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We've never entered an art competition before... We almost came close ... Recently there was one on the TV with a dinosaur toy as a prize - my two year old created a lovely picture and I actually thought he'd stand a chance of winning one of the prizes- the dinosaur had been something on his letter to father Christmas which he didn't get (don't feel sorry for him, he got loads of toys!) but when

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We took Blake and Maegan to meet Father Christmas at Ruxley Manor garden centre on Tuesday. It was the first time both my children had met Father Christmas, Blake is two and a half and this year is the first year that he is really into Christmas (Maegan is nearly 6 months). We booked the tickets online the night before, it cost £13 for all of us (£8.99 for Blake, £2 each for me and Rich, and it

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www.facebook.com/borntoboogiesilentdisco Book yourself a place at the Born to Boogie Silent Disco and help raise some money for children in need, sounds like lots of fun for all children under 10. RSVP borntoboogie@live.com Sat, 10th December 2011 4pm in the Whitfield Hall, United Reform Church, Bromley.

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With thanks from my good friend louise, i'd like to share this with you xIn bromley on Thursday 24 November from 5pm you can see Santa and his elves along with live reindeer, Christmas carols and a Samba parade. And Panto stars will switch on the lights in the High Street at 7pm. Christmas markets are on from 9 until 23 December and there is FREE PARKING in the Civic Centre and Hill car parks in

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We love Dora in our house so we were very exited to be sent a review copy of Dora's Enchanted Forrest Adventures DVD before it's showing on Nick Jr. The Adventures are split into three special episodes which make it great for pre-schoolers (we all know, a toddler isn't going to sit still for the length of a feature film) and are packed full of new friends for Dora, including  elves,

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I've compiled a little guide for local fireworks displays for this year's bonfire night. If you know of any other local ones - particularly ones starting earlier in the evening, please do let me know! Southborough Primary School 4 November 2011 Fireworks display for all the family. Location: Southborough Primary School, Southborough Lane, BR2 8AA Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Cost: £5 on the

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I have to admit, I took my inspiration from kirstie allsopp's new "craft" book - which features a papier mâché snowman piñata - my thinking was - if you can do a snowman - I must be able to create a pumpkin! Also, I wanted to replicate a pumpkin rather than do a real one for 2 reasons, 1) I felt that my 2 year old could join in more and 2) I don't actually have anywhere safe to put a lit

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Lucky Maegan was sent a Cream waffle Shnuggle modern moses basket to try out and review and the verdict is that she loves it! It's been a little godsend for us, as Maegan has a big brother, Blake who's 27months and the Shnuggle has been the way Maegan has been able to have daytime naps. It's made from plastic rather than wicker so it doesn't creak like a traditional moses basket and the

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This is a blog question prompt (I needed a bit of inspiration today!) and for me the answer is simply the noise! I'm a quiet person, before having children I enjoyed nothing more than a good book and a hot choc - a nice bit of piece and quiet! Honestly, I rarely did the clubbing/pub thing and I love slippers as much as heels! Having two children means this is a very rare thing indeed! It can

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Emma in Bromley x

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So at 37weeks I woke with excruciating pain from my back all down my left side into my foot. I couldn't walk properly and had to crawl up the stairs on hands and knees. Certain movements were out of the question and simple things such as picking my toddler up hurt like crazy! Had I pulled something in my sleep? was the baby sitting on a nerve? When I booked in to see my GP a few days later as it

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Emma in Bromley x

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We were very excited to be sent a copy of Thomas and Friends Day of the Diesels new dvd to review, Blake loves Thomas, he calls all trains Thomas and his Brewster from Chuggington and Toystory duplo train are both also called Thomas and are best friends in the world of Blake! Blake likes to watch a few of the really old episodes which I watched as a child when he feels sleepy and he likes the

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My little boy loves Bob the builder so when an opportunity to review the latest dvd arrived, we jumped at it! Bob the Builder the Big Dino Dig dvd was released on Monday so is available in the shops and online now, rrp £12.99 but the HiT store have it for £9.99 Blake is 27 months and doesn't quite sit through the full 60 min feature but that suits us fine, the story is broken down into sections

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When I first heard of the 308 by Clark & Gray I got very excited! back in the days before I was a SAHM, (stay at home mum) one of the areas I covered in my career as an online marketing manager was a maternity brand and I was at the end of my second pregnancy so I really respect any great maternity and baby ideas particularly ones started by brave and inspiring parents. I struggled through two

