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Contents Magazine Founder & Director Michelle Thompson Researchers/Critiques Eden & Bethany Thompson Creative Learning Consultant Alan Bennett Educational Researcher Danielle Furber Special Needs Consultant Anita Harris Artist/Illustrator Ilan Sheady Creative Designer Neil Bennett

July 2014

Company Focus - The Baby & Toddler Show - Page 4 Product Highlight - The Raspberry from iCandy - Pages 6- 7 Pregnancy - Pages 8 - 11 Birth & Beyond - Pages 12 - 13 Local Activity Timetable for July 2014 - Pages 14 - 25 Early Years - Pages 26 - 34 Inspirational Families - Pages 35 - 37 Daddy and Me - Commando Dad - Page 38 Kids Page & Reader’s Rogues Gallery - Page 39

Marketing Manager Lee Thompson Sub-Editor - Chester & Wirral Gill Pryce Executive Editor St. Helens & Knowsley Sue Bennett Executive Editor North Cheshire Kate Bedding Photographer & Stylist Elanza Butters

Letter from the Editor

Hello lovely readers, Many thanks for picking up this July issue of Mummy and Me Magazine! This month celebrates the 1st birthday of Prince George and in this issue we highlight a fantastic treat for any Prince or Princess, available at Harrods, London. My eldest daughter (Eden) recently celebrated her 3rd birthday and experienced this ‘royal’ treatment - it is simply enchanting! Also this issue, we celebrate 15 years of Julia Donaldson children’s favourite ‘The Gruffalo’ and how forests around the country have fantastic Gruffalo trails on offer featuring carved sculptures of the ‘terrible tusked’ beast himself. At 34 weeks pregnant (as this goes out), I’ve certainly reached the ‘difficult to paint you toe nails’ stage in pregnancy! I’m really looking forward to meeting her now and hope that the birth goes as I would like it. To ensure that your birth goes your way, it is important to write your birth plan and in this issue we give you some tips on how to go about this. If you haven’t already done so, please do head over to our facebook page www.facebook.com/mummyandmemagazine for additional tips, advice and information. Enjoy your July issue, see you next month!

Michelle x

Company Focus

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Product Highlight

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Pregnancy

Why write a Birth Plan?... A birth plan is your chance to have your say and hopefully make your birth experience what you would like it to be.

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Something riting a birth plan is useful maternity hospital to see what is for two main reasons; available before you make your to consider... the first is that it plan. What you choose to have There is now considerable provides a good opportunity in your plan can be as detailed evidence that early cord to talk to your birth partner or as vague as you wish, just clamping does not benefit and to discuss what your ensure that the things that are Mother or Baby. Why not expectations, concerns and important to you are included. feature this in your plan wishes for the birth are. and note to delay cord Where you choose to have your clamping? Secondly, it is a method to baby will affect other choices, for communicate these wishes to those example the type of pain management who will be providing your care, before available to you and the staff available. the birth and during it. There are several birth A birth plan can also cover immediately following plans available to download or complete online, the birth and whether you want to have an some are very specific whilst others are more injection to help birth the placenta quickly, have general. skin to skin with your baby and whether your The one developed by the NHS http://www. baby will have a Vitamin K injection. nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/ Giving birth is a unique, life-changing experience pages/birth-plan.aspx is a useful starting and it should be the experience that you wish it point, with lots of sections for you to build to be, hopefully a birth plan will help make it so. your discussions around. These discussions may highlight the need for further information or the usefulness of going on a tour of your

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CW7 2LZ

01606 271910

12.30pm -‐ 14.30pm

Breastfeeding Advice and Baby Café

CH3 5EG

01244 981120

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Baby Clinic

CW6 1LJ

01606 271933

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Stay and Play

CW6 1LJ

01606 271933

14.00pm -‐ 15.30pm

Child advice clinic

CH64 9RE

0151 336 2189

CH3 5EG

01244 981120

CH2 2LB

01244 976100

CH4 8HX

01244 977791

WA6 7PZ

01244 976210

CW7 3HN

01606 275802

CH4 8HX

01244 977791

CH3 8LY

01244 976158

CH3 5EG

01244 981120

WA6 7PZ

01244 976210

CH2 2LB

01244 976100

09.00am -‐ 13.30pm

Antenatal Clinic

09.00am -‐ 16.00pm

Antenatal Clinic

09.00am -‐ 16.00pm

Antenatal Clinic

09.15am -‐ 10.45am

Stay and Play 0-‐4years

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Explorers to Crawlers

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Wiggle and Jiggle

10.00am -‐ 11.30am

Tarvin Parent and Toddler Group £2

10.30am -‐ 12.00pm International Mums of Chester Stay and Play 13.30pm -‐ 15.30pm

Breastfeeding Support

13.30pm -‐ 15.30pm

Play and Weigh

Lache and Handbridge Children's Centre Wharton Children's Centre Hartford Children's Centre Cherry Grove Children's Centre Stanlaw Abbey Children's Centre Stanlaw Abbey Children's Centre

Frodsham Children's Centre Greenfields Children's Centre Cherry Grove Children's Centre Hartford Children's Centre Hartford Children's Centre Neston Clinic

Cherry Grove Children's Centre Kingsway and Upton Children's Centre Lache and Handbridge Children's Centre Frodsham Children's Centre Wharton Children's Centre Lache and Handbridge Children's Centre Malpas, Farndon and Tarvin Cherry Grove Children's Centre Frodsham Children's Centre Kingsway and Upton Children's Centre

Please Book Please Book

£2

During the month of July, children’s activities are subject to change. Please check with the Children’s Centre or Playgroup you plan to visit before attending.

