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Membrane sweep!!
Hi sorry if in wrong place please move to correct board if it is!! ok well i am 39+ weeks and i am due to have baby on 4th november been to midwife today and she said if the baby hasnt arrived by next wednesday then she is coming round to do a membrane sweep :eek: obviously i know this is in the best interest for the baby…
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Had such a great evening!!!
Posted on Freecycle asking anyone for any unwanted baby things and had a reply from a lady near me who had an Avent steam sterliser we could have. We went to pick it up tonight and she had completely cleared out her loft of all her old baby things and we came away with the sterliser and 3 huge bags!! In the bags were…
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Pie
Controversal posting :mad: Sorry if its in the wrong area :D , move if applicable :A Just bought a steak and kidney pie froma well known supermarket on a buy 2 at a better price 1 x £2.49 2 x £4.50 deal (!) Popped it into the oven for a quick tea with baked pots and just had a quick read to make sure on the temp and time…
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Baby finance - brick wall ahead!
Hi All, New to this forum, but wondered if I could have some advice from people who are already in the know. My wife and I are planning to have a baby and I've just started looking into our finances. Now, we are probably in a better position than most in that we haven't got any really substantial debts (we have a mortgage…
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Best Place to Shop for Cleaning Products etc?
In a bid to keep our grocery shop bill down, I wondered if it would be cheaper to buy toiletries, cleaning products, loo roll etc from somewhere other than a supermarket. There's just two of us and we do a weekly supermarket shop, as we only have a small flat, so limited fridge/freezer/cupboard space. We were totally…
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Compliments And Thank You
I have just read an article that says we are the worst nation for accepting compliments and saying thank you. If a person compliments the outfit,hair,bag,jewellery,etc anything we always reply with 'oh this ol' thing? 'We try to deflect it away from us, making the other person feel embarrassed and wishing they had never…
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Back from NY need help with the ring!!!!
Hi got back today from fabulous New York! My bf proposed on our 2nd day on a helicopter above the statue of liberty, i was crying and all blury eyed most of the ride!!! Just wanted to ask for help please. We are looking for my ring...wow still feels strange saying that! So i just wanted to ask if anyone can recommend a…
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Ideas for PTFA fundraising
Hi all. My daughter has just started secondary school and i would like to get involved with the PTFA. Unfortunately they don't have too many ideas for fundraising and i would like to help. They don't want a xmas fair as they say it's too costly for not enough return. And they say the kids are too old to go to an "uncool"…
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How best to discourage thumb sucking?
Hi all, I have just taken my 3year old to the dentist for a check up. He said she had very pretty teeth but I must stop the thumb sucking now!!!!!!!!! He said that her front top teeth were growing normally but the bottow row's growth was being stunted because she sucks her thumb. She started sucking it when I took her…
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Boots - Best for mums to be!!!
I noticed there are loads of yummy-mummy to be's about and thought i'd share one bit of knowledge that i loved using when i was preggers recently. I reccomend every mum-to-be gets herself a Boots advantage card (it's an absolutely free points card that is worth it). When you do make sure you sign up to the mum & baby club.…
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Baby moverment sensor mat?
I m thinking of buying a baby movement sensor mat. The movement sensor mat is placed under the mattress and sounds an alarm after 20 seconds if no movement from the baby. Argos is selling them for £54.99. Good price? Have you used one? Are they any good? Thanks.
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Parenting Help Forum
I'll come clean, I dont really have a moneysaving slant for this post. But since this part of the forum deals with families and relationships and I'm/we're having problems with our 2 year old (plus 3 months) I thought I might be able to find some help here. Basically our 2 year old has suddenly gone into the saying "no no…
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HELP ssp
Just found out ive now gone onto SSP (after full pay for a month off sick) due to an work place accident the SSP is £70.05 what the hell am i supposed to do with that? it wont pay the rent, and we are in the process of moving house .... I dont know what to do :( :confused:
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i am not coping with grandmother
i know this is not really moneysaving but i really need some help i am 23 and live at home just before i took my finals in may my 94 year old grandmother came 2 live with us as she was unable to cope at home on her own. everything was ok 2 start with i was doing exams so spent most of my time in my room with my head in a…
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Just been told my maintenence will stop...
My ex husband has told me that he has been made redundant (again) and will therefore be stopping his maintenence payments for our daughter until 'further notice' I have just mortgaged myself up to the hilt by him out of our ex marital home, so that me and my daughter will not be homeless (as I can't afford anywhere else to…
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how often to see children
I have just had another huge row with my ex. Basically he has moved out and has been living with his parents while going out drinking and not paying his debts. We have 3 children. He only has parental responsibility for 1 as he never bothered to sort it out for the other 2 (long story!) I am sick and tired of bringing up…
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Help to be second time mum what do I need to know & do????
I'm going to be a second time mum in May. What do I need to do in preparation, buy or know? Are you a second time mum. Or prenant with your second time baby? What's going on for you as a MSEr and mother.
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Any advise on keeping Divorce costs down?
My brother is about to embark on the road to divorce, as he looks after the kids and pays all the bills it would be easier if she left, but as that looks unlikely anyone got any useful tips for him? Solicitor is quoting £137 per hour, which is OK to use once or twice, but not for long, sure you must all have some money…
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Insurance for engagement ring?
How have you guys tackled this? We do not live together and will not do so until after the big day. If it was me, I would want to put the ring on my parents household insurance (we both live with parents) however my other half does not wish to do this. Who might we go to that could insure the ring over the next year or so…
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Maternity Clothes Sale in Asda
Just to let you know I was in our local Asda today and they had quite a lot of their maternity clothes reduced HTH