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*Update - There is now a competition to win a week's supply at the bottom of this post... As soon as I'd heard about Waterbaby, I really wanted to check it out so I offered to review it! When I was pregnant both times, pregnancy sickness was a big issue for me, and I often brought my vitamin tablets back up! Not much fun at all! ... Also, I just kept forgetting to take them, and now I'm

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I'm more of a shoe girl and normally trainers wouldn't interest me but I have to say that the interweb is full of stories this morning about a Nike event which has hinted to invited guests that the self lacing Nike mag trainers from back to the future are about to launch!There's a teaser on you tube posted by docemmettbrown88 (yep, this made me giggle my geeky giggle) Nike mag teaser videoI most

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I just love seeing the world through the eyes of my two year old and how he finds joy in the most mundane things! I thought I'd share with you a walk we had ... not my usual countryside style walk such as scadbury park, or knole park... but to the co-op in Downham! Now, my local readers will need no introduction to Downham, but to those of you from further afield, Downham is not so nice, it's

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I was very lucky to be sent some baby sensory cleanse and protect nappy balm to review recently. I'm a big fan of the baby sensory classes having taken my son to them for three terms and buying the cd which he still loves so I had high expectations of the baby sensory nappy balm. (You can read my post on baby sensory classes if you like?) I'm rather particular about chemicals and do my best to

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I love a good app or whatever you want to call them and had a good giggle at this one (I am a tad geeky after all) "you are what you tweet" twitter infographic by these guys (visual.ly) is just fab! Have a go yourself if you are a twitterer and post your results in the comment section :-) Geeky grin is about right! Cupcake obsession is spot on! Gamer - that's a little off, I'm extremely naff at

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I guess I've been fairly lucky with naptimes and Blake. Since he was 10 months old, he's had one nap a day, it's always started at some point between 10 and 12noon and has always lasted about an hour (occasionally I was luck enough to get almost 2 hours!) Naptime has recently been a bit odd, maybe 20 mins at the most or it's been slipping later in the day starting at about 2 instead (I don't like

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Knole Park.Emma in Bromley x Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Emma in Bromley x

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A month ago, I gave birth to my second baby, a beautiful baby girl at 5.40 am. Shortly after, hubby and I started to announce to the world, Those of you who know me, will know that I used to be an online marketing manager and that I've been a fan of social media for a very very long time (I've been on twitter since 2007) I'm a bit of a geeky girl and I love a gadget or two but I'm also quite

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I was recently given an opportunity to do an online interview with Helena Dowling, the presenter from Nick Jr who is also the face of the current Help Dora Help campaign. The campaign is there to help preschoolers, there is an award prize fund of up to £20,000 along with discovery and learning equipment packages for preschools across the UK. "Supported by the Princes Foundation for Children

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Have you read part1? With everything cleared, units ripped out, a wall removed and a ceiling replaced we had two things: 1) a blank canvas and 2) lots of dust and mess. Having a blank canvas to work with is both exciting and scary! We started by having spot lights fitted into the new ceiling and have chosen to have these on two circuits, although it is still a small kitchen, we liked the idea

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Whilst our kitchen project is taking part, we are staying at my inlaws, my mother in law is very lucky to have any kitchen gadget you can think of and Blake really enjoys watching and taking part in cooking - my list of kitchen desires is growing by the day and I've now added breadmaker to my wish list in the unlikely event that there is money left in the pot after all the essentials are done!

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We bought our first home five years and eight months ago, it was always intended to be our first step on the ladder and we envisiaged moving to a more long term home within two years but life got in the way! Why do we still have our petite 2up2down? because we decided to get married, have babies and things such as my redundancy have popped up and messed with our plan! When we bought the house,

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* Please note, this post was originally published on the 11th May but disappeared during a blogger maintenance update. I have republished this post again today - appologies to anyone who may have already read this on their RSS feed etc... *Please also note, there is a copy of the response I got from Karen Lewis at the bottom of the post - this was not originally published. Ok so, I've given

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This is a very personal post, I almost didn't write it but what I went through was scary and I thought I would share it. On Thursday morning, I woke up as usual bursting for the loo - I blame it on the baby being head down but I'm the same pregnant or not! When I got to the bathroom, my PJ bottoms were soaked in fresh blood and the toilet bowl was full of blood, it wasn't like when you get your