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE

Baby Clinic

Chester

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Liverpool

09.15am -‐ 10.00am

Jumping Jacks (12mths+) At SARA Hall, Rundle Road, L17 0AQ

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

BAMBIS Bosom Buddies

Through Church & Mossley Hill CC Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

BridgeTots

Bridge Chapel, Heath Rd

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Stay, Sign & Play A Group for British Sign Language Users Only

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Lark Lane Toddlers (0-‐2.5years)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Babbling Babies Starts 12/05/14

West Derby Children's Centre The Old Police Station Lark Lane Belle Vale Children's Centre

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Baby Massage

Childwall & Woolton CC

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Baby Massage 5 week course

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Toddler Time 0-‐2's (Moves to Buckingham Rd for 6 wks 09/06)

10.00am -‐ 11.15am

Big Art Parent & Baby

10.00am -‐ 11.30am

PEEP Ones 12-‐24mths Sonfs, Rhymes and more

Hunts Cross Children's Centre Tuebrook Children's Centre Walker Art Gallery City Centre Picton Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre

L17 0AQ

0151 233 5399

L18 1JX

0151 233 5399

L19 4XR

0151 281 9716

L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L17 8UU L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

L6 4BX

0151 233 3830

L3 8EL L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L17 0AQ

0151 233 5399

12/05/14 or 30/06/14

10.30am -‐ 11.15am

Jumping Jacks (12mths+) At SARA Hall, Rundle Road, L17 0AQ

11.00am -‐ 12.00pm

Squashies Softplay Stay & Play

SARA Hall, Aigburth

L17 0AQ

11.30am -‐ 12.30pm

Baby Yoga

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

11.45am -‐ 12.30pm

Musical Minis 0-‐4yrs

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L18 1JX

0151 233 5399

L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L6 4BX

0151 233 3830

12.00pm -‐ 13.00pm 12.30pm -‐ 13.30pm

New Born Know How (1st Mon of Month) Midwife Led -‐ how to care for a newborn Baby Massage Course runs 02/06 -‐ 23/06 Curious Explorer (Up to 3 years)

13.00pm -‐ 14.30pm

BridgeTots

Bridge Chapel, Heath Rd

L19 4XR

0151 281 9716

Parent Forum (12/05/14)

Belle Vale Children's Centre

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

13.30pm -‐ 14.30pm

Sing and Sign

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

BAMBIS Breastfeeding Support Group

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Healthy Lifestyles (6wk course starting 02/06/14)

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Stay and Play Session (12mths -‐ 4yrs)

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Chatterbox Course (12wk course)

14.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Little Yogis (2-‐5 years)

15.00pm

Little Crafts

West Derby Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre Garston Urban Village Hall (Next to Garson CC) Hunts Cross Children's Centre Big You Little You 75 Garston Old Rd Big You Little You 75 Garston Old Rd

16.00pm -‐ 18.00pm

Active Birth (Wavertree Centre)

Childwall & Woolton CC

17.00pm -‐ 18.00pm

Antenatal Yoga For Mums to be from 30wks

West Derby Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre Garston Children's Centre

18.00pm -‐ 19.00pm

Dads Dining Club (Every Fortnight)

18.00pm -‐ 19.30pm

Active Birth Workshop 3rd Mon of Month Midwife Led Session -‐ Preparing for birth

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Drop In Drop In

£3

13.00pm -‐ 14.00pm

13.30pm -‐ 14.30pm

Term Time £2 Please Book Please Book Please Book Drop In FREE

10.30am -‐ 11.30am

Picton Children's Centre Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre West Derby Children's Centre Tuebrook Children's Centre

Drop In Drop In Please Book

Please Book Drop In Please Book Please Book Drop In Please Book FREE Please Book Drop In FREE

0151 233 6868 L25 0PJ L19 9AD L19 9AD L16 4PQ L12 9EY L7 6HD L19 8JX

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09.00am -‐ 11.30am 09.00am -‐ 12.00pm

NCT Coffee morning (0-‐4yrs) *Free Toast when hot drink bought Riverside Springboard Project & Stec Computer Club

Junction Coffee Aigburth Rd Belle Vale Children's Centre

Weighing & Advice Clinic

Childwall & Woolton CC

09.30am

St.Mary's Playgroup (2.5yrs-‐4yrs)

09.30am -‐ 10.15am

Jumping Jacks Music & Movement

09.30am -‐ 10.30am 09.30am -‐ 10.30am

Active Women -‐ Zumba, Legs, Bums & Tums at Anfield Sports Centre Little Chefs (22/04 -‐ 20/05) At Tuebrook Hope Centre, Buckingham Rd Grandparents Group

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Stay and Play 0-‐5years

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Tots & Co

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

ADDvanced Solutions

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Childminder Drop In

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Mums & Tots

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Bumps to Babies

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Story Time (Simon Peter Centre, Woolton)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Drop In

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L19 0NE L18 1JX

0151 233 5399

L6 4BX

0151 233 3830

L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L18 7HD L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L18 8AY L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

Weaning Advice

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

10.15am -‐ 11.00am

Story & Rhyme Time (0-‐5yrs)

Allerton Library

L18 6HG

10.30am -‐ 12.00pm

Little Explorers (Under 1's)

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

11.00am -‐ 12.00pm

BAMBIS Breast Friends

11.30am -‐ 12.30pm

Messy Play 0-‐3years

12.15pm -‐ 13.15pm

Sing & Splash at Wavertree Aquatic Centre

12.15pm -‐ 13.15pm

Sing & Splash at Wavertree Aquatic Centre

13.00pm -‐ 14.00pm

Active Play Session 18mths+ at Anfield Sports Centre

Hunts Cross Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre Book through Belle Vale CC Book through Childwall & Woolton CC Through Tuebrook Children's Centre

Gilmour Parent & Toddler

Gilmour Infant School

13.00-‐m -‐ 15.00pm 13.00pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.30pm -‐ 14.15pm 13.30pm -‐ 14.45pm 13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.30pm -‐ 15.30pm 13.30pm -‐ 15.30pm 13.30pm -‐ 16.00pm 14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L6 4BX

0151 233 3830

L19 9AR

Drop In Please Book Term Time Only Please Book Please Book Call for detail Drop In Drop In Term Time £1 Drop In Drop In Term Time £2 Drop In Term Time Only Drop In Term Time FREE Drop In Drop In Drop In Please Book Book from Wed 9am

