Cousin Matthew Returns with the Robbing Butcher

[TheMustressMhor]

A thread intended for menus, cats and idle chit-chat.

Sorry, cross post. You are doing great

It's amazing the stuff we learn as parents only when we need them... and almost always on MN.

The chit-chat is wonderful and has great merits for mental well-being, but truly priceless when it comes to support for parents. Thank you!

7, last week, my youngest was really poorly with the flu. Mumsnet was a life saver in terms of taking my mind off things. It is so scary, but as long as you are monitoring the situation, providing non stop hug and manage not to panic, it usually turns out fine.

oh 7worfs we've all been there - sympathies for you and poorly baba.

My youngest DD used to specialise in activities which resulted in head and or limb injuries (swings, tramplines, riding horses, and throwing herself out of her high chair onto a stone floor on one memorable occasion). Numerous trips to A&E she was always absolutely fine.

DD1 oth, once jumped off a tree stump and broke her fingers...

GracefulHippo I'm glad your little one is better and you are too!

I'm trying to build resilience, I'm told when he starts nursery in two months he'll be ill every week.

yolo yours is another level of worry!
In some years I'll need lessons on how to be less (over the top) protective, and allow him physical hobbies

Aw, don't feel bad! I'm sure you're doing a great job. I always found it easier to give meds via syringe at that age rather than a spoon - I'd get them from Boots.

They also used cold/damp flannels and a fan in the hospital. My son had just been given his second dose of penicillin when both his poor little eardrums burst. GROSS DESCRIPTION ALERT - poor little fella looked like his neck/shoulders were covered in custard (not envy!)

As soon as the 'pressure' was released he started to perk up immediately. Gosh that seems like forever ago now. Thankfully his hearing is fine.

@7worfs
Hope your baby is feeling better.
Have you tried a cool damp flannel in the warm areas? Head; armpits; groin?

Xpost with goldierocks

7worfs you just kind of grow into it I think? Like, if you have a 6 month old then a 12 month old seems huge and very competent! Also of course when they are at school and everyone else is doing whatever 'it' is you may well lose the will to live...

My God, I'm gasping at your stories!

I remember cold flannels when I was little, but apparently the advice has changed - I was specifically told by the GP to not do any external cooling off - flannels, fans etc, and to just remove clothing down to vest if need be.

The advice always changes, but it's good you've got the latest

7, I think that is the most recent advice... it is always changing, isn’t it.

As long as you manage to keep him drinking, he should be ok. Brings back memories of sitting with my DS and trying to get a syringe (for calpol) of water into him every other minute.... as one PP said, they look so Sick one minute and better the next.

My DD is so much better now. She slept through the past two nights without waking from a coughing fit (bliss)!!!!

Yes, it's quite something - my mother was so surprised that almost everything she did is now apparently wrong, 36 years later... yet here I am!

Oh fuck I'm doomed.. posted on the 'nice' thread. Very politely I thought but that's it, I'm doomed.

I just read your post.... it was slightly against the general vibe of the thread.....

Hahaha, I just looked to read your post yolo and I honestly couldn't believe the rest of the posts on that page... unhealthy preoccupation with H&M sexual life.
I cringed even typing that, I can't bear to think of other people's intimate lives.

Yolo, you will be ok. Make sure you follow up with ensuring a separation of facts from personal opinions at all times...and request a factual source for any comment... or not...

Heavens yolofish you're a sucker for punishment.

Isn't it enough to hammered on your own thread without inviting a pile-on elsewhere?

You're braver than I.

I think I'm just going to give up posting for good. On anything.

Someone, somewhere, will be annoyed and will try to make your life a misery.

Which one's the 'happy' thread? I though I knew but it's fallen off my watch list. I think MN is trying to protect me...

Not to worry Mustress, normal service will be resumed with the real Thread 14

No that's it, I am doomed! The funny thing is that one poster on the 'be happy' thread is someone I have given loads of support and had really good, nice convos with on a completely diff (elderly parents thread). Isnt it weird how you can be completely in agreement on one subject and not on another?

Anyway, back to kids and injuries: what you need is a nice bit of damp paper (was always blue when mine were at school) and see what happens!

Know what you mean about posters in different contexts, one of those posters sent me a very nice pm once in response to a post. She won't remember.