - why is there no option visible for videos? Elle managed it somehow!

And if I can do it, anyone can! I just copied the URL from the address bar at the top. The video works for me - will watch it with the sound on in a min!

My_Fathers_Daughter

Krystaltips wrote: »

What a lovely thing for your hubby to say

He is old enough to be a smooth talker when he wants to be

Did you ever tell me about swimming?

Sami_Bee

BrunoM wrote: »

There's not really anywhere out of earshot bar going out for a bit, which now and again she does when I am around.
and don't know if you can view this video?

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=252584385340&ref=share

eta, video link doesn't work... when you view photos there is an option to copy a URL for non-FB people - why is there no option visible for videos? Elle managed it somehow!

I find a pillow over my ears helps sometimes:D
If the video is set on the "who is allowed to see this video" as everyone we'll be able to see it (but I suggest changing it back to private again later)

Mazcabs wrote: »

Sami, does this link work for photo from Facebook?

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36284&id=1238780812&saved#/photo.php?pid=704475&id=1238780812

yes you look lovely but I've completely forgotten why you were showing it to me :rotfl:

mookiandco wrote: »

Whilst at another childminder's home, one of her 'charges' split his lip open on a toy. Now this was a very unfortunate accident and she dealt with the accident accordingly, but she didnt cuddle the little boy and continued to talk to me. I just thought that if that was my little girl i'd one her to have a cuddle and if I couldnt kiss it better i'd want the childminder to do it.

The childminder I went for was a little further from home and this was her first childminding job (though she has a 2.5 yr old boy) but I found her to be very calm and kind and she was the only one to ask if she could hold Leila. She has immediately went to get her a toy and amused her when she began giving us her best scowl! She doesnt drive so maybe Leila wont get to go to a million mother and toddler groups or the farm or the zoo but I dont really want her galivanting at this age (unless its with me!) and the woman had a garden and a dedicated playroom with loads and loads of toys.

ooh I wouldn't have liked the ignoring CM either!!
When we met our she said hello to Chris just as you would greet any friend who came to visit with their LO and she let him roam around and look in all her cupboards, she didn't get a choice about holding him because he decided he liked her and climbed up on the sofa for a cuddle :A
She didn't drive either but did school & nursery pick up/drop offs and lived near a surestart and a park so he got out and about often :T
Mine treated all her LO's as if they were her own and that's what I wanted

oh and Bruno's FB pic reminded me I spotted some 'fake' baby banz in sainsburys the other day for a bargainous £6.99 (compared to the real thing)

mookiandco

angelfairy wrote: »

that is what i thought, but i have now looked at a few more and they are £3.50 and £4.00

thanks too for the white text re your nappy find.... the white text reminds me of last year's big brother thread in the arms

The average childminder fee in my area (Greater London) seems to be £4.00 an hour. I found one that charged £3.50 and a few that charged £5.00 to £6.00. Nannies charge about £8.00 an hour here. I am paying £35.00 a day cos I bartered with the childminder :money:

elle_gee

Sami_Bee wrote: »

isn't there a dads bit on babycentre? I think they have a forum and has he ever read FQ mag? maybe they have a forum or is it more he want to join us because we rock :cool:

Obviously!

Krystaltips wrote: »

.. I did see it, you answered just what I would of. With so many well researched women on this thread I feel quite redundant in my role sometimes lol...

Don't know where I picked it up from - the breastfeeding session when Rhys was 5wks old, I think. Obviously they didn't quite go down the "talking placenta" lines that I did, but that was the jist of it

Actually though, Glam if your here... Did your midwife recommend collecting the colostrum you express? Am I right in thinking you have GD? There's some research about harvesting colostrum before hand to help with baby's blood sugars after delivery... I'll have a look and see what I can find... (If you haven't I'm sorry, I blame the baby brain...)

I think Glam has been told to collect it - I had a neb in the preg thread this afternoon to check my msg about checking first had got through (and it did, thanks to Fitzio ).