Term Time £1 Our Family Matters 6-‐8wk course Hunts Cross Please L25 0PJ 0151 233 3733 Starting 03/06/14 with limited creche Children's Centre Book Childwall & Woolton CC at Term Time Jumping Jacks Music & Movement L16 4PQ 0151 233 5733 Simon Peter Centre Only C.A.M.E.O Playgroup St.Matthew & St.James Term Time L18 8DB Come and Meet EveryOne Mossley Hill Church £1 Newsham Park Chapel, 50p Baby & Toddler Play Group L6 7UA Sheil Rd Donation Drop BAMBIS Stay and Play *NEW* Childwall & Woolton CC L16 4PQ 0151 233 5733 In Belle Vale Drop Stay and Play Group 0-‐4 year olds L25 2RW 0151 233 1705 Children's Centre In Picton Please BAMBIS Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop L7 6HD 0151 233 1200 Children's Centre Book You and Your Baby Antenatal Class Picton Please L7 6HD 0151 233 1200 Sessions 03/06 and 15/07 Children's Centre Book Garston Drop Health Visitor Weigh & Advice Clinic (0-‐2yrs) L19 8JX 0151 233 6868 Children's Centre In Baby Know How Belle Vale Please WWW.MUMMYANDMEMAGAZINE.CO.UK | L25 2RW 0151 233 1705 (13/05, 10/06 & 08/07) Children's Centre Book

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

St.Mary's Church Grassendale Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre Through Tuebrook Children's Centre Through West Derby Children's Centre West Derby Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre Allerton United Reformed Church Hall Belle Vale Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre St.Anthony's of Padua Parish Hall Hunts Cross Children's Centre

L17 0BJ

Liverpool

09.00am -‐ 11.00am

Liverpool

13.30pm -‐ 15.30pm

Sessions 03/06 and 15/07

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L19 8JX

0151 233 6868

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Parent Forum

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Weaning Group (29/04, 27/05, 24/06, 22/07)

Children's Centre Garston Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre

16.00pm -‐ 18.00pm

BAMBIS Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

17.30pm -‐ 18.30pm

Little Leagues/Soccer Superstars At St.Hilda's Church Hall for Under 5's

Through Hunts Cross Children's Centre

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

13.30pm -‐ 16.00pm

Health Visitor Weigh & Advice Clinic (0-‐2yrs)

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Baby Know How (13/05, 10/06 & 08/07)

Book Drop In Please Book 13/05 & 10/06 Please Book Please Book Male Carers Only

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE

During the month of July, children’s activities are subject to change. Please check with the Children’s Centre or Playgroup you plan to visit before attending.

09.00am -‐ 11.00am

Broadbeans Toddler Group

Broadgreen Primary

L13 5UE

09.00am -‐ 11.30am

Baby Weighing & Advice by Health Visitors

Belle Vale Children's Centre

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

9.00am -‐ 12.00pm

Midwives Booking In Clinic

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

09.15am -‐ 11.30am

ABC Club (0-‐4yrs)

St.Michael's Church Hall

L17 7BD

Belvidere Tots

Belvidere Rd Church Dingle

L8 3TG

09.30am -‐ 10.30am

Mini Mighty Movers (2-‐5years)

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Liverpool College Parent & Toddler

Liverpool College Pre-‐Prep Hall

L18 8BG

09.30am -‐ 12.00pm

St.James's Playgroup

St.James Church, Woolton

L25 7RJ

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Aqua Tots Swim & Sing! At Peter Lloyd Leisure Centre (For Under 5's)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Babies 1st Story and Rhyme (0-‐18mths)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sticky Fingers Playgroup (0-‐4yrs)

Through Tuebrook Children's Centre Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre Frontline Church Wavertree Picton Children's Centre

09.30am

10.00am -‐ 11.30am

Baby PEEP 0-‐12months

10.00am -‐ 11.30am

Stay and Play at Norman Pannell School

Through Belle Vale CC

10.00am -‐ 12.00pm

Greenbank Toddlers (0-‐4yrs)

10.00am -‐ 12.00pm

Incredible Years Starting 30/04/14 with limited creche

Greenbank Sports Academy Hunts Cross Children's Centre

10.00am -‐ 13.00pm

Cycle For Health / Strollers and Striders

Childwall & Woolton CC

10.30am -‐ 11.00am

Once Upon a Story Time (18mths+)

10.30am -‐ 11.30am

Rhyme Time

10.30am -‐ 11.30am

Garston Library, Bowden Rd Belle Vale Children's Centre

0151 288 6692

0151 233 5733

0151 233 3830

L18 1JX

0151 233 5399

L15 0HY L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L17 1AG L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L19 1QN 0151 233 1705

Words & Pictures (0-‐4yrs)

Halewood Library

L26 0TS

Picton Children's Centre

L7 6HD

Ullet Road Parent & Toddler

Ullet Rd Unitarian Church

L17 2AA

11.00am -‐ 13.00pm

Healthy Lifestyles

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

11.00am -‐ 14.00pm

Post Natal Depression (PND) 1:1 Support

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

10.30am -‐ 12.30pm

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Hunts Cross Children's Centre Garston Library, Bowden Rd Church & Mossley Hill

L19 1QN

Drop In Term Time £2 Term Time £2.50 Please Book Please Book Term Time £3.50 Drop In Drop In 2.5

Healthy Walks -‐ Get Fit at Picton's Local Parks Limited Bus Spaces

10.30am -‐ 11.45am SurestartNotice.indd 1

App Only Term Time £1

L6 4BX

L25 2RW

Call for details Drop In

0151 233 1200

Please Book Please Book Drop In Term Time Drop In Term Time FREE Please 30/06/2014 Book 17:5 Term Time £1.50 Please Book Please Book Drop In Term Time Drop

Healthy Lifestyles

11.00am -‐ 14.00pm

Post Natal Depression (PND) 1:1 Support

11.30am -‐ 12.00pm

Once Upon a Story Time (0-‐18mths)

11.30am -‐ 12.30pm

Parents Forum (1st Wed of Month)

13.00pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.00pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.30pm -‐ 14.30pm

NCT Bumps & Babies -‐ Open To All Bumps -‐ 12mths Prepare to Work 4 wk course Starting 04/06/14 Limited Creche Available Tools For School 18mths+ Preparation for Nursery

Childwall & Woolton CC Hunts Cross Children's Centre Garston Library, Bowden Rd Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre Big You Little You 75 Garston Old Rd Belle Vale Children's Centre Tuebrook Children's Centre Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre West Derby Children's Centre

