The area where you live - Page 3

Per16 · Feb 17th, 2010, 04:08 AM

Hi Lisa, we are moving to Prees!!! Just near Witchurch!

Per16 · Feb 17th, 2010, 04:10 AM

I'm in North Shropshire, right on the Welsh border! Where are you moving to?
You might be surprised by the lack of baby wearing! I have Izzy in a pouch and I seem in the minority, I think I saw one other mum a while back but that was a newborn![/QUOTE]

Hi Lisa we are moving to Prees near Witchurch! What are the baby facilities like in your area?

Jasmineivy · Feb 17th, 2010, 05:12 AM

I live in a little village called Howden not too far away from York in the UK. I gave birth at York hospital and had my antenatal care in Selby. I would say that it is very pro breast feeding from what I have experienced, to the point where I had my mind changed from originally bottle feeding and I exclusively breast fed my LO for 8 weeks and loved it so much!
I baby wear, which seems to pleasantly surprise everyone in my village and we get lots of attention but not bad! I had a completely natural birth which was very much encouraged! I would say that living in the country has had an influence on the way in which I parent my child. Hope that helps! x

tinkabells · Feb 17th, 2010, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachiebaby24

I live in Streatham, South London.

I received zero breastfeeding support which is why I expressed and then switched to FF. I tried to get support once i was at home (as i received none in hospital) and found it extremely difficult to find support especially as i saw a mw once and a HV once. I was told to "put her on the bottle" which i did not want to do so me and OH tried the best we could (expressing me for hours and hours) but i couldnt produce enough so i had to switch to Formula. It was not actively encouraged.

I also only saw my HV ONCE to this day and that wa after badgering her to come and see Maley who was 5 weeks old by then! Though i dont know if that is due to the area or not.

Its very common to see mixed families, single mothers and young mums. We have a lot of council estates which are not very nice places to be.

We have the usual high street shops like Adams, Primark, Mothercare etc and Clapham is only one bus ride away where its more upmarket and you get the shops like JoJoMamanBebe and the Fara Chairty shops.

I went to a few mum and baby groups but the mums going to them were more of the upmarket mums and they didnt like me or talk to me. They all had very expensive buggies, talked about breastfeeding like it was disgusting if you didnt do it and so i did not go back. We do however have a lot of 1 o clock clubs which i think are great, clean, well managed and have good facilities like sensory rooms and they are free so i use them alot!

I like the fact that my area is very multi-cultural, diffrent people from diffreerent backgrounds and is accessible always (there are many 24hr shops, even a 24 hr pharmacy and lots of night buses). It is a high crime area but i have never seen anything bad or been involved in anything bad. The road i live on is very quiet and never had no problems.

I do love living in London and South London is my home, its all i have known but i do want to move to just outside London before Maley attends Secondary School. The gang culture and crime is too much for me. I dont want her being a teenager in these schools. I would like to move somewhere with a lot of after-school activities where she can indulge in her hobbies as there is not much around here for teenagers to do and i cant very well lock her indoors 24/7/.

Rachie did you have your LO in mayday?! I live in croydon and had mine in mayday and it was the worst choice i ever made, they were unsupportive didnt wanna help me in the middle of the night when LO wanting feeding and i was adamant on BF and she said no we have milk i'll get you some, when i then said no im BF she whipped my boob out played with my nipple put baby on me and went, she did it all so quickly i didnt no what to say or do!!! I also just wanted gas and air, but she injected me with peth and said you young girls always say that, then want more painkilliers when its too late, i was fuming as didnt want peth as im a sicky person and was told by NCT it can make you very sick which it did
But i would travel miles to go anywhere else if i ever had another baby!!!! xxx
If i ever had a baby again i would travel the earth to go anywhere but there

aimee-lou · Feb 17th, 2010, 05:45 AM

I live in East Yorkshire (just up the road from Jasmineivy actually lol). My local town is Pocklington, and it's pretty good for amenities. It has a sure start centre which is pretty active but I find it difficult as I share the car with hubby. I actually live in a tiny village in the Wolds with about 10 houses and that's about it lol.

