MSE Parents Club Part 7

skintchick

Oh, and I started using my washable nappies yesterday but they are a nightmare! The poo goes through the liners, and often out of the leg onto whatever she is sitting on, and is stains! The only way to get it out is hand scrub it with soap and I don;t want to do that with every nappy (she poos 4x a day).

Does anyone have any bright ideas? Otherwise it's back to Pampers. I have a thread on OS asking about it if people could post there if they have any suggestions.

Thanks.

Becles

Getting a bit worried about James. Don't know if people remember but a girl in the year above him who he was friends with died last October of an asthma attack. It was a shock and it really upset him, especially as we lost my Gran suddenly last September.

School keeps doing all this stuff that brings up memories of the girl. I was in school in the summer term waiting to speak to the head who was doing assembly, so I was sitting outside the hall. The netball team had won some trophy and all the girls had medals. Rather than focus on the girls winning, the head focussed on the fact that the girl played on the team and it was her spirit that helped the girls win, and they should always remember her through the medals. That set all the bairns off crying and they all came out sobbing.

They had a service in school a couple of weeks ago to remember the girl on what would have been her birthday and they are having another service tomorrow to remember her on the first anniversary of her death.

They've raised some money to open a library in her memory and now they are having another service on 11th November to open the library and the 11am rememberance day silence will be incorperated into the service.

James just cannot get any closure on her death as there are just constant reminders all the time at school. I'm at a loss on how to help him cope with it. He's also confused about the 11th Nov service as he says that's for remembering soldiers.

Has anyone got any ideas on how to help him cope with it all? He just gets so upset by all the services and seeing all his friends crying and I don't know how to handle it.

It freaks me out a bit too, as I don't remember death anniversaries and don't like constant reminders that people have gone. I tend to remember people when I see things that remind them of me. For example, I have to go to Seaham tomorrow and will drive past the beach where my other grandparents used to take us to play, so I'll have a minute thinking of them there. I've taught James to do that with Gran and he's mentioned her a couple of times when things have reminded him of her.

Hope I'm not being horrid and insensitive

Sami_Bee

skinty I'd personally forget the bath unless you think she's a bit grubby or if you think she'd be ok wake her up for it?

Sami_Bee

Becles I think that's weird too and a bit cruel to basically keep makingh the kids cry! I'd speak to the school about it.
All sounds rather OTT to me

redmel1621

Hello

Quick question....remember when medised was allowed for 3mth olds. how much was the dosage. Was it 2.5ml or 5ml????

Also, I can't believe you have all forgotten me already and no-one noticed me being all shocked earlier:(

Mel x

emlou2009

becles i agree with sami, it does sound OTT. a girl in my class died of meningitis when we were 13-14 and they let us go home early the day we were all told, and then closed the school for the afternoon on the day of the funeral so that those of us who wanted to could go. then in the end of year newsletter they mentioned her, and that was it. IMO its inappropriate to keep bringing it up, surely its going to teach kids to dwell on it? definitely speak to the school about it i'd say

emlou2009

mel i actually multi quoted that and the stupid thing didnt bring it back up to remind me to ask what it was!! what was it? and how are you? how is uni?

MadDogWoman_2

Evening

I only read this page

Skinty - bed without the bath
Sami - :j:j on the potty trainin
Becles - that's just odd, I'd speak to the school as well.

I think this house of spots is on the road to recovery as they are beinging to scab!

Tonight whilst she was eating her tea she suddenly asked to speak to one of her aunties, pointing at the phone and everything. I said once you've eaten your tea (hoping she'd forget) no chance as soon as she was out of her seat she brought me the phone!

Hopefully if most of her spots have scabbed we can take her for a visit over the weekend.

MDW

redmel1621

emlou2009 wrote: »

mel i actually multi quoted that and the stupid thing didnt bring it back up to remind me to ask what it was!! what was it? and how are you? how is uni?

I was feeling a bit shocked;)

sparkle03

Glamazon wrote: »

SPARKLE - I spied you yesterday when I was going to baby clinic! It was the pushchair that gave it away!

Really? Where was I? Im sure I only went to school yesterday, or did I? Gosh I cant remember .....

Can I boast that after settling my little angel @ 12.45am he slept through until 6.15am? :D:D Fantastic considering he had his bottle @11pm!!!! :j

Of course you can xxx

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