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purplepatch

Thanks for trying to make me feel better but I don't sterilise anymore, so it's 10 hour old milk in a warm bedroom from an unsterilised bottle which didn't have a lid on. Formula milk smells pretty nasty at the best of times, but this one didn't smell good. Still quite worried.

:eek::eek:

Just had quite an unpleasant nappy to change so wondering if it could be the start of something, but she's had a bit of a tummy upset these past days which DD1 kindly brought home from school and passed round all of us, so is probably that.


Anyway, DD1 is at school for the morning and DD2 has just gone quiet having a nap, so I'm off for a kip for an hour or so.

:T

Snaggles

Awwww Purplepatch, try not to worry, she will probably just have the runs for a couple of days......I'm sure if she was going to be REALLY ill, you would be seeing more signs of it by now, as it was hours ago that she had the bottle. Just keep an eye on her for dehydration if she's got the runs, and ring the gp if she gets any worse.

If it helps, I accidentally let ds drink a whole glass of curdled milk only a few weeks ago - I know he's older, but it still made me feel like the world's worst parent. He was fine though. He said it didn't taste bad, but he was puzzled by the lumps in it...gahhhhh!!!

Snaggles

Jenpoptab, hope you are having a better day today. My son has some behavioural problems (he is currently being assessed for autism/aspergers syndrome), so I can really sympathise with how bad you must have felt - ds has occasionally lashed out at other children, and it's gut-wrenchingly awful when the teacher tells you.

Becles, have fun at the pool! Natasha has just grown into swimming nappies too - we got her one of those floating things that they sit in, which was okay, but when we took her out and let her have a proper float/kick about (with us holding her obviously!), she LOVED it.

Lu, sorry to hear about your PND - what you described sounds just like how I felt with ds (I had PND after him) - do speak to your health visitor, getting a bit of support/treatment (if needed) will make all the difference.

Bailey, glad you are feeling a bit chirpier, hope today is a better day for you.

Dormouse, take it easy and get some rest!!

Anyone else that's having a bad day: ((((hugs))))

God, we're all falling apart aren't we??

Lu_T

Aww Purple, I'm sure she'll be fine. It's good to 'test' their immune systems. Give them hairs on their chests and make them grow up big and strong

Why don't you give yourself a break and just continue her middle of the night feeds for a few weeks, then try again? Sounds like your exhausted. I know it'll feel like losing the battle, but you won't have finished the war yet (figuratively speaking!) Perhaps she's just not ready to drop her mid-night feed, or does she sleep through some nights but not others?

I know it depends on how much they've had before bed, so she was obviously hungry 'cos she didn't finish her bed-time bottle. I've lost track of how old she is, are you weaning her?

Not sure what else to say except that DH was obviously trying to help by getting up when he's got to go to work. Perhaps best just to take his help the way he meant it and forget about what actually happened! This will probably be easier when you've had some sleep! LOL

purplepatch

Lu_T wrote: »

Aww Purple, I'm sure she'll be fine. It's good to 'test' their immune systems. Give them hairs on their chests and make them grow up big and strong

Why don't you give yourself a break and just continue her middle of the night feeds for a few weeks, then try again? Sounds like your exhausted. I know it'll feel like losing the battle, but you won't have finished the war yet (figuratively speaking!) Perhaps she's just not ready to drop her mid-night feed, or does she sleep through some nights but not others?

I know it depends on how much they've had before bed, so she was obviously hungry 'cos she didn't finish her bed-time bottle. I've lost track of how old she is, are you weaning her?

Not sure what else to say except that DH was obviously trying to help by getting up when he's got to go to work. Perhaps best just to take his help the way he meant it and forget about what actually happened! This will probably be easier when you've had some sleep! LOL

Thanks Lu. Even though I feel like death warmed up today, I'm feeling a bit more relaxed now. She seems fine so far.

She's 11 months at the end of the month, so fully weaned and OUGHT to be sleeping through. Since DD1 started school 2 weeks ago, we've improved all our daily routines and I don't think it's any coincidence that she has slept through every night except 2, so I felt like we'd pretty much cracked it... it was only DD1 screeching out in her sleep last night for whatever bizarre reason that woke Izzy, I'm sure - she'd guzzled the best part of 8oz at bedtime which is a lot for her. She was also falling asleep on me, not looking for food, so don't think she was especially ravenous.

