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Taxi travel

Hi mamas, if you are travelling with your little ones (12-13m) and have to take a taxi, how do you transport the baby? I need to take an Uber once in a while to pick him up from nursery and he is getting too big for his detachable car seat :(

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Places I can take my 1 year old

Can anyone recommend places I can take my daughter please. Preferably in London or within a a 30 minute drive. We've done Sea Life, those small farms, soft plays. I was thinking of Bubble planet but it's far for one and two I don't know if it's suitable for her age. Any suggestions would be great thank you x

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How are we teaching our LOs ‘no’?

My son is 14 months old and is exploring but there are certain things I’m trying to teach him no to play with, like cords/plug ins and pulling hair, etc. and he thinks no is funny. I’m trying to gentle parent and use skills I’ve learned like distracting or changing his focus, I’ve tried completely moving him away fr...

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Should I be worried

So we go to a private school and my kid btw is only 5 is one of the tallest and loudest in his class. I feel like the school has already put a label on him as a trouble maker but I don’t understand why as he is great outside of school and I am always receiving complaints on how well behaved and well mannered he is. ...

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Garden toys

Any recommendations for small garden toys so she isn’t just playing with the same toys while we are in the garden?

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Travelling with 11 month old

Me and my husband will be travelling from the west coast to the east coast next week with our 11 month old son. I need all your tips and tricks for travelling with an (almost) toddler. What do I do for meals? Best way to occupy time? Etc. Thank you!! 🙏🏻😊

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Birthday present ideas

My girl is 3 middle of June & I am so stuck on ideas on what to get for her birthday. Has anyone got any ideas? Developmentally she’s working around 4/5 age. She’s very outdoorsy/ physical, LOVES getting messy/ crafty.

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Making friends

How many of your 2 year olds play with other children when you go to kids' places? My little girl doesn't seem to be interested, she also goes to nursery 2 days a week but think she's happy doing her own thing alot of the time.

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Traveling @ 3 months

My baby will be 3 months next week and we are going on our first roadtrip this weekend. I live in Maryland and my brother is graduating from Hampton University so we are traveling, the drive is about 3 hrs and we are staying Sat-Sunday. Any tips on tracking with a 3 month old? And packing tips ( I tend to over pack ...

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Travel with baby….

What documents (if any) does our baby need to travel domestically. We are planning a short one hour flight (NV -> CA) but want to be prepared. We haven’t recorded physical birth certificate yet. Is it a necessity?

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What do you want from a baby-mummy class?

Thinking of starting a new mummy baby class and want to hear your thoughts… what do you WISH a mummy/baby class involved? A mix of… Gentle exercise for mums to music? Lots of engagement for the babies too? More socialising time at the end for chatting? Open to all your ideas. What would your perfect mummy baby cla...

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Holidays

Has anyone travelled on holiday with an infant with wizzair? Are babies allowed their own suitcase? Cannot find any clear info online!

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Outside

It's nice outside but I can't make myself go outside like every other day it's nice. I always think it would be nice to take the kids out to play but I can never make myself do it.

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Trails

Hey mamas, it’s getting warm out! Anyone wanna go on walks with me & my babygirl? 👀☺️

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Recommendations

I'm looking for an app that doesn't charge much or at all but has good activities and milestone achievements for my baby girl. She is currently 3 weeks old and I feel like I should be doing more activities with her besides reading books and eye coordination activities with colors and shapes. Or are there any mommas ...

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Travel tips

Im due to travel in October with my boys, who will be 2 and 7 months. It's a 4 hour plane journey and as much as im so excited for our first holiday together, Im so nervous! Does anyone have any tips on how to survive 🤣 whether that be the journey or essentials for a holiday x

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