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purplepatch

Becles wrote: »

Sorry to hear you've been poorly purplepatch.

I've had the fluey thing too and I can't shake the cough off. I'm going to the doctors on Thursday to see if they can do anything.

It's vile isn't it. The cough is driving me to distraction. I can't fill my lungs properly with air without coughing, I'm just so sick of feeling breathless. Just don't think there's anything much to take that will help. Might try some steam and olbas oil later.

Becles

It's the night time that is the worst. I'm fed up with waking up coughing my guts up and having to sit up until the congestion eases.

I keep trying various cold remedies, cough medicines and olbas oil, but I can't shift the snot that keeps dripping down my throat

Dormouse

Hope you feel better soon, Purple and Becles. Sounds horrid what you've both got.

Is it just me, or does everyone else think that feeling poorly is much more awful as a parent? :rolleyes: At least when you're childless, you can spend the day in bed, watch daytime telly and feel sorry for yourself. When you're a mum, you have to keep children fed and entertained, no matter how rubbish you feel. It's not fair! :rolleyes:

My car broke down today - nightmare. :eek: :mad: Managed to get it fixed though, although am £150 poorer (well DH is! ). DS1 thought it was a great adventure going on a bus (me struggling with the buggy, him happy as Larry), and when the car actually broke down, he was giving me patronising blokey advice, like "Do you need petrol? Are the tyres flat" :rotfl:

Have a poo-related question. Since we started solids, Alex has started pooing a lot less frequently (from once or twice a day to once every two or three days). Is this normal? It's not like he's eating huge amounts of solids.

Becles

I agree with what you say about feeling ill. I was tired tonight and it was a real effort to cook tea, because I couldn't be bothered Hubby did the washing up for me though

Charlotte did less poo's when she was first weaned. Once she got settled on 3 meals a day, she's more regular. She's usually just done one when I get her out the cot on a morning (nice!), and she does another one late afternoon.

Lu_T

Imogen goes anywhere from once to four times a day at the moment. I'm sure it'll settle down soon. It doesn't take much to knock their systems. The main thing is he's not straining and then not producing anything.

If Gen gets bunged up we give her poo porridge. I think it's Bailey's recipe - basically dried prunes & apricots stewed, blended, frozen in ice cube trays. Then one cube in her porridge in the morning. She loves it and it soon gets things moving IYKWIM! HTH

jo_b_2

Dormouse wrote: »

My car broke down today - nightmare. :eek: :mad:
Have a poo-related question. Since we started solids, Alex has started pooing a lot less frequently (from once or twice a day to once every two or three days). Is this normal? It's not like he's eating huge amounts of solids.

Think we must be living in a bizarre parallel universe! My car broke down (twice!!) on Boxing Day for two completely unrelated reasons! :rolleyes:

As for poo - Ben used to do anything up to 6 poos a day and is now going up to 6 days without pooing!! I've been giving him (small amounts of) fresh undiluted oragne juice when I think he's been going far too long and that seems to bring it on. He's not constipated as the poo is still quite easily passed (although he does have a look of serious concentration and goes red in his little cheeks!!) A poo now though is far more than any one nappy can hold!! :rolleyes:

He's not eating loads but is having three small meals a day. He's six months now and was happily munching a bread roll with his lunch yesterday!!

Dormouse

jo_b wrote: »

Think we must be living in a bizarre parallel universe! My car broke down (twice!!) on Boxing Day for two completely unrelated reasons! :rolleyes:

As for poo - Ben used to do anything up to 6 poos a day and is now going up to 6 days without pooing!! I've been giving him (small amounts of) fresh undiluted oragne juice when I think he's been going far too long and that seems to bring it on. He's not constipated as the poo is still quite easily passed (although he does have a look of serious concentration and goes red in his little cheeks!!) A poo now though is far more than any one nappy can hold!! :rolleyes:

He's not eating loads but is having three small meals a day. He's six months now and was happily munching a bread roll with his lunch yesterday!!

LOL at the parallel universe. :rotfl: So we're the same age, with wild single friends, moody cars, big boys, little boys who don't poo very often, oh and we've been addicted to MSE for a very long time - I really don't know what you're getting at! :rotfl:

Seriously, am relieved other babies similar age have the same pooing patterns. As you said, it's not like they strain and the poos are soft, it's just weird how quickly these things can change.

Alex is still getting only one solid 'meal' a day (when I remember ) so it's bizarre how even tiny amounts can affect them.

Thanks everyone. :T

Claire_Jones_3

By the way Sainsburys are doing an offer of 1/3 off all nappies to the moment. not sure how long it lasts will update later when I find out

Snaggles

Still laughing at 'poo porridge'......I don't think I'm grown up enough to have kids.....:rotfl:

Dormouse

Snaggles wrote: »

Still laughing at 'poo porridge'......I don't think I'm grown up enough to have kids.....:rotfl:

I had a good chuckle about it too... but didn't want to admit to it :rotfl: