OMG - Poor dd was a nightmare last night!!

[Bomper]

We had a BBQ yesterday, and I had bought lots of different Fruit Juices and Smoothies for drinks. However, a lot of the guest bought Coke and Lemonade with them, which was a nice thought to bring something along to help out, BUT if not kept an total eye on, dd2 (2) will hassle people for Cola, she has the pleading look down to a fine art!!! I seemed to spend my whole afternoon confiscating drinks from her, only to find 5 minutes later she would have another one!! Well, last night she just COULD NOT sleep, she was wailing and crying until about 11.30pm. I am convinced it was all the cola she had managed to drink, but dh thinks it's a coincidence and I am being over the top. Surely, drinking a lot of cola when you're not used to it could do this though?

yes caffeine

When I asked people not to give it to her they just said 'Oh, it's diet stuff though', but isn't that just as bad as the normal stuff?

It's worse - it's full of all kinds of sweeteners and additives. And still has stacks of caffeine in it.

She's still not wonderful today, I wonder how long it'll take to get out of her system?

My nephew used to react really badly to additives. He was usually back to normal within 12 hours but if he had a lot of stuff he shouldn't, it sometimes took 24 hours to get back to normal.

I hope she settles down soon.

I agree with your dh

although caffeine may have contributed

God yes, the caffeine in coke has them up till all hours.

Have just put her down for a nap to make up for last night...hopefully she will be better when she gets up!!