Diddy Dots to Tiny Tots Play Sesson (0-‐2yrs)

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Health Visitor Baby Weigh In & Advice Clinic

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Stay and Play (0-‐5 years)

Childwall & Woolton CC

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Tots & Co

Allerton United Reformed

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Baby Massage (4wk course)

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Baby Massage 5 wk course Course starts 11th June

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Baby Yoga (contact centre for dates)

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm 15.00pm -‐ 16.00pm

MamaFit Antenatal Starts 16/04/14 -‐ 21/05/14 MamaFit Postnatal Starts 16/04/14 -‐ 07/05/14

15.30pm -‐ 16.30pm

Little Chefs 5wk course 3-‐5yrs

15.30pm -‐ 16.30pm

Yum Yum Yummy 6wk course 3-‐5yrs

Belle Vale Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre Hunts Cross Children's Centre Hunts Cross Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre

16.30pm -‐ 18.00pm

You and Your Baby

Childwall & Woolton CC

16.30pm -‐ 18.30pm

Ante-‐Natal BAMBIS Infant Feeding Session 2nd Wed of alternate months

Garston Children's Centre West Derby Children's Centre Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre Hunts Cross Children's Centre Church & Mossley Hill Children's Centre Hunts Cross Children's Centre

17.00pm -‐ 18.00pm

Antenatal Breastfeeding Workshop

17.30pm -‐ 19.30pm

Ante-‐Natal BAMBIS Infant Feeding Session 1st Wed of the month

17.30pm -‐ 19.30pm

BAMBIS Breastfeeding Workshop

18.00pm -‐ 20.00pm 18.00pm -‐ 20.00pm

Active Birth Workshop (1st Wed of Month) Paediatric First Aid 04/04/14 & 11/06/14

09.00am -‐ 11.15am

Immunisations Clinic

09.30am -‐ 10.30am

Active Play at St.Hilda's Church Hall

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

BridgeTots

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Parents Forum (1st Thurs of Month)

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Health Visitor Weighing Clinic

09.30am -‐ 11.30am 09.30am -‐ 11.30am 09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Lark Lane Toddlers (0-‐2.5yrs) Ready Steady 2 (Starting 08/05/14) 3wk support preparing 2yr olds for Nursery Your Child & You Starting 01/05/14 Limited Creche

09.45am -‐ 11.15am

Tab Tots

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

New Born Know How (3rd Thurs of Month)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sing-‐along-‐a-‐tots (6mths-‐5years)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sticky Fingers (0-‐4years)

Belle Vale Children's Centre Hunts Cross Children's Centre Bridge Chapel, Heath Rd Garston Children's Centre Picton Children's Centre The Old Police Station Lark Lane Garston Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre

L25 0PJ L19 1QN L18 1JX L19 9AD L25 2RW L6 4BX L18 1JX L12 9EY L16 4PQ L18 7HD L25 2RW L7 6HD L25 2RW L25 0PJ L25 0PJ L7 6HD L7 6HD L16 4PQ L19 8JX L12 9EY L18 1JX L25 0PJ L18 1JX L25 0PJ

0151 233 5733

Book Please Book Drop In Term Time Drop 0151 233 5399 In enquiries@big Contact for youlittleyou.com Info Please 0151 233 1705 Book Call for 0151 233 3830 details Drop 0151 233 5399 In Drop 0151 233 6202 In Drop 0151 233 5733 In Term Time £1 Please 0151 233 1705 Book Please 0151 233 1200 Book Please 0151 233 1705 Book Please 0151 233 3733 Book Please 0151 233 3733 Book Call for 0151 233 1200 details Call for 0151 233 1200 details Please 0151 233 5733 Book Please 0151 233 6868 Book Please 0151 233 6202 Book Please 0151 233 5399 Book Please 0151 233 3733 Book Please 0151 233 5399 Book Please 0151 233 3733 Book 0151 233 3733

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

L19 4XR L19 8JX

0151 233 6868

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L17 8UU

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

L16 4PQ

Liverpool

11.00am -‐ 13.00pm

App Only Drop In Please Book Drop In Drop In £2

Please L19 8JX 0151 233 6868 Book Please L25 2RW 0151 233 1705 Book Term Time Toxteth Tabernacle L8 8AN £1 Church & Mossley Hill Please L18 1JX 0151 233 5399 Children's Centre Book Banks Road Methodist Drop L19 8HZ Church Hall In Frontline Church Term Time L15 0HY WWW.MUMMYANDMEMAGAZINE.CO.UK Wavertree £3.50 |

Liverpool

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

New Born Know How (3rd Thurs of Month)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sing-‐along-‐a-‐tots (6mths-‐5years)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sticky Fingers (0-‐4years)

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Tots Taster Weaning Session (1st Thur)

10.00am -‐ 11.30am 10.00am -‐ 12.00pm 10.00am -‐ 12.00pm

Childwall & Woolton CC

L18 1JX

L15 0HY L18 1JX

0151 233 5399

L6 4BX

0151 233 3830

L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L16 4PQ

0151 233 5733

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Baby Book Club with Little Scribbles Stories

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Buddies at Play Support for Children with Difficulties

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Minnows (0-‐4yrs)

St.Peters Church -‐ Woolton

L25 5JF

13.30pm -‐ 15.00pm

Community Stay and Play

Belle Vale Children's Centre

L25 2RW

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm

Pram Club (0-‐5yrs)

All Saints Childwall

L16 0JW

Sleep Workshop Help & Advice for your child's sleep routine Ante-‐natal Breastfeeding Support Group (02/04, 29/05, 26/06 & 31/07)

Hunts Cross Children's Centre Belle Vale Children's Centre

Parent's Time Breakfast and Chat

Tuebrook Children's Centre St.Mary's Church Grassendale Big You Little You 75 Garston Old Road

11.00am -‐ 12.00pm

ACTIVITY TIMETABLE

12.30pm -‐ 15.30pm

Ante/Post Natal Clinic

12.45pm -‐ 13.15pm

Mother and Child Swim at St.Anne's School

13.00pm -‐ 14.00pm

Sticky Fingers (0-‐4years)

