Due in June, I am going to start charging you rent soon, you little *****er

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here

That should say pasted...obviously...

finally got to someone who could talk sense at Virgin.....and they need to send another engineer...the one who came last week didn't do anything...so I have another week of this to put up with....can anyone recommend a good service provider for broadband.....with lovely customer services and fault reporting...in this country???

the poor woman I spoke to is losing her job on Friday as virgin are moving more of their service "offshore" as she put it....got the impression she was feeling a little bit bitter about it, and I don't blame her...

One thing to consider with the cardboard ones is how sick resistant are they?

We've been with almost every major broadband provider daisy! They are all a bunch of twunts! We are with sky now, but you have to have sky tv to get it. They are the most reliable we have tried and customer services are ok. We had problems at first with the connection, but it got sorted within a couple of weeks and has been fine ever since. DO NOT go with talk talk, toucan, aol or wandadoo! We have had severe problems with all of them!

I've been with BT internet for years and years....never had any real problems with them?

Maveta's birth annoucement is up btw!!

We were with ntl, and they were fine...it all went pear-shaped after Virgin bought them out a few months ago.

NOT IMPRESSED MR BRANSON!!

WOW just picked up a really great post on my pelvis thread - it's made my slapped arse for a face ''!

I too wondered about sick and wee on the cardboard crib - but I only intend to use it occasionaly (sp?). Prob being a niave 1st timer here - but I'm going to do my best to have him in his own room in his cot, from the start .

Is that the see, surf,speak package Holly? Thats what I wanted but can't get the broadband here something about the phone exchange. Very would have loved to have dumped BT as have had loads of problems since we upgraded our broadband with them. twunts the lot of 'em!

Hadn't though about the sick - thats a good point.

not sulking, just mummying!

i wondered about that Daisy, especially as DS1 did great projectile vomits.

Thanks for sorting that link out Holly. been thinking about going to Sky as whole package will be about 40 quid cheaper a month! good to know they are reliable. Like BZ I'm with BT and no problems. just pay through the nose.

No sg, we have the top sky package so dp can have sport, so we pay £10 a month extra for 12mb bb, which is fab and super fast. You should be able to get it soon, they are rolling it out across the country atm. My parents have only just been able to get it after waiting for bloody ages. I think customer services should be able to tell you when you'll be able to get it.

putting switching over on my to do list

When my HV was here last week DKMA she said that recommendation now is for babies to be in the same room as their parents for a minimum of six months....something to do with SIDS statistics...but as ever could the calm and reasoned voice of Derlor please give her humble opinion....

I planned to room in for a few months, but probably not as long as six....I didn't have any choice with DS as I only had a one bed flat.....it was OK at the start, but after about 5 months he used to wake up really easily.

Just read Maveta's birht story...I mean epic...and its got me all hormonal and gushy again....bless her.

Gah! OK I know you asked for Derlor, but I'm sorry I just have to step in here. Your poor babies and you do NOT have to share a room for 6+ mo or else fear you'll kill your child with SIDS. Truly. There is no proven causal link between keeping a child in your room and preventing SIDS. Sadly, SIDS just happens. It can happen in your room, their room, or anywhere.....you perhaps think you can 'hear' when it happens but tragically SIDS doesn't involve warning noises from the LO.

From what I know, kiddos tend to sleep better when they're on their own anyway (and so do the parents!). Monitors will help the inevitable paranoia...

I know most people say they should be in same room for 6 months but DH snores so badly I doubt the poor thing will ever sleep. Also I will be going back to work after 6 months and think it would be all too much change all at once for him.

Plus - if he was to have SIDS - I don't think I'd wake up just cos he's in the same room?? Not sure? But I guess they just stop breathing. So I will be getting one of those 'Angel Mats' that triggers an alarm if he stops breathing, and a cctv baby monitor - that way (I'm hoping) he'd be safe even though he's in a different room.

What do you reckon - am I being an idiot? I really don't know what I'm doing - it's all just guess work for me at the mo!

Thank you all - I think the palpitations are the heat - H&A, I feel exactly like you, weak and rubbish!

Six months - oh please tell us derlor, it's not true. I had planned on two at most. How I am ever going to have nookie again?

Sorry, cross posted - how long would you give it, lilkel? And I am with you, DKMA, I wouldn't hear anything so how does it help?

You want nookie after 2 weeks...all hail Doggus.......

I know Lilkel...I was surprised when she said that.....don't know how I'll feel, as I liked having DS that close to me adn you do get into the vibe where you wake up seemingly moments before they do. I suppose I'll just wait and see.

Been lurking on May...have you seen their thread title? What's wrong with June I asked them?

Shit, my dd just swallowed a hair clip! She was gagging for a while, but I gave her a drink and it seems to have gone down now! Oops, I think it's time for bottle and bed. I don't want to put her to bed though, I'll be lonely!

Can't join in with the sleeping in the same room debate as we co-slept with dd for 18 months!

Was it a big one? and is she OK? I take it your just gonna let nature take its course?....

No it was a small one. Like those big silver metal ones that you bend to clip, but half the size. I was shitting myself, but she had some juice and it went down. I think I'll keep her up for a bit just to make sure it doesn't come back up again. She's drinking her bottle now, so everything seems to be fine thank god coz dp isn't here!

Shit Holly, is she OK? oops!

I'll have baby in with me cos I can't be arsed to get up and feed. Baby will probably be able to sleep through the snoring, if my kids can sleep through my DP they can sleep through anything.

DP will probably be the one to relocate tbh! He'll stay up with the baby and bring her to me in bed for final feed of the day, then I'll do the early shift.

As far as CCTV and all that goes, unless you want to sit there watching it continually I'd say save your money. It'll only feed on your paranoia. We all give our babies a poke to make sure they are still breathing, honestly we do, but I don't think you need all that. A monitor is essential so you can hear if the baby is awake while you are enjoying a glass of wine in the garden IMHO!

There aren't any pointy bits are there....give it a day and if she hasn;t passed it you shoulprobably get her checked out incase its stuck.

DS got a handful of panel pins when he was about 16 mo, by some very devious monkey climbing means...and had a gobful of them...i got lots out of his mouth and ruched him to casualty for an x-ray. He hadn't actually swallowed any, but they told me that even if he had they would wait and see if they passed before doing anything...I was as I thought swallowing small sharp needles would be considered quite dangerous.....obviously not!

You'll have fun looking for that one to come out!