MSE Newborn to 1 year (& beyond!) baby club 3

neneromanova

This is sister thread of the MSE Pregancy Thread 1-27

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What's it about?

Back in July 06 Bailey started the thread "Pregnancy Club" to help all pregnant MoneySavers and their partners save on anything pregnancy-related plus give each other moral support. It's been hugely popular and now has a long list of pregnant mothers-to-be, and now also has related threads for those Waiting to TTC, 'Trying for a Baby' and 'Trying for a baby (12+ M/not straightforward) , Less than 12 weeks pregnant and 12-24 weeks pregnant.

The new thread is designed as a result of requests from third Trimester ladies, to bridge across between the fast moving Pregnancy Club, and the all ages Parents thread, providing specific extra support and MSE advice for the hectic and anxious new born to first year period, and to keep in touch with all your peers from your PG threads. Whether its your first baby and you need some reassurance, or you are an old hand and have advice to share, all are welcome!

What should you do?

As well as being a great source of tips, baby-related bargains spotted, mutual support and help MoneySavers here have also gradually built up a list on the various threads giving key information about their stage.

For this thread, if you would like to join the list, we suggest adding (not mandatory though!) the following information

• Baby Arrival date
• Boy/Girl (Names optional)
• First baby/Second etc

If you want to add yourself to the list follow these steps:

• Click on the link at the top of this page that says "Last" (it'll take you to the last page of the discussion)
• Scroll down the pages until you find the message with the very latest copy of the list in (if you use one further up the discussion other peoples' changes after that will be lost)
• Copy that (highlight it and click control+c)
• Click reply at the bottom of the thread to open a screen where you can past it (click control+p)
• Add yourself to the list then click save
• And don't feel shy. Introduce yourself, say hello and ask a question if you need to.

There are also a number of MSE Facebook groups set up by members of the PG threads, where you can share private chat, advice and photos of your LO's. To keep the ages of the lo's similar, the groups seem to close periodically, and a new group is set up for the next batch. Please ask on the PG thread, if you want to join or set one up!
Moneysaving
If you're thinking of how to cut down on nappy costs remember to have a read of the Nappy MoneySaving article too and for later down the line if you need childcare first read the Childcare Vouchers article.

Also please don't forget that this is a public forum and anyone could be reading it. Don't let this put you off discussing anything personal, just please be aware that the people posting on the thread may not be the only ones reading (it may just be that these people, aka lurkers, are too shy to post). Now enjoy your new arrivals and stay in touch with your Pregnancy Thread pals!:D

neneromanova

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FREE TO JOIN BABY CLUBS:

Tesco Baby Club - Free Pampers Hamper containing a few wipes, nappy sample, some Olay stuff. You need to buy a pack of Pampers to get it, and it's not stocked in every store so check before you set off.

Boots Parenting Club - Free changing bag when you buy a pack of nappies, I think it's Huggies but it might be Pampers. You need to wait for the voucher to arrive.

Sainsburys Little Ones - Free Mum and Baby bundle with toiletries, to be collected from store.

Emma's Diary - You should get the vouchers in the pack from your midwife but if you don't or you want more freebies you can also register and download them here. 3 bags containing lots of samples and a can of Peartiser.

Cow and Gate - You get a free cuddly cow but you need to find a code, these are normally in Parenting mags so either have a look in the shop or on the Discount Codes board.

Aptamil - Free cuddly polar bear.

Those are probably the main ones but have a look around as other places will send out vouchers, nappy samples etc. Also most of these will send you a voucher for money off nappies/wipes so keep an eye out for offers, I got 6 packs of Pampers Sensitive wipes for £1.66 with the £2 off voucher that came in my Bounty pack.

A more comprehensive list of freebies and vouchers is here.

neneromanova

New Thread for a new year

• Kira000 - Claudia - 13th January 2012 :female:
• *Ro* - Scott - 17th January 2012 :male:
• Mozzyc - Charlie - 17th February 2012 :male:
• Sunshine_1988 - Aiden - 11th March 2012 :male:
• Sammie 03 - Noah - 20th March 2012 :male:
• Dizziblonde - Erin - 9th April 2012 (7weeks prem):female:
• Katiechoc - George - 5th May 2012 :male:
• Nutella - 11th May 2012 :female:
• turtlemoose - Reuben - 4th June 2012 :male:
• fluffnutter - Freddie - 6th July 2012 :male:
• Cake4brains - Amelia & Mollie - 1st November 2012 :female::female:
• Bamama - Dewi - 25th December 2012 :male:
• Mrshaworth2b - Blake - 16th March 2013 :male:
• Saffagal - A - 26th April 2013 :female:
• Lazywife - Edward - 4th May 2013 :male:
• Sparkles87 - 3rd July 2013 :female:
• Oscar_the_Pug - 7th August 2013 :female:
• Claree__x - Eilis - 17th August 2013 :female:
• amus - Anna - 1st October 2013 :female:
• Continualdiamond - Scarlett - 6th October 2013 :female:
• Tiny_courageous - Patrick - 6th October 2013 :male:
• Bangton - Jefferson - 3rd October 2013 :male:
• neneromanova (nene) - Edward - 28th October 2013 :male:
• BabaMoose - Jack - 3rd November 2013 :male:
• AngelMommy - Joshua - 3rd November 2013 :male:

