Hey we all know the importance of providing healthy food to our children but I am still guilty of giving them small amounts of junk food purely because finding the time to cook from scratch is difficult!  It's not so bad at the moment as I am on maternity leave until July but once I return to uni, I have no idea how I'm going to fit everything in.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions of snacks and meals that are quick and healthy to prepare?  I have just bought a slow cooker which I plan to use for our evening meals, I thought it would be really useful to come home to a ready cooked meal  

Also, my youngest can't have dairy or soya (nightmare!) which is a bit of a pain but on the bright side, it will ensure that I am cooking meals from scratch - the amount of food products that contain dairy is unreal!!

Just wondered if anyone else is embarking on BLW at the moment?  My DD will be 6mo on Thursday (my birthday!) and is definitely showing signs of getting ready for solids - hand to mouth coordination is great, she's taking food off me etc. Would be good to speak to other mums/dads who are BLW too

Hey everyone, thanks for all your input!

Unfortunately my daughter hasn't been well enough to swim this week long story but due to being misdiagnosed she's been on the wrong formula for the past 4 months.  She's now diagnosed as having an intolerance to cow's milk protein so has changed onto the correct milk which has given her the most awful stomach cramps and an upset tummy whilst she adjusts anyway, she is on the mend now so I've got lots of swimming planned for next week!!!

BTW - the sound is perfect when using LR on the laptop, the sound only disappears when using the hdmi cable.

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Wondered if anyone has read this and what your thoughts were?

Hi, please see above problem.  I'm thinking there must be a setting somewhere that I need to change?  Sound plays fine for other programmes so have ruled out a problem with cable.  Advice would be great as I think my LO will prefer to watch on the TV where the image is much larger!!  Many thanks, Kirsty

That's super helpful, thank you very much Skylark!

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Hi, sorry for sounding a bit daft but where would I find these please?  I wasn't aware of any downloads other than the free ones?!  I also have lots of points to use   Thanks, Kirsty

Thank you so much Manda you're a star!!  Kirsty

Thank you both Yes I'll definitely check out Pokerdad's blog and the uswim website.

We did Semester 1 of Waterbabies (not sure if it exists outside of the UK) so she is already used to going underwater and breath holding...I just wasn't sure on how to progress.  I ended up buying the Doman book and it does have some useful tips and ideas   She hasn't been too well so we haven't had chance to start yet but I'm hoping to begin tomorrow, very exciting!!

Thanks again

Hey, has anyone tried this? I've recently joined the gym so will have access to the pool everyday

Are there recommendations for any other methods?? Thanks

Thanks guys. I'd got a kindle sample and that sounded really cool but when I've looked into it more I don't really fancy it. Trachtenberg was an amazing and inspiring man though, it was interesting to learn about him

Hi guys...does anyone have any comments/opinions on the above system?

Wow PokerDad, that video is fab! Your little one is too cute. How did you encourage this?! My DD is 23 weeks and is barely supporting her own weight when I try to stand her.... Kirsty

Thank you very helpful. I think it's so easy to get overwhelmed with it all, especially when there's 3 children all at different ages/levels. I'm also living at home with my mum at the moment and she isn't very supportive of EL which is difficult. As a single mum I'm concerned about finding time for everything but if the mother of the 10 Swann children managed it, so can I!

I'm mainly looking for a math curriculum to guide me as I'm not too sure what order to tackle different topics. I have just ordered marshmallow math so will start there with my 4yo. X