13.00pm -‐ 14.00pm

Weaning Sessions 12/05 & 24/07

13.00pm -‐ 14.30pm 13.00pm -‐ 15.00pm 13.30pm -‐ 14.30pm

14.00pm -‐ 15.00pm 15.00pm -‐ 16.30pm

09.15am -‐ 10.15am 09.30am 09.30am -‐ 10.00am

BAMBIS Breastfeeding Group Incredible Years Parenting Programme 10wk course starts 01/05/14 Weaning Sessions 08/05/14 & 10/07/14

St.Mary's Playgroup (2.5yrs -‐ 4yrs) Little Yogis Parents & Tots

0151 233 1200 L15 0HY L12 9EY

0151 233 6202

L25 2RW

0151 233 1705

L7 6HD

0151 233 1200

L25 0PJ

0151 233 3733

L19 9AD L12 9EY

0151 233 1705

L6 4BX

0151 233 3830

L19 9AD

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Tuebrook Children's Centre

L6 4BX

09.30am -‐ 11.00am

Knit and Natter

Childwall & Woolton CC

L16 4PQ

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Childminder Drop In Childminders and their children

Picton Children's Centre

L7 6HD

09.30am -‐ 11.30am

Mums & Tots

St.Anthony of Padua

L18 8AY

Movers & Thinkers -‐ Active Session

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sing-‐along-‐a-‐tots (6mths-‐5years) At SARA Hall, Rundle Road, L17 0AQ

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Sticky Fingers (0-‐4yrs)

Story & Rhyme Time -‐ Story Sacks & 10.00am -‐ 11.00am | WWW.MUMMYANDMEMAGAZINE.CO.UK Wonderboxes

Drop In Drop In Please Book Please Book Please Book Term Time £3.50 Please Book Drop In Please Book

Call for info Term Time £2 Drop In Please Book Please Book

L19 0NE

Toxteth Library

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

0151 233 1705

L25 2RW

Story & Rhyme Time

Little Crafts

0151 233 6202

0151 233 3733

Health Visitor Drop In Baby Weigh In & Advice Clinic

10.00am -‐ 11.00am

Book Drop In Term Time £3.50 Please Book

enquiries@big Contact for youlittleyou.com Info

L25 0PJ

09.30am -‐ 10.30am

Big You Little You 75 Garston Old Road Hunts Cross Children's Centre Through Church & Mossley Hill CC Frontline Church Wavertree West Derby Children's Centre

0151 233 5399

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Baby Sensory Session (0-‐12mths)

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Home Safety & First Aid Techniques 02/07/14 with limited creche available

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ing and Sign is a fun and exciting class designed to teach parents how to encourage their little ones to communicate through signs! Babies learn to use their hands much earlier than they learn to talk and using signs and gestures to communicate is actually a very natural part of a babies development (ie waving and pointing). Sing and Sing classes build on this instinct by introducing babies to a wider range of signs that will help them express their thoughts to their parents. There are many benefits to babies who are able to sign. The main ones include: Helping to understand your baby’s needs, thoughts and ideas Allowing you to enjoy seeing their personalities much more clearly as they develop Reducing frustration (for baby and parents!) so fewer tantrums!!! Enhancing early vocabulary and understanding Encouraging the development of speech Enriching your baby’s relationships Building confidence and self-esteem Stimulating your baby’s intellectual and emotional development Rachel - Chester & Wirral - 01244 372 970 Becky - Liverpool - 07813 630 665 Nicki - Warrington - 07852 155 190 WWW.MUMMYANDMEMAGAZINE.CO.UK

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During the month of July, children’s activities are subject to change. Please contact your St.Helens & Knowsley children’s centres for up to date information.

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Infant Feeding Team Whiston hospital

he aim of the Infant Feeding Team is to encourage parents to make an informed choice about the feeding choices for their baby and support them in that choice. The Infant Feeding Team is based at Whiston hospital and offers support and advice to parents regarding their feeding choices. What’s on offer?

We offer antenatal feeding awareness sessions for parents. Parents can attend for evidence based information on infant feeding and gain SurestartNoticeStHelens.indd 1 practical skills. This helps parents to feel empowered to breast feed and make an informed choice on how they will feed their baby.

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The Breast Feeding Drop in Clinic The ‘Breast Feeding Drop In’ clinic is available every Friday from 10-12 am in the Parentcraft Room, Level 2, Purple Zone. Women and their partners can attend for support from a member of the Infant Feeding Team in an informal relaxed environment. Refreshments are available. This clinic enables parents to speak to other mums who are breast feeding and is a fantastic opportunity for peer support. The Infant feeding team also support Breast feeding women on the delivery suite, the Postnatal ward 2E, Neonatal unit and the Paediatric wards and on discharge from hospital we phone all breast feeding mothers to offer advice and support and to signpost to further community support.

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Early Years

Do books have a place in your child’s bedroom?...

CHILDREN AND BOOKS!

products is to look for nursery items that have won awards from parenting magazines- they’ll have been tried and tested by experts and most importantly other parents!

It’s hard just now, but try and think about your baby becoming a toddler. Look out for furniture and storage that will still be useful once your beautiful baby becomes an enquiring toddler, and beyond. Choose classic designs and good quality that you’ll be pleased with 5 years on.

Once your baby is moving about independently, put books in easy reach of them. Babies need to see books’ front covers to find the one they want. There’s nothing sweeter than seeing your baby picking out and ‘reading’ a book by themselves. Try a front facing Tidy Books kids book box or Tidy Books children’s bookcase so that they can find what they want by themselves.

our nursery will be somewhere for baby to sleep, be changed, fed, and don’t forget, somewhere to listen to stories in! It is never too early to read to your baby. Babies love to look at bright pictures and hear the sound of your voice.

