MSE Parents Club Part 13

got-it-spend-it

I'm not sure about swim seats, Gill. Henry has Water Babies lessons and loves the water, but when he's in his swim seat it's almost like he doesn't know he's in the pool! He can't splash the water in his face or anything like he usually does, but then he obviously does enjoy being in it and they do make life much easier when you're on your own.

CAFCGirl

mindless rant

listed two things on freecycle today....

one woman said i can collect asap at lunchtime, i emailed her back to say i was in all day but please let me know a rough time, no response and i now want to go to bed, but i'd be pished if she turned up now....

second one i listed some half used packs of nappies in size 2, guy comes round to collect for her wife, whose neighbour is looking after a baby over weekends for someone who is suffering with pnd really badly, only to find out that this "baby" is 10 months old, after i'd already given them to him. I thought maybe he must be mistaken.... no way is a 10 month old gonna be in size 2's.... but now im really annoyed because they could have gone to someone who would actually use them!

rant over

elle_gee

Even my teeny tiny bubba wasn't still in Size 2 at ten months!

gill_81uk

Glamazon wrote: »

I took Jack to a local pool during their baby session and they had teh Boots swim seats which are £10. He sat like a prince in gis throne while I just pushed him around.

Those jalapenos were hot :eek:

I've just been looking at the boots one funnily enough - it seems to have really good reviews. Was it one of the Warrington pools and if so would you recommend it? I'm going to try the ones near me but not sure how baby friendly they're going to be. Also the health visitor told my friend that none of the Trafford pools let them go until they've had all of their jabs.

GISI - thanks for the advice. T loves splashing and kicking so I think I'll probably use it when my arms get tired. I'm thinking it will probably be handy to pop him in on the fitting room floor while I get changed as well!

Glamazon

gill_81uk wrote: »

I've just been looking at the boots one funnily enough - it seems to have really good reviews. Was it one of the Warrington pools and if so would you recommend it? I'm going to try the ones near me but not sure how baby friendly they're going to be. Also the health visitor told my friend that none of the Trafford pools let them go until they've had all of their jabs.

GISI - thanks for the advice. T loves splashing and kicking so I think I'll probably use it when my arms get tired. I'm thinking it will probably be handy to pop him in on the fitting room floor while I get changed as well!

It was Woolston Leisure Centre it's on the council website. It was good and was quite warm in the baby pool. They had loads of stuff to play with and also have an instructor on the sides if you wanted to dunk like I did *evil mummy*

Did you see my stair gate post?

gill_81uk

:T

Glamazon wrote: »

It was Woolston Leisure Centre it's on the council website. It was good and was quite warm in the baby pool. They had loads of stuff to play with and also have an instructor on the sides if you wanted to dunk like I did *evil mummy*

Did you see my stair gate post?

Oh no I didn't - I was skim reading cozI was in a rush. I'll read back now.

I know Woolston well (grew up there and had swimming lessons in that pool) but I haven't been for aboutj 5 years. Might look at taking him there then I can go back to parents and wash hair etc while parents look after T

ETA thanks for the offer - is it the lindam one which requires screwing in? If it is OH said I wasn't allowed it lol. Trafford has the other lindam one with the suction thing so I just bought that for £15 as it was still the cheapest I'd seen. Although we haven't measured up yet to see if it will actually fit so may be going back anyway!

I bought the car seat along with this to take it up to £25 for the free delivery. My mum was going to get him something similar for Christmas so she's going to give me the money and put it away until then.

I don't think I'll ever dare by anything FP in the baby event again!

Somnium

Gill - we have the mothercare swim seat here, T loves it and it's v sturdy in the water. Altho I got ours off eBay for £7 it still looks brand new.

Aless - how exciting to be moving, do you have a date?

Sarah_Joanne

Som I will get the book back from my mum tomorrow as she is clearly not going to read it, then pop it in the post on Monday

jillie1974

evening!

am peed off!!!!!!!!!!!

brought the 'funky footprints' mat back to boots and said i'd take another one if it worked. so they tried and it didnt. so they gave me my money back. went to the ELC shop and picked one up and asked the guy behind the till to make sure it was working and guess what....it didnt. he tried all the ones that were on the shelf and none worked!!

so 6 were tried all with brand new batteries and non worked so it looks like there is a fault on a batch of them out there.

am tempted to write to ELC and say how disappointed i am etc....


i know kian would have had great fun with it.

so now i need to think of something else for him.


might get a stairgate that i obv need now he can climb the stairs

Glamazon

gill_81uk wrote: »

:T

Oh no I didn't - I was skim reading cozI was in a rush. I'll read back now.

I know Woolston well (grew up there and had swimming lessons in that pool) but I haven't been for aboutj 5 years. Might look at taking him there then I can go back to parents and wash hair etc while parents look after T

ETA thanks for the offer - is it the lindam one which requires screwing in? If it is OH said I wasn't allowed it lol. Trafford has the other lindam one with the suction thing so I just bought that for £15 as it was still the cheapest I'd seen. Although we haven't measured up yet to see if it will actually fit so may be going back anyway!

I bought the car seat along with this to take it up to £25 for the free delivery. My mum was going to get him something similar for Christmas so she's going to give me the money and put it away until then.

I don't think I'll ever dare by anything FP in the baby event again!

It doesn't screw in, it just screws against the wall so is held by pressure.

We have that ride on! PIL bought it in last event but he's not used it yet, not sure if he's too little. Gonna try him on it tomorrow.

God Bless Asda!