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I think I may have coined a new phase, as I sit here waiting for my in laws to turn up (late as usual). Unusually the house is spotless, a state which appears not to appeal to my toddler, who much prefers to return things to a state of randomness. So Muck or Mess magnet, which seems to suit him perfectly. Still at least he has a perfectly clean and dribble free t shirt and a smart bib, so granny can get some nice photos.

I caught a programme about salt in babies food. Apparently 70% of babies consume too much salt. Part of the problem is that big food companies label their food with the sodium content rather than the salt content, this is really dishonest as the actual salt content is 2.5 x as much as the sodium.Other issues is gravy which contains a lot of salt, its better to use the water from cooking the vegtables to mash the food down rather than the salty gravy.The other important thing to know is that cows milk contains twice as much salt as breast...

I have been meaning to write about some of the books I have read on the subject of birth and parenting. Having brought I think every single one I feel in a good position to review.But beware - as with advice, writers write about their own experiance or those of friends or family. This is their experiance and not yours, yours is different and that is okay. It took me a very long time to stop stressing about the conversations where some one told me about pregancy or what their child was doing or how they were feeling and having...

Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor or qualified in any form of Medicine, so please do not rely on my advise, and always consult a doctor if concerned. My son despite being away from the plague factory that is his play group, has a stinking summer cold, as well as mandatory hand washing every 5 minutes I am dosing everyone in the family twice a day with Echinacea and so far that appears to be working! I use a remedy from A Vogel for children, and their website describes it thus Echinacea works by balancing the immune system so that it works efficiently....

Exciting news, Greenwich (where we are based) is to become a Royal Borough (like Kensington & Chelsea) next year for the Queens Diamond Jubilee. The BBC article is a bit out of date but its just been given the final go ahead by the council. So along with the Olympics coming to Greenwich next year it is very exciting. If Kate and Will have a baby soon perhaps we can get a Royal Warrent for our bibs.. LOL!!Actually it is a pity about the horse event in Greenwich park, as they made a horrid mess this year in the test event...