Ask! Get tips from friends who already have children. What’s the nursery item they still use and love? Start your baby’s home library in your nursery. Have a few books at home that are just right for babies. You can find great book ideas for babies from Bookstart.org.uk Include a comfy chair to read story together. Reading with your baby is a lovely way to spend time together and you’ll soon find that baby is reaching out to touch the book. Look for winners. The shortcut to finding good

Give books a special place in your home. By choosing to put your baby’s books in a Tidy Books Bookcase or Book Box, you are showing that books are important. You will be starting your baby on a lifelong journey into reading! Find out more about Tidy Books’ award winning bookcases for babies and toddlers, which will last your family 8 years or more, and encourage your child’s love of books from

www.tidy-books.co.uk Sign up for our free children’s book reviews and more in the Tidy Books newsletter

Start your toddler’s library with some of these favourites...

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f you’re planning long car journeys (perhaps to your holiday destination or for a great family day out) with your little ones this Summer, here are 3 great products worth investing in that should help make the journey go a little more smoothly;

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Space Saving: With all the essentials required to have a day out with your family. It can be easy to fill up the car. Mummy and Me love the ‘Doona’ car-seat and will be bringing you more on this fantastic product in upcoming issues. The Award-Winning Doona is the next generation in car-seats bringing you a Group O+ car-seat and pushchair in one! Available from Mamas & Papas, Toys R Us and other retailers priced at £299.

Toilet training is more than just dry days, so LumiPotti doesn’t stop at day dry.

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Entertainment: Keeping your children entertained on a long journey can prove challenging. Mummy and Me love the travel Aquadoodle range from Tomy. These no fuss, no mess mats are safe for designing masterpieces whilst on the go, recommended for children aged 18months+. With no messy ink, just water, parents can relax in the knowledge that there’ll be no stains. Simply fill the special Aquadoodle Pen with water before you travel. Once dry they can be used over and over again! Travel Aquadoodle range R.R.P from £4.99 - £13.49.

long car journeys, little ones can grow tired and fall asleep. Mummy and Me adore ‘Quillows’ - a Family Day O ut pillow that folds out into a fleece lined blanket. Perfect for little ones nap times inside and out! Available in their favourite characters. Priced at £22 with optional personalisation an extra £5.

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Travelling with Tots...

Summer toilet train ing special o ffer just £19.9 9* LumiPotti’s clever little night light is movement sensitive. Working automatically, It’s ‘On’ only when your child needs it and ‘Off’ when they are sleeping. Perfect for when you check on them too, the night light will go out 60secs after the last detected movement. Extra clean, the LumiPotti bowl is made with Anti-microbial plastic. When they are too old to use the potty, they’ll still have a handy little night light to guide them for years to come…. *available until 31/08/14 normal RRP £23.99

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The Ultimate Fairytale Experience...

he Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Harrods is the ultimate immersive storytelling experience for young kids at the iconic British store in Knightsbridge, London. This is the first time that a Disney Parks and Resorts offering has been recreated in the UK. This enchanted retail experience invites children to step into the world of their fairy tale heroes and heroines for a magical transformation and a master-class in the qualities it takes to be a Princess or a Knight. Inspired by the famous “Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo” scene in the Disney animated Cinderella film, where Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother transforms her for the ball, the Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Harrods is set in a fairy tale castle enclosed within the glittering walls of Harrods. In the stately fitting room behind the large wooden castle doors, dazzling dresses and shimmering accessories are encased and within the boutique salon, ornate golden mirrors line the walls. From the moment a child steps into the world, imagination becomes reality. Children are hosted by their very own Fairy Godmother-in-Training to learn the qualities needed to become a Princess or Knight, take a royal oath and enjoy the ultimate magical experience. Perfect as a gift for children aged 3-12 or for a special celebration, there are a variety of experiences to choose from starting from as little as £50. The Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Harrods forms the centre piece of Disney at Harrods, bringing further Disney magic to the world famous department store with a brand new Disney Store at Harrods and new-look Disney Cafe.

“My husband and I felt quite emotional

Crown Experience £200 The Crown experience’s crowning glory is a choice of deluxe Princess costumes (choice of Belle, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Tiana and Snow White along with a deluxe tiara, sash and t-shirt. It includes a choice of hair styling, nail and face-painting and a commemorative photograph, filled make-up bag and certificate.

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watching our daughter being transformed into ‘Princess’ Eden for her 3rd birthday. The staff were always in character bringing that special Disney magic. Everything has been extremely well thought out and with all the commemorative gifts you get to take away (along with the dress and tiara) the package is excellent value for money. Mummy and Me Magazine would highly recommend this fabulous experience for any little princess or knight! Michelle Thompson Magazine Founder & Director

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Once upon a time... ...a Fairy Godmother waved her wand over London Town and brought a little Disney magic to Harrods. Discover our enchanted fairy tale castle and become a Princess in this unique world where imagination becomes reality.

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Celebrating 15 years of Visiting London?... ‘Books About

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Town’ is coming to London this July! Find all 50 unique BookBench sculptures, designed by local artists and famous names to celebrate London's literary heritage and reading for enjoyment. Axel Sheffler is the talented illustrator of books by Julia Donaldson. He has painted favourite characters from 9 of their collective works on the BookBench. For more information visit:

for more fun!

Wild Things

have a unique collection of statement piece ‘funky’ clothing for boys and girls. Their famous animal collection is a Mummy and Me favourite and ideal for Gruffalo fans! visit:

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Dress the part...

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Inch Blue

make the most beautiful handmade soft leather baby and toddler shoes (0-6 years) offering total comfort for your baby with fabulous designs. Mummy and Me particularly love their animal selection, ideal for Gruffalo fans! Mr Fox, Squeak (Mouse) and Barney (Owl) come in a selection of colours and start from just £19. Shoes that last and are soft enough for healthy foot development and feet learning new skills! To browse beautiful collection visit:

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Gruffalo

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Follow your nearest Gruffalo trail... Delamere trail dates: 11 April - 30 September. No booking is required. Suitable for ages two to six. See a giant Gruffalo sculpture! Trail starting point: Delamere Cafe (Tip: Use the cafe car park rather than Whitefield as this is much closer for little feet!) Extra activities: Purchase an activity sheet for the trail, available from the cafe or Bike Shop for £2. (They also sell yummy chocolate Gruffalo cakes too!) There are other activity suggestions and downloadable sheets at:

www.forestry.gov.uk

Why not take a picnic and the Gruffalo book to read and make a day of it!? Make a Gruffalo den or Stick Man for extra fun! There are 15 Gruffalo carvings in forests around the country. Why not search for some more?

