MSE Parents Club Part 13

kindofagilr

got-it-spend-it wrote: »

You might find it better to get one that's a Group 0 & 1 so that you can use it now for E. I think the trouble with Group 1 ones is that bubs needs to be able to sit very well unsupported.

Congrats on winning your jumperoo, EA! We are just pondering how much longer ours will last now H prefers cruising the furniture to being in it!

Yeah your prob right, we liked the look of the britax first class one but she wasnt sure if it would fit in our car (bravo) so we would have to get them to see if it would fit in our car

I didnt realise they should stay backwards till they were 9 month, I htought once they hit the 20lb then they could turn

som wrote:

Kindof - what seat do you have currently, usualy stage 0+ go up to 13kg which is 28lb. The lady at Mothercare probably told you this already but the Tobi isn't suitable till they can sit unaided for min 20 minutes and are over 20lb. But its a good seat and the one we are wanting too, I believe the cappucino colour is currently reduced to £140 from £185 too.

We have the one that came with the graco travel system and he can only be in it till he is 9kg which is 20lb and he is 17lb 11oz

Yeah which is why its annoying me in a way lol cos I really liked that car seat but its going to be months before he can sit for 20 mins and therefore he will def BE too heavy for his current car seat

So looks like I wont be able to get the tobi

gill_81uk

Can I ask those of you who have slightly older babies who are mobile what you do with them once they're crawling/wriggling about while you cook tea (for example!)?

I'm still debating getting a jumperoo but DH is worried about the space it will take up. The description says that they fold up for storage. Do they fold to a reasonable size so that they're not in the way all the time? Has anyone got a Froggy Entertainer? It's much smaller but has nowhere near as many activites and isn't much cheaper. I just want somewhere I can safely put him for half an hour while I prepare tea.

EA - you got a really good price on your jumperoo. All the ones I've been watching have gone for £50 - £60

Sorry I've not had a proper catch up but we've been out most of the day then I had to prepare for my first mystery shop that I'm doing tomorrow. Lots of hugs for Caz. GISI - I'm very tempted to get one of those units from Lidl as well. Is it a special offer or a line that they always carry?

hammyhunter

Glamazon wrote: »

:j:j:j ooooooooo please do!!!! :j:j:j

I'll PM you the name of the pub we are going to and if you just happen to be going for lunch at the same time, I might just happen to say to OH 'I'm sure I know that woman and baby from somewhere' :think: :cool: and then come and make conversation!
Jack can have another playmate for his party - my neice will be there too and she's a November baby same age as D! :j

How exciting! Plan is maybe to go to my Mums for August bank hols and then IL's and my other lot after that - but I've obviously not told you that

I can't believe I intend to gatecrash a 1st Birthday party :rotfl:

I have PMd you :kisses:


Gill, there is no way anything contains or enterains D for half an hour . We have baby proofed a large area of our living room that he is safe to be free range in and then I put Cbeebies on and loads of toys scattered all over the floor..... then I get to work in the kitchen ASAP and wonder how many times I will get disturbed before dinner is prepared :rotfl:. I only do this if DH is in work tho cos if he is at home then he looks after D while I cook (or vice versa)

Sami_Bee

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

Thanks Glam. He really has taken to it well, he just loves it and I'm amazed that he's actually getting some down too. We're all loving it in this house actually!

Can anyone tell me what that mat thing was called that was reduced from Argos the other week / month? It had grass printed on it. Stupidly I didn't get one at the time and now I'm thinking I NEED one!! Or if not, can anyone suggest a wipable large mat that I can use under the highchair? We have carpet in the dining room and living room and that plus baby eating is not a good combination.

Kindof that stroller looks great. I [strike] want [/strike] need a new pushchair.

I'm a bit late now but we just have a fleece blanket under our high chair, think an ikea fleece would do the trick

kindofagilr wrote: »

Yeah your prob right, we liked the look of the britax first class one but she wasnt sure if it would fit in our car (bravo) so we would have to get them to see if it would fit in our car

I didnt realise they should stay backwards till they were 9 month, I htought once they hit the 20lb then they could turn



We have the one that came with the graco travel system and he can only be in it till he is 9kg which is 20lb and he is 17lb 11oz

Yeah which is why its annoying me in a way lol cos I really liked that car seat but its going to be months before he can sit for 20 mins and therefore he will def BE too heavy for his current car seat

So looks like I wont be able to get the tobi

the fit finder should tell you if the first class is ok in your car Britax - Fit-Finder
I could be wrong (I'm sure som will correct me if I am ) but as I understand it the weight isn't really an issue, as long as they physically fit in the seat its ok.
Fwd facing is really something you want to put off for as long as possible, just think of the forces that cause grown ups to get whiplash and the damage that could do to a baby with weak neck muscles.

Krystal - my mum has treated her darling grandson to the moon dough dog kennel thing, its so weird and cool:cool: Chris skyped everyone he could to show them it lol

We bought the graco carseat from asda so my mum can take both boys if needed (I've always felt a little uneasy about no one having the means to take both safely in an emergency paranoid?), my sis can easily take Chris out when she's home too and also got one for ILs so now Chris can have his pick of chauffeurs

I have been meaning to say those with LOs turning 1 soon, do your bubbas have a bead maze? if not that is a good present idea IMO, I'd forgotten about ours until Ed spotted the one at Alder Hey and loved it, ours is just the ikea one and he plays with it loads at the mo
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80014041

ladybirdintheuk

hammyhunter wrote: »

I can't believe I intend to gatecrash a 1st Birthday party :rotfl:

Rock and Roll :rotfl:.

