East Dulwich: want to meet up?

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Hi there
I live in East Dulwich with my partner and 16 month old son. The trouble is, most of my friends with babies/toddlers live in west London where we used to live. I'd love to make some friends locally, but I work four days a week (off on Friday) so have found it hard! I've been to a few music groups, but haven't been able to track down any playgroups in the area. Does anyone have any tips for playgroups, or do you fancy meeting for a coffee? I work for a publishing company and am down to earth and friendly - just need some mum mates nearby!

botheration! can't do Friday 7th yet all those places you mention are fairly easy for me to get to. never mind - another time.

Oh what a shame! Come on other SE Londoners. I've never done this before so it would be nice to put some other faces to psuedonyms.

Curse that damn spelling!

Used to be. A year and a half ago I would have joined you all. Definitely too far away now though. There are a number of names I'm particularly interested to meet in this thread as well.

I think you should do the Dom Jolly thing.

Jimjams, don't be a wimp. After all, you only live miles and miles away, have three children including an autistic son... what's your problem?

If TM and BK can do another day, we could shift the Friday - how does that suit the rest of you?

And/or shall we post on 'other subjects'?

BTW I think pics a fab idea.

I can do most weekends, it that's any good. But if a Friday is best for the rest of you this time round, do go for it. There's always another time.

BTW as some of you know, I won't have a baby, not even anything vaguely resembling a toddler to bring along My children are older than others here - 4 and 9 and won't sit still for long and certainly can't be coaxed into having a nap after a milk feed. Sigh. So that means a cafe is out, unless it comes with a park attached - or I leave the kids behind with dh.
Dulwich Park cafe is good for us.

O.K: lets do Blue Mountain, 2pm Fri 7th, and then fix up a Dulwich Park Cafe meet-up for a Sat or Sun soon: (as I think Bossykate couldn't do Fri's either). My DS can't sit still for 3.5 secs, so a follow-up meet-up in a park as TM suggests would suit me fine. No More Dithering!
(TM and BK, we are in Brockwell Park or Dulwich park at some stage most Saturdays and Sundays, anyway). (Hornimanns is also great, as it has live farm animals too!)
Exciting!

great - a definite plan! I'm definitely on for it. See you in there! Shall we exchange pics?

3 children aloha? Where's the third come from? Must be a sign (I'm broody).

And can I pitch for Horniman when it's a w/end, as it's rather closer to me (mind you, could drive at w/end, couldn't I. Drove both of them for first time last w/end. Wow!).

Jimjams, I know, I hoped you wouldn't notice I even thought about how stupid I must seem while in bed last night! Anyway, maybe it was a premonition - you seem as if you'd suit three children

aw, thanks for thinking of me in the planning! as a general rule sat pms are best for ds and me - later on as ds still has a nap (bless him ) am happy to meet at any of the places mentioned. ds probably wouldn't be amused in a cafe very long but am willing to give it a go. have a good time next week

lol aloha- I'm just terrified of a 3rd c-section! (seriously) otherwise I would be bearing down right now (what a thought). You're very pro c-section - give me some positive vibes Maybe not- I'm sure I'd be a wreck with 3 kids.......

Anyway I have arranged to go and stay in London (well chislehurst) next November (international vaccination conference!). Actually one of my best friends is having a baby in May so I should try and get back to Bromley sooner. Will be tracking you all down then.

What terrifies me is the thought of no sleep for eight months, as with ds! I loved my section, I admit, because I am the world's laziest person and like a nice lie down You can also keep your vest on You can do it! Also, I just don't think of you as the 'wreck' type iykwim. You're a supermum, and you know it. Japanese lessons and all.

well ds1 has taken to singing the cranberries as loudly as possible from 2am to 5am every bloody night since starting school so the sleep stuff doesn't worry me. c-section 1 was fine, c-section 2 was the stuff of nightmares,

Japanese is the easy bit It's the rest of the day that's a nightmare....

Ooh, well since you're up, you can have my ds, who has taken to waking up singing at 5am. They could duet

I'm in Herne Hill but my dd goes to nursery on Mons and Fridays. Would love to meet up another day if anyone plans anything.

Aloha and Jimjams, add my DS to the 5am morning choir...
Cha, I'm in Brixton, close to Brockwell Park, and I'm often 'working from home' on Wednesdays. How old is your DD?

DD has just turned 2 and DS 2 months. How old is/are yours? I 'work from home' every day and am in the park at least once a day as I have a very large hairy hound to walk. Weird to think we may have crossed paths and not even known that we are fellow mumsnetters...maybe we even know each other already? Spooky. I'm the enormously tall one with the fabulously trendy Kiwi Explorer double buggy that we all keep talking about.....

If I still haven't had this stubborn baby can I come too? I promise not to explode my waters anywhere and if I am still pregnant on friday I will really need to get out of the house (DS2 will be with me - he's 3, but DS1 will be in school)

I'll be the very fat one in black.

Well, there'll be no missing you, Cha!!

I mean SamAcom, of course. Though you sound distinctive too, of course, Cha...

I'll be the short redhead with curly blonde and baby. And enormous breastfeeding bosoms.