MSE Parents Club Part 11

Glamazon

I'm an S (feels like an addiction group here)

My name's S and I'm addicted to knowing when my TC form will arrive :rotfl:(even though I'll get diddly squat extra!)

being very good and pegging my washing out instead of using TD - I'm such a lazy bint normally! This weather is soooooooooooooo lush! Supposed to be good for weekend too - so beer, football bet and the radio on with 5 live Sport in the Garden on Saturday - sound like a right bloke :cool:

I swear I just said I would catch up quickly and not post! lol!

Anyways, Krystal - sell the bag! My bag is £6 from Matalan and I like it!

Am peed off that I bought Wipes in the baby event THEN get sent through ASDA vouchers for wipes and nappies :mad:

SusanC_2

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I took Alice to Durham Swimming Baths today. We went once before and weren't impressed because the learner pool was set at 1m (they've got adjustable floors) which meant we had to hold Alice all the time because she couldn't stand up. I normally go to Darlington but since cashflow prohibits travelling so far at the moment and Alice is happy to go in deep water with arm bands on now without us having to constantly hold her I decided to give it another chance.

The pool was so cold that we got out after twenty minutes (vs. the Dolphin Centre where we can easily stay in an hour) and by the time I started drying Alice she was shaking and had goosebumps on her legs. (And I'm not just being soft - I have swum in a pool with no heating in winter but that was club swimming and I knew before I went that it would be like that.)

Also when I took her to the deep end (well technically she swam there but I was supervising her closely) I was told that she wasn't allowed in the deep end because she couldn't swim. I'd like to know what the difference between 1.2 and 1.8 metres is when you're not even one meter tall! I appreciate the depth would (if I hadn't done umpteen lifesaving qualifications) affect my ability to rescue her but I never let her go more than a metre from the side once we're out of my depth.

They also have such ridiculous child to adult ratios that once our next child is born, I wouldn't be able to take the children there on my own until the youngest was 5 anyway.

And even though half the pool had lane ropes in, people were swimming lengths across the whole width of the pool so we kept having to dodge them.
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When we were in the Market Place I got interviewed about the election by someone from TyneTees so I might be on the news so that was exciting.

Glamazon

ETA - We seem to have bum shuffler in the house and no I'm not being rude!

J jas moved away from me by shuffling on his bum to get the stuff he wants - wet nappy waiting to go in the bin, a pen and my phone charger!

Me thinks I need to babyproof :eek:

Sami_Bee

pigpen wrote: »

I love being pregnant too.. surprising that I know lol

LOL!!!

Have you seen the election themed ben n jerry's?

weezl74

kindofagilr wrote: »

Awww poor fergie xxx

Ive got my 6 week check up at hospital at half 4, then I am hoping I can join slimming world tonight, if I can make it back in time for class

Is your 6 week early or have I got my maths wrong? (cos Kessie came 2 days after Elliot ) xxx

jillie1974

ooh, i was lucky i got the vouchers last week, but tbh i prefer the huggies wipes and they are now on special as well. 9 packs for £7

Sami_Bee

Glamazon wrote: »

ETA - We seem to have bum shuffler in the house and no I'm not being rude!

J jas moved away from me by shuffling on his bum to get the stuff he wants - wet nappy waiting to go in the bin, a pen and my phone charger!

Me thinks I need to babyproof :eek:

yey! I knew seeing Ed getting the ball for himself would give him a boost!
He totally loved rolling the ball with us.
Which wipes did you buy? I need to check if the huggies 9 packs for £6 is actually a good deal because there's sixty something in those new packs not 72 like the old ones!!

jillie1974

Glamazon wrote: »

ETA - We seem to have bum shuffler in the house and no I'm not being rude!

J jas moved away from me by shuffling on his bum to get the stuff he wants - wet nappy waiting to go in the bin, a pen and my phone charger!

Me thinks I need to babyproof :eek:

ooh very exciting and :eek:at the same time

aless02

SusanC wrote: »

<rant>
I took Alice to Durham Swimming Baths today. We went once before and weren't impressed because the learner pool was set at 1m (they've got adjustable floors) which meant we had to hold Alice all the time because she couldn't stand up. I normally go to Darlington but since cashflow prohibits travelling so far at the moment and Alice is happy to go in deep water with arm bands on now without us having to constantly hold her I decided to give it another chance.

The pool was so cold that we got out after twenty minutes (vs. the Dolphin Centre where we can easily stay in an hour) and by the time I started drying Alice she was shaking and had goosebumps on her legs. (And I'm not just being soft - I have swum in a pool with no heating in winter but that was club swimming and I knew before I went that it would be like that.)

Also when I took her to the deep end (well technically she swam there but I was supervising her closely) I was told that she wasn't allowed in the deep end because she couldn't swim. I'd like to know what the difference between 1.2 and 1.8 metres is when you're not even one meter tall! I appreciate the depth would (if I hadn't done umpteen lifesaving qualifications) affect my ability to rescue her but I never let her go more than a metre from the side once we're out of my depth.

They also have such ridiculous child to adult ratios that once our next child is born, I wouldn't be able to take the children there on my own until the youngest was 5 anyway.

And even though half the pool had lane ropes in, people were swimming lengths across the whole width of the pool so we kept having to dodge them.
</rant>

When we were in the Market Place I got interviewed about the election by someone from TyneTees so I might be on the news so that was exciting.

Oh Susan, that bites! The pool I usually go to also has lane ropes but even though it's designated parent & baby time, there's still swimmers not using the lanes and being in the areas that the babies are in. It's really annoying and I wish the staff would enforce it - what's the point of a pool programme if people just do what they want? Also that pool is freezing. Needless to say we're going to another pool on Saturday .

Also dumb about the "deep end". I was a qualified lifeguard in the USA for a few years and we never had any rules like that - as long as the adult was a confident swimmer then it was up to them.

Is it worth speaking to the staff next time so that poor Alice can enjoy herself? Perhaps they can raise the level next time at the very least.

hammyhunter

aless02 wrote: »

ooo just realised that a little over a year ago (this week) I first found out I was pregnant!! Am I really a saddo in that I still seriously miss being pregnant? I actually absolutely loved it.

I am a saddo too :eek: cos I really loved it too and I miss it like mad