And Sami yes, the Ikea bead maze is fab

Controlled crying has done the trick - she moaned when going to bed, but I didn't have to gp back in and she slept through. Now it is the 6th time I've had to do it she definiely knows the rules, just tries her luck when I let her get away with it

SugarSpun

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

Ahh you gotta love ebay, just checking out the neg feedback left for a seller who i was considering buyikng from, and they have left the following response to a neg: "SAD MAN,U THINK I CARE ABOUT NEG FB ,I DONT,GET OVER IT LOSER ,SO WOT EVER LOL" :rotfl:

So you're buying from him, right? :rotfl:

Manolos, eh....... hmmm.

The thing that is making me a bit about ebay is that I really want to buy a faux Prada bag. I can't afford a real one and want a good fake. You can buy them on the street all over Italy for €10-20 and I want one - but because ebay are all about not being seen to allow the sale of fakes they're absurdly expensive :mad:

Yes, I know, I shouldn't be wanting one and the rest of it. But I do.

Somnium wrote: »

Should I leave neutral feedback as this wasn't stated in the add, otherwise am really happy with it.

Email the seller first and see if they'll pay for the replacement valve.

gill_81uk wrote: »

Can I ask those of you who have slightly older babies who are mobile what you do with them once they're crawling/wriggling about while you cook tea (for example!)?

We have a travel cot in the kitchen so Molly can stand up and watch what's going on, or if there are two parents home the one who isn't cooking is watching her. She was happy before she was standing to do laps in it and wave Winnie the Pooh/bash a noisy toy so long as she could look up regularly and see a parent nearby.

Molly also has a bead maze and loves it, although is not very good at moving the beads around :rotfl:

Oh, I forgot to say - she was just finished feeding this morning and I pointed to my breast and asked her what it was. She smiled and said boooooooooooooooob

Mazcabs

Morning all, thought I would be first on but see that I am not although I have actuially been up since 10 past 6!!:eek:

OH had a lie in for an hour today (my turn yesterday) Not too bad a day today, few jobs this morning like going to pay for our new spade at Horticultural shed and then me off to work in the pub at lunchtime. Got some friends coming round later with their kids to return the favour of having a BBQ as been to theirs for about the last 5 weeks running (very :money:). Just hope the weather brightens up......

Hope everyone else has a nice day.

got-it-spend-it

gill_81uk wrote: »

Can I ask those of you who have slightly older babies who are mobile what you do with them once they're crawling/wriggling about while you cook tea (for example!)?

I'm still debating getting a jumperoo but DH is worried about the space it will take up. The description says that they fold up for storage. Do they fold to a reasonable size so that they're not in the way all the time? Has anyone got a Froggy Entertainer? It's much smaller but has nowhere near as many activites and isn't much cheaper. I just want somewhere I can safely put him for half an hour while I prepare tea.

EA - you got a really good price on your jumperoo. All the ones I've been watching have gone for £50 - £60

Sorry I've not had a proper catch up but we've been out most of the day then I had to prepare for my first mystery shop that I'm doing tomorrow. Lots of hugs for Caz. GISI - I'm very tempted to get one of those units from Lidl as well. Is it a special offer or a line that they always carry?

If OH is home then he watches H while I cook, if not then I often put H in his highchair in the kitchen with a couple of books or toys and a drink and he is generally happy there long enough for me to make dinner. The jumperoo has been great but I do feel like H has lost interest in it now he can crawl/cruise. I guess he might regain his interest when the novelty of crawling has worn off though.

The shelf unit thingy is a special offer which ends today (Sunday) I think.

Sami_Bee wrote: »

We bought the graco carseat from asda so my mum can take both boys if needed (I've always felt a little uneasy about no one having the means to take both safely in an emergency paranoid?), my sis can easily take Chris out when she's home too and also got one for ILs so now Chris can have his pick of chauffeurs

I have been meaning to say those with LOs turning 1 soon, do your bubbas have a bead maze? if not that is a good present idea IMO, I'd forgotten about ours until Ed spotted the one at Alder Hey and loved it, ours is just the ikea one and he plays with it loads at the mo
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80014041

We have the bead maze too and H already really enjoys it. Definitely a good toy for the money.

My Mum and MIL each have a carseat for each for ease of visiting.


I meant to say Kindof that you might find E doesn't grow as quickly as you expect over the next few months. H was 18lbs at 20 weeks, but the next time I had him weighed (at 35 weeks) he was still only 21 lb 4oz yet was still on his line (75th for height and weight). I think it just slows down as they get mobile. I was certain H was going to be about 25lbs!


Ladybird- I'm glad Izzy had a good night.

Som- Grrr about the tyres but it sounds like a good pushchair.

Sarah_Joanne

Somnium wrote: »

We picked up our Mura its lush and in really good nick A little miffed the tyres were flat when we picked it up so had to go out and buy a pump, and one of the front tyres wont stay up because it has a dodgy valve so will need to replace the innertube. Should I leave neutral feedback as this wasn't stated in the add, otherwise am really happy with it.

I agree with SS, I'd email and ask her to pay for it seeing as she didn't mention it in the listing.

SugarSpun wrote: »

So you're buying from him, right? :rotfl:

Manolos, eh....... hmmm.

The thing that is making me a bit about ebay is that I really want to buy a faux Prada bag. I can't afford a real one and want a good fake. You can buy them on the street all over Italy for €10-20 and I want one - but because ebay are all about not being seen to allow the sale of fakes they're absurdly expensive :mad:

Oh, I forgot to say - she was just finished feeding this morning and I pointed to my breast and asked her what it was. She smiled and said boooooooooooooooob

How much can you get a flight to Italy for?! Cheaper than a real bag, I bet! :money:

And Molly is so cute!

Think I may have forgotten to mention with all the food updates, but Alfie can now sit on his own!

got-it-spend-it

:TGo Alfie!