do you check on your children every night before you go to bed?

[mistressmiggins]

I do...

my ex had the kids at the weekend & DD (2 1/2) told me shed been sick in her bed while away

I wrongly assumed she was making it up as exH had said nothing, but have just emailed him and he said that yes she was sick on Sat night but he didnt find it til Sund morning

I check every night b4 I go to bed & I know that ex doesn as he never did when we lived together

DD had suspected mengititus at 1 1/2 & only reason they rushed her into hospital was cos I checked her b4 I went to bed & called ambulance

I check 3 out of 4 of them. don't check baby (1) because she is a light sleeper, she is in a sleeping bag in a cot so I know she isn't cold, and I have a monitor so can hear her if she is sick or whatever.

do sometimes still find ds1 sleeping the other way up in his bed in the morning, in new pj bottoms, because he has wet himself in the night though! a few times a year I'd say.

I check because it gives me a nice warm glow.

And they usually need tucking in.

I check because (1) it's nice to see ds so peaceful, (2) he has blankets and I like to make sure that he is still covered at least when I go to bed and (3) to make sure he's okay - particularly relevant this week when he's had a gastro bug - vomit on sheets once and leaked nappy once... Poor thing!

sanyballs, whats the cross on the forehead all about? some religious thing?

I do, I go in, make sure she's in a comfortable position, I kiss her and smell her hair it's that baby softness, I just love it. It's a fix I must have before I go to bed. Also tell her I love her.

My DH doesn't and when I asked why - he said he could hear her breathing from the landing - no need to check, she is loud.

Mind you he's the first to bound into her room if she makes the slightest sound (she's next door to us and the doors are always open)and if he had his way would wake her to play.

is it just me or does everyone think that babies & toddlers fresh out of the bath and smelling all Johnsons Baby and cute and gorgeous. And does anyone else think that wee boys (and girls) all ready for bed in fottsie pj's are the cutest things on this planet?

TT

Yes, dd is still in our room. Think I would anyway though.

Not usually, no.

yes

No. The catch on her bedroom door is really loud and might wake her up. In my more paranoid moments I have to hold the baby monitor to my ear and make sure she's breathing.

Unless he is ill, I don't routinely check on ds once he is alseep.

JUSTUSTWO

what's wrong with Johnsons Baby? I love that smell.......

TT

I do - they're 5 and 8 ! Old habits die hard

johnsons and other baby lotions are not held in high regard by some MNers due to their chemical contents.

yes

yes

I always check on them before I go to bed. They look so angelic and beautiful I can't resist a peek, and a quick kiss.
Both of mine are incredibly deep sleepers though, it would take more than a door opening to wake them.

absolutely - but DD1 is now 11 and in a high bunk - so I just listen to her breathing

JustUsTwo

i mean the smell of a baby fresh out of the bath - all clean and cute not specifically the smell from Johnsons baby products - i was using that as an example -

jessajam

thanks for that - as i said i meant the clean, freshly washed hair and skin smell NOT specifically the johnsons baby products smell (which i don't use anyway - no honestly i don't cause DS has the same sensitive skin as me and uses E45 wash & shower stuff)

TT

Always. I'm such a checker. Check they are breathing, tucked in, not too hot, give them a kiss. I would never go to bed without checking on them. Dh Doesn't often but claims that's because he knows I will and that's true about most other things around the house too!

Just Us Two

so i see (i was standing by to repel boarders)

No DS has the same sensitive skin that i have and couldn't use Johnsons but i love the way he smells after his bath (or big boy shower depending on what sort of mood i am in to clean up the mess left in the bathroom)

TT

No I don't. Dh goes in and turns off their lights (all 4 have developed a habit since we moved of going to sleep with a little light on) and if dh is away, I do it, but I don't think either of us checks them as such. Obviously if one had been ill we would presumably notice, but I don't go checking their breathing or kissing them. I think it dates back to my eldest child who is a very light sleeper and used to be very easily woken and not very easily got back to sleep as a baby. That put me off going in to my children's rooms and touching them or making too much noise.

If I am honest, I would admit that I am a bit scared of my children at night. I have a bad vomit phobia and it is much worse at night. I think ds1 was once or twice sick as a baby after being disturbed at night (obviously because he was ill, not because he was disturbed as such) and that has made me quite nervous about entering my children's rooms at night. I know that sounds awful - you try living with it!