Spotty baby

g/c my mw recommeded putting breast milk on the spots, apparently it has a natural antiseptic - worked a treat!

Christening

g/c as we had a naming ceremony for our dd a few weeks ago, when dd was just 6 months. I wanted to celebrate her arrival more 'formally' but dh was against a christening as a bit hypocritical as neither of us are particularly religious and we would only be going to church in order to have a christening.

Any hoo - the naming ceremony was really lovely, we had 3 'special adults' (godparents) and the grandparents also stood up to say something. You can change the ceremoney to whatever you want (we removed some of the more 'airy fairy' bits!) and had 2 readings. Even great-nan commented on what a nice service it was!

As it's not a legally binding ceremony you can have it anywhere, but our registar charged to come and check the venue beforehand (about ??30) for health and saftey.

It is expensive though, we saved a bit on the after party to make up for the price of the ceremony, inviting people for Afternoon Tea (rather than them expect a fully buffett or lunch) and mum and I made a lot of cakes, we found that most people only had 1 or 2 drinks and a lot were drinking tea and coffee (v. cheap!). We also saved money by hiring the hall next to the registry office where the ceremony was held, which on a sunday only worked out about ??50 for the day.

Sorry, i've rambled on a bit there, but just wanted to say that it is a lovely thing to do if you want to celebrate without the religious bit!

Good luck,
Elf x

Best feeding bottle

I second (third?) MAM bottles! I brought all the TT kits when pregnant (bottles, sterilizer, breast pump, dummies) as they were all on offer, and moved to combined feeding at about 3 months. DD really didn't get on with the teats, and both nans found them quite difficult to hold. She also refused the TT dummies.

We moved to MAM and she had no problem with taking ebf or formula from the bottles and breastfeeding, she loved the dummies (a life saver as she liked to comfort suck!) and we haven't looked back. As they are self sterilizing it also means you need less kit, so more space in the kitchen and great for travelling. Yay MAM!

Elf & Esme

Buggy/Stroller Recommendation

Hi Ladies,
Can anyone recommend a lightweight buggy/stroller? It will mainly be for trips away so give some space in the boot, so needs to fold down relatively small, but would also like my mum to be able to use it when she looks after lo when I go back to work in Jan, so does need to be fairly hard-wearing.

Thanks,
Elf

cats and babies

As with others, our 2 cats have been fine and most the time try to keep out of LO way (she, on the otherhand, is obsessed with them and will watch and laugh at them for ages. God help them when she's on the move!).

We put some of LO stuff out before she was born, moses basket, play mat etc... to teach them they weren't allowed on them. I have found one asleep in her car seat, but only the once.

One likes to sleep on the chair in the nursery, which I let her do now (lo is 6 months) during the day. The biggest problem we've had is that the other one learnt that scratching at lo's bedroom door at night was a surefire way to get our attention, luckily he soon gave up on that one!

I have read that having pets around is great for children and babies, teaches them to be loving and gentle and apparently lowers the risk of asthma and some allergys.

Free HiPP Organic 100% Fruit Pouches - FEEDBACK FORUM

I would agree with what others have said about the package, good size, easy to open (and re-seal).

We have tried the Apple, Stawberry and Banana and the Banana, Mango and Pearl so far, both are nice on their own, but I've also mixed with baby wheatabix-type and yoghurt for breakfast and custard/rice pudding for desert and my daughter has eaten all of them. Will be trying the crumble recipe next, sounds yummy!

Slightly off subject, but does anyone know if you can get similar fruit pouches that are more lumpy for the next stage of weaning?

Would definately recommend to others

E&E

Follow on milk?

Hello, It is a bit quite on here nowadays isn't it, the facebook group is quite too.

I have heard that the only reason there are 'Follow on' milks is that companies are not allowed to market/special offers etc.. formula milk for under 6 months (breast it best and all that), so follow on milk is essentially the same stuff, but they can advertise it. E is on Aptamil 1, and their 6+ month stuff appears to be the same price, so unless I see any special offers, think I'm going to stick with what she knows - getting her to sit still for long enough to drink a bottle is already enough of a fight, without introducing more change!

E&E x

Sleeping in tummy???

Hi Mrscole,

Esme is the same and I was constantly popping upstairs to turn her over in the evening, only to go back 5 mins later to find her on her front again! As KazzieM has said, I think she's strong enough to move if she's uncomfortable/can't breathe and she certainly makes it know when she's got her arm stuck in the bars! so I've decided I'm fighting a loosing battle and to leave her. We do have a monitor that monitors movement as well which gives me a bit more confidence.

Elf x

G/C from DIS..

g/c from BiF - mine didn't drop until I was in labour!

Jumperoo Bargin

Wow! I thought i done well there, but you girls have found even better deals - well done!

Ours arrived this morning - I'm very excited, but saving the fun for the weekend when daddy's here to share.

Buggy/Stroller Recommendation

Jumperoo Bargin

Tummy Time

Weaning

4 month old waking early

Naming Ceremony Reading

Christening/Naming Ceremonies

ml or oz?

Immunusations - horrible!

Weighing LO & health visitors

Sleeping in parents rooms and SIDS

Daytime naps

Sleeping throught the night (ish)? Also in BiF

Sleeping through the night?

How's everyone doing?