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Dry skin problem – solved!!

Posted by: idlenotions on: June 18, 2008

In: Today| children
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My darling daughter who is 6 months old now has had problematic skin since day one. We’ve tried a zillion different products. And I’ve just found something which is making a difference.
I put 2 spoonfuls of rolled oats into an old stocking and put that in her bath water. The oatmeal that leaches out from [...]

Tags: baby, dry skin, family, soap

Life with a nearly 6 month old – sleeping and feeding

Posted by: idlenotions on: June 3, 2008

In: Food| Today| children| family| thoughts
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My gorgeous little girl is almost 6 months old. I can’ believe it! Where has the time gone – it seems to have positively flown in many ways.
One of the things I have really struggled with as a new mum is what to do with a baby who just doesn’t sleep during the day. [...]

Tags: baby, feeding, Food, sleeping

An update on my ankle

Posted by: idlenotions on: June 3, 2008

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This afternoon, the saga with my ankle continues. I’m off to have an x-ray in preparation for surgery. I go in for surgery on the 17 June to have one of the pins removed from my ankle. We were at the surgeon/specialist a couple of weeks ago and he was explaining a bit [...]

Tags: broken ankle, surgery