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Can we talk about MNSN, and the community/support/chat etc?

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silverfrog · 05/03/2013 11:23

This thread may not be a good idea. I am severely sleep deprived (ds has decided yet again that sleep is for the weak, and I have had about 4 hours sleep since Sunday), and had the morning from hell getting dd2 off on a school trip - change of routine, needed ot wear tracksuit not uniform, different drop off/pick up - you all know the score. If you all think it is a bad idea, please feel free to report and have it deleted.

Anyway.

Can we have a thread where we try to sort out some of the perceived isues with MNSN?

I keep seeing, on the main boards, posts saying that MNSN is not suportive. That some faces don't fit. That it's not all it's cracked up to be.

Fine. I get that not everybody is the same, and may not want the same things form this board as me, or other posters. But it isn't really said here, and so we don't reallt get right of reply.

It's a bit like talking about us behind our backs.

I know there have ben disagreements and differences over the years. I have been part of some of them, but on the whole I thought we muddled through quite well - expcially given that we are all under a reasonable amount of stress most of the time, and that we all face fairly different challenges on a daily basis.

So - what do people want form MNSN? Is there anything we (as a community) can do to welcome people who feel left out? Anythign we can do to help posters who lurk rather than post?

I am rather hoping htis might be a moving forward discussion, rather than a re-hash of any he said/she said grievances. BUt as I said earlier, maybe this is entirely misguided. Sorry if it is.

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silverfrog · 07/03/2013 20:38

I also have a couple of very good recipes for healthy 'cakes', if you want.

one is a sugar-free banana bread, which I beef up with extra egg for the nutrition side, and the other is a courgette cake (chocolate, but I use pure cocoa, so again sugar free).

both healthy, and the banana one is delicious.

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StarlightMcKenzie · 07/03/2013 20:39

Polter You know how to make IceCream? Shock Envy

PolterGoose · 07/03/2013 20:42

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lougle · 07/03/2013 20:44

Dad makes homemade icecream, which she eats.

She did have Abidec for a while - perhaps she needs to go back on that.

She didn't have allergy testing but did have coeliacs test (negative).

I think the bottom line is that she's absolutely knackered and that's knocked her appetite, but then the lack of food drops her energy, which knocks her appetite....

silverfrog · 07/03/2013 20:44

oh, for the days when I could make ice cream.

no other bloody fecker in the house can eat it Angry

can't be arsed to do it for me, and the alternative milks are all manky when you know what it could be like with proper cream

I did finally find a good substitute for cream though - whisk up the solid bit from a tin of coconut milk. was really quite nice.

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coff33pot · 07/03/2013 20:45

what about freezing the milkshakes into ice pops like mini milks?

zzzzz · 07/03/2013 20:47

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MareeyaDolores · 07/03/2013 20:53

Ice cream? Milk shakes? Soya / sorbet / GFCF ?

Gives up and swigs Baileys

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porridgeLover · 07/03/2013 20:56

Oh dear GOD. I have spent all day wading through the thread only to find you're all on to the cake by now. Feel like everyone is having dessert while I am still on my dinner.
Was this supposed to be about support?

porridgeLover · 07/03/2013 20:57

Lougle has she been to a feeding clinic?

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StarlightMcKenzie · 07/03/2013 20:57

Support?

No fucking chance.

StarlightMcKenzie · 07/03/2013 20:58

Yeah. SOmeone recently posted some rules didn't they?

No talking about cake!

coff33pot · 07/03/2013 20:58

No zzzzz had quite enough cake the other evening.....nearly all to herself I might add..

Maryz · 07/03/2013 20:59

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dietstartstmoz · 07/03/2013 21:00

silverfrog-can you share the banana bread recipe? I need 'support' with getting DS2 to eat anything healthier, and I cant join in the drinking as I have fecking indigestion-again!

porridgeLover · 07/03/2013 21:00

Well can I join to talk rubbish so?

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porridgeLover · 07/03/2013 21:04

OOOps, sorry Maryz, was not intending to cause any offence.