Oxford leg of breastfeeding pinic - ruty,mrsbadger,wmmc,vacaloca,stellawasadiver,berolina,harpsi,practicallyperfect etc

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I know there will be Oxford MNers I haven't mentioned, forgive me!
There is possibly going to be a breastfeeding picnic arranged for the Oxford area on July 21st.
Can you make it??

Haven't heard back from parks, is there anyone else I should be ringing? Anything else that needs organising?

I think it's just the parks we need permission from now.
You could try calling the babycafes and putting the word out?
But I'd imagine that would be better off being done once we have confirmation of where it will be held.
Could contact them with a place tbc? We know the date is the 21st.
Should we do around noon as well to coincide with the other picnic?
Well, say 1pm so harpsi can get there in time?
DP has spoken to the editor of the oxford mail. He has said as long as there is a decent story in it (i.e not just three women having a picnic) then they'll come but as DP works with him that can be easily sorted.

Bump?
Where the heck are all the people in/near Oxford?

Could be a small and intimate gathering!

Do we want placards or something to say why we're there?
Wet weather alternatives?

could be

Will pass the word about in toddlers on mon. Am not sure if i have a contact for the babycafe here...might mean attempting a brief visit

Well Harpsi works there so could put the word out there possibly.
I'll email ruty, mrsB, catz and vacaloca, and CAT practicallyperfect and wmmc(who I think is possibly in hospital having a baby so may not come!)

thanks for the email VS! Terrified of coming and meeting you all and realise i actually know one of you and you know all my worst secrets! Also still having problems breastfeeding dd but slowly improving, hopefully. Will have a think.

yes I can put the word out among my many lactating chums
why don't you cat me or summink?

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Glad the breastfeeding is getting better ruty, would be great to meet some real people

see it would be a bit redundant to have to produce a bottle and keep saying 'it is EBM, not formula, honestly....'

Ruty, if you don't feel comfortable with feeding there, then don't, if you want to use a bottle, then do.
It's numbers we need, not people feeling uncomfortable

I've CAT'd you Harpsi

ok I'm in. alright if i bring hyperactive soon to be 4 year old? [glad you're coming pruners]
Thanks for the bfeeding encouragement yorky and VS...

I too am bringing hyperactive soon (ish) to be 4 year old

oh good they can destroy everything together and we can blame it on each other.

Spoke to nice lady at the parks today, she said yesterdays message made her laugh and asked if I was a new mum!
She can't see a problem but needs to run it past the supervisor because of press involvement, and he's on leave this week. So kind of an amber light for go ahead

Would your 4yr olds like an 18month old apprentice destructive force?

I'll bring a prize for the child who causes the most devastation...

I've posted on The Other Side about this too, apparently their local boards are better.

will be bringing 4yr old and 2-going-on-16yr old

Make that a very large bottle of gin, I bet my monsters will succeed

count me in! Only prob i'll have all my tribe with me that's me n ds and dd's 1,2,3,4,5 i'll be the 1 with no hair lol

lol @ 'the other side'

Sounds like a nursery rhyme

I've created an email account breastfeedingpicnicoxford @ live dot co dot uk so those who are def coming if you want to email me I can keep you up to date.

Yorky, you have my normal email addy anyway, as do ruty and harpsi.

bump! I know there is more of you out there!