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  • Jo4
    Jo4 Posts: 6,852 Forumite
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    Can u not plug ur laptop into ur tv? I know mine plugs in laptops (not that I have a laptop to plug into it! :( ) I think it depends on how old ur tv is tho!

    Sarah x

    Yes it is supposed to but I don't know how or what lead, much go and read the laptops manual. THANKS! :T
  • Jo4
    Jo4 Posts: 6,852 Forumite
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    Well I've done it a few times and you definately feel it in your belly so fingers crossed it works for both of us..

    Fingers crossed!!
  • Jo4
    Jo4 Posts: 6,852 Forumite
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    Can u not plug ur laptop into ur tv? I know mine plugs in laptops (not that I have a laptop to plug into it! :( ) I think it depends on how old ur tv is tho!

    Sarah x

    Apparently I just need either a 4-pin or 7-pin S-video cable but hubby reckons we should have one and he is going to take a look when he gets home! :money:
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    Morning all.. :D Well now for 2 nights in a row K has 'slept through' The night before last involved 2 bouts of controlled crying and last night we had to do it at about 11 but after each time she then slept through til 7 :D
    Now... just another 18 years of sleeping through and I might catch up with all the lost sleep!
    Bodytone last night was really good and I really enjoyed it... it was £4 but it was a really good workout and fingers crossed it'll do what it says on the tin... when we came out though there was snow everywhere!!! :eek: Was gone and melted within the hour but it was a lovely suprise... not to drive home in though :undecided
    Happy tax credit weds today so going to do a food shop tonight... we haven't done a proper one for since before xmas!!! lol! I might see how cheap I can do it and only do a 'top up'... best start meal planning!
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    That's amazing, you must be relieved to finally be getting some sleep. You definitely sound happier than you did a couple of weeks ago.

    A friend of mine (the one whose hubby left her while she was pg) has a 2 year old and a 6 month old, and neither of them sleep very well, so I will have to tell her about your success.
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    Snaggles wrote: »
    That's amazing, you must be relieved to finally be getting some sleep. You definitely sound happier than you did a couple of weeks ago.

    A friend of mine (the one whose hubby left her while she was pg) has a 2 year old and a 6 month old, and neither of them sleep very well, so I will have to tell her about your success.
    It's not been easy and still isn't perfect but she's a different baby to before we started the controlled crying... I'd recommend it to anyone!
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    How have you been doing it - have you been leaving her for a certain length of time before you go in to her, or just going straight in but not picking her up?
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    Snaggles wrote: »
    How have you been doing it - have you been leaving her for a certain length of time before you go in to her, or just going straight in but not picking her up?
    well when she starts we leave her for a few mins.. .then go in.. give her her dummy and lie her back down... then leave, go back in after 5 mins or so and do the same til she settles down. Usually we only have to go in a couple of times..
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • barnaby-bear
    barnaby-bear Posts: 4,142 Forumite
    I could do the same 2 full days and my usual saturday which would be 20 hours a week.... at min wage

    Long term get rid of the bit in red - I've doubt you could come up with a creative plan... I know it's convenient and appropriate for the moment but....
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    Long term get rid of the bit in red - I've doubt you could come up with a creative plan... I know it's convenient and appropriate for the moment but....
    Hello stranger.. :wave:
    To be fair I was just going on worst case scenario.. that and my argos job is minimum wage..
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
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