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I've never seen the type you mean so I can't help with that. I don't know if you are male or female and if this is a recent issue or not, so disregard the following info if you've already tried them... Boots, Atkinsons and SUperdrug do Lash and Brow dye called Colorsport. It's usually where the nail clippers/buffers/make up brushes are and costs around £7. It does stain the skin somewhat or any remaning hair. My brows are white blonde so I use Colorsport occasionally. Pretty much every makeup brand has a brow pencil which you can feather on to make a convincing eyebrow. Lots of salons will tattoo a permanent makeup for people who want to colour/replace/disguise scars etc and I know brows are one of the options.

Yeah, I live in Sheffield but sadly pay tax to Rotherham Metropants Council and I'm furious. I'd much rather have my bin emptied every week for the stupid and extortionate charges than a pathetic Christmas jest which I shall avoid like the plague. They could perhaps even make Christmas a bit brighter when it's the real deal in December. Or buy some toys for kids whose lives aren't so good, donate the money to charity, anything but this!

I can help you with that, remind me when I see you

And you should keep your electrolytes sorted by having something with a little sugar in it, like squash or diluted fruit juice.

Tuesday 1st June 1pm- 2pm there's casting lady coming to the youth club at The Arbourthorne Centre, 33a Edenhall Road, S2 2LD and wants to see as many faces as possible. She wants lively boys age 5 ish, blonde and dark haired girls 11-15, mixed race/olive toned boys and light haired boys 11-17. It's for a cinema film which will be filmed this summer during the school holidays. The director is Andrea Arnold who had a major success with Fishtank at Cannes in 2009. The star of that film was found just like this and now has a Hollywood agent! Bring your friends! Send your kids, just get there!

I had twins and was in the same position, unconvinced I could really be pregnant because I had no sickness and no other obvious symptoms. Much later I found I couldn't tolerate fatty foods, they made me sick but that's only an amplification of my usual state. Morning sickness never, ever happened for me. I was extremely fortunate all in all so take comfort in what could turn out to be a sickening easy 9 months

Agreeing with both previous posts, facilities aren't bad. I personally won't use microwaves to warm bottles and the Oasis have electric bottles warmers, so no problemo

I've had a Ford Focus all the time I've had kids, from their birth, I've also upgraded to a new one and my ex partner has the old one. We've have 3 car seats of varying designs in the back pretty consistently. The only downfall I've had is that I struggle to reach to clip the seatbelts for the older car seats (where the seat belt is used as usual) because of the bulk of the younger aged seats and the access to the belt clips. We solved it by buying seat belt buckle extensions. I doubt many car seat designs would have changed the outcome for us. It is also strategic to look at which side the double clip is on and make best use of your positioning to take advantage of it. Otherwise, the bottom line is: we did it and continue to do it with the new car.

Edits made as most of the courses are now full, what demand! However, the two courses above still have some place left as the class sizes are not limited. You still have some time to join.

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You could say the same for cigarettes. At first no one knew they were bad for you and yet they are still for sale and consumer daily by plenty of people, just like alcohol, cars, aspartame, parabens and a million and one other things which are believed to be harmful.

I'm currently doing some research within one of my job roles into the issues which affect Dads, epecially young Dads. So, I've got a significant amount of information from people I've met but it occurrs to me that the nature of communication on the internet could be useful. If anyone has the inclination to respond I'd be very pleased to hear from them, or via private message. The information is collated anonymously and serves to identify a need for course content for young fathers in Sheffield (and possibly wider spread). I'd be interested to know the opinions of fathers on the following issues: Their own self esteem regarding being a father. Knowledge of pregnancy, birth, nappy changing, breastfeeding, children’s emotional development, children’s physical development, the importance of play, bonding and health and hygiene. In particular how much they already knew, what they wish they had known and how they got any information. Their values including ideas about moral, emotional and practical things which are important to them. Awareness of their own upbringing and their own relationship with their father, does this affect the relationship with their child and how? The kind of father they want to be? How they feel about parenting courses? Knowledge about their legal rights with regard to their children. Do they know much or little? Where would they go to learn more? Awareness of their own health and the impact it might have on the child. Awareness of the relationship with the mother> The impact that relationship has on their child. The influence this relationship has on the child’s future. Knowledge of grants, family tax credits, child benefit, maternity pay, paternity leave etc? Anything else significant about their role as a father which they would educate another father about if they could. Thanks any and all

There are a number of childminders who will work unsociable hours, I know of at least 1 in the S14 area but do follow up the flexible working hours option. It is a legal obligation for employers to look at it and do anything they can, within the normal remit of the job, to help.

