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babyonboard · 01/06/2006 10:12

Here we go...
Oz chose the title!

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browniechick · 18/06/2006 18:31

sorry - bit of an epic there!!! Smile

novadandypowder · 18/06/2006 21:16

Brownie - I'll try and find the info, but I'm sure you shouldn't use filtered water for babies. Can't remember why or where I heard it, which isn't much help I'm afraid, but it may be worth avoiding it or posting a thread to see if anyone else can shed some light on it.

novadandypowder · 19/06/2006 09:10

Ignore me, have a look at this:

Parents Good Water Guide
For young babies/toddlers drinking enough fluid is essential to health and well being. A high proportion of their body weight is water - so it's vital to keep youngsters properly hydrated.

For babies that are not breast-feeding water plays an important role in the diet, for use in formula feeds and later on as a drink or for the dilution of fruit juices. The age of the baby or child dictates the amount of fluid necessary for good health. The UK Government has just caught up with the rest of Europe in recommending bottled water as well as tap water for the make-up of infant feeds. It's therefore important that parents know all they need to about the different waters available so that they can make an informed choice.

Purifying Water
Boiling is the most effective method of purifying water. All water (tap and bottled) should first be boiled and immediately cooled before being given to infants aged 6 months and under. If preparing baby bottles start boiling long enough in advance for the water too cool before baby is screaming for his milk.

Boil it for 10 minutes, this is sufficient to kill everything and chill it in hygienic, cool surroundings - preferably a refrigerator before using to make up formula feeds. Bottle fed babies may need sips of cooled boiled water as formula is not so thirst quenching.

Other methods of purifying water, such as chemical sterilisation using iodine or chlorine are not suitable for pregnant women or children under 12.

For the make up of formula feed for infants,choose any water that is low in minerals - those that are suitable will be labelled as such, soon.

You are safe to pick one of the following Natural Mineral Water Brands (picking still waters only for children under two) to serve to babies and young children.

Abbey Well, Aqua-Pura, Ashbrook, Ashe Park, Brecon Carreg, Buxton, Evian, Highland Spring, Perthshire Mountain Spring, Spa, Stretton Hills, Vittel and Volvic

Diege · 19/06/2006 10:15

Morning girls! Smile Sounds like a good time was had by all for father's day. MY DH had a sulk on because of me going into work (not that I had any choice - my turn on the 'rota')but had quietly scoffed his chocs by the time I'd got back. Then he sleep walked last night and tried to do a wee in the wardrobe Shock; got pi**ed off with me for directing him toward bathroom, and stormed off to sleep downstairs!!! DDs 2 & 3 then woke, taking some time to settle, and then at 4.30 dd1 decided to get into dd2's bed, causing all sorts of chaos!!!Arghhh!! Am sooo tired at my desk this morning; am too scared to stop drinking coffee!!
Thnaks for water info'NOVA - never knew you could use bottled Smile. So is filtered OK then?? Hotel choc site to die for...may visit again after SW weight-in tonight!! RODEO: lol at your 'semi-diet' Grin. What does that involve then? Not that you need it Smile, or your sister for that matter!
Post later!
Diege Smile

GarfieldsGirl · 19/06/2006 10:29

morning, just checking in. Should be at Tumbletots, but nightmare with buses & taxis, i.e. have been waiting for one or other since 845, but neither turned up so am sat at home. Really angry actually, think I'll go and have another nose at hotel chocolat. I actually thought it was like the Ice Hotel, and was a hotel made of chocolate and only served choc food & drink! I was drunk when I saw nova's 1st post about it, well thats my excuse anyway. Glad I made you all laugh with my silly drunkenness, aand yes, my head hurt yesterday morning!

Diege - DP has done the trying to wee in wardrobe thing, he was drunk though, not sleepwalking, I still remind him of it occasionally now. Sounds like a bad night for you all round. You def deserve some choccies!

Brownie - now sober I do realise that you & Rodeo were discussing yucky marmite things, but I've seen thread titles in ttc section about twiglets, so you can understand where the confusion comes from when under the influence!

Nova - thats very sweet, listing all Nat's fave things about Daddy Smile

Hello to everyone else, should go and do something really, as I'm not out...

novadandypowder · 19/06/2006 11:37

ooo GG that really gets me - when you're all ready to go somewhere and something lets you down which means you spend the day stewing over it stuck indoors.

