When I asked for luck I didn't mean the bad variety!!!

StressedSteph

Hi PLMBL

We are a family of four and mananged to do December on £70 per week. I am now trying for £50 per week. But we do have a chest freezer full of meat so maybe if you stuck to £70 it might work for you. All of mine are out of nappies though so we have that advantage.

Boys always take longer to get out of nappies than girls. My son is 8 and think he would happily still be in them if I let him

Well done on the NSD xx

please-let-me-be-lucky

Thanks Steph! Impressed you managed £70pw in December!! Will really try to come in under £70 per week and then put anything left over towards the debts I think.

DS1 was dry night and day by just turned 2. DS2 thinks it's the worst idea imaginable!! Nothing seems to persuade him .

StressedSteph

please-let-me-be-lucky wrote: »

DS1 was dry night and day by just turned 2. DS2 thinks it's the worst idea imaginable!! Nothing seems to persuade him .

Ignore me if I am teaching grandma to suck eggs but have you tried good old fashioned bribery .
I remember doing a reward chart for Ds.
A Tiny sweet for every successful toilet trip or dry night and then a larger reward after reaching a certain score on the reward chart.

Might work

poohbear59

I am not sure if I gave you the link to weezl's website whereby a family of four, 2 adults and 2 teenagers can be fed for £100 per month.

Here it is just in case http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/ I was a tester for lots of the recipes and we still use a huge number of them. Ask me about any you fancy trying.


I don't want to worry you about bed wetting but one of mine was 14 when he was eventually dry at night. Just bear in mind that they are all different....and try not to get stressed by it if you can.

We managed to spend just under £100 on groceries for the whole month of December. That is for 4 adults. It is possible with careful planning.

mummytogirls

Evening!!

I think £70 is definately do-able, we are now having £300 a month which is roughly £75 a week, but I dont do it like that, I have a massive shop then smaller ones if you get me.

Not sure about potty training as my 2 just did it! Hopefully you can persuade him soon!! xx

please-let-me-be-lucky

Thanks for the encouragement everyone!

As far as DS2 & the potty training goes, I'm not majorly worried as with working at the playgroup I know 3ish isn't overly late. I also haven't forced it as when DS1 was little I knew a pushy mother who did force it and her child constantly wet and dirtied themselves. Even when she went to school (aged 5/6) she would poo her pants at the dinner table :eek:. All because Mum wanted her dry at 18 months!! However, I think I've built up excuses in my head about it being linked to his delayed speech. This may well be true but I have to keep trying, for his own good as well as for my pocket. Hopefully he will be dry before he is 15 though Pooh! Your poor DS! Will have another try at the whole bribery thing Steph!

As far as the shopping bill I'm sure it's do-able. I'm not able to do a big shop monthly like mummytogirls due to the way our money comes in, but will try to stick to the weekly budget.

poohbear59

Just a quick thought. Have you tried looking at A1di nappies. DD buys all hers there as the are cheaper than Mr T and Mr A. They do work too, no leaks. I know you might get yours cheaper with your discount but A1di may be even cheaper. Might be worth a look. If you haven't had a chance to look I could look on Friday for you.

please-let-me-be-lucky

Thanks pooh it's definitely worth a look! I've never tried A1di nappies but nothing else I tried matched p@mpers pull ups for him. Tried again this morning to leave his nappy off (actually he took his pjs and nappy off himself so I let him run round with just his dressing gown on. He asked for his nappy on twice but each time I encouraged him to sit on the loo instead, which he did do but nothing happened. He then wee'd all down his legs half way down the stairs again . After his bath he wouldn't entertain no nappy so I gave in. He just doesn't seem ready.

millionaire_in_training

My son was horrendous when it came to potty training. It was actually his nursery who pushed him to do it as at the time I had split from my husband and I was not in a great place. Once he got the hang of it though he took to it and never looked back. DD on the other hand was dry day and night by 18 months old. She was amazingly quick and refused point blank to.wear a nappy once she discovered the potty .

DS was also a nightmare getting his haircut. He screamed the place down and I ended up buying clippers and giving him a crew cut by sitting on him . He only wisened up when he was going for a haircut for school and we met his best pal in the barbers so he was too embarrassed to act in his usual way. The barber still winds him up about his behaviour much to DS's embarrassment now he is a manly 15 :rotfl:

satchmo1

I'm inclined to say don't push things and once spring/summer arrive (if you have your own garden) he can toddle around outside without a nappy. Lots of boys are lazy about potty training, but they all learn eventually. Peers often have a great influence, and if he sees other toddlers using the potty it might spark his interest. It's probably as costly to have the w/machine on constantly for "accidents" (clothing and bedding) as it is to buy nappies?