MSE Parents Club Part 6

3onitsway

Glamazon wrote: »

Hi 3 :hello:

are u goin on Monday?

Only if Jack is coming.

SusanC_2

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

I've rebooked my smear for when I will actually be here, and ended up talking to the receptionist about rhyme time (I told her I couldn't have an appointment at 11am on Thursday, as that is where I will be!), and telling her to bring her grandson along as she looks after him on Thursdays. Happy to be of assistance

That reminds me, I went to the toddler story/singing time at our local library (which involves waking Alice at 1345 from her usual 1300-1500 nap) yesterday only to find it wasn't on for the second time out of three attempts to go to it. :mad: First time was because it's advertised as every fortnight but is actually 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month and I turned up the time when it missed an extra week.

Glamazon

3onitsway wrote: »

Only if Jack is coming.

of course

Mr Glam is comin into town as well cos we are getting Jack registered afterwards but he said he'll go for a wander round the shops.

Jack had a big 'ole screaming fit earlier - was horrible. The only way to calm him down was strip him off and put him on my chest - he's now fast asleep, I wanna moe him cos his head is heavy but he's so peaceful.

SusanC_2

Just wondering: Those people with older children (like 2 and over) who still use pushchairs - would you be offended if another child thought they were a baby because they were in a pushchair? I ask because Alice thinks anyone in a pushchair is a baby (genuinely that is - not in a derogatory way) and today when we were in the Coop there was a girl who looked slightly older than her in a pushchair and she was saying, "Baby, hello baby." to the girl. Obviously I correct her at the time when she does this but I wondered whether I ought to put more effort into teaching her that people in pushchairs aren't automatically babies.

3onitsway

Susan I don't think i'd be offended.
When DD1 was in Yr 1 at school, another little girl used to get collected by her mum with the pushchair which I thought was a bit strange, but DD1 never commented on it.
We had a special needs 'big' pushchair for DS until a few years ago. We probably last used it when he was 8 - more for safety rather than because of walking difficulties. A few children looked, and some commented but I was never offended (Until one mum said to their child, no he's not a baby, his legs just don't work properly!)

ladybirdintheuk

Electric pump is here. Now I can have a nap (was waiting for the doorbell!) Then try it out later on Is it sad that I'm excited?!

emlou2009

i cant stand seeing a child of an age that is completely capable of walking sitting in a pushchair... to me it smacks of laziness on the parents part - easier to shove them in there and forget about them while they get on with wandering round new look :mad:

tiamai_d

honeypop wrote: »

Does anyone know what this kind of seat is called?

Aaron loved it at a baby group yesterday, and I can't find anything like it to buy. It's a firm (but squishy if leaned on) foam curve, covered in fabric, has a strip of fabric across the front and a layer of fabric across the bottom to sit on. The ladies who run the group don't know where it was from or what it is called as it was donated to them. I've seen the inflatable type seats and the bumbo seat but would prefer this instead.

Anyone know what it might be called or where I could find one? Spent hours looking on the internet (searching for anything I thought it might be called or describved as) and various online shops/ebay but no luck yet.

Edit: Ok I can't see the pic so assume no-one else can either, it's here then: CLICK

Edit again: Forgot to say, doesn't have to be the same with the book and other attachments, just the basic seat thing.

Scroll down to the bottom

http://www.mmlfurniture.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Nursery.html

tiamai_d

Susan, the children didn't bother me, we just told them that DS2 gets tired easily and his legs are sometimes too sore to walk far. Was the adults that got me.

gin

emlou2009 wrote: »

i cant stand seeing a child of an age that is completely capable of walking sitting in a pushchair... to me it smacks of laziness on the parents part - easier to shove them in there and forget about them while they get on with wandering round new look :mad:

That's a bit harsh IMHO. I use a buggy for my dd3 who is 2. She could walk to school and back when I pick up my older two, but not only is it quicker with her in the pushchair, but I dont have to worry about her and roads AND my 4 and 7 year old on the way back. Dd4 is due in January, so this is probably when I will turf her out. You never know how far the walk is fo them do you? I speak from the bitter experience of having to carry a 3 year old on the mile walk home from town as she was too tired.:o