Post your top tips for surviving Christmas with a baby here.

no will be you as you fitted co-sleeping and dummies together!!

motherhurdicure - think you'll win the comp!!

Open all packaging on toys and take out all the plastic ties and put in batteries before wrapping the toys up. If possible ask friends and relatives to do the same.

Accept that you will probably not get all of your dc's presents open on Christmas day, certainly not while they are awake. Your dc will not mind!

should be no equipment!!!!

breastfeeding is so conveniet as it needs on equipment, co-sleeping means no cot and babywearing means no disrupted nap times - didn't see these on the experts list..........

Just seen this thread - posted one on the Christmas section but hey-ho! Just wanted some tips on getting through the festive period with my 8m DD, an overbearing mother and a perfect sister who's 18 month old seems so well behaved in comparison. Already dreading the five days with a fixed grin in place

We got in in clearance from nisbets but they don't seem to have any more - so I will check the model number later and google for another supplier as there seem to be lots of different (mostly commercial grade and v expensive) waring juicers

(not that this is a hijack at all )

link please.

Stuff Phillips. You need a Waring Juicer (meets whomoved's criterion). Unlike the Magimix one which (a) was a pain in the neck to wash (b) started leaking and (c) then packed up completely!

Yep agree totally. Unless it can be dismantled and slung in the dishwasher, I'm not giving it cupboard space

a juicer? the one where you can put the whole apples in? does it wash itself? (this is where it all falls apart for me with juicers).

here's my top tip.

it's christmas, it's happening, there isn't much you can do about it. you can either be a miserable sod or enjoy every cheesy family golden cockle-warming chestnut moment of it. opt for the latter, it's more fun.

Thanks Aitch but it's a juicer not a mixer

Ooh I am at your magimix.

my tip is to have christmas dinner while wee one naps

ds didn't have christmas dinner with the family for the first 3 years of his life, he was always napping.

they won't miss it, in fact they can have it reheated for their tea and for the next few days!

this year I have every intention that we will eat while dd naps. it's just altogether more relaxing for me!

you're in luck. next month MN is being sponsored by enemas'r'us!, with vicki bott, their personal wellbeing consultant.

i'll give you the food processor if i win, Whomoved, i've got a magimix.

Ah the door is always shut!

Prisonercellblockaitch - actually I'd rather have an enema - I'm after the food processor Mine went into melt down after a mass mince pie making session (DH kindly volunteered me to cater a party and told me at four hours notice ). Having said I am fiercely organised at christmas. Shall just have to post some more now to thwart you .

lol

I know I am a bit drunk, but the 'tie your tree to a door handle so it can't fall over' tip is boggling my mind.
Because what happens when you close the door...

fkn hell whomoved, you really are gagging for a philps senseo...

It really is worth buying an extra eight mugs and packing them away with the christmas things. You then can have a cuppa when you are desperate without having to wash up or run the dishwasher.

If you have one person who will only eat their veggies if they've been cooked for around six weeks, keep a pot of water boiling when you dish up the rest and then tip a serving back into the pot. Turn the heat off and let them carry on cooking while you dish up the rest. The single serving of mushy veg will be ready by the time you've got everything else to the table and the awkward bugger darling relative will think they have received special privileges.