April 08 post-natal London meet up thread

[Scampmum]

OK - any ideas about when and where?

Oxford.

Surely you can get down to London for the day? I mean, you've only got three kids...

I was going to suggest somewhere really central like Covent Garden or Oxford street but they are hectic places to go to with babies. What about somewhere like Southbank? There are ple,nty of cafés there that are spacious enough for prams I think...

perfect - great idea, molly!

Sounds great to me too, especially in this weather. Fingers crossed that it lasts.

I'm in Greenwich, so would be easy enough to get to. I really look forward to this now!

Southbank a great idea - easy for me to get to as well - hop on the train to Waterloo. But I guess it all depends when the MU is - can't see myself venturing anywhere just yet.

If you all get on and decide to have a few meet-ups, I'll come to one as I go to London quite often. But its still pretty early days for me...

Once you've arranged it if it's a ay I can manage I might get the tube into london, but I'll just see when it's for.

Next week? week after? Is there anyone else we should 'page'? Can't remember who is in London or nearby...

VS and Sagitta, would be ace to meet you too.

If next week I can do Mon, Tue or Wed. If any other week the day doesn't matter.

I can't remember who's in London and who not, sorry Scampmum. I guess once we've got a rough date indication we could post the link to this thread again on April postnatal?

If it's next week I can do it, It's half-term so I'll have DD with me too, but it means I have no time restrictions with school runs etc.

OK, - I'm still up for this if anyone else is. Next week? Weds a good day for me as have to go to Guys for DD2's 'newborn' hearing screening but would have to go by 12.30 to pick up DD1. Anyone up for a morning coffee on the South Bank?

I've got something on on Wednesday morning, but would much rather meet up with you guys, so if everyone agrees on Wednesday, I'll think of some excuse To summarise my rambling: count me in! Except for Monday the rest of the week fine with me too, but as Scampmum has to be in the area then anyway, Wed does sound like the best day.

Only just seen this thread. Next Wednesday is really bad for me (have final postnatal group session in the morning and final baby massage course session in the afternoon), but any other Wednesday would be fine. Or any other day, really (I do have a class booked for Tuesday 11.30-12.30).

I could probably make an Oxford meet some time, too, with enough notice (my brother lives in Oxford and my MIL is just south of it).

I'd love to meet up too - Wednesday is fine for me as well, any day Monday is ok so far, and a south bank cafe is easy enough - Canteen are quite baby-friendly if it's a nice day and do nice puddings

any day EXCEPT Monday I meant.

if i get about 3 weeks notice, i can come to london for a meet-up. have family in guildford

but you buggers just have a meet-up the furthest away from me, lol. i propose next one in Cornwall!!

I'll come to next one - if you all like each other and decide to do it again. But at the moment I'm struggling to get as far as the front door...

Shall we do the Weds after so PAL can make it? it's really easy for me to get into South Bank (Canteen great idea, Ladybee) so it's no worries to come in again. So that's Weds... 25th? Day after DD2's jabs (and day before BCG - damn, that's bad timing...).

Good idea, 25th fine with me too.

25th sounds good. Do we have a time or should we settle on that later?

25th is fine for me too - happy to settle time later, although seem to find it impossible to get anywhere before 11:30 so afternoon would suit me better.

I can't make the 25th, but like Sagitta I will try make the next one if there is a next one.

Oh, that's a shame M2BR. Better hope we do all get on! Mornings are better for me because of DD1's nap and picking her up from nursery at 1, but if afternoon/lunchtime is better for everyone else I can pick her up early and bring her - that will mean that I can't speak to anyone without being punctuated by 'mummy sing the bear song', though...