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I sympathise with you as meal times are a battle ground in my house too but with my 5 year old!!! I honestly don't know why I can't be the same no nonense mummy as I am with tantrums, bedtime and other issues. Only thing I'd say is the more you mess around the more sressful it will become. It's...

I use Opticrom eye-drops - have done since I was about 4 years old. Doctor used to prescribe Triludan syrup, nasal spray and eye drops back then and I still need them all every year nowadays. I would take him to the doctor about it as they will be able to prescribe different things to what you...

I wouldn't take it personally, times are tough for eveyone at the moment. We helped organise and perform a static sponsered bike ride in our local mall and it got cancelled after the first day becuase people were complaining about the noise!!!! People are finding it tough and charity gets hit...

I'm so glad this stuff doesn't just happen to me! pmsl. Both Will and Sophie have been through that phase. I hate vests with poppers on toddlers but they're the only thing that stopped my 2 from doing it.

I've just been reading about your situation, it sounds like you're having a rough time of it. Try to stay positive, they can do amazing things in hospital these days. In answer to your last question, I would definitly go and have a look around the intensive care unit beforehand if I was in your...

To be fair to Hollyes, this is her mum's research which I asked her about in another thread. I've weaned 2 children and am about to wean another and have always been interested in various methods so I was interested to hear about what her mum has to say. Like others have said, it's ultimately...

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Thank you!

Freecycle is absolutely brilliant, it's the best invention since Ebay!

Thanks for taking the time to reply. What your saying makes a lot of sense to me. The reason for trying the BLW is because clearly she's ready to eat if she can pick the food up and put it in her mouth, plus with Sophie around I'd like her to learn how to cope with pieces of food asap. The...

I'd be interested reading up on your mum's ideas hollyes, I've suspected for a while that the government advice is unreliable. When I had my son the idea was to wean at 17 weeks, which I did and there's nothing wrong with him - he was ready for it at that point. By the time I had Sophie it was...

My friend had the same problem as you with both her children and had to wean early, she gave hungrier baby milk for a little while before solids. I don't know if she did the right thing or not because I wasn't in her position but both her babies were happier and contented when they went on to...

TT ones are very good but expensive. I usually end up buying supermarket own branded ones but they are probably a false economy in the long run.

Well done for getting to a year, you've done really well! William self-weaned around a year old and Sophie also self-weaned but she did it much ealier, the independent little madam. I hope I can keep Ellie going for a bit longer than Sophie as she's going to be my last and I've always found it...

My girls both suck their 2 middle fingers, William mostly sucked his thumb but he's grown out of it now. I've never bothered with dummies as I think they're more hassle than their worth. I would prefer it if they didn't suck fingers though because Sophie's have been really red and sore this...