MSE Parents Club Part 11

Evansangel

emlou2009 wrote: »

I hate all the stuff in Portsmouth like the historic dockyard and the museums, its the most boring place in the world! But OH is from Bognor and loves it all? Its either cos we're not men or cos we live so close to it!
MM asked Tara if Southampton was near where she lived, so I butted in

Oh god the museums! :eek: I went to the butterfly museum after hearing such good reviews and its essentially a house with some old food cartons and then what is a green house with loose butterflys!! :eek:
I thought they'd be in tanks or something, but no. They fly at you!

I then see their display od dead butterflys and one was as big as my hand. They said that when the butterflys die in the museum they pin them to the board, so im glad i wasn't there when this hand size butterfly died, i would of !!!!!! myself :rotfl:

Im considering taking Lily to The blue reef aquarium, but its £9 per adult entry! :eek:

emlou2009

When I go to Aldi, I put Seth in the trolley seat and fold the buggy up, and put it in the trolley

scruffy96uk

3onitsway wrote: »

I believe it does get better, in around 19 years time. My friends 13yo boy came out with us yesterday and he was so funny. He walked 20 steps ahead of us at all times so it didn't look like he was with us. And was horrified that his Mum kept telling him of for walking with his hand down his trackie pants. :rotfl:

that is sooooo funny my nephew has just stayed with us for a week and we nicknamed him Willie Wonker for that exact reason :rotfl:

kindofagilr

Thanks Glam

We tried the vari flows once lol and it seems to take him like 2 hours to feed, so we decided to stick to the 2's, so can I use the 2's on this comfort milk then?

csh wrote: »

Don't take this the wrong way but personally I'd try warming the milk he is on before trying him with other milks.
Are you giving it straight from the fridge? I'd imagine chilled milk would sit heavy in a newborns stomach.

No he doesnt get it from the fridge, we boil the kettle, then wait half an hour for it to cool (like the box said) and put the required water in the bottle, then the bottles sit on the bench (with their teats and lids on) then when he wants a bottle we add the powder to the cooled water, but its room temp cool not fridge cool?

Do you still think I should try heating them? if so how long to they need heating for? if I did it in the microwave (I know you arent supposed to do that)

(((hugs))) Em, stupid OH!!!!

Caz - I dont drive, so have to take him in his pram/pushchair

Glam, I wondered if I could put stuff under, or if they would think I might be stealing lol

I await your replies on milk and teats before I leave for asda lol

emlou2009

EA Seth loves the Blue Reef! We first took him when he was 3-4 months old and he was mesmerised. The CM took him a few weeks ago and he loved it then too. Wouldnt bother taking Lily yet though, unless you want to go for yourself it would be a waste cos she is so young!

And now I really need to go poop but OH has emerged and is in the bl00dy bathroom for about 10 minutes, lush! Really dont wannt know what he's doing in there, either way it cant be good though!.

cazscoob

i would put it all in the basket under the pram then! i do this in most shops and get funny looks but just smile back

MFD we do a bit of both by ignoring and distraction but sometimes she just needs to be left, she will usually get up and then find a toy for me! her latest is soft things as she loves to cuddle them, i bought her super soft fleecy pjs and i couldnt put them on her as she wouldnt let go!

3onitsway

kindofagilr wrote: »

Anyone got any tips on how to shop in asda while pushing a pram, what on earth will I do with the basket?

What's your pram handle like? I take the SX, which has one bar handle, and the asda baskets sit perfectly in the handle.
Although I have noticed in our Asda, a bit of a pram park outside the toilets where i'm assuming people have walked to Asda, parked up the pram and put baby into the trolley to shop? I'm not sure i'd leave my precious pram there though.

scruffy96uk wrote: »

that is sooooo funny my nephew has just stayed with us for a week and we nicknamed him Willie Wonker for that exact reason :rotfl:

Boys are just vile aren't they! And they don't get any better. OH is always telling J to get his hands out of his pants, then five minutes later, OH is sat there doing the same.

tiamai_d

csh wrote: »

Don't take this the wrong way but personally I'd try warming the milk he is on before trying him with other milks.

I agree, try warming it just above room temp for a few days to see if it makes any difference. You can still make the bottles of water up as you are doing, but 1oz less. Then at bottle time boil the kettle and add 1oz of boiling water to heat it (I do this in the morning, it's the only one she likes to be warm and if she wants a bottle at night).

Obviously test it top make sure it's not too warm.

kindofagilr

cazscoob wrote: »

i would put it all in the basket under the pram then! i do this in most shops and get funny looks but just smile back

LOL I probs will do that and just smile sweetly at anyone who looks at me lol

3onitsway - Its a graco, a big long handle so I dont think the basket will go over it, no I deffo wouldnt want to leave my pram lol it would get nikced lol

tia - thats a good idea, then the milk will be just warm enough, just need to get him not to scream before while we wait for kettle lol

Does anyone know anything about bank holiday entitlements? OH had a sick note for last week and the week before, then this week he is taking a week paternity.

So he rang his boss to say as it was bank holiday monday then he will be back on tuesday next week as he has 5 days paternity to have and technically only took 4, his boss said that was fine. But I was just thinking this morning that obv good friday was a bank holiday is he entitled to that day off as he was on a sick note, or is it lost?

kindofagilr

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR MY OH has been waiting for a package from america and its been stuck in customs for ages, and it cleared customes yesterday and I just checked on the status and it now says

Attempted Delivery Abroad, April 09, 2010, 6:49 am, GREAT BRITAIN

Did they !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and if they did there is no card to say so, I am well annoyed

I would have been well !!!!ed mind if they had come that time of the morning!