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"You basically become your own Ikea manufacturer." Umm, except for the affordability factor! Those clamps are pretty expensive! I used their "Configurator" to see how much it would be to buy clamps to make my own sidboard type thing and it was like $300 JUST for the clamps.

philppat - I live in Europe and I have looked at these exact plates at our local IKEA, they WERE actually made in Europe.

Although I totally get your point!!

markemge - I don't know what MHz they are are, but mine has more then one frequency setting so you can find one that works for you. We've never had any feedback on ours, but someone once told me that the UK has laws about what frequencies things like thes CAN work on to avoid that kind of interference, so this might not be relevant to you in the US.

This would actually be good if you walk to the store with two kids and you want to hold both their hands, but have a shopping bag in one. I know I have wished I had an extra hand to hold onto on several occasions.

The big Baby Bjorn potty (the one shown here) is the most comfortable potty my kids ever had. We had a few before that but they were not comfy for my oldest (who was tall for his age, even at 2.5 when he potty trained) to sit on so he didn't like to use them. The Baby Bjorn was the only one we found he found comfy. It was also very comfy for my middle son who was not as tall as my oldest.

It is also very easy to clean, and to teach the child to empty (fiddly is a no-go in my book for a potty).

They are so good that we bought one to leave at both grandparents too. It was well worth it because in about 6 months child number three will be using them too.

Baby Bjorn potties pair comfort with practicality.

Ditto on the not wanting to clean it, cakowalik! Um put the seat up, stand on a stool, pee in the toilet and flush it away boys. I have enough experience with my kids to know that thing would be covered in pee and smelling up the bathroom in no time. And who wants urine setting there all day? Not me. A child's potty is bad enough to clean, I try to get them onto a real flushing toilets as soon as possible.

Just looks like more trouble than it would be worth to me.

Have the kid kneel between your knees facing AWAY from you and then get them to lean their head back toward you and open up. Seriously. You can see all their teeth and brush them more easily without poking them and making it sore. The kid also thinks it's funny if you make it silly.

I either let them do it their-self before or after this so they get practice too, but this let's me get all the teeth clean and I can SEE what I am doing.

My dentist recomended it years ago with my oldest and it was the single greatest toothbrushing tip I ever got.

A haberdashery means a sewing and notions shop (sell like tons of thread, buttons, bits and pieces for sewing of all types) here in the UK. When I read the title I thought "OMG, this is going to be a bathroom FULL of some sort of stylish storage for millions of buttons and ribbons etc". I was trying to figure out how this was going to work hygenically but I was excited all the same ;).

I am originally from the US though, and I know in the US habadasher is an old-fashioned word for a Men's outfitter.

I think it is really nice! It definetley has that "manly" and and jolly feel from a time gone by. :)

I've been doing this for a week now and it is suprisingly easy! I've got three kids and my hubby to cook for too.

Here is what i have found:

*You are not LIMITED to the things on the list. You can also have legumes and lentils and other veggies he does not list. This is just a simple list to give you the idea. I've just used my own judgement.

*He says in the video that the things on the 3x list are "at least 3x a week".

*The main thing for me was cutting out the convenience foods and soda (my kids didn't have the soda, I did for a pick me up!). I thought it would be hard but replacing it with green tea I haven't had any of the sugar or caffeine withdrawel I had thought I would (which I have had in the past when I tried this).

* The lists have actually made things easier for me because before my mind was all over the place about what to plan to eat and this often resulted in my buying a "ready meal" or throwing on some pasta. The lists makes it easier for me to focus and think what to eat.

* We already ate a lot of the things on the list anyway, and I don't eat a lot of meat, so red meat once a week is not hard for us.

* We already ate a lot of wholegrains, but I have replaced any bagels, buns etc with wholegrain pitas (cheaper too), whole grain bread and wholgrain buns.

*Cous cous, veggies and salad makes an easy lunch. It is also good as a side at dinner. It is wholegrain.

*The green tea has been great! I am still getting a little bit of daily caffeine but I feel much better having this rather than sugary drinks or coffee loaded with milk and sugar.

* The black and whiteness of "Yes you can have it" or "Once a week" or "Not at all" works well for me (I know it might not for everyone). If I have one cookie I have to have more. If I have a couple chips I finish the bag. It might be for everyone but the lists feel liberating to me.

I don't have 50lbs to loose, but am hanging onto some baby weight 18mths on from baby number 3. I have seen some of that studdorn weight go already this week. It is really working for me. :)

I don't like it. It doesn't strike me as a good design for an orhanage at all. I'm sure they could have solved drinking water, cooling and ventilation issues and also had a better design for the kids.