As it happens we fall right on the border between York and Hull. We use York for all our larger needs and it's a nice enough place. I find it a bit 'false' in it seems to think it's better than it actually is. The hospital etc was dirty and unfriendly in my experience. We went to Jubilee Birth Centre which is at Castle Hill hospital (Midwife led) which was wonderful!

My parenting style I would class as pretty conventional. We FF through choice, use Pampers during the day and cloth at night, I don't baby wear as he's too heavy for it, but I do use a carrier if I go for a walk round the village as it's too bumpy for the pushchair. To get to anything I HAVE to use the car so most things involving Earl, hubby comes too. We go swimming once a week as there are special 'baby' sessions at the local pool and there is a regular baby clinic etc. However, hubby is unusual in being actively interested and we have to push to get him recognised, even by other mums we meet.

We're pretty young too for this area as while there are a few teens etc, the majority are 30+ professionals. At 26 we are often asked 'Was he planned?' and I was even given a leaflet about terminations by the GP....he had assumed that I wouldn't want to keep a baby at my age. When people are informed that we are married and yes, he is very much wanted, they almost look shocked. I believe that as a result of this bias towards older mums the MW's and HV;s can be condescending and my choices, especially re: FF, are looked down on as 'the inexperience of youth'. I have also found that people assume that I will either be putting Earl into daycare or being SAHM....... they never consider our real plan of hubby becoming a SAHD and me working from home. I think we will have a few more obstacles to overcome when this comes to fruition.

Lisa1302 · Feb 18th, 2010, 13:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Per16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lisa1302

I'm in North Shropshire, right on the Welsh border! Where are you moving to?
You might be surprised by the lack of baby wearing! I have Izzy in a pouch and I seem in the minority, I think I saw one other mum a while back but that was a newborn!

Hi Lisa we are moving to Prees near Witchurch! What are the baby facilities like in your area?

hey that's not far from me at all! I'm from Maesbury village, although in Oswestry town at the moment.
Whitchurch is a nice town, but I don't think there is much shopping to be done there.

The closest decent size shopping centre for you will be Shrewsbury I think, only 30 mins - it's not bad for essentials, has a Mothercare, small ELC, decent size H&M children's, Monsoon kids, plus the usual sections in M&S, Next, Boots etc.
If you wanted some bigger places you aren't too far from Telford, Stoke on Trent, Chester and even Birmingham is only just over an hour!

Not sure what the baby groups are like over that way - my friend who had her baby in December lives in Wem, which is 5 miles from Prees..she hasn't been yet but I think she is hoping to go soon.

lepaskilf · Feb 18th, 2010, 16:50 PM

Great thread!!

I live in Llanberis in North West Wales, the area is small and two hrs away from the nearest decent city (bangor doesn't count!!!).

I love where I live.

Most of the folk including myself are outdoorsy types (lots of hills nr me!!!) so there is alot of babywearing due to terrain.

There are no nct or babycentres but there is lots for babies and mothers, such as massage, signing and swimming. our baby club has about 7 members all of which breast feed and i'm the youngest there at 26. There is a bit of a hippy culture or natural parenting vibe which is nice!

the biggest issue around here is which language should be spoken! Gwynedd and Anglesey have the highest percentage of welsh speakers than anywhere else in the country. All primary schools are either welsh speaking or bilingual. I don't speak welsh because I'm from north east wales but i would like my son to get the basics of it, more because i know all his friends will speak welsh and i feel he will fit in more as a local (which he is!!) and if we stay in the area he will have a better chance at getting a job!

Jasmineivy · Feb 18th, 2010, 17:14 PM

[QUOTE=aimee-lou;4449480]I live in East Yorkshire (just up the road from Jasmineivy actually lol). My local town is Pocklington, and it's pretty good for amenities. It has a sure start centre which is pretty active but I find it difficult as I share the car with hubby. I actually live in a tiny village in the Wolds with about 10 houses and that's about it lol.