Helloooo, one of the companies I work for has got some courses running around S2, close to the city centre and on easy tram routes. Free childcare available with registered providers. Courses are free of charge, details here: Confidence Building 12.30 - 2.30 Woodthorpe Development Trust, 10th May, 10 wks. Confidence Building 12.30 - 2.30 Arbourthorne Centre, Edenhall Rd, 27th Apr, 10 wks. You can ring Donna or Tony to book on 2017283 or 2646262.

From my view it's the same battle every kid has along the lines of 'I stayed up until 12 o'clock last night', 'yeah well I stayed up until 1 am!', 'yeah well Saturday I stayed up all night so ner ner!' and so on. Do what you think is best, most kids need up to 12 hours until the age of 7ish and that's a loose 7ish. Then it's a slow decrease in the required amount but you know your child better than anyone, don't listen to the whinges!

There's a Mr Frost who seems to be the most phenomenally helpful man in the department. I rang him when I ended up having problems with an ex and the council tax bill some years ago and he was the hugest help.

Latest closure dates here: Fri 2nd April Mon 5th April Mon 3rd May Fri 7th May Mon 31st May Mon 30th Aug Mon 27th Sept Fri 1st Oct. This is when the building is closed or the room we use is in church use.

I can't recall any such item, I never had to worry about it, however, since Heather's arrival seems to have slipped the goo net can I just say: HURRAH Congratulations!

Oh honeyb go for it! No time like the present

I got the impression from that original articled that gender selection was not done in the UK unless for health reasons. Was the programme showing that out of the country?

Thanks for your honesty I'm glad it all worked out just so!

