MSE Parents Club Part 15

xmaslolly76

OOh jillie have a glass for me i'm trying to be good and loose some weight so im still on the wagon at the moment :-(


Just seen the post about dry skin creams i dont know if any of you saw the artical about Aqueous cream but apparently it can actually irritate eczema instead of making it any better as previously thought so if any of you use it for that and your not seeing any improvement it may be worth having a word with your doctor x

smartie12

SusanC wrote: »

That's if you're employed but don't qualify for SMP. It's slightly different if you're self employed though. If you're paying NI then you get the standard weekly rate and if you're not (you can choose to get exemption if you earn below a certain figure) then you get a lower rate which is somewhere around £30-40.

It's £20 something (just under £30 - can't quite remember exact amount:o) if you have an exemption certificate. It's what I'm getting:)

MichelleM

Aargh, frickin MSE ate my post.

gill_81uk wrote: »

!!!!!! do I do with a pomegranate??

Take the seeds out?! :eek: Oh my, I wouldnt have the patience! Get a spoon, scoop the fruit out and enjoy with DH. Not sure about freezing, it may take on a different taste due to the high water content? (Unless it was frozen quickly)

Read some of the contents in baby food at Tescos the other day, it's shocking! Cow milk and gluten for stage 1 food? Mmm, yes please! NOT.

sir_monster wrote: »

As a 7 week old did any of you try to put them into a bed routine?

Im not as strict with routine. We kept A downstairs on the sofa with us as she would cluster feed lots in the evening. Then we noticed she started to go to sleep around 10 or get a bit fidgety, so we used that as her bedtime guide. As she got older, she would got to sleep earlier. Her bedtime is now 7-8 ish, wake up for feed between 3-4am then wake up 7-8ish. Please bear in mind that this is subject to change due to growthspurts/teething/illness/daytime naps/ILs/DHs who had to do overtime and want to see their baby/change in seasons/the full moon and so on...

Id agree about saying something to your GP Tia, my grandad had alzheimers, it started with him hoarding frozen food :eek::A:) and making nasty comments to younger family members. Oh, and when it got a little worse, he thought he was in his 20s so he climbed on the roof to check some work the builders were doing (he used to be a carpenter) and fell off! :eek: He broke his pelvis and crushed part of his spine meaning he was half a foot smaller.

Lovely pics Redstar.

ETA: Which porridge is it Gill?

SM: I sent something to the email add on your FB.

gill_81uk

It's cow & gate banana flavour and Heinz apple and oat. He's mainly had the cow & gate one tho. MIL got us an organix banana flavour one so I might check that out.

redstararnie76

Hi Gill,
I think you commented about Thomas being bigger than other babies his size.
Freddie is definitely smaller than Amelie was at his age, but the pic I posted of him is at least 1 month old as I lent our camera to my parents a month ago and haven't had it back yet, if that's helps to reassure you at all?

SusanC_2

smartie12 wrote: »

It's £20 something (just under £30 - can't quite remember exact amount:o) if you have an exemption certificate. It's what I'm getting:)

:eek: I knew it was low but didn't realise it was that low. (But I knew it wouldn't apply to MFD anyway.)

MichelleM wrote: »

Read some of the contents in baby food at Tescos the other day, it's shocking! Cow milk and gluten for stage 1 food? Mmm, yes please! NOT.

Presumably they do it because officially we're all supposed to wait until exactly six months.

searching_me

michelle i didnt get it *shrug* x

salesshopper

Hi all

Been catching up 4 ages, lovely photos. xmas post made me cry, bf hormones again I think.

Michelle hows the weaning going - I need details.

A has got extremely hungry and i'm struggling to keep up weaning so i think.:eek:

jillie1974

tea eaten watching masterchef to see if there ia anything i fancy. although there is some lovely carte d'or in the freezer i might dig out

CAFCGirl

boo!

im freezing