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To wake four sleeping children, then drag them to the shop in the pouring rain?

411 replies

PomBearEnvy · 12/01/2011 21:08

Okay I need advice, have posted here because its the busiest place. My Dc are all sleeping, aged 7yrs nearly3yrs and 18months.

I have an aquaintances newborn with me who I am looking after unexpectedly after a frantic phone call. Newborn is three weeks old, mum has been taken ill, rushed to A&E. She is a single parent and has no family nearby, I only know her through mother and toddlers.
Baby was dropped to me half hour ago by her very elderly neighbour, there was no-one else to take him when she was taken ill, he would have gone into emergency care Sad

I have nappies and clothes, but baby is usually breast fed. I am no longer feeding any of mine. I dont have formula.

Its pissing down outside, all the kids are fast asleep and will object to being woken or walking anywhere,I dont own a double buggy, no longer have a sling, and dh is working away.

How the fuck am I gonna get a newborn a 18month 3yr old and poorly 7yr old to the shop and back. aggggghhh!

Its a 6/7 min walk there, I could run in under 5mins, should I do that do you think? Leaving them sleeping? Or waking the seven yr old and talking to him on the homephone from my mobile? would that be insane? or is it more insane to try and get them all up and there with only one buggy and torrential rain.
Someone HELP!!!

OP posts:
FlamingoBingo · 12/01/2011 21:22

Yes! Good idea Guacamole! Call the delivery suite too - they'll be able to contact hte comm midwives for you if you can't find their number

BCBG · 12/01/2011 21:22

Yes where are you? There will be one if us can go fir you- quick!

Partyof52010 · 12/01/2011 21:22

Ditto everyone else. Can I help? Near Weston-super-mare

DanceInTheDark · 12/01/2011 21:23

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spiderlight · 12/01/2011 21:23

CF5 and breastfeeding, but I don't drive so I'm probably not much use :( Maybe post in the BF thread to see whether anyone could brong you some pumped milk?

WimpleOfTheBallet · 12/01/2011 21:23

I'm here too..I'm in Cheshire....pm me if you re too OP. I'll get the stuff if I am near.

compo · 12/01/2011 21:23

I'd ring your nearest birthing centre, health centre, hospital. Don't know why the baby wasn't taken in with the mother?

Sparkletastic · 12/01/2011 21:24

Do try the hospital or local on-call GP service if the shop plan doesn't work out - they may be able to help or contact duty midwife to get milk to you.

magnolia74 · 12/01/2011 21:24

Pom, Kt19 here if nearby I'm happy to go to tesco/asda 24hr

nbee84 · 12/01/2011 21:24

Excellent idea from Guacamole - they may well be able to get some pre sterilised, ready to feed bottles to you.

DanceInTheDark · 12/01/2011 21:24

Actually I do have a steriliser (no bottles) unused from when DS3 was small in a box next to the dishwasher.

DirtyMartini · 12/01/2011 21:24

North Edinburgh here.

indecisiveone · 12/01/2011 21:24

I'll help if I can. What's your postcode OP?

TeaOneSugar · 12/01/2011 21:25

I'm sure a supermarket would take a payment over the phone and put some formula etc in a taxi, is that an option?

HettyAmaretti · 12/01/2011 21:25

yy community midwife or OOH doctor.

mungojerrie · 12/01/2011 21:25

Yes - or call the out of hours number for your local children's services they should help you. You sound like you are doing a fab job hope baby takes bottle okay

stewmaker · 12/01/2011 21:25

LN4 and happy to help....

solo · 12/01/2011 21:25

Guacamole's idea is brilliant imo!

sungirltan · 12/01/2011 21:25

yeh i reckon teaonesugar i'd try the co op

DirtyMartini · 12/01/2011 21:26

I have all the kit -- steriliser etc plus some emergency ready-made formula cartons on the side. Please be near me

minipen · 12/01/2011 21:26

Taxi is best idea, our local ones charge £1.50 delivery, I am sure if you ring & explain they will want to help, not like you are asking for a bottle of vodka

Dansmommy · 12/01/2011 21:26

Right, you need a taxi or an MNer.

Do you have no friends or family you can call? This is what I would consider a dire emergency. If it was you in A&E, who would have your kids? Phone that person.

BikeRunSki · 12/01/2011 21:26

HD8, have bottles and 24 Tesco 5 miles away.

thisisyesterday · 12/01/2011 21:26

OP... how badly ill is the mother?

have you rung the hospital? i would expect her to be able to have the baby with her, and breastfeed if she is able to do so

obviously if she is really very, very unwell then she may not be abvle to feed the abby anyway
but i honestly don't think the hospital would say the baby couldn't stay... i really don't.

ring them and talk to them. there has to be a better way than going and buying formula and bottles etc...

pozzled · 12/01/2011 21:26

Can you give us a general area, I'm sure many MNers would be willing to help?

If not a taxi company or community mw as others have suggested.