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This is the first time I've been tagged in a Meme and I was tagged by Emma at mummy musings. This Meme was started by Sally to see how our fridge contents compare to hers and if her fridge is that of a bad parent! Luckily I was tagged today as *fingers crossed* next week we will be starting our kitchen project and this fridge will no longer be! So here goes! Top shelf Gu chocolate pots (only

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When I was pregnant the first time round, I had a 4d scan in Lancaster where my parents live. We had a fantastic time and I loved seeing how our baby looked - we didn't find out with baby 1 if we were having a girl or a boy and it was fun to get everyone guessing from the facial features on the scan. The other lovely thing was, we actually recognised him from the 4d scan when he was born - it

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I wanted to share one of my latest purchases with you, Olive Oil! I'm not going to pretend to be a total foodie, I love the idea of being a foodie, I love cooking and daydream over owning a KitchenAid Mixer but in reality I'm a fussy eater and not as adventurous as I'd like to be.  However I do have quite a thing for good Olive oil and Balsamic vinegar,  I like to dip lovely fresh rustic

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We all had favourite toys as children, some of which have made it all this time and are still available. There are of course one or two things that seem to make us parents more excited than our children. I loved my glow worm and was very excited when we got one for our baby boy - they've changed over the years, I remember dismantling mine and having just a glow stick! The new ones also play music

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Mummy Mondays Club in The Glades is offering two free taster sessions for Diddi Dance tomorrow (4th April 2011). Both lasting for half an hour and in the atrium outside the Disney Store.  Staring at 10.30 and 11.15am. No need to book, just turn up with your mummy monday club card - if you're not already a "mumber", join for free at the information desk. Other Mummy Monday offers available until

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It's always a tricky one, we've all been at a toddler group when another kid has snatched a toy from yours or slapped or kicked or said a naughty word but what do you do? You would like to think parent of said kid would come over, apologise and speak to their child but you are more likely to win the lottery. You can't really tell off someone elses child, so I've found myself saying "that wasn't

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The shops at the North end of Bromley High Street, a part of the North Village are putting on an action packed family fun day on Saturday 2nd April from 9.30 until 4pm. Pop along and take part in the fun, there will be Face Painting, Balloons, Jesters and Clowns and other activities. There are some lovely shops to browse for Mother's day gifts (Sunday 3rd April) , such as Wells Flowers and

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When I was pregnant with my first baby, I was made redundant - the company I worked for went bust - I would say it was down to the credit crunch, but it was really because *the man in charge* was a bit of a *swear word of your choice*. - If you want a mental image - He turned up in the mornings in silk PJ's and chain smoked cigars in the office for which the £50 fines he regularly received were

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We love visiting Christmas Tree Farm in the village of Downe - It's only a short 10 mins or so drive away from Bromley and is a lovely place to visit with toddlers and young children. It's £3 per adult and £1.50 per child and then you can buy a bucket of feed for 50p or £1 for a large one - which you must do as it's sooo much fun!!! It's a small farm, it doesn't take long to walk around but is

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Those that know me personally know that for the past few years, I have been rather fussy about certain chemicals in food and skin care. The two main things  I do my best to avoid are Parabens and Apartame, but everyone always asks me the Why question! In this blog post I'm going to do my best to answer what my personal problem with parabens is! Firstly, I'm no expert and everything I say is my

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I had the best time doing Baby sensory with my little man, we went for three terms until he was 11 months old and I would recommend it to any Bromley mummy. So this week's website wednesday goes to http://www.babysensory.com/en/ClassDetails.aspx?id=30 If you would like to know more about our experience at baby sensory, please read my earlier post:

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Recently on twitter, I heard about a shop in Bromley offering homely gifts and Indian furniture so at the weekend, we took a wonder into town and found the shop! It's all the way up next door to the cinema - I can't remember the last time I ever went up the high street that far ... but it's definitely worth the walk and I'm glad we kept looking for it! I thought Inside Out Living was new but it

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I'm 23 weeks pregnant and have finally managed to collect my Bounty pack from Boots, after months of it being out of stock. A long time ago before I became a SAHM (Stay At Home Mum) I was on Online Marketing Manager for a maternity clothing company and both Bounty and Emma's Diary came to see me about advertising in their packs. Both reps came along with sample packs for me to see, after all,

