tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post5372548258957755570..comments2023-11-03T07:29:16.334+00:00Comments on The Potty Diaries: It's the little things...Potty Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-40540209457895793962008-04-10T08:40:00.000+01:002008-04-10T08:40:00.000+01:00Hello HHC, thanks for the visit (and hope you don'...Hello HHC, thanks for the visit (and hope you don't mind the abbrev.). It's amazing isn't it, the difference the salt makes? I never realised before now... And am so glad to know it's not just me!Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-34224691449383545422008-04-09T16:15:00.000+01:002008-04-09T16:15:00.000+01:00re your dishwasher... prefectly normal! After a ve...re your dishwasher... prefectly normal! After a very long time my other half discovered that putting salt in resulted in cleaner dishes<BR/><BR/>And I had a friend once whose hoover exploded... she didn't realise she was supposed to change or empty the bag now and again, although quite where she thought all the muck was going I'm not sure!happyhippychickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651001887435894716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-69546823945851391412008-04-09T09:07:00.000+01:002008-04-09T09:07:00.000+01:00Hi Pig, there's not that much difference between o...Hi Pig, there's not that much difference between our little angels. And on the allergy milk thing, well that was my excuse too until very recently, but we successfully have Boy #2 on whole milk now (hurrah!) so I no longer have that get-out clause. But, like I said, as long he isn't still using it when he graduates...Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-7372111733748923372008-04-08T22:42:00.000+01:002008-04-08T22:42:00.000+01:00ah, now i am glad about the bottle thing. I've be...ah, now i am glad about the bottle thing. I've been stewing over that thorny issue with my 2 yr 7 month old (you see, i'm worse than you, you can relax)...but she needs that allergy milk i tell myself. and in fact she REALLY does, so there you go, we're fine, let's carry on with the bottles!<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-13534526307960498782008-04-07T20:39:00.000+01:002008-04-07T20:39:00.000+01:00Ladies, thankyou all. I feel a bit less of a soft-...Ladies, thankyou all. I feel a bit less of a soft-touch mum and a domestic numpty having read your comments...<BR/><BR/>T's Child, thanks for risking your reputation and sharing, that's good to hear. Actually, this evening there were no giggles - just downright blue-faced screaming. So, I think I'll put the teat back in the bottle for the moment...(3? I can live with 3... It's better than 9...)<BR/><BR/>Aims, maybe you have some whizzy dishwasher that doesn't need it. Or maybe your water doesn't need it. But you might want to check the instructions if everything ever comes out covered with a fine white layer of 'stuff'...<BR/><BR/>Hi Iota, tried the Boy #1 comment already, but Boy #2 either doesn't understand, or - and more likely - doesn't give a stuff what the rest of us think. Ho hum.<BR/><BR/>Mya, not a bad idea. Except that now he is a nespresso addict, apparantly Starbucks coffee doesn't cut the mustard. I wouldn't mind - but there's still no sign of George Clooney...<BR/><BR/>Hi MPiiTW, you know what? Until we moved here (and not for a good 6 months until after our arrival), I had no idea about a filter either... Not covering myself in glory on the domestic front, am I?<BR/>Thanks for the award, btw - will be over to check it out asap!Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-29712254004909050512008-04-07T19:56:00.000+01:002008-04-07T19:56:00.000+01:00D'you know, I've always thought that I was a loser...D'you know, I've always thought that I was a loser for not wanting a lap-top - turns out I was right, now there's a turn-up! Bottle-wise, I had the same problem with Son, many years ago. We solved it by (pretend) flushing it down the loo (with him doing the flushing), saying that "big boys don't have bottles". It did work. The other possible way is to cut a (big) hole in the teat so that it doesn't work as comfort. Good luck Margot xx.<BR/>PS. An Award is waiting for you at my place. :)<BR/>PPS. An old friend of mine had a tumble-dryer that stopped working after a couple of years, and when she called the repair man, he said "Have you ever cleaned the Filter?" No, she said. She didn't even know it was there.A Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-56055432624664146302008-04-07T18:57:00.000+01:002008-04-07T18:57:00.000+01:00Oh Potsy, kick the hubster off your computer. It's...Oh Potsy, kick the hubster off your computer. It's a slippery slope, you know! Can't he go and work at Starbucks? (On his computer, not behind the counter, obv.)<BR/><BR/>Mya xMyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106690738320651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-21329334480731701132008-04-07T18:49:00.000+01:002008-04-07T18:49:00.000+01:00My eldest shared your bottle-only problem. Problem...My eldest shared your bottle-only problem. Problem, did I say problem? I don't use the word problem when talking to mums about children. Anyway, I took the view that the insistent health visitor "get your child off the bottle" advice was really aimed at mums who let their child potter about for hours on end with a bottle hanging out of their lips. I couldn't see that downing a bottle in record time a few times a day was really going to damage his teeth formation. I think you are right to weigh up the benefits of healthy milk versus the downside of drinking it out of a bottle. <BR/><BR/>Could you set up an older bigger boy to say "bottles are for babies" in the hearing of your boy? Harsh but often effective.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-49526862196136353912008-04-07T18:16:00.000+01:002008-04-07T18:16:00.000+01:00Salt? Salt?! What are you talking about salt for? ...Salt? Salt?! What are you talking about salt for? What does salt do for the dishwasher and where do you put it?<BR/><BR/>Do you 'add a dash' according to taste or what?<BR/><BR/>Yikes! and I'm 50 what?aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-75743064917028023482008-04-07T17:33:00.000+01:002008-04-07T17:33:00.000+01:00For what it's worth (and at great personal humilia...For what it's worth (and at great personal humiliation), my Mum assures me that she was terrified I would go to school still using a bottle.<BR/><BR/>I guess I gave it up when I was about 3. But if he's giggling and not screaming, that's a super good thing - he might just already be playing you a bit, and getting himself ready to move on.Madam Crunchypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105080184570652882noreply@blogger.com