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playgroups in SE5/SE17

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matmum · 20/01/2004 23:23

does anyone know of any paly groups that exist in the SE5/17 area of London that would be suitable for a six month old baby and her mother. We are borth in need of meeting new frienly faces and some imput and stimulation. I've looked around and it seems can only find them in the Dulwich area.

Any one know of anything more local to us.

All suggestions gratefully received.

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bun · 14/02/2004 09:30

OK - let me know when you're next meeting at the cafe and I will try and come.

Evita · 14/02/2004 11:18

me too. If that's ok?

bun · 17/02/2004 14:03

Evita - not sure whose kids you mean, but mine are nearly 3 and ten months.

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matmum · 17/02/2004 20:44

bun and evita

we will be meeting in the crypt of the church in liverpool grove just off the walworth road at 1pm on monday. You'll recognist us by all the buggies!!
the group is small at the moment about 3/4 people plus babies and these are 7-8 months old, and all at the moment pre-mobile though this is about to change any minute!!

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Evita · 17/02/2004 21:13

matmum, thanks for this. My dd is 16 months so probably quite a bit more of a handful than your little ones. Do you think where you meet etc. will be ok for us to come? I can't leave her in the pram for long now, she needs to wander and fiddle and all that kind of stuff. I remember when dd was pre-walking I always found toddlers a bit of a nightmare, so please don't worry about saying so if you think it's not an appropriate thing for me to join you.

bun · 18/02/2004 14:28

Same goes for me - my 3 yr old will obviously not sit still. And my baby is trying to crawl so likes to be down on the floor. For these reasons, I haven't spent much time in cafes recently! And both of mine have lunchtime naps. In fact, it's all sounding a bit tricky for me....If you ever do soft play at the Pulse or something, that might be better....Evita - that goes for you too since your 16 mth old is obviously mobile. Incidentally, does nobody else's child have a lunchtime nap?!

Evita · 18/02/2004 22:12

bun, I can do soft play at the Pulse, or also in Greenwich at the Arches - have you been there? dd loves it. I've never tried the Pulse yet.

Dd still has a morning and mid afternoon nap so I can do lunchtime things, basically I'm free for activities between 12-3pm. It'll change soon to 1 nap a day I know, just no sign of it yet.

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matmum · 21/02/2004 20:45

it sounds like the tea group won't really be appropriate for either of you. great shame i was looking forward to meeting you.

i guess there's a big difference between pre-mobile and mobile babies. i recently attended a group where all the pre-mobile mothers sat in one group and the post somewhere else - all this makes sense now!!! ours will be on the move soon - so maybe we could arrange something at a later date when this has happened.

sounds like routines become more fixed too at this stage - all our babies just take a nap in their buggies if they need it. will this end too? seems growing up is a mixed blessing!!

all the best

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bun · 25/02/2004 14:44

Matmum, that would be nice. things do change a lot when they start moving. Don't forget us!

aloha · 25/02/2004 15:07

Friday morning at Peckham Pulse there is a softplay session and a bit group of friendly mums go there.

On Thursday and Friday at the Camberwell leisure centre (next to Library) there is a tiny gym session at 10am for teenies which is also very friendly if you get chatting to the other parents.

There's storytime at the Peckham library on Wed morning.

Evita · 27/02/2004 09:52

Thanks aloha.

Matmum, yes it all changes. Some bits for the better and some for the worst. Actually I went past a group of about 4-5 mums with pre-mobiles in a cafe yesterday. All sitting breast / bottle feeding little ones on their laps while eating cake and drinking coffee and chatting and I did feel a huge pang of nostalgia for that time. Now it would be wriggling off the knee and disappearing in the other direction v. fast, or fighting to put the small fist in the hot coffee followed by tears when it spilt, or cake smeared all over dd and me... Sigh ... And you're right (in my case anyway) about the pram sleeps, it only works now with dd if we're on the move and v. quiet. She would NEVER sleep in a cafe with lots going on. But she used to, sometimes for 2 hours and I loved those leisurely lunches. On the other hand though it is good to be able to do specifically structured things with her like take her to places she can get out and about in and interract with. And you find ways of fending off those heart rending 'I'm tired' or 'I'm hungry' screaming fits that sometimes happen at inappropriate moments. And they get cuter and cuter (I think) the more they attempt to do. Little people.

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