vic3

• Kira000 - Claudia - 13th January 2012 :female:
• *Ro* - Scott - 17th January 2012 :male:
• Mozzyc - Charlie - 17th February 2012 :male:
• Sunshine_1988 - Aiden - 11th March 2012 :male:
• Sammie 03 - Noah - 20th March 2012 :male:
• Dizziblonde - Erin - 9th April 2012 (7weeks prem):female:
• Katiechoc - George - 5th May 2012 :male:
• Nutella - 11th May 2012 :female:
• turtlemoose - Reuben - 4th June 2012 :male:
• fluffnutter - Freddie - 6th July 2012 :male:
• Cake4brains - Amelia & Mollie - 1st November 2012 :female::female:
• Bamama - Dewi - 25th December 2012 :male:
• Mrshaworth2b - Blake - 16th March 2013 :male:
• Saffagal - A - 26th April 2013 :female:
• Lazywife - Edward - 4th May 2013 :male:
• Sparkles87 - 3rd July 2013 :female:
• Oscar_the_Pug - 7th August 2013 :female:
• Claree__x - Eilis - 17th August 2013 :female:
• amus - Anna - 1st October 2013 :female:
• Continualdiamond - Scarlett - 6th October 2013 :female:
• Tiny_courageous - Patrick - 6th October 2013 :male:
• Bangton - Jefferson - 3rd October 2013 :male:
• neneromanova (nene) - Edward - 28th October 2013 :male:
• BabaMoose - Jack - 3rd November 2013 :male:
• AngelMommy - Joshua - 3rd November 2013 :male:
• vic3 - Thomas - 24th November 2013 :male:
  

Just adding myself to the list. Thanks for the shiny new thread! Xx

amyloofoo

I'm also just adding myself to the list, happy new year to everyone and hope LOs are enjoying their first or second new year celebrations

• Kira000 - Claudia - 13th January 2012
• *Ro* - Scott - 17th January 2012
• Mozzyc - Charlie - 17th February 2012
• Sunshine_1988 - Aiden - 11th March 2012
• Sammie 03 - Noah - 20th March 2012
• Dizziblonde - Erin - 9th April 2012 (7weeks prem)
• Katiechoc - George - 5th May 2012
• Nutella - 11th May 2012
• turtlemoose - Reuben - 4th June 2012
• fluffnutter - Freddie - 6th July 2012
• Cake4brains - Amelia & Mollie - 1st November 2012
• Bamama - Dewi - 25th December 2012
• Mrshaworth2b - Blake - 16th March 2013
• Saffagal - A - 26th April 2013
• Lazywife - Edward - 4th May 2013
• Sparkles87 - 3rd July 2013
• Oscar_the_Pug - 7th August 2013
• Claree__x - Eilis - 17th August 2013
• amus - Anna - 1st October 2013
• Continualdiamond - Scarlett - 6th October 2013
• Tiny_courageous - Patrick - 6th October 2013
• Bangton - Jefferson - 3rd October 2013
• neneromanova (nene) - Edward - 28th October 2013
• BabaMoose - Jack - 3rd November 2013
• AngelMommy - Joshua - 3rd November 2013
• vic3 - Thomas - 24th November 2013
• amyloofoo - Inara - 23rd December 2013

tiny_courageous

Happy New Year and Happy New Thread! :beer:

lazywife

:grinheart:
Thanks for the shiny new thread, happy new year!

continualdiamond

Ooooo nice new thread :T

Happy new year everyone, hope 2014 is a great year for us all.

Claree__x

Happy new year everyone.

Decided today was the day to get eilis to self settle for naps. Regretting my decision.

Saffagal

Happy new year everyone

Thanks for the nice new thread Nene

A has reached a new level of clinginess today... Needed two hands so passed her to OH and she screamed blue murder until I took her back when she was immediately all smiles again. Fingers crossed this phase passes soon!

BeNiceToMySelf

Happy New Year!

congratulations Amyloofoo! yes it is weird being referred to as a mum!

LO being cute today. We've come such a long way from 14 hours a day screaming with colic! He can actually be in a lovely mood any time of the day.