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have a beautiful nursery range to suit all styles. For Gruffalo fans out there, kit out your ‘Gruffalo Cave’ with their fabulous range of Gruffalo interiors. Visit:

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Early Years ANNABEL KARMEL - COOKING WITH KIDS

ANNABEL KARMEL’s top tips for cooking with kids 1. What a Mess: Let’s face it; cooking with kids is never going to be mess free. Spending time in the kitchen with different smells, sights and textures should be a fun and memorable experience, so don’t worry about a bit of mess. Using a plastic table cloth can make clearing up a bit easier. 2. Get Equipped: Use equipment that won’t break easily; plastic bowls; wooden spoons; plastic cookie cutters and wooden rolling pins. Silicone cupcake moulds are good for baking small batches of cakes as well as making mini omelettes or jelly. My Mini Cupcake Set with Baking Tray is ideal for this. 3. Keep it Simple: Children (especially toddlers) have short attention spans, so start with recipes that are extra easy and provide a result reasonably quickly. 4. Food Hygiene: Ensure they wash their hands before they touch any ingredients and in between touching raw and cooked or ready-to-eat foods. 5. Squabble-free Fun: If you are cooking with

more than one child, give each of them their own job or spoon to stir. Whilst cooking is a great opportunity to teach them about sharing; giving them their own job not only helps teach them responsibility, but also helps avoid any squabbling! 6. Cooking Parties: occupy the kids this summer with a cooking party for your child. Choose some simple recipes such as mini pizzas, gingerbread men or cupcakes and let them work in pairs to make their own lunch or tea. From Mini Baking Sets, to Alphabet Cookie Cutters and Mini Popcake Kits, Annabel’s range provides hands-on cooking experience to feed children’s inquisitive minds. The brightly coloured cooking sets, ranging from £5-£15, are accompanied by Annabel’s favourite recipes and easy-to-follow cooking instructions. Suitable for children aged 3+ and available in select Tesco stores and Tesco Direct, they are ideal for fun summer learning.

Green’s - the home baking whizz - and crafty CBeebies favourite Mister Maker have put their heads together to create this fantastic cake kit. The kit contains everything your Mini Makers need to bake 12 cupcakes. And - even better - once the cakes are baked, kids will be kept busy making fun decorations with the ready to roll icing provided. A great chance to let their imaginations go crazy and experiment in true Mister Maker style! Visit www.greenscakes.co.uk/mister-maker for product information and fun activities.

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Introducing Annabel’s Organic Baby Food Range

Enjoy wholesome goodness with Annabel’s delicious homemade recipes

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For lots more healthy food ideas, download Annabel’s app

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big do? dressing for two? Discover bump-friendly dresses, from modest yet flirty lace ensembles to glamorous sweeping midi gowns, with the gorgeous new Rock-A-Bye Rosie SS14 collection – now in store at The Pudding Club, Metquarter’s newest arrival. You’ll also find covetable new season must-haves from the biggest names in maternity wear, including J Brand, Queen Mum and Isabella Oliver, all in one chic boutique! Visit metquarter.com to find out more and see the new collection!

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ater Babies Swim for Fun in aid of the charity “Touched by an Angel” raising money for Alder Hey Bereavement Centre. During the week of the 16th to the 22nd June all the little ones swimming with Water Babies took part in sponsored events. This charity remains very close to our hearts here at Water Babies Liverpool, it is in memory of Joseph Mitchell who was born on the 17th March 2010 and sadly passed away at 2 years old having bravely fought to beat a rare heart condition.

All babies and children who took part in the event received a lovely certificate to say a massive thank you for taking part in Water Babies ‘Swim for Fun’ If you would like to donate to this amazing charity all you need to do is go to: http://www.justgiving.com/ WaterBabiesLiverpool or you can donate by texting WABL99 to 70070.

JOSEPH MITCHELL - TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL

Joseph’s family found the Bereavement Centre at Alder Hey such a massive help and support that they set up a charity “Touched by an Angel” in Joseph’s memory.

For more information about your nearest Water Babies class please visit: www.waterbabies.co.uk or call your local franchise on 01925 243643.

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Millie the Miracle Born 10 Weeks Early

Millie the

Miracle

Millie weighed just 3lbs 12oz and was taken straight away to SCBU.

MILLIE THE MIRACLE

illie was not breathing on her own and we found her surrounded by equipment and machines, with nurses and consultant’s all around her. I could feel myself getting more and more upset and worried by the minute. Millie ended up on a CPAP machine (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) to help her to breathe. She also had jaundice, so was placed under Phototherapy lights wearing a mask to protect her eyes. In addition, she had to have an NG tube placed through the nose, down into the stomach used for feeding and administering drugs. She was given a routine ultrasound head scan given to all preterm babies. We were taken into a private room and were told that Millie had Hydrocephalus. A watery fluid, known as CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF). CSF is produced constantly inside each of the four ventricles of the brain, normally this flows through narrow pathways from one ventricle to the next, then out over the outside of the brain and down the spinal cord. Hydrocephalus is caused by the inability for CSF to drain away into the bloodstream. One of the Consultants came and explained Millie’s Hydrocephalus in more depth. The usual treatment is to insert a shunting device to control the pressure by draining excess CSF, therefore preventing the condition becoming worse. He was so nice, even drawing pictures and little diagrams to help us understand more. He explained that we had to wait and see whether Millie’s head got any bigger. Sometimes at the start it can settle down but if not Millie would need brain surgery to be fitted with a shunt. We dried our eyes, put on a brave face and went back to see Millie in her incubator. Day by day, Millie’s head was getting bigger. So the day came for her to be moved to NICU. She had continual testing of the fluid in her head to check the pressure. The drawing of fluid continued for about a week but was not working. Millie’s

