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MSE Parents Club Part 10

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  • SugarSpun
    SugarSpun Posts: 8,559 Forumite
    em, theres people here put babies details down the day they are born to get a place !!

    Here you're expected to go in and register your baby while the stick you peed on is still wet :rotfl:

    We didn't, because we didn't expect to be here, and we're really going to be reliant on a new bilingual playgroup opening :o Plus all the best preschools are tied to churches and if you're not registered to pay the church tax (10% of income depending on income level) you're not even eligible.

    Meeting this morning and then another at 12:30, hmph.
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  • Becles
    Becles Posts: 13,187 Forumite
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    emlou2009 wrote: »
    Quick question for those with older ones, how early do you need to put LO's names down for a place in nursery for once they get their free hours each week?

    I would ask as it varies from nursery to nursery.

    In our village only the Catholic school has a nursery and the other school just starts from reception. You have to put their name down when they turn two and they sort lists in the May before they start. They try to put children who are likely to go to the Catholic primary in the morning session and other children in the afternoon, so the class all move together into full time school.

    Charlotte should be starting in September. It's a nice nursery and they pop over into school for PE and IT lessons, and to watch TV or use the library and attend special assemblies like the harvest festival and the carol service. They get really used to the school and it's not so scary when they start full time. The two nursery teachers started together when the school opened in the late 70's and they still teach together!
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  • Wow its quiet this morning !! And I may have said goodnight and morning on the same page !!

    Well me and Dylan are up and dressed, he has had his bottle, and I am about to get his porrige ready, then I need to get everyone else up as OH is getting his wisdom tooth out this morning !!

    Have a nice meal out tonight Bruno, I bet your mum is excited at keeping E for you too ;)

    Hope you are all well xx
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  • BrunoM
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    Wow its quiet this morning !! And I may have said goodnight and morning on the same page !!

    Well me and Dylan are up and dressed, he has had his bottle, and I am about to get his porrige ready, then I need to get everyone else up as OH is getting his wisdom tooth out this morning !!

    Have a nice meal out tonight Bruno, I bet your mum is excited at keeping E for you too ;)

    Hope you are all well xx

    She's actually turning up after he goes to sleep, she's having supper out with a local friend first! I was quite surprised she's turned down the chance to come earlier - I reckon it's because she'll then angle for a daytime visit in the next few days :eyeroll:
    Which is fair enough really!

    I have no idea if I should be looking into nurseries yet... I suppose I ought... hmmmph. One more thing on a to-do list that is not written down and way too long! :p
  • jillie1974 wrote: »
    who was asking bout car seats and easyjet??

    It is the accompanying person's responsibility to ensure that the minor is adequately secured into the aircraft seat. To this end easyJet will accept a car seat supplied by the accompanying person for any child over six months for whom an airline seat has been purchased, provided that the car seat has a rigid metal or plastic frame, is no wider than 42cm, includes lap, shoulder and crotch straps, and is upright and forward facing.

    http://www.easyjet.com/EN/Book/regulations.html#infants

    Thanks Jillie, the problem for me is that David won't be 6 months old when we travel *sigh*.
    Thanks Jenny
    and Sami too x
    redmel1621 wrote: »
    And that brings me nicely on to my question.....Does anyone have a subscription to Which? I am trying to get some reviews and would love to see if there is anything on there.

    Mel x
    Mel, I have a subscription - PM if you still need help tho I will be out most of the morning at a mother & toddler group.

    aless02 wrote: »
    don't feel bad. Like you & Beenie, I don't have any friends either. I'm serious - if you told me to ring someone up for a chat & a cuppa, I don't have a single person I could ring. Okay, I have 1 person through church but is more of an acquaintance that don't socialise with outside of bible study. If I ask a million questions on here, it's because I don't have anyone else to consult - even if my mom was still alive, she'd be 6 time zones behind and too expensive to phone for every little query. I love my DH and I love my life here, but I do feel really really lonely (but know it's my own making by not making the effort to MAKE friends). I was hoping having Finn might open up new avenues, and it still might (he's still young), but so far nothing.

    sorry self-centred rant, but guess I just wanted to say I completely understand the sentiment (and explain why I might seem like a lonely saddo on this thread! :rotfl:)
    Aless, does your church have any specific groups for Mums and babies? Our church has a mum & baby group plus a daytime study group for Mums whilst church volunteers stay with the babies.I have recently made some lovely friends in this group :grouphug:

    :wave: Hi to eveyone else, gentle hugs to all in need x
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  • Hey Bruno, thats my to do list too !! I know I should write down everything that needs to be done, but then I would feel obliged to actually do it !! I'm happy with my way, I can accidentally forget some things ;) lol
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  • wi3adora
    wi3adora Posts: 633 Forumite
    Is it hometime yet?

    Why is it when you need sleep as you have a long day ahead are you wide awake at 3.30? This was none of Daniels doing I hasten to add.

    So if you see me nodding off around dinnertime please give me a nudge!
    Mummy to D born 21/04/09 and S born 09/05/12
  • I know what you mean dora !! hate it when that happens x
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  • searching_me
    searching_me Posts: 18,414 Forumite
    morning .. not on long i got the docs in 45mins then my driving lesson at 12 then got fun and games later as that girl is coming over .. she asked if she could bring her son up for an hour as hes been asking for zoe i told philip up to him as i dont care i'll be polite but apart from that im not making small talk .. go in another room or talk the dog for a walk x
    :)Still searching .....:)
  • aless02
    aless02 Posts: 5,119 Forumite
    morning. Who was asking about sleep? Sleep? What's that. I'm shattered! Really frustrated as thought they were supposed to sleep better after 6 wks and it seems like he's gotten nothing but worse. Why did last night have to be so bad (omg, i think i got like an hr) when my MIL is coming over n i have to b with her all by myself??

    Thx hammy, i didn't really think of that. We're quite new to our church so have met very few ppl there so far. and haven't been since finn was born.

    Will respond to more later. On my phone in bed so CBA.
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