A chocolate hotel - yummy...

Diege - does he sleep walk often? DH used to sleep talk but hasn't done it for ages. Treat yourself to something yummy for lunch Smile

Hi everyone else - looks like I've been doing a bit of a one woman show this weekend. Football widow? Moi?

titneyspears · 19/06/2006 11:55

Hello, what is this?
Can anyone join in as you all seem to know each other quite well!

novadandypowder · 19/06/2006 12:10

as long as you a baby last nov (or thereabouts) you're more than welcome Grin

titneyspears · 19/06/2006 12:22

Hi, and thankyou! My baby boy is called Oliver and was born 5/11/05.
Bonfire night! Great. Fireworks were going off as I was pushing! It helped keep up my morale thats for sure.

So you all have babies the same age and chat on here? It seems great. I have flirted with the 'bounty' forum before but I don't like the layout of it.
I hope I am welcome on here.

Are some of you english or is this a mainly American site?

GarfieldsGirl · 19/06/2006 12:52

Hiya titney!

You'll get to know us all pretty soon. I'm meant to be looking for a new car, but having a peep on here.

We're all scattered around England, although Tex is from America (probably quite obvious from her name!)

Is Oliver your 1st? Where do you live?

titneyspears · 19/06/2006 13:02

Hello Garfieldsgirl thankyou for the welcome. I am surprised (pleasantly!), I thought this was a U.S site at first.
He is indeed my first ,though he took a bloody long time! haha. We were trying for 6 years so I feel like all my dreams have come true right now and adore my new life as a mum (yes, even when he's screaming at 3am)
I used to work in events management in Edinburgh, but born and bred in Wiltshire and thats where we will be settling soon. We live in Bath right now in a rented flat until we find a house somewhere lovely.
Good luck with the car hunt!

Diege · 19/06/2006 15:23

Hi titney!! - love the name!! Welcome, and hope you get as much out of this group as we all do Smile
Meant to mention this morning that Libby spoke her first 'words' yesterday (ok, only 'Dada' 'Baba')but in a really sweet soft voice, not at all like her usual bark Grin. Nice for father''s day though!

tessasmum · 19/06/2006 15:33

Welcome Titney - great name. My baby boy was born on 7th Nov but DH was very worried at the fireworks display we went to, had sussed out the locations of all the St John's/Red Cross people as we arrived Grin

tessasmum · 19/06/2006 15:38

Nova - glad there are a few more Hotel Chocolat fans on here. Been addicted for about 2 years but only on special occasions as it had to be mail order. Now there is a shop in St Albans so hoping for more frequent fixes!

Will post more when I can get wriggly baby to stop lunging at keyboard and go to sleep!

STOP PRESS - we have a tooth!!!!

babyonboard · 19/06/2006 15:47

Hi all!

welcome titney..snigger at your name..we are a great bunch here..ask anything and you will get a well rounded response (invaluable as a parent imho..we do so much more than gina..lol!)!

chacha, we never followed a routine for O and let him dictate what he did, and he fell into his own routine (never much liked the idea of preventing/waking a baby from sleeping)

At the moment I am frantically trying to keep an eye on him when he's playing, and then keep him in one place when i need to get things done. He has learnt to pull himself to standing in his cot, can wriggle out of his carseat/highchair, and just generally wants to spend all day crawling/climbing around the house which is realy hard work!

We had a day out yesterday and he didn't have any milk all day, he totally refused it. DP says he must have been thinking ''we are out in a restaurant mum , give me some proper food!''

We did, and he ate it all..hehe ..he had some calamari strips and some cucumber, and loved it!

Argh..lots to catch up on but I'm just off to pick up my friends little girl to babysit.
I'll catch up when both little ones are in bed
(this will give me a taste of what its like when the baby no2 arrives!lol)

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babyonboard · 19/06/2006 15:52

ooh..we got a huge box of hotel chocolate goodies in the post from a friend a couple of days after O was born, with a card reading 'to help you through the midnight feeds' it was the best gift ever!