As it happens we fall right on the border between York and Hull. We use York for all our larger needs and it's a nice enough place. I find it a bit 'false' in it seems to think it's better than it actually is. The hospital etc was dirty and unfriendly in my experience. We went to Jubilee Birth Centre which is at Castle Hill hospital (Midwife led) which was wonderful!

I very much agree with you here about York, we choose York as we thought it would be wonderful but actually it was dirty and the midwives were quite nasty at times! I was considering the Jubliee centre but found out about it too late as I had a natural birth I could have easily gone there! Perhaps next time if there is one! x x

FemmeEnceinte · Feb 18th, 2010, 17:37 PM

I'm a bit of a rare breed in my area... I moved back to my hometown with OH when I discovered that I was pregnant and it seems to have been a mistake. We're not happy here at all, it's just not us. I don't know why I came back, it was NEVER me.

My parents, however, are very typical of the area in many ways.

A lot of the mums around here are "chicken nugget mums" to quote something somebody on here once said. Everything is about tacky fashion and poor care.

I'm very into attachment parenting... breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, cloth nappies... the works. Everything that would be considered "a rod" for my back by most around here. So, this hasn't influenced me at all... nothing really has tbh. I pave my own way.

Mum2b_Claire · Feb 19th, 2010, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FemmeEnceinte

I'm a bit of a rare breed in my area... I moved back to my hometown with OH when I discovered that I was pregnant and it seems to have been a mistake. We're not happy here at all, it's just not us. I don't know why I came back, it was NEVER me.

My parents, however, are very typical of the area in many ways.

A lot of the mums around here are "chicken nugget mums" to quote something somebody on here once said. Everything is about tacky fashion and poor care.

I'm very into attachment parenting... breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, cloth nappies... the works. Everything that would be considered "a rod" for my back by most around here. So, this hasn't influenced me at all... nothing really has tbh. I pave my own way.

Yeah we did similarly - we moved back to my hometown when Ruby was 8 weeks old. We couldn't afford a big enough place in a nice enough part of London and needed to be nearer my parents. But the area is not really me and never was either, but I'm not convinced there are many areas that I would feel were exactly 'me'! Like you I do things differently to others in my area, they don't influence me at all.
I did make my own chicken nuggets though - so I am a chicken nugget mum of sorts, lol

Feb 17th, 2010, 04:08 AM	#21
Per16 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 640	Hi Lisa, we are moving to Prees!!! Just near Witchurch!

Status: Online

Feb 17th, 2010, 04:10 AM	#22
Per16 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 640	I'm in North Shropshire, right on the Welsh border! Where are you moving to? You might be surprised by the lack of baby wearing! I have Izzy in a pouch and I seem in the minority, I think I saw one other mum a while back but that was a newborn![/QUOTE] Hi Lisa we are moving to Prees near Witchurch! What are the baby facilities like in your area?

Status: Online

Feb 17th, 2010, 05:12 AM	#23
Jasmineivy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 494	I live in a little village called Howden not too far away from York in the UK. I gave birth at York hospital and had my antenatal care in Selby. I would say that it is very pro breast feeding from what I have experienced, to the point where I had my mind changed from originally bottle feeding and I exclusively breast fed my LO for 8 weeks and loved it so much! I baby wear, which seems to pleasantly surprise everyone in my village and we get lots of attention but not bad! I had a completely natural birth which was very much encouraged! I would say that living in the country has had an influence on the way in which I parent my child. Hope that helps! x