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Meet with the Green Team from Bromley council to find out more about using cloth nappies in Bromley and what services are available to you. There is such a wide choice of cloth nappies available, pop along for advice and guidence on choosing the right ones to suit you. The Green Team can offer a range of cloth nappies for you to try and also have a reward scheme where Bromley parents may be

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Lots of my fellow mummy bloggers take part in Wordless Wednesday or Silent Sunday but I thought I'd try something different and start Website Wednesday - I just thought it would be quite a nice way to share some of my online purchases or other online things that I feel would be interesting to my readers. We were looking for a traditional lovely wooden toybox for our little boy, but all the

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Hubby was very lucky today and got to have lunch at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant, he had quite a few items from the taster menu and loved it. I have to say, obviously I'm a little jealous (A cheese sandwich just doesn't fall in the same league) but as a veggie, I can't say that I particularly missed out (except for the chocolate dessert!), I don't think Gordon is a veggie fan, especially one who's

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Now my little man is 18 months, he loves nothing more than showing off how independent he is! During a very quick (3 shops) shopping trip in The Glades, my son kept trying to take me into the newish Partica shop - He was fascinated with all the balloons around the doorway! Being the softy that I am, and also keen to move on to the next shop without a tantrum I enquired to see how much the

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I was very lucky to be sent a Goodnight Friend Igglepiggle to review. I have to say, I'm not sure who was more excited! Me or 15month Blake! Firstly he got a bit confused for a minute - I'd forgotten to hide his old Igglepiggle and he kept looking from one to the other as if they were having an invisible tennis match.... The age guide on the box is for 2+ and Blake will be 18M at Christmas

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Ok, bit of a strange one here but I'm trying to buy a Sara Lee chocolate gâteau for my lovely hubby! I personally didn't like then but hubby recently has been asking for one! Everytime I do a grocery shop either online or actually in a supermarket I look out for one. Thing is, I've been looking for a few months now! Please can someone point me in the direction of a Bromley or surrounding area,

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When my lovely baby boy was about 8 months old, he made plenty of mummy type sounds - including "mummumumumumumummumuum" when he wanted a cuddle or a feed from me - I was quietly smug - he made mum sounds far more than dad sounds however, the smug look on my face was soon wiped off - the mumum sounds stopped as soon as they started and he's now 15 months with not a single mummy sound! He says

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OK, so fast approaching is the wonderful bonfire night! - I think its fair to say that everyone loves a good firework display! Thank you Guy Fawkes! I'm going to be busy making toffee apples, Hot Jacket potatoes, (Veggie) Sausage sandwiches and shoppping for bonfire toffee - if there's time, I may even make Parkin cake! (I'm northern!) But who's doing a firework display, when and where! I'm not

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I'm a rare blood type and always feel the urge to donate blood whenever I see the adverts - however, because I had a kidney removed, I'm not allowed :( So, because I can't, I'm challenging all my readers to go and "do something amazing" and donate some of your blood! Has anyone ever done this? I can remember going with my dad when I was little and watching him give blood (and I always got a

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Chislehurst Big Draw 2010 Saturday 25 September 12:00-5:00 Chislehurst Common (between Manor Park Road and School Road, BR7 5PQ) ‘Artists in Common’ The Campaign for Drawing London Art Treasures Come to Chislehurst Common Stroll through our woodland gallery of Art direct from your doorstep. (The National and Tate Galleries are only half an hour away by train.) Come and Master a Turner, Study

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I'm so sorry, I've neglected my little blog - I would like to say there was a good reason, but there isn't. My only excuse is that I have been too busy! So what's happening in Bromley for little ones this weekend... Look out for the lovely NCT girls having a nearly new sale at the United Reform Church hall on Widmore - this is the one at the bus stop behind Boots, the Glades. Starting at

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I don't wonder down that little extra bit in the Glades very often - you know, that little extra arcade of shops underneath waterstones - especially now The Pier has gone - there's rarely a need to wonder down - but yesterday I did and I spotted a new baby clothes shop called Little Legs.  Little Legs has been there for 6 weeks already so I'm surprised nobody has mentioned it - considering how

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The Bromley and Chislehurst NCT branch brought the current campaign to my attention and it's something I feel the PRUH needs - a birthing centre located inside the PRUH would be perfect for so many Bromley mums to be. A birthing centre allows a more relaxed home from home environment, more choices and lower medical intervention whilst still benefiting from the excellent medical expertise