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Rodeo · 19/06/2006 16:41

Afternoon!
We've just got back from the National Sealife Centre in Birmingham - it was brill! Bella had an inset day so we thought we'd make the most of it :) Really glad we did, saw some great stuff, huge turtles, rays, sharks, barracuddas, otters......Jess really enjoyed it, all the lovely colours - I would thoroughly recommend it!
Welcome Titley :) Oliver is a lovely name, hope to chat more soon!
Diege, Awwwww, Libby talking :) Semi-diet - eating a bit less than usual, contemplating exercise, that's roughly it Grin
Bob, oh wow at Oskar getting about the house, don't think Jess will be long, she get's about surprisingly fast and keeps threatening to crawl but not quite there yet :)
And wow to Ash too :) First tooth! Have any of our girls got any teeth yet?
Must have a look at this Hotel Chocolat - they do mail order you say? Me and L&Smum are really near the Thorntons factory....... mmmmmmmm.......my sister used to pack boxes for them when she was at school - they used to let you take as many as you wanted, the idea being you got sick of them pretty quick, they obviously didn't know my sister Grin
Right better go, think I can hear an argument brewing in the garden........

ChaCha · 19/06/2006 19:23

Hello everyone,

Hi Titney - Welcome to the group :)

Lovely to read all the baby updates. They are such amazing little creatures aren't they?

Feeling a bit down today and ended up having a massive argument with dad, feel a bit guilty now :( I don't seem to be losing any weight, I've tried so hard and clothes shopping (something that i'd always loved) is just a big downer. I hate those bloody mirrors!!
Rant over - thank you.

Think I need an early night and a nice long bath.

Leaving here at 9am tomorrow. Need to get to bus station in city centre and then get coach. See you all as arranged.

Fat arse & Z.

browniechick · 19/06/2006 20:18

Hello All.
Welcome to the group Titney Smile I have one ds, Thomas, born 25th Nov, have been back at work since April (4 days a week), he is adorable and I love him loads - but am glad to be back at work, for the rest!! Wink
Rodeo - I have been to the Sealife Centre before (in Bham), it is well cool! Did Bella stroke the Rays in the pool? I did when I went, it was amazing Smile
Chacha - can empathise with the real downer clothes shopping can cause - am having a nightmare finding an outfit for this wedding in August. I can't win - Can't get my boobiedoobies in a 12, and a 14 is too big around the back, waist and hips Sad I need them to make a 13!!! Smile Grin

For my rant today - my Mum is still going through poo - she is still off work, and is having a "Meeting" with Mr poohead on Weds morning, to try and "air" their issues, this is being facilitated by a member of HR, and thankfully Mum is taking her Union Rep with her. Have read the list of stuff her boss wants to raise - and frankly it is pathetic, she is now saying that she is not sure if she can face going back to work for him (up till this point she said she would) - she says that now she would feel that he would be watching her every move, and always looking over her shoulder waiting for her to make a mistake Sad
I just feel so Angry, I work for the same company, and just want to pan his head in (woud achieve absolutely nothing, I know - but I might feel better for about 10 seconds?!) thankfully I work in a different building and have to have nothing to do with him. Anyway - could you all send her some positive vibes, to give her the strength she needs to face the !!$!! - On Wednesday morning around 9am if poss - cheers!

Anyway, must stop ranting before blood pressure soars above boiling and I work myself up into a frenzy!

Thomas is coming on really well, he can move himself around where he wants to go, but gets frustrated - he hasn't quite figured out how to crawl yet, but it won't be long! has started saying lots of different "words" - well mamama, bababa and the like - sounds impressive anyway, just wish I knew what he was on about! Smile
Anyone else's little one start waving? T is forever waving his hands, a bit like the Queen does you know, from the wrist? It's quite cute to watch!
Anyway, off to shave legs before work tomorrow! (Oh what an exciting life I lead!)

Brownie Smile

BEKsmum · 19/06/2006 20:24

Evening all

Chacha I take it a trip to the Choclate Hotel might be in order tomorrow then Grin Enjoy your relaxing bath and we'll see you tomorrow at the park.

Titney welcome aboard, we're a friendly lot, hope you enjoy our chatter.

Rodeo sounds like you had a fab time today, Bet Bella won't want to go to school tomorrow now.

