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Gem_

I need sagely advice please

DH came home with a horrible cold last week, I thought myself and Alex had escaped but this morning I woke up with a streaming nose so I presume it can't be long before Alex starts showing symptoms?

So Help - what can I do to help him feel better (he is 7 weeks old, but was premature so only 1 week past his due date)?

Thanks
Gem

PS. In response to the earlier post. Alex ALWAYS falls asleep while feeding, that's the only way I know he has finished because he falls asleep and then eventually falls off the boob

Savvy_Sue

I'm going to merge this into our existing 'Parent Club' thread where I'm sure you'll find a lot of other suggestions for keeping costs down.

Just a couple of thoughts of my own ...

xcat_girlx wrote: »

im lucky that i have several friends with babies so may be able to swipe swings etc if i decide we need 1.

as much as i dont want my child spoilt, i want to make sure they can have the best we can give them without scrimping and scraping.

You may find you are given a lot of stuff as time goes by, and baby will never know whether it was brand new or pre-loved, top of the range or cheap as chips. My sons slept in an old-fashioned pram from my aunt which several of her daughters had used for their babies, and we had their cot as well. I could never have afforded that kind of pram, and many families wouldn't have been able to fit it in their hall, but it was ideal for us.

xcat_girlx wrote: »

re: changing table.....would it be worth getting 1 with drawers etc to double as baby furniture?

Changing table? What's one of them? I had a bit of hardboard over the bath, covered with fablon, and the changing mat on top of that. And a changing mat on the floor as they got bigger: babies can't roll off the floor ...

In some ways you're asking the wrong question. Would a small chest of drawers be useful to you? Do you have space for it in a place which would be convenient for keeping baby's changing mat now? If that's a yes to both questions, then getting a dual purpose piece of furniture now makes as much sense as getting it later. But I wanted the changing mat in the bathroom, and there was no room there for a table!

xcat_girlx

meester wrote: »

Sounds horribly expensive to me. You can get a chest of drawers for £30 from Ikea, or less second-hand.

It also sounds like you are planning to spend money that you can't afford. Not a good idea.

would ikea sell something like this? im thinking practicality wise?

xcat_girlx

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I'm going to merge this into our existing 'Parent Club' thread where I'm sure you'll find a lot of other suggestions for keeping costs down.

Just a couple of thoughts of my own ...

You may find you are given a lot of stuff as time goes by, and baby will never know whether it was brand new or pre-loved, top of the range or cheap as chips. My sons slept in an old-fashioned pram from my aunt which several of her daughters had used for their babies, and we had their cot as well. I could never have afforded that kind of pram, and many families wouldn't have been able to fit it in their hall, but it was ideal for us.

Changing table? What's one of them? I had a bit of hardboard over the bath, covered with fablon, and the changing mat on top of that. And a changing mat on the floor as they got bigger: babies can't roll off the floor ...

In some ways you're asking the wrong question. Would a small chest of drawers be useful to you? Do you have space for it in a place which would be convenient for keeping baby's changing mat now? If that's a yes to both questions, then getting a dual purpose piece of furniture now makes as much sense as getting it later. But I wanted the changing mat in the bathroom, and there was no room there for a table!

oh its so confusing!! and im not even pregnant yet!

Milford_Cubicle

xcat_girlx wrote: »

im keeping my fingers crossed our parents will help out with cots & prams.

i think i've worked the tax credits out wrong........it says we're entitled to nothing even though we only earn 16k p.a each?

No, that's correct. A combined income of 32k per annum takes you over the threshold.

ginvzt

MrsTine wrote: »

The only BIG thing I won't compromise on is carseat! Bean is getting the best no matter WHAT the cost... end of Although DH actually declared that before I did

Have you seen Matrix Cup car seat by Jane? Where baby can be completely flat?... It is expensive, but so far it is my favourite (not that I am pg yet, just doing my bit of research...)

SeptemberBaby_2

Its Childrens Tax Credit you should be looking at. I think the threshold is just over £50,000.

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xcat_girlx

SeptemberBaby wrote: »

Its Childrens Tax Credit you should be looking at. I think the threshold is just over £50,000.

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i used the calculator and its says we're entitles to no child or working tc.

im guessing if i went back to work p/t this would change though.

SeptemberBaby_2

Hope I'm not stating the obvious but have you put in that you have just had a child?! I'm almost positive you would get around £20pw for the first year of your childs life on an income of £32k and half that after baby is 1.

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xcat_girlx

i had no idea ikea did baby stuff like this :-D