Status: Offline

Feb 17th, 2010, 05:45 AM	#25
aimee-lou Other BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Norfolk - UK Posts: 6,174	I live in East Yorkshire (just up the road from Jasmineivy actually lol). My local town is Pocklington, and it's pretty good for amenities. It has a sure start centre which is pretty active but I find it difficult as I share the car with hubby. I actually live in a tiny village in the Wolds with about 10 houses and that's about it lol. As it happens we fall right on the border between York and Hull. We use York for all our larger needs and it's a nice enough place. I find it a bit 'false' in it seems to think it's better than it actually is. The hospital etc was dirty and unfriendly in my experience. We went to Jubilee Birth Centre which is at Castle Hill hospital (Midwife led) which was wonderful! My parenting style I would class as pretty conventional. We FF through choice, use Pampers during the day and cloth at night, I don't baby wear as he's too heavy for it, but I do use a carrier if I go for a walk round the village as it's too bumpy for the pushchair. To get to anything I HAVE to use the car so most things involving Earl, hubby comes too. We go swimming once a week as there are special 'baby' sessions at the local pool and there is a regular baby clinic etc. However, hubby is unusual in being actively interested and we have to push to get him recognised, even by other mums we meet. We're pretty young too for this area as while there are a few teens etc, the majority are 30+ professionals. At 26 we are often asked 'Was he planned?' and I was even given a leaflet about terminations by the GP....he had assumed that I wouldn't want to keep a baby at my age. When people are informed that we are married and yes, he is very much wanted, they almost look shocked. I believe that as a result of this bias towards older mums the MW's and HV;s can be condescending and my choices, especially re: FF, are looked down on as 'the inexperience of youth'. I have also found that people assume that I will either be putting Earl into daycare or being SAHM....... they never consider our real plan of hubby becoming a SAHD and me working from home. I think we will have a few more obstacles to overcome when this comes to fruition.

Status: Online

Feb 18th, 2010, 16:50 PM	#27
lepaskilf Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: I live in North Wales Posts: 2,613	Great thread!! I live in Llanberis in North West Wales, the area is small and two hrs away from the nearest decent city (bangor doesn't count!!!). I love where I live. Most of the folk including myself are outdoorsy types (lots of hills nr me!!!) so there is alot of babywearing due to terrain. There are no nct or babycentres but there is lots for babies and mothers, such as massage, signing and swimming. our baby club has about 7 members all of which breast feed and i'm the youngest there at 26. There is a bit of a hippy culture or natural parenting vibe which is nice! the biggest issue around here is which language should be spoken! Gwynedd and Anglesey have the highest percentage of welsh speakers than anywhere else in the country. All primary schools are either welsh speaking or bilingual. I don't speak welsh because I'm from north east wales but i would like my son to get the basics of it, more because i know all his friends will speak welsh and i feel he will fit in more as a local (which he is!!) and if we stay in the area he will have a better chance at getting a job!

Status: Online

Feb 18th, 2010, 17:14 PM	#28
Jasmineivy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 494	[QUOTE=aimee-lou;4449480]I live in East Yorkshire (just up the road from Jasmineivy actually lol). My local town is Pocklington, and it's pretty good for amenities. It has a sure start centre which is pretty active but I find it difficult as I share the car with hubby. I actually live in a tiny village in the Wolds with about 10 houses and that's about it lol. As it happens we fall right on the border between York and Hull. We use York for all our larger needs and it's a nice enough place. I find it a bit 'false' in it seems to think it's better than it actually is. The hospital etc was dirty and unfriendly in my experience. We went to Jubilee Birth Centre which is at Castle Hill hospital (Midwife led) which was wonderful! I very much agree with you here about York, we choose York as we thought it would be wonderful but actually it was dirty and the midwives were quite nasty at times! I was considering the Jubliee centre but found out about it too late as I had a natural birth I could have easily gone there! Perhaps next time if there is one! x x

Status: Offline

Feb 18th, 2010, 17:37 PM	#29
FemmeEnceinte Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,903	I'm a bit of a rare breed in my area... I moved back to my hometown with OH when I discovered that I was pregnant and it seems to have been a mistake. We're not happy here at all, it's just not us. I don't know why I came back, it was NEVER me. My parents, however, are very typical of the area in many ways. A lot of the mums around here are "chicken nugget mums" to quote something somebody on here once said. Everything is about tacky fashion and poor care. I'm very into attachment parenting... breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, cloth nappies... the works. Everything that would be considered "a rod" for my back by most around here. So, this hasn't influenced me at all... nothing really has tbh. I pave my own way.

Status: Offline

Similar Threads
Typical Homes Where You Live?	General Chatter
[Closed] Due July Living in Hampshire UK or surrounding area	Pregnancy Buddies
Where Do you Live!	General Chatter

User Name		Remember Me?
Password