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head was still growing at a rapid rate, so we were informed that she would have to undergo her first surgery. So Millie was taken to surgery a few days later on the 22/04/10. We met the anaesthetist and surgeons before being led to a small room to sign the paperwork. Then we kissed Millie goodbye and good luck. I was in tears thinking I would never see my daughter again. About 2 and half hours went by. Millie arrived, her hair had been shaved on one side and she was hooked back up having to be monitored around the clock looking so fragile. 2 weeks later it was not good news, Millie’s head was still growing at a rapid rate despite the access device been fitted. So Millie was scheduled to have a VP shunt fitted. The Big day came, I couldn’t believe we were going to go through more surgery. But we knew it was to save her life. We just couldn’t help feeling that she was so small and had been through enough already. Tears were shed as we parted from her side. Four hours passed then we got a phone call from the ward to say Millie had made it and to come up. Jonny and I just hugged each other and thanked God that she had made it through. A few weeks later Millie was back in SCBU. Millie was finally sent home in the June. At this stage she was still tube feeding, supported by lots of medication and on special milk. It was the best feeling in the world to be taking her home but also very scary. Millie continued to have a care team of consultants, therapists and nurses. She is now a happy 4 year old. We have a blog that offers support and shares our experiences. Please pay a visit to

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I Love You Natty: A sibling’s uplifting introduction to Down’s syndrome

Mia, who lives with her family near Truro, found it difficult to understand why her baby sister Natty had to spend time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Treliske Hospital, Truro, when she was born. Natty was born with Trisomy 21, commonly known as Down’s syndrome, which was accompanied by a heart condition. Her parents, Hayley and Bob, did not know that their new baby would have the condition before she was born, so the whole family went through a steep learning curve of what life would be like with a child with additional needs. Hayley writes award-winning and internationally renowned blog, Downs Side Up. When she discovered notes and poems around the house written by Mia to her little sister, she collected them, soon realising that they were the basis for a ground-breaking book. Mia writes, “I love you Natty and you are the best sister in the world and so precious to me. You are so important to me and if you weren’t in this world my life wouldn’t be the same.” Mia’s drawings and family photographs complete this beautiful first introduction to Trisomy 21,

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terly Lo which has been ve endorsed by eight leading UK charities. Hayley said, “This is exactly the kind of book I searched for when Natty was born, to read with Mia at bedtime. I believe it will have a positive impact on new parents as well.” The book I Love You Natty is available from Amazon at £5.99 + P&P or to order via Waterstones. ISBN 978-0-9929251-0-9

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ine-year-old big sister Mia Goleniowska, from Cornwall, has published a groundbreaking book to help other children who become siblings to a child with Down’s syndrome.

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Helping siblings see the

Down Syndrome Liverpool is a registered Charity based in the City of Liverpool, run by Parent and Carer Trustees of people with Down’s Syndrome. DSL aims to support parents, carers and families who are affected by Down’s syndrome and seek to enhance the lives of people with Down’s syndrome who live in the City of Liverpool and surrounding area. Our activities include providing advice and support to new parents via our new parent contact and through our new parent packs and organise social events that bring our membership together. For more information contact us using the details below.

Down Syndrome Liverpool PO Box 1 Mossley Hill District Office Liverpool L18 4SD secretary@downsyndromeliverpool.org www.downsyndromeliverpool.org Registered Charity No 1097276

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Commando Dad Fit for Purpose:

How to fit training in around family life.

COMMANDO DAD - FIT FOR PURPOSE

efore I was a parent, I loved keeping fit and setting myself physical challenges, from marathons to triathlons and even endurance events for people who should know better, like The Tough Guy. However, when my troopers came along, I quickly realised that there was never going to be free time in my day that I could train in (or to do anything else for that matter). I recognised that I needed to get creative about how I could fit training in around my family commitments (which I have a lot of as a stay at home dad). It’s wasn’t always easy, but then nothing worth doing ever is. So dads, if you want to start, maintain or revisit a training routine, here’s my tips: Don’t believe the hype. People will tell you that it is impossible to train with a family and that there just isn’t enough time in the day. I once said this and got the response, “You have the same 24 hours a day that Einstein, Marie Curie and other world changers had”. Well that puts things into perspective. We are only talking about scheduling in training, gentlemen. You can do it. Make Sacrifices. Sacrifice everything that you do not know to be useful or believe to be productive uses of your time. If you cannot train because you need to schedule it in alongside playing on the Xbox, checking Facebook or tweeting for example, you need to re-evaluate your goals. Gain Home Support. Ideally, you need the full support of your partner, or if you are a single parent, the person/people who help you out with childcare. Not only for their help in looking after the troopers while you train, but also as a motivating force to help to stick to your schedule. This can be tricky as you will be training at times that may currently be considered time for you to spend together (especially if you are training for an event and your training time is increasing). If this is an issue for you, tackle it now. It is not going to go away. Here’s how I did it: - I explained to my wife why I really wanted to train and compete. - I worked to ensure she had as much ‘free’ time as I had training time. - I stuck it out and proved I was serious.

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Choose your moments. Some training can only happen away from base camp. If this is the case, avoid busy times in the family day: i.e. mealtimes, bedtime etc. All hands need to be on deck then. So either get up early and create time at the start of the day (I prefer this) or be prepared to go out once the troopers are bunked down. Become more efficient at exercising. Create – or find – a fifteen minute routine that allows you to give yourself a total body workout. Fifteen minutes is the optimum amount of time because even a very young baby trooper will nap for 15 minutes. Do exercise that requires little – or no – kit: sit ups, press ups, skipping and squats are all fabulous exercises that you can perform in confined spaces at a moment’s notice. And that may be all you have. Get exercise kit you can use at home and be disciplined enough to use it. My indoor trainer for my bike was essential to my triathlon training – I would thrash it at every opportunity. Make it a family affair. Make your training a family activity as this will not only enable you to train during ‘normal’ hours but also to set a brilliant example for your troopers. Importantly, it gives your partner an opportunity to have time to themselves. For example: - Take the unit to the park, and when your partner joins you, start your laps. - Take the troopers out for a bike ride, then drop them back at base camp to your partner, and then get some serious miles in. - Take the unit swimming, and when your partner either joins you or collects the troopers, get some real lengths under your belt. - Invite your family to watch you compete. Hilarious pictures of me at The Tough Guy, in various stages of torment, have gained almost legendary status at our base camp. If you’ve got any other tips, please share them with me – and other dads – on the Commando Dad forums:

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