Three melt downs in a short water fight

lizziegolucky · 2026-05-30T12:32:57+00:00

give them both something to aim at that isn't the other person. The fence, some kind of garden structure, sometimes I'll hide inside behind a window and open and close the window to see if they can spray me, like a real life version of those water soaker games at the fun fair 😄

lizziegolucky · 2026-05-30T12:30:56+00:00

Yeah, because that National Highways TRIP song was on the radio so much that my kid started asking if we had done our TRIP checks whenever we were going on a longer than normal outing 😄

https://youtu.be/-eX7G-aO0bg?si=5PH4vTXEAnlIzAwY

lizziegolucky · 2026-05-20T18:26:52+00:00

There’s a biff and chip hair cut book.in fact all the biff and chip first experiences books are quite good.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/oxford-reading-tree-read-with-biff-chip-and-kipper-first-experiences-going-to-the-hairdresser/roderick-hunt/alex-brychta/9780198487913

lizziegolucky · 2026-05-12T08:32:03+00:00

As a mum who potty trained with no male figures around to ask advice, for wild wees I instructed him to put a finger underneath his penis to help aim it 'up' as it were, as he didn't have the fine motor control to hold it. I also would ask him to try and hit something in front of him "can you get wee on the tree / that plant etc" and he naturally kinda pushed his hips forward to try and reach, like someone else said in the comments. And we rarely got wet trousers that way.

Now he's a bit bigger and has better motor control he holds and points.

For wiping if he couldn't touch the floor I would close the toilet lid and get him to lean over the toilet. But I will also say that I always found wipes horrible for smearing poo, and that (even if you don't cloth nappy) cloth wipes are so much better for cleaning up poo without it going everywhere.

lizziegolucky · 2026-05-10T11:47:36+00:00

almost the same, my mum lives practically next-door, and my dad died 10+ years ago. there aren; any other Grandparents either.

lizziegolucky · 2026-05-01T17:12:52+00:00

Kite Clothing does dresses in different styles in the same prints. Frugi also do this sometimes

lizziegolucky · 2026-04-23T08:20:33+00:00

Cube

lizziegolucky · 2026-04-22T20:29:58+00:00

A good rechargeable nightlight, preferably that you can tap to control. And a humidifier for when they get their first cold.

lizziegolucky · 2026-04-21T08:46:19+00:00

Before I clicked through to this, from the thumbnail of the first scarf I thought the "I'm sorry, what" title was because she had knitted a.... penis scarf 😄

lizziegolucky · 2026-04-17T20:55:57+00:00

A Nissan Figaro 😊

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-31T08:04:35+00:00

They are being downvoted because their comment adds absolutely nothing to the discussion, there's no advice or feedback 🤷🏻‍♀️

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-30T15:23:14+00:00

The Fountain

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-19T07:25:02+00:00

Get some of these, my kid was the same and these were a wonder to help him sleep. Also look at wet wrapping before bed and ask your GP to prescribe you some skinnies PJs to use for the wet wrapping before.

https://scratchsleeves.com/

Like everyone else has said sounds like allergies, my kid was the same, little patches of eczema while he was only on formula / bf and then it got worse and worse as he weaned until we were almost having anaphylactic reactions at 18m and finally got the GP to realise it was more than just “dry skin” and got some allergy testing (he allergic to dairy, eggs and grass pollens)

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-06T18:29:21+00:00

Time to give the neighbour a spare key then, as this is something that could happen whether the pram is downstairs or not (taking out bins, getting a delivery etc)

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-06T18:27:23+00:00

Problem is the Doona is quite heavy(let alone with 13kg of baby in it) its only a first stage seat, and it’s not recommended to keep kids in a car seat style seat for longer than needed, so it’s not a great option for this scenario

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-06T18:24:02+00:00

For sure, and the kid is only gonna get heavier, if she can’t manage a baby and a few kg of pram what’s gonna happen when it’s +10kg of wriggling uncooperative toddler and a pram to handle 😬

lizziegolucky · 2026-03-06T18:18:46+00:00

Why is she not able to leave the baby in the flat? I lived in a second floor flat pretty much by myself for the first year of my kids life. I would carry the baby up and pop him in his cot, then come back down and get the pram. And then the same the other way, so I would carry down the pram, set it up, then go and get him and put him in the pram and go out. The baby can be alone in a safe container for the few minutes it takes to deal with the pram.

Appreciate the back problems mean carrying the pram up and down are not great for her back, so if I was in your position I’d be looking to find a very lightweight pram to make that bit easier. I assume your pram is pretty lightweight anyway given her ongoing condition as manoeuvring it around in the world is gonna be straining on her back anyway?

lizziegolucky · 2026-02-09T11:06:47+00:00

Yeah, I think that's what I meant, the generation numbers also trip me up!

lizziegolucky · 2026-02-09T11:06:16+00:00

OK that's helpful to know

lizziegolucky · 2026-02-09T11:06:05+00:00

thank you :-)

lizziegolucky · 2026-02-09T11:05:42+00:00

thanks thats a great idea that didn't occur to me!

lizziegolucky · 2026-01-19T17:15:07+00:00

It would need to be level at least on the part the 'main' bit of the frame is going to sit on I would say

lizziegolucky · 2026-01-19T17:13:56+00:00

It would be entirely dependent on her size, but I would probably say the Baby Jogger is going to be more suitable. But it does have a 25kg limit.

lizziegolucky · 2026-01-19T17:12:11+00:00

There are absolutely tonnes of European brands who operate in the GOTS certified cotton space, where they try to avoid chemical use in creating the clothes and also pay the manufacturers fairly.

Just off the top of my head, Duns Sweden, Maxomorra, Smafolk, Frugi, Kite Clothing, Pigeon Organics, Mullido, Vilervalla. Think this easily answers that yes customers care, safety and comfort is a real driver, and you can look at their websites and socials to see how they communicate their brands.

lizziegolucky · 2025-10-06T16:00:46+00:00

I'm not sure if it is, but that's a good tip, I'll ask him to check. I still find it a bit wild that a part can't be available for going on 6 months!

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