I had a really good chat with a friend about her soon-to-be-announced baby and the possible sex a few days ago and we got to comparing stories about her first pregnancy and mine with our twins. I secretly wanted two girls but would generally say I wanted one of each, then if I never had more I wouldn't feel I missed out. My friend had also yearned for a girl but had a boy. I said I would love to have another child but I'd hope and hope and hope for a girl. Now I know this will astound or disgust some people and frankly I would have felt the same 5 years ago. For a long time I didn't think I would have children and a purple hermaphrodite with green spots would have been delightful, now, 4+ years into parenting and 18+ years into my career (usually working with kids), I know I relate far better to girls. I'm in the luxurious position of having exactly what I wanted, even down to having twins! I feel I'm a much better natural parent to girls because relate directly from my own experience and although I do love and nurture boys that comes from my nature rather than my personal experience... I think that makes sense. I know that those struggling to conceive will have a strong emotional reaction to this, I've been there, I know. I'm interested to know what everyone thinks without making attacks though. Some people would never dare admit they have such strong preferences, some genuinely don't mind, I'm curious. Article below: It's a taboo more mothers are shattering - daring to admit they're unhappy with a healthy baby because it's not the sex they wanted By Alison Smith Squire What must the expectant mothers in the hospital waiting room have thought as Lisa Moore emerged from her ultrasound scan in floods of tears? Surely there was something terribly wrong with the child she was carrying? From Lisa's point of view at least, there was indeed something wrong. But rather than having been told that her unborn baby had a life-threatening congenital abnormality or some other defect, she had, in fact, been informed that she was having twin boys. 'I never saw myself with boys, and I was devastated,' says Lisa, 29, who at the time already had two sons. 'The problem was that, since I was a little girl, I'd longed for a daughter.' Lisa Moore Longed-for daughter: After having two boys, Lisa Moore was desperate for a little girl. After using an ovulation chart to try and increase her chances, she fell pregnant with twins, a boy - and a girl (pictured) There will be many who will find it hard to understand how any woman blessed with a healthy baby could grumble about its sex, let alone feel the level of despair that Lisa did, especially since there are some women who can't have children, at all. But Lisa is far from alone in feeling unhappy with the sex of her children. Indeed, so common are such feelings of disappointment that it's now a recognised psychological condition, known as Gender Disappointment. The internet is home to hundreds of forums on the subject, where women gather to share their experiences and heartache of not having a child of the sex they desire. They post their messages anonymously and they are utterly frank about their feelings. While some accuse women who admit to these feelings of being 'shallow' and 'selfish', it's clear the pain is very real for those experiencing it. 'I cried in bed for two days,' writes one woman, a mother of two boys, upon discovering her third child was also a boy. Another mother of three boys writes: 'I honestly don't think I'll ever get over not having a girl. I think about it every day, and the disappointment never goes away. I will carry this agony with me for the rest of my life.' A mother of four boys adds: 'I was such a wreck, a friend suggested I get psychiatric help. I always thought I would have a daughter and I can still see her face so clearly in my mind.' In a troubling illustration of how deep Gender Disappointment can run, last week it emerged that a London GP committed suicide after IVF treatment failed. It is believed that the woman, who has a daughter, was desperate to provide her husband with a son. The founder of parenting website netmums.com, Siobhan Freegard, says this issue is an ongoing topic of conversation on her website. 'This subject comes up again and again,' she says. 'It's something that is difficult even for women to admit to themselves, let alone to other people. 'The very nature of saying you are disappointed in your child goes against everything we believe motherhood to be about. Most women who feel this way also feel huge amounts of guilt and shame because they think they are letting their baby down.' If at first you don't succeed...: Michaela and Andrew Whittle had six daughters before a son arrived If at first you don't succeed... Michaela and Andrew Whittle had six daughters before a son arrived Yet the yearning for a child of a specific sex is often so strong that women will resort to any measure possible to get the baby they want. Many websites are devoted to what parents can try to do to maximise their chances of conceiving the gender they want. Low-tech methods range from creating specific ovulation charts, taking herbal supplements and certain vitamins, to eating diets rich in potassium and sodium for a boy, or calcium and magnesium for a girl. Theories abound about the sex selection effects of diet, but there is little hard evidence to prove that they work. The only way to ensure the sex of a baby is pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), which involves creating embryos via traditional IVF and then implanting only embryos of a certain sex. Currently, UK law only allows sex selection for medical reasons, such as the avoidance of certain inherited diseases, but a number of desperate British women are known to have travelled abroad for the treatment, which is widely available in the U.S. and across Europe. Lisa Moore's longing for a little girl led to her drawing up complicated ovulation charts that told her when the optimal time was to have intercourse if she wanted a girl. 'It is hard to describe why I wanted a girl so much - it wasn't just about dressing her in cute pink clothes, although that was part of my longing,' says Lisa, who lives in Southampton. 'But, ultimately, I felt I would have more in common with a daughter than a son. A daughter would be a friend, someone to be close to. 'I wanted to see my daughter excited on her wedding day, be there for her when she had her first child. I felt the experience wouldn't be the same with a son. 'I had my first son, Lee, who's now 12, and then when I found out during my second pregnancy that I was having another boy, I felt a real twinge of disappointment. 'I remember bringing John, now ten, home from hospital and having a few tears that I'd had another boy and not this longed-for little girl. My husband was sympathetic, but he was happy with a second son and couldn't really understand. 