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December 2012: Sunshine, saliva & sleeping more...we hope!

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WeeJo08 · 06/05/2013 20:25

New thread ladies Grin

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SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 18:27

All she's eaten today is a bowl of cereal 1/4 of a slice of toast and half a tin of spaghetti Blush so she's obviously been feeling off colour...

We're putting the dc to bed early (right now) as we're hungry and the Indian doesn't deliver.

itsMYNutella · 18/05/2013 18:29

I find 5 minutes to try and in vain catch up and you're all talking about curry! Grin
I would love a decent curry! Shame it can't be posted over. I haven't yet found a really tasty Indian place. There are some ok places but nowhere I'm dying to go back to Hmm I'm going to have to do some spice shopping and see what I can whizz up in the kitchen Grin

Barbeasty · 18/05/2013 18:32

Spotty I think it depends why they've been sick. We went to TGI Friday's once, and DD threw up her whole meal, and was trying to eat more pepper batons between bouts, couldn't understand why we wouldn't let her.

If she seems ok then let her drink some water, and see if she can keep that down. If she does and is still up/ hungry in an hour you could dry her with some plain toast or something.

No Indian here, DH is still on soup!

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 18:38

She's in bed now, we couldn't get her to drink anything Hmm

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 19:59

Actually there's chicken pox everywhere, dd's nursery has it and a few of my friends children have it... Can it start with sickness?? She's been really under the weather the past few days Sad

WLmum · 18/05/2013 20:13

Oh yeah, there's a few cases I know of round here too. Sickness is not usually a symptom. Try a syringe for giving her water - the novelty sometimes helps!

SkiBunnnnny · 18/05/2013 20:16

Oh dear spotty. Hope she's feeling better and it's not chicken pox. Do they not get vaccinated against it now?

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 20:28

Nope not in the UK. You can buy it for £120 but there's uncertainty about how long it lasts for etc I think

SkiBunnnnny · 18/05/2013 20:59

Hmm... Interesting. When DS had his 4m shots there was a wee girl around 4 or 5 getting the chicken pox vaccine. I think it's standard here. Hadn't heard about it not lasting though.

SpottyTeacakes · 18/05/2013 21:06

I don't know much about it ski but my niece has had it and I know she needs a booster before she gets pregnant Confused she's only two. Also I'm not sure how long it's been around? What it comes down to though is that it's not cost effective therefore not available on the nhs Grin

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 18/05/2013 21:58

DS is still bloody up. EASY routine starts tomorrow I'm afraid. Time to get tough before I crack up!

FriendofDorothy · 18/05/2013 22:29

Argh Little Mister is still up!

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 18/05/2013 22:49

Sob FoD we need a late night baby support group

FriendofDorothy · 18/05/2013 23:20

I managed to get him to sleep by lying in a dark, silent room and feeding him.

We are away for the week with the inlaws. I already feel suicidal!

WillYouDoTheVikivaki · 19/05/2013 00:13

DP did the same. Night all

ISpyPlumPie · 19/05/2013 00:37

First night in cot not a success so far - third wake up already. He's just too big for the crib now though so we'll have to persevere.

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 01:43

Oy second wake up here so pretty good for us!

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 01:44

Only* Hmm

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 04:11

Why is an excellent four hour stretch always followed by a crappy two hour stretch?!

IsThatTrue · 19/05/2013 04:26

I don't know spotty ds2 does that as well.

I've hardly slept as we're co-sleeping and he wouldn't go down on his back so was sleeping on his front in with me and kept burying his face in the (quite soft) mattress. So I had to keep poking him to move. He's finally asleep on his back thank god as in 7.5 hrs I have a 200 mile drive. So I'm off for some sleep!

WLmum · 19/05/2013 07:23

Well I'm going to try pidjs idea of taping bin bags over the windows! I'm fed up with these 5 am starts - got a grand total of about 3.5 hours sleep last night. First wake was about 12 when I was still awake as I'd been out and not home til after 11. She was up again at 3ish and not back down til 4.30, then up again for the day just after 5. This keeps happening so in desperation I'm going to try covering the windows in case it's the light.

I'm off to a baby shower later today.

How's dd spotty?

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 07:28

Thanks for asking Smile she's still asleep at the moment. She got up about 12:30 to have a wee (no spots) then I fell asleep until 1:45 when ds woke only to year dd and dp talking in her room. I went in and all I got was 'but I'm not tired at all mummy' HmmGrin so she seems to be fine!

Sorry you had a rubbish night. Ours was pretty typical - 9:20,1:45,4:05 up at 6:30. He was in bad at 6:30 last night so I expected an early first wake up!

FriendofDorothy · 19/05/2013 07:58

We are on holiday and staying in a hotel with the tallest bed ever. Makes co sleeping scary!

The Little Mister refused to go to sleep until after 10pm but then woke up at 4 am for a feed and stayed in our bed. Not too bad.

Lovely hotel but I was so hot last night.

WLmum · 19/05/2013 08:06

She's full of beans bouncing herself crazy in her bouncy chair.

Have just suggested tues 11th June for meet up on fb.

SpottyTeacakes · 19/05/2013 08:06

Well dd and dp have just got up. Dd is fine Confused