My kids eye problems

As some of you are aware my 5 year old girl and my 2 year old son both have eye problems, So I thought I would write up about what the problem with there eyes is, Most of you probably wont have herd of it I know we hadn't until my daughter got diagnosed with it.
There main condition is subluxated lenses, This means that the lenses in there eyes are loose and wobble around at every movement of there eyes.
Due to them having this we have been told they cant do any contact sports or anything that could risk them hitting there heads, Not a problem at all for our 5 year old but our 2 year old just doesn't understand, To top of there eye condition they are both very short sited and the hospital found it very hard to get a proper reading, But they still got one, My daughters perscription is -12 in her right eye and -11 in her let eye not the full perscription as she was really -18 in her right eye.
My sons turned out to be even worse his perscription is -18 in his right eye and -16 in his left eye he also has miss shaped pupils which we have been told will make his site worse, One of his pupils is shaped like a heart and I always thought he looked cute with it.
So both my 5 year old and 2 year old now wear glasses and need constant hospital appointments.

When my son got diagnosed with his problems the hospital said we should get our 4 month old checked out, So we had to get her refered but the doctors and had a long wait for her appointment to come round, But shes had her appointment and two hours later she got the all clear, We have been told they want to monitor her incase any problems arise later on but for now I feel happy knowing she can see me.

The strange thing is you would never have known my kids had any problems with there eyes as they could always spot people they know from a distance, never bumped into things and could watch the tv fine.

No more disposable nappies at night part 2

So two nights without a disposable nappy, Night one didn't go to plan as my kids decided to have a lie in and my son slept a total of 14 hours so when he got up he did sadly leak, But night two was much better as I decided to make sure my kids were up at the normal time they would be and My son was still dry, Result.

My son had slept a little over 12 hours and was still dry so, I'm very impressed and will be buying more Bamboo liners.

Strider Rider Uk Discount code for all my fans

For those of you that don't know what a Strider rider is, I will tell you here.


The Strider rider is a balance bike that can be used from as early as 18 months to 5 years, The idea of them is to teach your child the art of balancing before they take the leap to a bike with peddles, Me and My husband have often talked about getting one for my son, As my 5 year old girl has a bike with peddles but cant manage to balance herself we thought maybe we should try one of these for my son. I'm thinking Christmas present for him.

Any way the bit your all waiting for is the discount code I have been given for all my lovely fans you will get £5.00 off your order all you need is this code busymum You can use this code when you order by the phone or over the internet and is valid till the 31st December, The discount is only valid for orders over £50

Perfect timing to get one for a Christmas present for someone you know or your little one.
You can order your very own Strider Rider from here and theirs also a phone number on there to order by the phone if you like.

So what are you waiting for go get ordering.

No more disposable nappies at night

I have finally taken the leap to finally get rid of disposable nappies at night time, I'm a little worried how my son is going to cope in the real nappies as he's a heavy wetter, But after advice from a lot of people, I have got rid of the disposables once and for all.
I'm still using the real nappies that I have used since my son was 6 months old my good old faithful Baba+Boo Only instead of using just the micro fibre inserts that come with the nappy I have popped a bamboo insert in to.

Now only time will tell so i'm keeping my fingers crossed theres no leaks through the night.
I will keep you all updated on the progress.
My daughter is also using real nappies at night but at the moment i'm not worried about leaks from her as she normaly wakes once a night anyway for a feed so she can be change then.

Been a busy weekend

Now the weekends nearly over I can finally sit down and relax.
I've been extra busy this weekend as my two oldest share a room we was going to have our youngest in there with them but we just couldn't trust our two year old boy not to get in the cot when shes in it,
So it was time to move the cot out ready for when my daughter needs it, It wasn't until I moved the cot into my room that I realised how big it really is, But its now at the bottom of my bed, waiting for her to go in it.

At the moment shes still in her mosses basket and out of all my friends babies that are the same age she seems to be the only one still able to fit in her mosses basket.
After finally getting my room sorted it was back into the kids room to sort out there toys, They have far to many they don't play with so When I was going through them I was looking to see what I could sell on and what just needed to be chucked away, I found a fair few things that would be worth selling on so im keeping my fingers crossed that someone on netmums would like to buy them.

On Sunday we was trying to think of what we could do to get the kids out of the house so we decided on taking them to the local carboot sale, My daughter kept saying can we buy this to any old rubbish and I kept telling her we will look around before we buy anything, As I knew she would buy something then change her mind about it as she would see something else she wanted.
Our first buy was some clothes for my youngest girl two tops and a pair of trousers for just £1.50, Im surprised at them as it was my husband that spotted them and said we should get them.

Then our second buy was for my son it was the VW campervan from the film cars at a really small price of just 25p, My son is a huge cars fan so we couldn't turn it down at that price.

Then finally my oldest daughter got her turn and we found two zhu zhu hamsters for £5.00 for the pair again I couldn't turn them down as there normally £10.00 for just one.

And the last thing we brought was a jigsaw puzzle for me and I blame my son for this as when I was sorting there room out he had got hold of all the jigsaws and mixed them up and I spent over an hour sorting them out and it got me in the mood for doing one for myself so when I saw a brand new never been opened jigsaw for just £1 I had to get it.

I have a feeling it will keep me busy for a while as its 1250 pieces and it took me an hour just to sort the edges out.
I will keep you updated on how I get on with the jigsaw.

MAM Oral Care Rabbit

The MAM oral care rabbit is designed so you can give you babies regular oral care right from birth, It also helps to get them used to having there teeth brushed, The oral care rabbit cleans babies mouth and removes plaque and bacteria easily, all you have to do is put your fingers in the rabbits ears and gently massage your babies sore gums or if they have teeth its perfect for cleaning them to get your baby used to having them done.
The oral care rabbit its made from soft materials and not only can it be used for cleaning there teeth and gums but My little girl likes to give it a cuddle and a chew.
You can was it at 40 so their is no need to go out and buy a new one should it get grubby.

My little girl thinks its a game when I use this on her and starts laughing, Its good to know that she lets me use this so hopefully when the time comes to using a proper tooth brush on her she wont mind me doing it.
You can buy the oral care rabbit from here here
Also please go over to there facebook page where theres lots of competitions and you can find out about all the latest products from MAM and theres lots of great people to talk to, You can visit there facebook page here

MAM Anti Colic, Self Sterilising Bottle

The MAM Anti colic bottle has a vented base this helps to regulate the pressure balance. The milk can flow evenly without bubbles and without foaming, Not only is this bottle anti colic but you don't need a steriliser as you can do it with just the bottle,
This is how its done.
Fill the base of the bottle with 20ml of water (you can use the cap as it has measurements marked on)
Place the teat into the ring and place it onto the base.
Place the bottle on top of the base.
Place the cap over the top.
And finally pop it in the microwave for 3 minutes (Longer if you are doing more than one bottle)

Since using MAM bottles on my daughter I have noticed she sleeps longer at night and hasn't suffered from Colic, So happy baby and happy mummy.

If you want to buy these bottles you can from most supermarkets and most shops that sell baby products, You can also buy them online from MAM here.
Please also take a look at there facebook page for all the latest information from them and plenty of competitions and there is also lots of other parents to chat to, You can find there facebook page here