The Zoo, Herons and Vosene

You will recall that I have blogged about nits and headlice on occasion. I have a child and therefore it seems, I cannot go through life with out scratching and combing and nitty nora style exploring sometimes.

I'm assuming that this obsession with the louse is what led the lovely people at Vosene to find my blog. I had a giveaway a while ago for their Tea Tree oil shampoo that is designed to fool and repel the wee bitey beasties and so far it seems to be working......

But not content with the shampoo sample those sweet people at Vosene invited me (and some other lovely mummies) to London Zoo to see the new products in the range, some new products that are on the drawing board (I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you) and to tell us of their fantastic new competition, because if there is one thing that Vosene love (nearly as much as they love clean hair!) it's FAMILIES

So if you would like to WIN an enormous prize for you and your family do pop over to their site and join in, lots of smaller prizes too.

I would like to thank Vosene for a fab day, there were things to do for the kids, food (CAKE!) and then a lovely wander around London Zoo afterwards.

Herons in Regents Park

Boo Hiccup the Magician - DD was enthralled by the close up magic while @PippaD's wee boy giggled like a loon at the 'naughty ferret' LOL

There was dressing up

More Magic

Cookie Decorating (and eating)

Cake!

and animals of all shapes and sizes!

Too angry and upset to type much

This story about how a women would not be able to look after her own baby made me so sad and so angry I don't even know where to begin. (social workers can now predict the future based on no evidence at all it seems?)

but I had hoped that when the baby was born all would be well, she'd be given support and the family would prove doubters wrong. Seems I'm too optimistic, she didn't even have a chance, due to MILD learning difficulties Kerry Robertson has had her baby taken away at a few days old (when she was trying to breastfeed exclusively as is recommended by WHO) and now can only see him every other day.

You can read more for yourself here. But if you are a parent (or even a teeny bit caring) I suggest you have tissues to hand and maybe a stress ball or punchbag!

Even if this does get sorted out and baby Ben is returned to his parents, he has missed out on vital feeding days, and his family have been traumatised and will be affected for life. I am ashamed, ashamed that this can happen in a country that claims to care about people. I am praying for her and her family because right now I don't know how else to help. (suggestions welcomed)

The couple have been allowed to see their son for two hours every other day.

Miss Robertson said: ‘Holding him made me upset all over again. I’ve told the social workers I don’t want him to have bottled milk or a dummy. I feel breastfeeding is so important and at least then he is still having some of me.’

If this had happened abroad say in India we'd all be saying, "oh but that's because they are not like us, not caring, not a state with money to help" etc etc

and oddly India does indeed seem different to us just look here

“Initially, we were concerned about the way the mother would react. But surprisingly, she is taking good care of her child. She has become very active, lively, mature and cheerful. Earlier, she used to be a depressed and quiet person,” Ratnam said. “Also, she very well realises the fact that Pari is her child. The name Pari was suggested by her only. She is very attached to her.”

A great debate on the rights of the FATHER in this case here