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I first reviewed Gymboree in Bromley last August but since then there have been a few changes so I thought it was time to review again! As part of the Glades Mummy Monday club, you can claim a free play session at Gymboree - so that's what we went along too! It's important to know that the enterance to Gymboree is actually outside the Glades - Between Boots and the Church hall. Theres a

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Yesterday's news reported about nine-month-old twins, Isabella and Lola Koupparis, who were attacked by a fox as they were asleep in their cots. It seems that everyone has now gone crazy responding to this story - so yes! I am also going to put my opinion out there too as its something that feels close to home for me. I grew up in the north west of England - just half an hour away from Lake

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Loving the Glades in Bromley's latest promotion! - Mummy Mondays - Join the club by signing up for free at either of the two Customer service desks and receive your membership card which entitles you to special offers on Monday Mornings (shame its not all day! - I know I'm not the only new mummy who finds afternoons easier to get out and do something! and lets face it - first time mummy still in

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A small group of us yummy mummies headed over to gambado in beckenham with our 8 and 9 month old babies to explore the soft play area whilst we had a chat! Only thing was when we got there it was a whopping £9 per baby! So we turned round and headed back to adventure kingdom in Bromley instead and we had a lovely time for £3.60 instead!For babies and children under 5 I would say adventure kingdom

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I'm absolutely over the moon to have been nominated for a MAD award! The MADs celebrate and recognise the wonderful world of Mummy and Daddy bloggers who put every inch of their lives out there in cyberspace to help, inspire and entertain other parents the world over! My little blog focuses mainly on the Bromley area and has a modest following, it's scary, a thrill and an honour to have been

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This post is work in progress, so check back for regular updates! My baby is now 10 months old and I'm starting to look into things to do with him now he is more toddler than baby! Our Baby sensory sessions will end in a matter of weeks, we have loved every moment and to be honest, I'm a little anxious of keeping my very active little man busy! So far I have come across Talking Tots which

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I feel having a thermometer at home is an important addition to any family first aid box - weve used ours endless times! I came accross one by Vicks which has a green, yellow or red indicator as well as reading your little ones temperature which I think is a nifty idea - it can get confusing sometimes as to whats normal and whats hot! Lets face it, the difference can be less than a degree and

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Bromley Baby & Family Fair - Saturday 27th February 2010 for Tommy's charity United Reform Church, Widmore Road, Bromley, Kent (the one at the Boots bus stop!) 10am - 4pm Fun event for all the family, expectant parents, new parents... Katies Playpen Superstore will be selling everything you need for babies Cbeebies, Sarah-Jane Honeywell will be making a guest appearance 10am-11am A host of

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I keep wanting to do a first aid course now I'm a mum, I feel it's important to know what to do especially with things such as choking now Baby is weaning. I've managed to find two upcoming courses in the Bromley area specifically for parents with children under 5 teaching basic skills in life support and first aid for both you and your child. Course one - North Downham Training Project, 103

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I know it's not my usual area but next week we may be visiting relatives in Llanelli and I was having a nosey to see if there was anything to do with Baby while we are there and I came across this! Louise Evans who's the lovely lady behind gorgeous baby slings Rose and Rebellion is holding a toy building workshop at the discovery centre in Llanelli on the 18th feb 2010 at 11am and 2pm. What a

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Ok so before I was pregnant, I had heard of Raspberry tea but not Raspberry Leaf tea (the difference is important!) and I did a fair amount of research before I made the decision to try it. There is a common myth / old wives tale that it can start labour - this isn't true at all - it doesn't start or induce labour. - So what does it do? It helps to prepare your uterus for labour and can help

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This morning for me was just the last straw so RANT ALERT! I'm a mum of a 7 month old baby and in these last 7 months I have repeatedly felt victimised by bus drivers and I know I am not alone. If I have the pram - a bugaboo - so nice and compact, many bus driver don't stop to let you on the bus, even when there is clearly room for a pram. Some don't acknowledge you at all and others think

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I came accross this via a recent email campaign and had no idea mothercare were blogging! I couldn't find any obvious links from the mothercare website but you can read it by clicking here - http://blog.mothercare.com/ It's in its early stages but hopefully it will blossom quickly and offer some exciting reads! As a former online marketing manager - it always makes me smile when I see

