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  • Hay_2
    Hay_2 Posts: 222 Forumite
    Thankyou everyone!:D
    Right...thanks for the advice.Am looking into reusable nappies..my OH actually works next door to a nappy laundering service who also sell the packs but I stupidly assumed it would be loads of extra wk for me.Will sort that one.
    We actually bought a waterproof sheet last week from Woolies...but never got round to using it yet.He's 100 % dry and clean day time and 90% of the time he'll wake us if he needs the loo in the middle of the night and wake up with a bone dry nappy...bit of a waste I know!!TBH he could have beeen totally out a while back but i was selfishly grabbing as much sleep as poss inbetween 2 hrly feeds for my newborn and 3 hrly tube feeds for my other daughter:o
    I just did another budget meal....made some yummy stew in the slow cooker for my sons dinner.So he had dinner,I then pureed some and froze into cubes for my middle daughter and popped 2 portions into the fridge for both my son and daughters lunch 2mro.64p for stewing steak,2 carrots,3 potatoes an oxo and a leek.....what about £1.20??Great!!I LOVVVVVE doing this...note to self:MUST get a life:o :o

    Thanks for the advice about slowing down...BUT TBH I'm the kind of person who's all or nothing.Either I do it absolutely 100% or I don't.Probably sounds mad to most of you but I'm sure I'm better off starting as I am;) You have all been so helpful...x
    New Year~New Start!!:beer:
    Getting on back on the moneysaving wagon in 2009!

    January grocery challenge~ £400 Spent £49.55
    £100 clothes for a year~Spent £0
  • troll35
    troll35 Posts: 712 Forumite
    Added advantage to cloth nappies is that your younger children may become toilet trained a little earlier. Disposables are so good at getting any wetness away from the skin that it can be really hard to judge when a child is ready to be potty trained. I have found with the children I have looked after, those that have been in terries have been in pants at around 2 yrs and those in disposables at around 2 1/2. Obviously it depends on the children and the parents. It's amazing how many parents are reluctant to deal with a few puddles.

    PS you sound to be doing brilliantly
    I like to live in cloud cuckoo land :hello:
  • saving-grace
    saving-grace Posts: 284 Forumite
    Hay wrote:
    but i was selfishly grabbing as much sleep as poss inbetween 2 hrly feeds for my newborn and 3 hrly tube feeds for my other daughter

    Not selfish at all, just sensible! I would encourage all young mums to grab as much sleep as they can (I remember what it was like!) and then you cope with everything else so much better.
    As everyone says, you're doing really well!
  • mamaoba
    mamaoba Posts: 130 Forumite
    My baby clinic sells milk slightly cheaper than at the supermarket - a quid or so a quid cheaper per tin which adds up over time. It might be worth giving your HV a ring to find out if you could get your milk this way. I know the other Mums at our tots groups stock up at the baby clinic on cheaper milk when they take the little ones for their jabs and check ups. They say the brand choice is a bit restricted (ie 2 or 3 brands as oppose to the 10+ at the supermarket) so it's not for everyone but worth checking out. (this is different to milk tokens, which are means tested).

    Also would your disabled child qualify for milk in prescription? - my son gets his special soya milk this way, (his brand is not available except on prescription). It's a free prescription ONLY if formula is required for medical reasons. My boy is intolerant to dairy, which qualifies for him for the script as he's under the hosp- being tube fed sounds far more serious. It's not means tested if prescribed, so no forms to fill in. Sorry I'm no medical expert, so have no idea HOW GP's make the call but it's worth asking about surely?

    Over 3's with special needs are entitled to free disposable nappies via social services - again you need your GP's signature for this - it may help as your middle one gets a bit older. maybe you could start by just using cloth at night times. Terry squares or onelife nappies would fit ALL your babies with 3 diff sized wraps so might be a cheaper way of doing it to start with. maybe you could use diff coloured wraps for the diff kids to help you pick the right one up in a hurry? https://www.thenappylady.co.uk also has a 2nd hand forum if you want to try stuuf out.

    Please don't burn yourself out - your health is so much more important than money. Your kids have only got the one Mum.
  • Oscar
    Oscar Posts: 922 Forumite
    Baby wipes were a luxury to us and I only used them out of the house. When in doors a face cloth in a top and tail with a little soap did the trick and was especially good on little boys bits and creases being a little rougher. Get differant colours for each child and just try and remember not to use them on their faces after their bum!
    :j
  • Hay_2
    Hay_2 Posts: 222 Forumite
    Wow thanks again...you guys are so helpful!!Glad I found this site!
    My Middle daughter who is on DLA does get her milk on free prescription fortunately...she has SMA highenergy prescribed by the dietician.So thankfully we don't have to pay for her milk~she was born 3 months early weighing 1lb 9oz so we are fortunate that she does get a lot of help from the NHS.
    I asked about the cheaper milk from the docs...they apparently only sell milk to those with tokens at our practise?BUT will cxheck it out when I'm there on friday.And it seems that the milk my DD is on is pretty much the same price everywhere...SMA white at about £5.98.So not really sure what to do on that one.Will also keep in mind the free nappies once she hits 3...as she can't even walk or stand yet so it's highly unlikely she'll be out of nappies by then.
    AND I will be doing the face cloth thing instead of wipes indoors!Great idea thanks!
    And lastly..can anyone point me in the right direction of a old style homemade baby food thread?I'm up for a bit of batch cooking and freezing this wkend!LOL:D
    New Year~New Start!!:beer:
    Getting on back on the moneysaving wagon in 2009!

    January grocery challenge~ £400 Spent £49.55
    £100 clothes for a year~Spent £0
  • jdpoole
    jdpoole Posts: 14 Forumite
    Just a thought with regard to baby milk. Rather than buying it at the supermarket it is cheaper to buy it from your local Health Centre. If you don't know where this is ask your Health Visitor. Its the same place where Mum's who have tokens get their milk from, but they will sell if over the counter to you aswell. I saved a fortune this way as I used Aptamil and in Tesco's it was over £7.00 a box whereas at the Health Centre it was about £4.50 a box.
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