to break down in tears because our neighbour has had scaffolding put up that...

[addictediam]

Blocks our satilite signal.
Dd is 11 months old, I am 24 weeks pregnant and suffering with an undiagnosed condition that currently comes under cfs until I have this baby and more tests can be done.

What am I going to do without cbeebies for 4 weeks?

I know there are more important things going on in the world, and I can cope missing a few tv programs for a few weeks but I NEED cbeebies to keep me sane :(

We don't get free view signal and only have a freesat box, annologe has already been turned off.

What can I do?

Of course you're not a crappy Mum FGS. Don't forget people tend to rose-tint their memories of toddler-dom. I'm sure in a couple of years you and I will swear we barely ever had the telly on!

You are most definitely not a crappy Mum. People forget just how non stop a baby is, especially at 11 months, if your Dd is anything like mine I can't even go to the loo on my own. Sometimes we all need 10 minutes rest, pregnant, unwell or not. I'm not pregnant and have no health issues but I still put the TV on for my 11 month old if I want to sit and eat a sandwich at lunchtime without the risk of indigestion from having to pace up and down entertaining her whilst I try to eat etc.

Also you shouldn't feel the need to explain yourself anyway, it's not the issue here, if your neighbours scaffolding had stopped your telephone from working people wouldn't be questioning if they should be fixing it, it is their fault something of yours is no longer working and they should fix it, they probably don't have too legally but it would certainly be the right thing to do!

now i am going to have that damn tune going round my head all evening

hi addicted! you are so not in the wrong here. My 11 month old DS is going through a very clingy phase, and the only way i can do anything is to put baby tv on for him. If i put him in his high chair in the dining room for meal times, he screams the second i turn my back to go into the kitchen to get his food. If i put the tv on, he is happy and smiles at it and it buys me the few minutes i need to sort his food out. Literally every waking minute he is my shadow, he even crawls into the toilet with me. If i didn't put baby tv on, i wouldn't be able to go into the garden to let the chickens out and put them away again, feed the cat, prepare any food whatsoever, empty the dishwasher safely (have tried doing most things with him crawling around my feet but came to the conclusion leaving him in his high chair for short spells is a safer and happier solution). I would rather have a happy baby who grows up watching a little bit of tv now and then, than one who screams unless they get 24/7 undivided attention. And i'm not ill or pregnant like you!

Don't know if it's of any use, but i have a sky dish that is not being used. Don't know if this could be used to give you the signal you need? (or whether you would need a sky box/card still - techie stuff goes over my head!) We will be up to see my folks soon, they live in Bidford which i suspect is not far from you, i am guessing your DH works at LL?

Loooooopy It's where we live, but he doesn't work there! we bought from a private owner on the estate! It wouldn't work, but thanks anyway.

OP do NOT respond to people who tell you that you should engage more with your kid. they are being rude and nasty, pay them no heed WHATSOEVER.

i'd be really gutted if i had no tv signal and i didn't have iplayer etc. hope you can get something sorted out, OP.

Was in a wheelchair during my pregnancy and I survived because of Cbeebies, do you have a laptop? Spent many days dozing while DS watched and played on the floor in front of me. Do what you need to do to get through it.

Definitely try FreeCycle for a DVD player and/or DVDs. We've also got some cheap DVDs from eBay too. Supermarkets often sell cheap multi-DVD children's films (we got a bargain one for £8 and I'd highly recommend 'cloudy with a chance of meatballs'!). You might get very bored but your DD won't mind if you've just got a few she watches on rotation.

Or find a local satellite guy and get a quote for moving your dish. It might be too pricey but a quote won't hurt. Or maybe borrow a signal booster (one that plugs into the mains are better) and see if that helps either boost the satellite signal or the freeview one off the aerial. Someone might have one you can try before spending out on one.

It's just a thought, but don't you need to get a licence from the council to put up scaffolding? Perhaps you could complain to the local council? It may not fix your problem but may give your unhelpful neighbour a problem she can do without and make you feel a bit better. Personally, I couldn't cope without CBeebies for 4 weeks either.

Also, I got a DVD player from Argos for £20... you could try that instead? DVDs off of amazon.co.uk or out of bargain bins in supermarkets and the like only cost a couple of pounds.

OP if you want Charlie and Lola DVDs pm me. I'm going to post office tomorrow.

Ignore the nastiness on the thread. Aitch is talking sense.

Why should the OP do anything? She didnt cause the problem, and she already said that she cant afford SKY, why should she fork out for an engineer?

OP I am happy to send you some Tweenies, Teletubbies, Maisy etc dvds. Just PM your address and I will post them asap.

Look, I really don't want to be a doom and gloom merchant, not with the OP being pg and all, but you do know that "4 weeks" is just the start. I'd lay money on it being at least twice that.

Thankyou for all your kind offers, but my mum os bringing some dvds tomorrow so we should be fine.

And clam that was the first thing dh said! Although she did come round when dh got home and said she thought it was only going to take 1 week

Do you have a playstation 3 ? Because you can buy playTV which will allow you to catch TV