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I'm sat here watching itv's Christmas tales: the legends of Santa with Fiona Phillips and thought it deserved a mention on my Blog because the Santa's grotto they keep showing is our very own one from The Glades, Bromley. But the thing is, watching this program has given me the sillies! ( I can't stop giggling!) Let's talk about the strange voice over choices! There is a German lady talking

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This week we had our first Babysensory session with Clare Fletcher and we had lots of fun! The session we went to was inside the United Reform Church Hall and I had dressed baby in layers as I was expecting the room to be cool like most church halls- however this one was lovely and warm! The room was set out in a padded blanketed square for all the mummies, daddies and babies to line up on. There

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Having heard other mums talking about how great the fisherprice jumperoo is and seeing all the glowing reviews it gets online, I decided to get one for my baby. Firstly I was shocked by the price - I found it to be about £95 on most websites and then I found there were a few variations - rainforest and precious planet being the main ones in the UK along with other brands making similar products.

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Today I spotted a new area in Debenhams in Bromley - They now have Red Herring Maternity clothes! Debenhams in located in The Glades shopping centre and the Maternity clothes  are located on the lower ground floor if you are entering from the glades through the make-up hall, it's about half way down on the left hand side. There is quite a good selection of fashion pieces and worth a look! I

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I've just managed to get a place for Baby on the Baby Sensory classes in Bromley. I have yet to start them and to see for myself how they work, but I have to say I'm very excited about this! Having heard all about the sessions from friends who have been before and seeing the awards it's won along with the fact that the current term is already full and next term has limited spaces left it's no

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Top Mum Tip! The Early learning centre have a "Big Birthday Club" Free to join and worth signing up to before your baby is one. As a member you will get a 20% off coupon to spend in-store at the ELC or Mothercare and also recieve a free birthday gift for your child. Along with great ideas and inspiration for holding children's birthday parties and suggestions for birthday gifts for your

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A new cafe opened locally to me in Bromley, and no it isn't a fourth Starbucks! The Lavender House Cafe... This one is full of sweet homemade cupcakes, wholesome soups and man-size sandwiches, there's also a welsh dressers full of cute gifts, wooden toys and cookbooks such as the hummingbird bakery - which I recommend by the way! They also sell local produce such as delicious kent apple

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About a month ago, I had a sneeky peek in Kurt Geiger in The Glades and fancied a pair of boots - the problem being £89 on a pair of non essential boots when your income is maternity pay isn't a very bright idea so I kept walking.... On my next visit, yesterday, I noticed that they had a sale on ... same boots were now £49 and I though hmmmm maybe! I went and had cake and tea with family as

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By the time Baby was 9 weeks old, I was starting to really struggle with bathtime! Each and every bath had resulted in hysterical tears from Baby, he did not like baths one little bit. We were attempting to do a bath every other day with a top and tail wash on the inbetween days and I tried all sorts of tricks to try and get Blake enjoying his baths! 1) I tried getting in the bath too - It made

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Upcoming Event! On Saturday 26th September 2009, the NCT (National Childbirth Trust) will be holding one of their popular Nearly New Sales, where you can pop along and buy baby clothes, toys and equipment from parents in second hand but good condition. Pick up a bargain and beat the credit crunch! At the United Reform Church, Widmore Road - Next to Boots and the bus stop! From 11am until 12pm

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My GP's surgery (Southview) is running a mother and baby group for new mummy's - it's run by the health visitors, Sarah and Angela who are both lovely! Today was the first session, it's every monday in September and today we spoke about travelling abroad with our babies. Highlights include  - if your baby is formula fed, you can make up your feeds with bottled water as long as the seal is

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It was decided that I would take Baby into central London to meet hubby from work. It was the first time I had attempted the train and London alone with baby so I took the maxi cosi car seat attached to the bugaboo wheels as it was too hot for the sling and the pram top is quite large for commuter trains! It was also somone's leaving drinks so hubby had mentioned popping in for one quick drink

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Tucked away in a corner of The Glades in Bromley is a branch of Gymboree! It's not very noticeable it's hidden between boots and massimo dutti.Full of classes and fun things to do with your Little ones from age newborn upwards. Music, arts and crafts and things such as baby signing all take place here.There's also a soft padded play area too. Even though it's the school holidays and Bromley was