'I felt so guilty - and still do - because my sons are gorgeous. But it was nothing to do with them. I still loved them as much, I just wanted to experience a daughter.' After splitting up with the father of her sons, Lisa met her current partner, a 31-year-old education consultant, and decided this time she would not leave the sex of her baby to chance. Through books and the internet, she conducted her own research into how to tip the balance towards having a girl. 'Some suggested change in our diets but I decided the most important factor, from all my research, was timing,' she says. 'The theory was that having sex on the day the woman ovulates would produce a boy, because the faster swimming sperm (more likely to be Ychromosome "male" sperm) would reach the egg first. 'However, for a girl, sex should take place before ovulation. The Y sperm wouldn't last as long and would die off. But the X chromosome-bearing female sperm would still be waiting to fertilise the egg. Gender disappointment: Some women are upset, even if the ultra sound reveals a healthy baby, if it isn't the sex they wanted (posed by model) Gender disappointment: Some women are upset, even if the ultra sound reveals a healthy baby, if it isn't the sex they wanted (posed by model) 'Fortunately, I have a very regular cycle so was able to pinpoint when ovulation would occur. From then, I counted back five days. It was quite complicated.' The idea that timing could influence the sex of the baby was first proposed more than 20 years ago by American doctor Landrum Shettles. While it is a hugely popular method, numerous medical articles say that it is flawed, and a number of subsequent stories have not been able to replicate the results that Shettles himself claimed he got. Nonetheless, Lisa fell pregnant with twins on her first attempt. But her hopes that she would now be having two girls were crushed, her scan revealed she was carrying twin boys, and she thought her efforts had failed. 'I came out of the scan sobbing,' she says. 'I felt as if I were grieving for the daughter I was never going to have. It sounds awful. I should have been happy, because I had two healthy babies. 'Instead, I spent the rest of the pregnancy feeling low. Four children would be stretching our finances and it really felt as if this was it. I would never have the daughter I wanted.' Lisa's twins were born at 35 weeks, by Caesarean, and to her surprise, while she did have one boy the other twin was a girl. 'As the babies came out, I heard them cry, then they were whisked away,' she recalls. 'It was then I saw my partner's face and could see he was trying to tell me something. I actually felt panicky for a moment that there was something wrong, until he said: "There's a girl." I was so overwhelmed I began to cry.' Lisa's twins are now three years old. She maintains that she does not love her daughter any more than her sons, but that having a daughter has completed their family. 'She has made it more balanced and given it a dimension that would have been missing had she been another boy,' says Lisa. 'I believe it's been as lovely for our sons to have a sister as it is for us to have a daughter. I still do feel guilty that I so longed so much to have a girl. But I have to admit that having her has made me so happy.' They are sentiments shared by decorator Andrew Whittle and his wife Michaela, who after having six daughters finally had a much longed for son. Ironically, the couple, had only ever intended to have two children, especially since they needed IVF to conceive their second child. 'Given the difficulties we'd had having a second child, we both agreed that was it,' says Michaela, 41, a housewife, from Wigan. 'I knew Andrew had wanted a son, but I just felt that you don't always get what you want in life and that we were blessed with two girls and should count ourselves lucky.' But when Michaela, whose eldest daughters Amy and Georgie are now 23 and 14, fell pregnant accidentally with Amelia, now 11, her husband's hopes that he could one day have a son were reignited. She agreed to try for a baby one more time, and this time Jessie, now eight, was born. Daughters Casey, seven, and Bridie, five, followed. 'It wasn't so much that I was desperate to have a son, but each time I gave birth to another girl, I felt guilty for not giving Andrew a son and so tried again,' says Michaela. 'It was difficult for him living in a house full of girls, and he wanted a son to take on the family name, go to watch football with him and share his love of fishing. Of course Andrew loved each of the girls, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. I felt I'd let him down.' Three years ago, Michaela and Andrew decided to try for what they agreed would be their final baby. She recalls: 'I had given up hope of having a boy. But at the scan, the nurse, on hearing we had six girls, said: "Do you want to know what this one is?" and Andrew replied: "Yes." 'Then I heard her saying: "It's a boy." We both had tears in our eyes. Throughout the pregnancy we still couldn't believe it until we held him. 'We didn't do anything specific to get a boy, we just kept trying. I believe that you shouldn't tamper with nature. But it goes to show, if you keep trying, there's a chance eventually you'll get what you want.' The couple's son Tyler, is now two, and Michaela says without doubt his arrival has completed their family. 'Tyler is such a daddy's boy, and seeing him and Andrew together makes me feel so happy. His sisters are devoted to him. He's made the family feel rounded and balanced.' But what if you can't have the baby you want? Wendy Bowen, 43, is a mother of eight boys, and has been desperate to have a girl for more than 20 years. Tragically, she lost her first baby, a girl, eight months into her pregnancy and has been dreaming of a daughter ever since. She knows that time is against her, and fears she is beginning to enter the menopause. Her husband, believes it's time they gave up trying, and Wendy knows that unless a miracle happens, she will never have the daughter she craves. Wendy tries to put on a brave face, but her ongoing pain is clear. 'I'll keep trying for the foreseeable future, but once things pack up, there's nothing you can do about it,' she says. 'I've got all these boys, and surely one of them will have daughters. 'There are times in my life when I've found it all very upsetting, but I am coming to terms with things. The most important thing is that all my children are happy and healthy.' Many women experiencing gender disappointment, though, say their profound sense of longing cannot be glossed over. Instead, they live in fear that they'll never have the child they dream of, and that the subsequent disappointment will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1253869/Its-taboo-mothers-shattering--daring-admit-theyre-unhappy-healthy-baby-sex-wanted.html#ixzz0glmogOjT

Oh I missed you! I'm not in on Fridays at the moment. Perhaps meet you another time

Boots have them in disposables packs of 7 and we have some £5 reuseable ones from Ikea.

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