Tessa well done Ash, we'll make sure we get a picture to show everyone tomorrow. Ben is really excited about the park tomorrow and I fear I may be bringing the Peter Pan suit with me and Tessa could be cajoled into playing the role of Tinkerbell or Wendy as I've already been cast as Hook Smile

Right both boys are out for the count so am off for a soak in the tub.

See some of you tomorrow and I'll post pics for the rest of you when we get back. Here's hoping the weather holds for us! Beks

GarfieldsGirl · 19/06/2006 20:46

Have a good one tomorrow people!

There's an ad on the bottome of my MSN thing. Its a car dropping kids off at school, but schools closed...remind you of anyone BEKS? Wink. I did giggle when I saw it!

LaylaandSethsmum · 19/06/2006 21:32

Evening all
Hello Titney!(love the name) Hope you like us all and stick around. WE're all lovely , we do know each other well as most of us have been posting together since march time 2005.LOL at the american thing but i do know what you mean! We're all in England although Tex is from america.

Getting sorted for hols on thurs. Off to France for 2 weeks got sooo much stuff to take. Laylas getting excited counting down the sleeps till we go! Bless her. Shes having her hair cut tomorrow, she got long dark curly hair to the middle of her back but desperately wants it to her shoulders to be like her friend Maisy! To be honest it does need a good cut but i keep telling her that they can't glue it back on if she doesn't like her new hair!
Does anyone know if you can get our formula milks in europe or wether i need to take shed loads with me?

Brownie - Angry your mums situation sounds awful some people are such arseholes aren't they? Hers some positive vibes for her anyway!!.....Smile

Rodeo - your day sounds great these palces are so much nicer without thousands of kids aren't they?
Anyway more packing to do so must dash ByeeeeGrin xxxx

JenJam · 19/06/2006 21:59

hi all, just got beksmum's email - and hte news about the meet up. I doubt i'll be able to make it - oh poo wish i'd logged on while i was away.

I got back from france late last night and since been unpacking and trying out gina ford's regime for the hundredth time as F is completely out of kilter - had very bad nights while away.

laylasmum - i took my own sma and i didn't recognise any of the local formula brands so i'd take shed loads.

am now going to catch up with all the goss before i fall into bed.

have a great day - hope the sun shines for you all

Diege · 19/06/2006 22:16

Evening!! Wishing everyone who's going a great day tomorrow!! V Envy...lots of piccies please!! Remember the fuss me and BEAR made about ours at last London meet-up - seems a life time ago now!
RODEO, really giggled at the thought of the Thornton's factory and your sister, though I'm sure we would be the same! Have been to SW tonight,and despair at my inability to lose the last 8 pounds to get to target weight!! Am really going to try this week...after I've finished off DH's cadbury's Heroes of course Grin Sea-life centre sounds great - you always seem to do such nice things as a family Smile
BROWNIE: can sympathise totally with your feelings about mum's boss - total arsehole, pardon my language; every company has one, but not much consolation when you are the one facing the flack!! Fingers crossed for good outcome from the meeting - good that the union rep' is there. I'm a rep for our union and sit in on appeals procedure etc, and it does make a difference to proceding I think Smile
CHACHA: don't give yourself a hard time about weight - 9 months on, at least 9 months off they say, although know what you mean about clothes. I can't bear to buy a bigger size, so am sufferign from serious 'hangage'/muffin top!! Should steer clear from hotel choccy for now I think!!
Aw and little ASH and his tooth Smile; is he taking it in his stride?
Well, hoping for better night tonight - I'm starting to dread night times Sad
Speak tommorrow!
Diege

JenJam · 19/06/2006 22:39

hi diege, what's all this about bad nighttimes!??? i neeeeed to belieeeeeeve in gina's demands. i thought you were a follower? please say it works. i averaged maximum 3 hours straight while on holiday and have had to sleep on my side because Finn takes up so much room.

it was really good to catch up on all the mummy and baby developments at hte beginning of the thread - great idea whoever thought of that.

also lol at all the name discussions. Finn was officially Edward Finn for about 4 weeks although both of us called him Finn. i love the name Finn and all its unoffical long and short permutations.

ahhh baby grizzling upstairs. DP just whispered into the intercom 'what do we do gina?' must go and pat and shush which is technically baby whisperer i think. i can't bring myself to do CC

will post more soon