MSE Parents Club Part 12

redmel1621

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

That sounds nice Mel

I will check the church is free after baby is born, 2/2.5mths notice should be fine, shouldn't it?

My_Fathers_Daughter

Glamazon wrote: »

I think that as soon as he gets in the bath he knows it's bedtime, I just wish he'd stay still in the bath! He's always trying to climb out or reach up to the windowsill - I'm constantly standing over him. He refuses to stay in the bath seat (which I have to try and use now he's mobile) and I know that if he was in one of the ones with a bar at the front he'd just arch his back and throw himself backwards

This is why I go in the bath with Benjamin every night. It just isn't worth the hassle of me trying to wrestle him from the side (we have a corner bath too so it can be a bit of a stretch). It is now just part of our special time together as we wind down to bedtime.

fattybooboo wrote: »

Does anyone here use baby armbands? I currently hold T the whole time we are in the pool, have tried a swimseat and quite like that too. But just saw armbands for babies from 3-24 months on boots.com here
Just wondered if they are worth getting?

We used them when we had swimming lessons and Benjamin really liked them. They gave him a little bit of freedom (although I still had to keep hold of him). He hated the seats because he was too far away from the water in them.

jillie1974

redmel1621 wrote: »

I will check the church is free after baby is born, 2/2.5mths notice should be fine, shouldn't it?

depends on the church. i booked Kian's back in Feb. The Sunday i picked is now 'full' and has been for 6 weeks.

We have max of 3 christenings each Sunday

ETA: should have said his christening is 1st Aug

SusanC_2

Buttonmoons wrote: »

She may eat a plain pita bread, but probably not anywith with cheese/ham/tuna, though she will eat "scrambled egg" sandwiches (hard boiled egg to me and you ) But she can't sit and eat a whole sandwich.

I think she is very much aware of what she likes, and she is sticking to that, she can't eat much at a time. So I'll maybe put half an egg sandwich in her lunch box, a banana and a yoghurt.

Will she eat the things separate? Alice isn't very keen on sandwiches but will happily eat the same things separately. Yesterday I had an almond butter and banana sandwich for lunch and she had bread and butter and whole almonds (under strict instructions to chew carefully) followed by banana for pudding. If I have cream cheese sandwiches, she'll have bread and butter and then a little bowl of cream cheese with veg sticks to dip in it. She will eat the stuff as sandwiches if she has no other option but she definitely prefers the things seperately.

fattybooboo wrote: »

Does anyone here use baby armbands? I currently hold T the whole time we are in the pool, have tried a swimseat and quite like that too. But just saw armbands for babies from 3-24 months on boots.com here
Just wondered if they are worth getting?

We used them roughly until Alice was tall enough to stand up and walk around in the baby pool. (We didn't find the swim seat that good but I think it would be more useful with a subsequent baby where you may be in the big pool and have older children with you.)

Buttonmoons wrote: »

Beccles - From my mooching around websites about this sort of thing, Durham PCT are actually quite good about funding for this sort of thing. If you show it has a detrimental effect on your mental well being, and it's not just about asthetics (but to be fair, its about that to some degree, no-one wants to stuff their belly in their pants!)

My cousin had his at Durham - I don't know how much weight he'd lost but he'd gone from a 54" waist to 34".

Glamazon wrote: »

How do you manage to get Alice into her car seat when it is rear facing?
I planned to keep J rear facing for as long as possible BUT I am really struggling to fit him through the gap between the roof of the car and the top of the car seat. I keep catching his head when I put him in. I guess it could just be that my car is narrow but I don't think I'll manage it for much longer.

I'll try to find the pictures I posted ebfore as they'll help me to explain it but not got time now.

3onitsway

That sounds perfect Mel except i'd tell everyone to bring a bottle. (Am I just tight?)

Nicki wrote: »

Does anyone have any tried and tested ways of dealing with nails please.

Singing 'this little piggy' with each nail works for us.

Jakesmummy wrote: »

Well you know this morning jakes school offered to have him all day and give him dinner, well after the other month when i tried him on dinners i was really worried he wouldnt eat anything and get upset again, they had steak pie and carrots today, something he has never ate for me so i wasnt hopeful, ...well he ate it all!!! so proud of him! the teacher was chuffed she took some pics, one of him eating and another of him holding the empty plate:A I now feel so much better about him having school dinners with everyone else when he goes to reception and is quite a weight off my mind!

x

Aww, how cute! I bet he's so proud of himself too with the teacher making such a fuss.
I'm sure most children are completely different at home/school. Most days, L comes home from school and tells me what she's had for dinner, and it's usually something that is 'disgusting' at home!

Would that work for you Buttons? When she's on her school trip might she eat her lunch because her friends are?


Someone has taken my baby and left me with a screamy whingey one! I've been upstairs for two hours trying to get her off to sleep!

tarajayne

Evening, came on at lunchtime to catch up, got as far as Sami saying she'd never had South African (which I thought was a little TMI ) and the school rang as Ben had a little accident so a few hours of drama started. We now have to wait for a phonecall from a consultant tomorrow morning to see if his ankle is broken! :eek:

3 I love your avvy!!!

Sarah_Joanne

redmel1621 wrote: »

I will check the church is free after baby is born, 2/2.5mths notice should be fine, shouldn't it?

Not really sure to be honest Although there's only so much notice you can give for a christening really isn't there?!

jillie1974

tarajayne wrote: »

Evening, came on at lunchtime to catch up, got as far as Sami saying she'd never had South African (which I thought was a little TMI ) and the school rang as Ben had a little accident so a few hours of drama started. We now have to wait for a phonecall from a consultant tomorrow morning to see if his ankle is broken! :eek:

3 I love your avvy!!!

omg!!! is he in hospital now?

redmel1621

jillie1974 wrote: »

depends on the church. i booked Kian's back in Feb. The Sunday i picked is now 'full' and has been for 6 weeks.

We have max of 3 christenings each Sunday

ETA: should have said his christening is 1st Aug

Oooh really? Maybe I should phone asap...I just don't like to tempt fate and book an unborn baby in for things! As long as I get something in September I suppose it doesn't matter if it isn't the beginning, just Oct & Nov are busy birthday months.

3 - I figure I am not paying out for a venue, and food won't cost much as so few people...that I can push the boat out a bit and supply drinks:p Most will be driving anyway so I doubt anyone will drink much:)

MadDogWoman_2

Tara - sending huge hugs for you and Ben, if Katie was awake she'd be sending him kisses. Fingers crossed it's not broken.

Is he in hospital or is he at home?

Christenings - Katie born 14th April, DH delivered form to Church to book Christening on 21st April, booked for 10 weeks later!

We just had everyone back to ours after the church, I did a buffet and it was bring your own booze I only provided soft drinks. I had the cake made.