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tgm1974

Controlled crying help!!

Right, my son will not go into his cot to go to sleep of a night. This mainly my fault allowing him to fall asleep with me on my bed. Mainly due to a little guilt when I went back to work and this is...

someonesgirl

vtech abc fridge fun

bought this for my nephew a year ago from mothercare. I now want to buy it for my daughter, except ive scowered the internet and all shops in my area and it seems to be out of stock everywhere!! its...

Compostella

Sleeping problems 19 mth old

Need some advice please. Our Son has always gone to bed fine at about 7pm but always, and I mean EVERY morning, wakes up between 5-5.30am. Hes now in a toddler bed, we thought that he might be able to...

kitten_uk2

letter from school

hi there, my son has just started full time school this month, he is only 4 and half and has a speech and understanding problem (you could ask him if he wanted grass for tea and he would reply yes! )....

silverlace

What children say

When my son was very young he used to ask for chicken with a handle. He meant chicken legs. He called pound coins fat pennies. When upset once he told me that he had been in his bedroom and cried both...

asteroid99

using sterilisers

My baby is 4 weeks old and I've been breastfeeding him exclusively but now I've decided to start expressing so I can give him some milk via the bottle to give me a break every once in a while. I've...

pinkcowprint

feeding porridge to baby?

hi,my son is nearly 8 months and was wondering is it ok to give him normal porridge/ready brek?at the moment hes on heinz porridge and peaches and it costs quite a bit,surely itd be cheaper and better...

cassa333

Should I tell?

I can't remember having nits when I was at school so didn't know what the score was regarding the little blighters. On friday my 5yr old girl came home from playing at a friends house and I noticed...

tgm1974

14 month old always wakes every night between 1-3am!!

My 14 month old son will take an hours nap in the morning and most of the time anything from 20-40 mins in the afternoon. With these sleeps Im lucky if he is in bed before 8.30pm and lately it seems...

numnum

Drugs

hi new to the forums i've a question here that i just dont know how to answer im really against drugs but one of my sons friends mums childs dad is involved in heroin. we all have a monthly get to...

skyscott25

babyname exchange if your expecting and bored lol

just to see if your expecting what names you have in mind if you have a link like mine please post and i will vote it nice to get other mums views rather than people just being rude! or silly ;)...

CiderMonkey

travel with baby

I have a month old baby and live in Essex. I hav e a freind in South London who has just had a baby and I'd like to visit them. I told my partner that I would get the train over there - a 2hr journey...

zzxxee

my 11 year old always...

leaves her homework till the very last minuet even after i ask her if she has any the night before she always says no any one else have this problem?

lollyone

Getting into a routine. How and when?

Ok, this could be a long one. Our 4 week old baby who I'm breastfeeding, currently feeds every 2-5 hours through the day and night. Mostly every 3 during the night. We bath her and put on p.j's at...

tasharr

becoming a godmother?

My sister had a child 18mths ago and we have decided I will be her godmother - does anybody know of the procedure involved in getting myself officially registered? There are family issues at present...

asteroid99

mothercare nursing tops

Has anyone on this site used mothercare nursing tops? I've recently bought some so that I can feed my baby discreetly in public, however on trying them on I can't seem to figure out the "discreet"...

shannon1101

The best for my child is

I want to join the military to better my son and i's live. to beable to support him and provide for him the best way i can. Problem is his dad. He supports me 100% about the military. But i am not...

sholing

father trying to see his son

im helping my mate to get contact with his son...the mother wont let him see him and his name is not on the birth certificate but he is paying ?55 a week CSA which the mother is quite happy to...

thorscraft

access to my daughter?

my partner and i seperated 3 years ago and since than she has made it very difficult for me to have contact with my daughter. my daughter was born before dec 2003 which means i have no parental rights...