December 2012: This too shall pass, this too shall pass

[HoneyMumandSon]

keep repeating the mantra...

Oh WL, that sounds hard. I hope you're asleep right now!

How can you tell if baby has diarrhoea? All her poos are liquid anyway. I've felt sick since I got up with her at 3, so just wondering if she could be sick too. The only change with her is that instead of just getting her poo out in 1-2 goes, she just kept going. That's why I ended up with 3 nappies.

Reading back, I think she must be sick. I definitely am.

Any tips for dealing with sick baby? She's not vomiting but I guess offer regular feeds to keep her hydrated and happy? Anything else?

Wl hope you got some more sleep. Mamapo I'm afraid I wouldn't have a clue how to spot/treat a tummy bug, but would assume they would be very unhappy.

Our evening out was fantastic (have wanted to see Stereophonics since I was 12yrs old!) sadly DM didn't have such a great time with F, his sleep fighting made him foul, even she struggled to cope with him. Luckily he slept through to 6am, but I'm exhausted from not getting to sleep until 1, oops!

Can someone make me a sausage and egg sandwich please?

I just wrote a post on here and it ended up on another thread?!

I will try again...

Mamapo I would just keep up with the regular feeding. If you're ill too then she will be getting your antibodies through your milk.

Eggs glad you had a good time your poor mum! Hope she didn't mind?

Ds only just woke up so I'm feeding him then I'd better get up.

Dp's football has been called off weather here is horrendous strong winds and heavy rain. I've just paid off my credit card in a lump sum. Bitter sweet as I could have had an amazing holiday with that!

Dp's boss has just turned up and I'm in my pjs top undone with serious bed hair looking pretty rough!

Poor you WL hope ypu managed to grt some sleep in the end.

Mama when J has diahrroea his poo is pretty much just water, lighter in colour and explodes out of his bum when he trumps

Don't mention the "h" word Spotty, i really need one. we were due to go last year but i couldn't get a fit to fly.

It was DP's night for the wake up last night and J slept 9-6:30 and then back down and still going! Traitor! He's also lying on my side of the bed so I have no room. He does keep bopping DP on the nose though in his sleep which is quite funny to watch

Oh me too WillYou in one if these people who really needs a holiday abroad at least once a year! Bit poor these days though yay for your sleep!

Yep that's me, if you don't go on holiday sometime it makes going to work each fat pretty depressing. We have money now but I'm rubbish at budgeting and so don't want to run out when my mat pay drops to nothing

Do we have somewhere in here to sit and groan? I feel completely shit. I know I'm at risk of dehydrating myself and little C but can barely face drinking water or tea. My head is pounding and my stomach aches. Wah!

Do we have a sickness settee mama can curl up on while we encourage her to have lots of fluids?

Just keep sipping one every five minutes. Hope you feel better soon. Maybe get some dioralyte

I'm guessing growth spurt as she's otherwise happy - in fact looking up smiling at me when she should be asleep! I did eventually get her back down and the after her 6.45 feed DH took her and the big dds down stairs for a couple of hours.
mama when I had a sick bug it was hard to tell if dd had it too as she's always sick but dehydration is the potential problem - as you say feed her lots, and as spotty says frequent sips for you or dioralyte is fab stuff. Tastes a bit crap but does the job. Hope you feel better soon.

Willyou, Mama and WL - sorry you are all poorly. Hope you are better soon.

Mama - would agree that the best way to deal with a bug is to feed, feed and feed again. Also make sure you get plenty of fluids yourself. Won't say get rest too - obvious that it's needed, less easy to actually do.

It is hard to spot a bug - think the key sign is poo that's even more liquid and frequent than normal . Also sick that is more than just posset.

Think we're going to have to move N into his cot. Although he's still within the weight limit for his moses basket, he completely fills it - don't think there's an inch between his head and the top. We're lucky as we've still got the cot from last time (with a new matress) but it means moving him into his own room and I just don't feel ready.

Ispy could you put him in a travel cot in your room for a bit?

Ispy we have the same dilemma, running out of space in the basket, but no room for the cot in our room. Plus the basket mattress has sunk around the monitor sensor mat, it can't be comfy!

I'm in desperate need of a holiday, last year we went on an English Safari, drove from Nottingham to Cornwall to Portsmouth stopping at safari parks/ animal reserves/ zoos on the way. Pretty sure DH enjoyed that more than our USA-Canadian Honeymoon! But think it will be Butlins and a caravan this year.

That's a good idea or could u get a smaller cheap cot (I think ikea ones fit the bill) to use for a bit. We are lucky that our bedroom is big enough with a bit of a shuffle.

mama just remembered, I found ribena good when I had a belly ache - quite light and refreshing but has sugars.

Eggs ds's mattress sunk and we put a flat oven tray underneath it

Dd is poorly cough and temp of 39.8 not a happy bunny.

Butlins and a caravan is looking like luxury from here - likely we'll be camping! Looked at our accounts last night - scary stuff. Need to do some juggling for a bit, and def get a better job next year (like they grow on trees!)

Loving the oven tray, not loving the poorly dd. sounds like my dd1 last week. I found alternating calpol and calprofen every 2 hours was the only way to bring her temp down. Hope she's better soon.

I think she might have a chest infection she's had a cough on and off for months

We've paid off most of our debts (bar car loan) and are now on saving mode. Not a lot left over each month though!

I think we will just have a few nice days out this year and go two places next year if I get a job as I'm not going back to mine..

I am so sick of the sight of my bathroom!

Oh Manapo that sounds miserable

Poor Dd Spotty day in bed all round.

Has anyone been reading the thread about the woman 6 days post partum and her husband's being a dick? It's given me the rage!

Last year we did Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick, Bath and Bournemouth. It was nice but tiring and not really relaxing

We did bath and Bournemouth too WillYou and menorca.

Dr is calling me back in the hour I can't get her to drink anything and she's hardly weeing

:( for sickness. C has def got the runs - she usually produces one poo every 2-3 days; we've changed 5 pooey nappies today. I keep offering to feed but she's quite resistant, yelling a lot. I guess I'd better make sure she's wearing ok, right? I know I'm dehydrated which won't be helping matters.