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The Independant published an article on Mummy bloggers and it makes for an interesting read.Parts of the article are provoking, such as the suggestion that the blogs are started by lonely mums ( I don't believe this is the main reason) but other parts are great - any support for mummy bloggers is great and I do hope more and more mums will start blogging!Read the article here ...http://

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A reader brought to my attention, a drop in coffee morning centre called The Baby Cafe.The group is set up for pregnant and breastfeeding mums to get together for advice, chat and socialising, I haven't been to one yet, but looks like a great way to meet other mums in your area.The Baby Cafe has national branches with 2 close to the Bromley area.Sidcup - Tuesdays 1pm to 3pmNew Community Church,

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Pram-o-cise is a new fitness class where you exercise with your pram! Jacqueline Bundy recently started the class in Kelsey Park on Tuesday 21st July 2009, and the class continues to run every Tuesday from 10.30-11.30am - Meeting at the Main Entrance Gate on Wickham Road.Jacqueline is a fully qualified instructor and the session involves aerobic and conditioning sections tailored to each

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There are breastfeeding facilities in Mothercare, situated on Bromley high street.On the upper level, at the back of the store there are facilities here for mums - There are two rooms, one is a toilet big enough to take your pram in with you, and the other is a baby change room. The baby change room has a padded bench for breastfeeding mums to use. There is room here for one mum and her pram. The

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Ok Ok - I know we should be both encouraged and encouraging breastfeeding in public, but lets face it, most of us don't have the balls to do it!Even with a blanket to cover me, I risk exposure! I have a very wriggly 9 week old baby who I end up wrestling and repositioning in every feed. I'd be mortified if this event was witnessed by the public - especially when said public are the people of the

Emma Clementhttps://profiles.google.com/102233201497134276733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479671215236431924.post-82195744857593713712009-08-11T13:21:00.006+01:002009-08-11T14:06:25.774+01:00

I've been breastfeeding for 7 weeks. My baby is putting on lots of weight and produces an awful lot of poo so I know I'm doing something right!I had help from the midwives to learn how to get my baby to latch on and have had Eight midwives, two health visitors, a breastfeeding councillor and a home care nurse all tell me that baby latches on perfectly and my positioning is spot on - and yet I am

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Bluewater shopping centre in Dartford (20 mins from Bromley) has some really great facilities for breastfeeding mums!Look out for their family rooms dotted about near the restrooms - these not only have nappy change and toilets big enough to accommodate a pram, shopping and any extra little ones you may have with you... they also have rocking chairs in them for breastfeeding mummy's! The door to

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OK, so I had been up all night with contractions, I'd had no sleep, the night before I had been kept in PRUH (Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough) and had hardly slept so I was already tired before anything started! - Read my earlier post on this!I'd been having blood pressure problems and suffered from swollen feet, ankles and wrists ohhh and face!It was 6am and I had been labouring

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In the last few days of my pregnancy I had developed a few small complications, My swollen ankles had swollen even more, my blood pressure was high and I had a level 2 protein reading. My midwife at the GP's had said to me that if I get even the slightest hint of a headache, that I should call the labour ward at PRUH (Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough) The next day I got a headache,

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I didn't used to be a yoga fan, having tried a few regular yoga sessions in the past, I found yoga to be a little on the dull side as I used to be a semi professional dancer and just enjoy the energy in dance so much I didn't really appreciate the serenity of yoga.However, just before I became pregnant I had been giving yoga and pilates another chance and enjoyed following a dvd at home.I'm keen

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I'm going to take you back in time a bit here to when I was suffering morning sickness, and OMG! was I suffering!It's name is a big fat lie - it should be called "spontaneous sickness" - it can attack at anytime with no warning!I started with it at about week 6 and it didn't ease off until week 14. And let me tell you, it was hell! From the moment I woke up, I would have my head down the toilet

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I'm degree educated and experienced to a senior level in what I do - after all, I've been doing it professionally for over 8 years!So I took on a challenge for a smaller company, I turned around their online marketing strategy and improved their best ever month from £2,000 to £15,000 with the smallest budget I had ever had to play with and the smallest team I've ever had - Just me and a part time

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When I first started to need maternity clothes, I had a hard time finding them in Bromley but it just turned out that I needed to look harder! Next - On Bromley high street. Towards the back of the store currently on the left hand side, there is a small stand with a selection of Maternity clothes - good for basic jeans and tees with the odd fashion piece thrown in. Dorothy Perkins - On Bromley

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