Before school started, she was waking every night for a feed and I just gave in to it as it meant I got more sleep than trying to settle her another way, but think was just making a rod for my own back. Which is why when she does wake, I don't really want to give her milk again, now we have made such good progress in sleeping through the night. Feeling slightly anxious that she will wake again tonight now expecting milk, can't face that, I have got to get some sleep!!

Like you say, DH was only trying to help.... bless him:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

And DD1 is being a complete nightmare this afternoon. She's tired from starting school and being a little strop bag pushing my patience to the absolute limit.

Tomorrow's another day! :rotfl:

Anyway, enough of me Lu, I missed your thread about the PND, being so wrapped up in my own issues.... I hope you are feeling ok today and that the HV can help you next week. Let us know how you get on.

Becles

Swimming went well. She liked being on her tummy with me holding her chest to keep her head out of the water, and she was kicking her little legs like mad

She also liked going "bouncy bouncy" up and down in the water, and floating on her back. She was fascinated by the shower afterwards as well. Think we'll make it a regular thing :cool:

Dormouse

Aww, I can't wait to take Alex swimming.

If it's any consolation, purplepatch, I've been up since 3am too :eek: - well, a couple of cat naps since then, but they just make me more tired. Alex had a stuffy nose, so didn't feed well - sort of little and often, plus he sounds like a little tractor, poor mite. Although he looks quite chirpy (well, as chirpy as a baby who doesn't smile yet can look! ) so at least he's not too miserable (unlike his Mummy who absolutely hates having a cold ).

Anyhoo, been to the chemists and got him some saline drops, hope they clear his nose a bit. You probably all know this, but unless someone doesn't, there's a thing called the Minor Ailments scheme (I'm assuming it's nationwide? I'm in Scotland) and if you register your child, they get all sorts of non-prescription medicine for free. I get them free too for the year after his birth, while I'm not paying for my prescriptions.

Not that I would have resented paying £1-ish for something that would help my baby , but it's still nice to save money. :money:

SusanCarter

Dormouse wrote: »

You probably all know this, but unless someone doesn't, there's a thing called the Minor Ailments scheme (I'm assuming it's nationwide? I'm in Scotland) and if you register your child, they get all sorts of non-prescription medicine for free.

How do you register for it?

We got our weaning bounty pack at the weekend. If you're making a special trip for a bounty pack, I'd recommend phoning up first as they often don't have them. You can get phone numbers on the asda website and you need to ask for customer services. One store put me through to home and leisure and I ended up with some young lad who'd never heard of bounty packs but customer services will know as that's where you pick them up from.

Lu_T

Found some time to take Imogen to be weighed this afternoon (19lb 13oz & 38 weeks) and managed to speak to my favourite HV in private - the only one worth the space she exists in! Hubby was with me too, so was able to spill everything out and he could have his 2p-worth too!

She's coming to see me at home next week to chat a bit more. Think she wanted me on my own and to see how I am at home. I feel a bit of a fraud 'cos I'm functioning okay. I just swing between being tearful and full of rage for no reason. Plus I can't make a decision to save my life! Hubby thinks I just need a bit more 'me' time, but I don't want any more 'me' time, I want to feel like me again!

Purple - glad you're feeling better. Sounds like you've got a lot on with changes at home for DD1, Izzy is bound to pick up on that. Or could she still be teething? It wakes Imogen up in the middle of the night and makes her sick :eek: Perhaps she's got another tooth on the way and the bottle was just comfort. Totally understand you don't want to set her up to expect it every night though. Will keep my fingers crossed for a quiet night.

heather38

SusanCarter wrote: »

How do you register for it?

i am a pharmacy person, and do the minor ailment scheme, your gp has to registered with the scheme, you go along to your local chemist that is taking part in the scheme.
they take your details, and then give you the product free.
it's for things such as coughs, colds, nits, constipation, allergies, teething, and a few others that i can't remember.
it uses the same exemptions as a prescription, so under 16's tax credits income support etc