The Fantastic Forties Forum

[johnworf]

Pregnant or Popped. Partial to Cake. Thrills, Spills & Bellyaches....and SO much more. Come on in for 'mature' chat (go on, I dare you!)

I will burn in hell but not for board rubber throwing at a nun.

JJ where are you? That's madness- mine have gone to a church primary and a sports college- which is a laugh as she has a stitch getting out of bed! I have to move my little one to the village school where I have just moved next September so I hope I don't have the same problem. I will just refuse to drive anywhere else as it is opposite my house and see what happens. It's quite posh I think (our village has the highest council tax in Wiltshire I believe)so my little one may lower their standards !!!

Neddie I went to a RC school which had once been a private girl's convent school but had gone comprehensive and co-ed all in one go a couple of years before I went. The nuns who hadn't run away at first sight of the boys from the council estates were so eccentric; they did and said things which they'd be in court for now. But they were mostly benignly insane and it made life interesting and I wouldn't change it for the world.

JJ So glad we're not in grammar school country; DH nearly got a job in Lancaster and I was so worried about it. It's likely that my DC would get into the grammar if we entered them, but I don't want them going to any sort of selective school, or single sex school, and was trying to work out how to interpret the woefully low exam results of the non-grammar schools - and was so relieved when he got down to the last 2 but didn't get the job. I felt very unsupportive towards him, but it did make us have a big conversation about education which was useful. It's terrible you know so many people whose DC don't have a school place - how bonkers is that? Hope it's all improved by the time I and V are ready to go.

JW, Mrsb and anyone else on a diet LOOK AWAY NOW. DH came home early from work and took me to lunch and I ate a huge chicken, bacon and cheddar toasted sandwich at the local gastropub then stopped at the co-op on the way home and bought 2 large cream slices with mille feuilles pastry and thick icing. Now I feel sick but I don't care

PS I only ate one of the cream slices, I swear.

I'm in Bucks....in the main town, High Wycombe. It's an odd town in that it's surrounded by massive wealth, yet the centre of the town is predominently V poor. There was also a massive program of primary closures about 10 years ago - and of course, now the population has exploded and there isn't enough places.

I think the grammar system does put massive pressure on the primary schools.

LOL@ throwing board rubbers at nuns. Is that not punishable by a first class ticket to hell then?!

/drools

ermintrude I'm drooling over your lunch (sorry )

I've not even thought about schools though I know it's going to be a major headache when the 3 littlies get older as we'll be moving before they reach senior school. We've a brilliant primary in our village that we know they can get into (fed from our local, ofsted rated "outstanding" pre-school) so we'll have to be content with that for now.

neddy you can't live far from me then does your nearest town have a private college?

ermintrude I had a pavlova this morning just to add to the enormous butt which is forming from no exercise and too much cake eating. Good job I know that I lose weight easily so can enjoy being Mrs Blobby for a few months.
PS I have just seen a picture of a twin preg. belly sans twins and feel like crying- it looked like a giant deflated hot air balloon. Where's the bio oil..........

I live in Seend in darkest Wiltshire

or public school even

ahh well that explains it. I'm just the other side of Chippenham near Wootton Bassett.

Oh that's really close- now you know where my children go to school 3 miles east where the man has several sizes.... you know what I mean.

yes

JW those baby shoes on Monsoon are lovely as well as the dresses. Oh dear......
I want to use washable nappies - which did you choose? Squares or pre-shaped ones? I've been shown how to fold the squares and it looked easy enough, plus they are supposed to dry faster. They are also cheaper - a big plus in my book .

I've inherited some Bimbles nappies and some Totsbots and my sister (and JW I believe) recommended using liners so you can scrape the poo off (or you can get liners that flush down the loo too) and not have to change the nappy every time. Must be the same system with terry squares, although in both cases you need an outer waterproof lining. The squares are bound to dry faster - I'm hoping for a hot dry summer

doh! i mean you need an outer waterproof layer.

ermintrude - mothercare stock "earth friendly baby" nappy liners that can be flushed. I used washables with DS1 (up until I had DS2. I meant to use them with DS2 but it all got too difficult with all the washing/ middle of winter drying etc (feeble excuses I know)DS1 is only just toilet trained and it all got too difficult (DH is away alot and I'm a crap mother etc etc). I'm hoping that, as this one's a summer baby, I can get my backside into gear and have the two in washables fairly quickly. I'll be using disposables for the first few weeks though. Waitrose stock motherease which are about the best I've tried (in waterproof wraps, that is)

Anyone else had two in washables?

iris thanks for that. I've got some washable fleeces to use at first - softer on the newborn bum - but will check out flushable liners for when it's hardened to the world! I used disposable nappies with my first 2 DC and am determined to give the eco-friendly route a go this time. Although I have got some eco disposables for the first few days and will prob carry them as back-up at first.

heron - Sydney?! Ah yes - I see your problem now!

crikey - forgot all about fleece liners (so long since I used washables, clearly! - I got a free fleece blanket with a mother & baby, which I cut up and used for liners - it was cheaper to buy the mag than buy the fleece! I agree it's much softer on the bum

There's a nappy shop near where I live and I think they loan out nappy trial kits. I might give that a go. As for the hot dry summer, don't worry, as I booked that well in advance.

Tabitha I wish there were more places that do trial packs (I seem to remember some councils do - and if you buy washables and present your receipt they give you money back - it's bound to be on one of the washable nappy threads somewhere, or your local council website). I went through thenappylady.com initially and ended up with wambamboos (bamboo nappies, very slimline like disposables) totsbots (which I didn't like) and fluffles (made by totsbots but out of fleece and totally scrummy for that fat bummed look ) I've also got a few motherease all in ones which I use for emergencies in the car.

All this chat of nappies has got me quite inspired now

I had washable nappies for DS2 for quite some time, but at about a year, it got to be too much with all my work hours. Now, of course, I'm a SAHM and would like to think I have more time to do laundry (is that wishful thinking?) and our council does have a nappy program that if you buy £50 worth of washable nappies, they will reimburse you for £30 of it. I've already got a supply of newborn nappies, but have tried looking into the washable ones (I freecycled the others I had) recently and there is just soooooo much to look at, I find myself being a bit overwhelmed. I'm still on the fence about it all. I think DH would rather me go for disposables. I just don't know.

On a more positive note, DS is showing signs of finally being ready to potty train, so we'll be diving in to that now.

Triggles my DH rolls his eyes when I mention washables - in fact he wrinkles his nose - but he's going to have to lump it (possibly literally ).

Ta for the tip about council schemes - I've just checked the Notts County Council site and found I can get £25 cash back if I spend £50 on washables! Have passed this info on to my antenatal thread too.

He actually gave her the letter