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Snaggles

Hi Heather - I've never used a sling so I can't help there I'm afraid, but have you looked at the buggy boards at all? I was just wondering if they would be a useful stopgap for an 18 month old who doesn't need a full time pram, but can't always walk as far/fast as you?

heather38

the thing is when we go out she still falls asleep in the pram, she will be 2 when the baby is born and may not need the pram at all (or a nap), but i like the idea of a sling anyway and will get one to carry baby at home so kennedy doesn't try and kill her!
plus when we're out the feeding area in our local shopping areais quite small and i'm not sure that i'll get a toddler and pram and baby in there with out being squashed, so a sling i can feed in discretely in a cafe would be great

Snaggles

:rotfl: My friend had that problem with her 2 year old and her new baby....the two year old seems to think that climing onto the baby's back as she tries to crawl is an amusing pastime. :eek:

heather38

lol, kennedy loves other babies especially poking them in the eye or sticking her finger up their nose! in fact she does that to me too!

Lu_T

Hi Heather

Have you had a word with your HV? Apparently there's a lady in our area (Wakefield) who is known as the sling lady and has all sorts which she comes to demonstrate. Might be worth asking?

Just had a call from OH from the supermarket where he's taken Imogen while I do some work. Her new word from yesterday is 'biccit' and she has spent 5 minutes on the baby aisle pointing and saying 'biccit, yes, biccit Daddy' :rotfl: :rotfl: Apparently I've bred a monster!

heather38

i'm in manchester, wakefield is t other side of the hills!
we don't see the hv, i don't like the ones at our clinic, i had a big falling out with them last year and haven't been back since.

Lu_T

Ah. You could always just ring and not identify yourself! Mother & Baby tested some recently. I'll have a look at the results when I'm at home later and let you know what came out top.

izoomzoom

Found this forum about baby slings and carriers ...

HTHs

Agutka

izoomzoom, that bouncer isn't put together properly. The trunk should be tucked away completely (I just poked mine out and it slotted back in). I hope you can fix it, I know how pricey these can get when you add p&p on top...

izoomzoom

Agutka wrote: »

izoomzoom, that bouncer isn't put together properly. The trunk should be tucked away completely (I just poked mine out and it slotted back in). I hope you can fix it, I know how pricey these can get when you add p&p on top...

The 'trunk' bit seems to have disappeared into the hangar part now, so don't know what I did wrong the first time she used it. Thank goodness she has some head room now.

We paid £2 for it, plus £4.95 for postage, so £7 all in all - a very good :money: !:rotfl: :rotfl: .