monstermummy

I just googled that sling, personally I would not go for it as I don't think you will get much use out of it and it does not look terribly safe. Where in Sheffield are you? There is a sling library in Chesterfield where you can hire slings. Or you could come along when we meet to see what there is. There are so many different slings out nowadays and some work better for one person than others. What do you have at the moment? I know what you mean about the strap being annoying, my little one is the same.

I had a homebirth just recently and it was fab So nice to be at home, being able to have a bath in my own tub and then snuggle up in my own bed at the end sleeping soundly with just the baby making a noise and not three other women and their babies. Even being stitched up was okay and my other half is now convinced that homebirths are the way to go. I had one of the many pools Jessop's gives out and relied on gas and air and the water for pain relief. If I had needed hospital treatment, then by the time I would have transferred in, they would have been ready in hospital for us. I remember the c- section I had with the first one - they did not have things ready and it took a while to get set up. Midwives will know when to call a stop to a homebirth and transfer you in in case there are problems. The big plus is that there are midwives with you the whole time, they will not have other women to look after so can fully concentrate on you and your baby. Sheffield is very keen and very supportive of homebirths which is fab esp when you look at the problems some other areas in the country have. It depends where you are in Sheffield according to my midwife - some areas have quite a lot of homebirths, others don't. Hope it is okay to post the link? Anyone interested in homebirth there is a yahoo group: www.yahoogroups.com/group/homebirthUK

It is quite common that pregnant women have low iron levels. I would ring up again and ask what the result was and see the gp if they are low (who might prescribe iron supplements if you are low in iron - those can give you quite bad constipation though). Are you feeling tired and lethargic? Those are quite often effects of low iron levels. There is spatone which you can get in boots for example. I just took that. It is liquid and said to have better absorption than the tablets and does not taste that bad.

There is a herbal store on the road that is parallell to Ecclesall Road which has Dr Hauschka. Or Lewis' in town has stuff as well. Pricewise they seem to be the same.

You might find this book interesting: Three in a bed Ds always started off in his own bed and then came to us when he woke in the night - he now sleeps beautifully on his own. As Strix pointed out, official advice is to have baby in your room until they are at least six months old, the link is earlier on in the thread. This is from the SIDS website: Can my baby share my bed? There are dangers in bedsharing. The safest place for your baby to sleep is in a cot in your bedroom for the first six months. There is a proven risk in bedsharing if you or your partner smoke (even if you never smoke in bed or at home), have been drinking alcohol, take drugs or medication that make you drowsy, or have had little sleep, or if your baby was born premature or was small at birth. If your baby does come into your bed, use lightweight blankets and keep your baby’s head uncovered and remember that accidents can happen. Never sleep together with your baby on a sofa or armchair. Dr Sears is quite a good read too. However, the op states that her child is 2 years old already - so I suppose the risks are hugely reduced. According to friends and family we made rods for our backs on numerous occasions - not one of their rods has proven to become true If worried about cosleeping it might be worth looking at rates of SIDS in countries where co-sleeping is much more prelevant than in the UK.

I changed my password as well just to be sure, better save than sorry. Not much they could do with my stuff either but hey ho.

Sod the others and listen to your instincts You know your baby best, not someone who is looking at birth certifactes or charts or has a baby with a different temperament. Even though the teeth might not bother you lo during the day as he is very distracted but they might still do at night.

There is a massive growth and developmental spurt at around 4 months which can take quite a long time. Can you be more flexible with the feeds during the day? And also maybe somewhere where there are no distractions?

Most margarines will be okay afaik you can replace the butter with that. Re: soya, you are better off checking, some people are intolerant to soya as well when they are lactose intolerant. Or an apple cake: 180g sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 200g margarine --> combine all three add 3 eggs 400g flour (plain) 2.5 teaspoons baking powder 150 - 200 ml orange juice Put in a cake tin (one of those) peel 4 - 5 apples, the quarter them and put on the cake mixture then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and bake at 180- for 50 - 60 minutes, Chocolate Cake: 4 eggs 250 g sugar 200 ml veg oil 200 ml orangejuice 300 g plain flour 3 tablespoons cocoa 2.5 teaspoons baking powder 200 g melted chocolate to decorate Bake at 180 for 40 - 45 minutes and once the cake is cold decorate with the chocolate

Put some herbs in and have it with boiled potatoes or on bread as a substitute to cream cheese and/ or butter. Add some vanilla yoghurt or cream (or milk) and some strawberries or other fruit and eat. Make a cheesecake.

Peel them, cut them in quarters (obviously depending on size) and roast them with some oil - yummy. Or bake this: Beetroot and Chocolate Cake sounds bizarre but very moist and nice.

Also might be an idea to have a look at this thread it is a bit older so some of the links may not work anymore but there is good info in there.

What is your price limit? That is a good way of starting I think. There are so many around, a good cheapish one is a Kozy, Freehand or a Joey Sling. A napsack has wider straps which I quite liked. There is also a Babyhawk. Tbh you might be best trying some out before you buy as not all mei tais suit everyone (I for example loved the look of the Kozy and Babyhawk but could not get them comfy). If you are on facebook you might want to join the Sheffield Babywearers or check the Slingmeet website to see whether there are any sling meets nearby. Here you often can try slings/ mei tais for free and get advice. To hire you could try the West Yorks Sling Library or Sling Jax or Jeoy Slings or Love to be Natural. If you do want to buy you might want to consider joining the uk babywearingswap yahoo group where you can put an iso out or see what is on offer. For more advice have a look at Natural Mamas and to see lots of lovely carriers. A mei tai is a very comfy baby carrier which you can use to carry your child with for a long time.

Not sure how old your lo is but through sky rewards you can get cinema vouchers where the child goes free and the adult pays three quid. Choice of 4 films in an 11am viewing.

Sadly, FB seems to be deleting most pictures of a women bf no matter how discreet However, pictures of people where you can see much more flesh are allowed