silly problems not tackled in parenting books.

[curlygirl]

Since becoming a mum I have come across little problems thatI wouldn't have even thought about before. Friends with children don't seem to be able to help me, and the books don't mention anything a bit trivial. Can any MNers help? Firstly, how do you stop your baby from pulling socks and shoes off every 2 seconds, I put them on and she takes them off immediately after. I put the cosytoes on and she wriggles out of it. Secondly, what do you do if your out shopping on your own and your bursting for the loo and there is no cubicle big enough to accomodate the buggy. Thirdly, what do you do if your baby is fast asleep in the carseat and you need to stop for something from the shop, wake baby or leave her to sleep while you pop in the shop? I always wake dd up but feel horrible about it.

the good thing about putting them out in the garden rather than say in the bathroom is that it sounds so wholesome "dd1 is just in the garden" and good for them, communing with nature and all that.

if DS is dragging his heels getting ready I point out that we are leaving in 5 min, 4 min etc and I'm not waiting. After ds1 was made leave once without his shoes on (we only made it to the end of the driveway before I relented but he got the message) he knows that I mean it now. I've threatened to drop him to school in his PJ's if he's not ready, should have seen him move!

used the disabled toilet at john lewis yesterday, came out expecting funny looks, just faced with a queue of mums with buggies

I agree there should be a loo for mums with buggies. In the meantime, I don't have a problem with disabled people queuing like the rest of us (ie, finding the toilet it engaged), though I expect to be shot down for that opinion by someone who knows better

Hehehe, well here are my answers:

1. I keep socks on with leather shoes

2. Cosytoes, my kisd both put their legs over the top too, I think it is one of those good inventions that generally doesn't work.

3. I put the buggy by the loo door and go to the loo holding the door open enough to see baby but closed enough to preserve my modesty (sort of), or I use loos for disabled people.

4. Wake baby.