Regret telling people our girls name and backup names after son

GC from toddler - and def NOT pregnant haha but my name for a girl was always Sarah Elizabeth. Sarah because I just loved the name and the meaning (princess) and Elizabeth because thats my mum and Gran's name and I thought they go together beautifully.

My best friend is pregnant and if its a girl she told me that theyre thinking of calling it Sarah Elizabeth!!!! I hadn't even told her our name if ds was a girl but her Gran, who was called Sarah just passed away and her other Gran and her OHs gran are both called Elizabeth so I cant even complain!!

Im not planning on another child but if I did have another and it were to be a girl I would be soooooo raging that someone close to me had the EXACT same name...but I can't be mad at my friend as her reasons are completely just...but id still call her Sarah Elizabeth the second lol

o/t Dinner party help!

Cannot reccommend the Jamie Oliver range enough! Me and OH had his Cypriot Stuffed Chicken which is feta cheese, sundried tomatoes and herbs...was absolutely gorgeous and was so easy to do. Theres also a cabbage side salad, cherry tomatoes and asparagus veg, roasted new potatoes anda St Celements Drink which again, is really simplistic but utterly lovely

Theyve actually removed it from the website cause you need to buy the book for it (booooooo) so if you're intersted in the recipe let me know and ill post it for you.

When to start brushing teeth?

technically, you should brush them as soon as you see them. From experience, if your bubba is teething, the last thing theyre going to want is an unwanted object prodded about the sore bits. DS now has nearly all his baby teeth (I am GC from toddler) and I brushed his teeth nearly all the time when he was teething, depending on whether or not he got upset when I tried to put it in his mouth...I just stopped straight away and gave the brush to him to suck and chew on - youre only supposed to use a smear of toothpaste anyway and it says not to rinse their mouth as they need to keep the flouride in their mouths for as long as possible so I cant see it doing any harm..plus, I didn't want him to negatively associate the brush with pain from teething so I let him take it or leave it if that makes sense.

Then when he was ok and the teeth were fully through I opted for brushing every morning and night with a brush. I did buy a nuby bunny cloth thing - you put your fingers in its ears and use the cloth to clean their teeth...I used this first but in all honesty...I preferred the brush.

My DS didnt bother with the brush at first, then strongly objected for a while..but now he sits happily getting them done then takes it off me and tries to do mine lol so hes getting there.

Anyway..after the warbling...I say no time like the present!! As long as his little gums have recovered from the teething x

o/t-small cell lung cancer (never smoker)

I'm sorry to hear your sad news. I wish youand your mum the best and hope everything goes smoothly. My OH's dad has beaten lymphatic cancer twice. One with Chemo and the other with Chemo and a Stem Cell treatment (they took stem cells from his spine, cultured them, then put them back in his body)

Another thing to think about is that a body can survive with one lung..my mums ex boss only had one lung after he had lung cancer so if its only in one lung they may remove it?

I hope everything goes well xx

What do you miss/wish you'd done?!

I miss the money!! Before ds we lived in a little one bedroomed that cost nothing a month and had a really good wage..now because we want to give him the best quality of life weve moved to a high amenity area and the rent is crippling!! I miss all the clothes and gadgets we bought as my wardrobes slighly neglected now but I just think that when DS goes to school, well be able to save again and buy HIM nice things with the money haha.

I do miss the ability to leave the house whenever I wanted, or see an advert for a new movie and decide to go see it the next day but when my ds is tired and snuggles into me for cuddles I couldnt give a monkeys for the way I looked or the size of my bank account!

Need some advice on my 2 and a half year old boy please

aw youre more than welcome hun. and keep us updated on the little guys progress.

oh and take a look at the potty training section in the toddler bit of this site...I had a snoop for you the other night and it has some recommended products like reward charts and stuff and tips and tricks from experts and mums whove been there before xx

Goodbye, hope to see you at The Nest

One of the reasons I like the nest is because I get my old username back - said I know but I get accustemed to things easily.

I'm going to put this 'matter of difference' down to the fact that dependant on the mood you write/read something can determine the tone in which it is received which in this case, has been misconstrued. I dont beleive that AkaladyK is being childish or trying to cause an unnecessary argument, I merely feel she is just trying to vent frustration as she was not included in something she would like to have been included in. That said, I would love for us all to stay together and chat and share advice whether it is here or the nest as I know most of you and remeber your childrens past issues which help when you just want a bit of reassurance from old friends rather than having to regurgitate your full story every single time.

nursery questions AGAIN

Yeah Keluk I get what you mean, I wouldn't see it as much of a big deal if my boy got up halfway through a story at home and I think boys especially are born fidgeters - mine can't sit still at all!! But when they get to school they do need to learn to sit still and be quiet ect so although this isn't as regimented its a nice easy way to ease him into it too. xx

nursery questions AGAIN

Oh hun I think I would be a bit deflated too but I agree with the nursery staff and that he should really be starting to join in and learn that there are times for things. I know that all of our children grow at different speeds but the staff wouldn't make him do something they didn't think that he was capable of iyswim and letting him do something different to the others, like you say, isn't fair. He may play up for the first few days but usually its just because they're being told to do something they don't want to do.

I hope you feel better about it soon and he settles down quickly x

Need some advice on my 2 and a half year old boy please

I think that at 2 and a half its natural for children to learn that life is full of choices. Like me asking my son what T-shirt he wants to wear today, or what colour to paint the picture ect. I think problems begin with the ways you say things like asking him if he 'wants' to go out...well youre giving him a choice really aren't you by asking him if he wants to go out..to which he says he'd rather draw. I don't see a problem in him telling you theres something else he'd rather do because you gave him the option iyswim so I don't see the point in getting worked up about it.It would be different if you said to him 'its time to go out daddy needs to go to the shops' for him to say no and refuse to go.

With regards to the potty training, I'm not there yet myself as my son is only 14m and I'm looking to introducing it soon. Maybe if he likes decisions and making choices take him out to mothercare and ask him what potty he likes, and maybe ask him to choose some big boy pants? If you give him the choice then he may change his mind about staying in nappies because hes found these really cool pants the HE chose if that makes sense.

It can be hard when you split from a partner as when you previously worked as a unit and came to decisions together, its really easy for you to lose 'sync' and get agitated when something you see as so rudimentary and common sensical to be dismissed or contradicted by your ex. I;d advise you to ask your partner if she has tried letting him make the decisions about potty training and maybe get her to come with you to chose the pants (if you have the ability to go out together) and if you form a united front and maybe set out some routine rules...like asking her what he does in the morning at hers and when does she put him on the potty, maybe say things like 'well why dont we try puttinghim on in the morning at 7am' and maybe get a sticker chart? If hes a little smarty hell enjoy counting the stickers to claim a prize and all kids love rewards!!

I wish you the best of luck! and stick around, were not that bad once you get to know us!! xx

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