MSE Parents Club Part 12

Glamazon

tiamai_d wrote: »

Ambers cot is falling to bits. The slats are coming out of the base, do you think mother care would send me a replacement base? I did get it from ebay but it wasn't used and the stickers are still on it! The slats are not wide enough for the base so I can't even glue them back in.

Youll probably need a receipt. I asked them if they provided replacement parts for Silver Cross 3d Prams as they have them in stock but she said they could only do it if I could prove I bought it there (and not got it free on Freecycle!). I was asking about buying them but it was still a no.

aless02

Mel, I used a mei tai with Finn from birth so I wouldn't worry about that aspect . I got mine from an Etsy seller, so it was cheaper than the UK retail ones...maybe £35ish, I think?

jillie1974

no harm in trying Tia, worst they can say is no

My_Fathers_Daughter

tarajayne wrote: »

Hmm MFD, think I got whipped!

Doesn't mean you would again. I played 2 simultaneous games with MM...in 1 she whooped my a$$ but in the other I was whooping her

It is just the luck of the tiles. The only person who seems to be consistently amazing is our Countdown God himself :T

tarajayne

I'd try too Tia, plead ignorance. Did you buy much from Mothercare when she was born, is there a larger payment to them on your bank statement. You could say the cot was in that payment.

Krystaltips

I had a mothercare cot second hand with Aimee but the woman that sold it to my Mum couldn't find the fixings for the drop side... Mothercare just sent my Mum some out...

Also, I bought Aimee's cotbed from Argos, it's a Danish brand, Thusomethingorother... The metal parts that held the base in place broke... I emailed them to ask if they sold replacements and they just sent them out to me for free... Never hurts to ask

My_Fathers_Daughter

Krystaltips wrote: »

I had a mothercare cot second hand with Aimee but the woman that sold it to my Mum couldn't find the fixings for the drop side... Mothercare just sent my Mum some out...

Also, I bought Aimee's cotbed from Argos, it's a Danish brand, Thusomethingorother... The metal parts that held the base in place broke... I emailed them to ask if they sold replacements and they just sent them out to me for free... Never hurts to ask

You is one unlucky cot-lady

3onitsway

redmel1621 wrote: »

Thanks for replies on mei tai...I was really wanting to come to the sling meet this time to ask about/look at some as I really think one would be handy around the house, maybe?

Will keep looking and thinking about one anyway:)

You are welcome to mine for as long as you like. I hardly use it now, even less now I have a Stokke.

(Did I mention I have a Stokke?)

You've got appointments this Friday at sling meet time haven't you? Maybe the next one, when you have a baby with you might be better anyway. You can have a try of everyones different styles with a real life baby in.

pinkpig08

Hi all

Sorry to hear about Alice - I had whooping cough as a baby, can't remember a thing about it!

Hope Edgar had a good day Sami

Happy Anniversary Aless!

Got a meeting with my manager tomorrow. Still no further on with C so we need to discuss options. Apparently parental leave can only be taken in 4 week blocks - so it looks like my only other option is a career break. I'm trying not to let it bother me but it's getting tiring now. I want to be back at work - as much as I love being with C and don't want anyone else to have her - I need that bit of a break from being a mummy 24/7

For those of you who stopped BFing - what did you do to settle your LOs in the night? Did you give formula/cows milk? It's easy to settle Caitlyn back quickly at the moment - I just worry I'm going to kick up a storm if I have to start with warming beakers and if she has to wait for it she might wake up properly rather than just stir.

Krystaltips

Jakesmummy wrote: »

Argh went to pixi foto this morning, all i will say is :mad:, didnt get the pics done in the end, im not gonna rant on about it anyway (yet lol)

Oh go on, what happened?!

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

You is one unlucky cot-lady

Seems that way doesn't it! lol... In my defence, the first cot was crap and rickety before I even got it, and the second cot did Aimee for 5 years before I put it away... It was only when I went to put it back together it started to fall apart...

pinkpig08 wrote: »

For those of you who stopped BFing - what did you do to settle your LOs in the night? Did you give formula/cows milk? It's easy to settle Caitlyn back quickly at the moment - I just worry I'm going to kick up a storm if I have to start with warming beakers and if she has to wait for it she might wake up properly rather than just stir.

I haven't stopped feeding Caitlyn myself yet, but I don't feed her if she wakes in the night, she has a beaker of water and I just try and settle her with shushing and cuddles anytime before 4/5ish... After that I do feed her... She cried a lot at first but now she mostly just lies down and goes straight back off with a tight grip on her beaker...