December 2012: Now they're all 1

[Barbeasty]

We needed a new thread!

How do they get worms?!

Hello all! I have been missing for ages but thought id pop in

Sorry to hear of badly eating babies. At C's 12 month review the maternity nurse gave us a really good pamphlet on toddler eating. It basically says that the parents and the child have 2 distinct roles at mealtime. Parent decides when mealtime occurs and what will be served. Child decides whether to eat and how much to eat.

Thinking like this has helped, as C is hugely variable in her likes and appetite. But as long as I'm offering 3 meals a day plus snacks, then I try not to worry or stress if she doesn't eat much.

Got dd a drs appt not until 4:30 though so I've got to make the time up at work. I don't have time to make the time up

Poor dd wl, I'm dreading worms.
Gorgeous day today ladies, definitely cheered me up after a couple of stressful weeks.
ds is quite a good eater, his favourite being pasta. He went through a phase about a month ago of refusing to eat using a spoon or knife but seems to be over that now.

I hope no one else gets worms WL.

Spotty, i hope DD's appointment goes well.

Mama nice to hear everything is ok with you. I was wondering about you and Utopian last night.

2blessed we find H eats better if she is using the same cutlery we use. She doesn't like using her hands i think she doesn't like the mess.

Welcome back mama and coffee

Mama is c walking yet? Ds isn't still.

Spotty are you employed by an NHS organisation? If so, you should be able to apply for carers leave- the org should have a "special leave policy".

No I'm employed by the partners I think different rules apply. I see their point but if I'd just called in sick I'd have got full pay!

We got some creams, the dr is lovely. Dd cried when I put the cream on

The whole worms thing is totally gross but more common than headlice! It's estimated that 40./. Of school age kids will have them at any one time. Basically the eggs could be anywhere - they occur in soil, but in little people they are spread as the worms come out of a child's bum at night to lay eggs, the eggs are sticky which makes the bum really itchy. Child scratches and gets eggs on hands/under nails, puts fingers in mouth and eggs are swallowed, then hatch in the gut and crawl out of the bum etc! So, because kids are gross and don't wash their hands properly, eggs get onto surfaces and towels etc at schools etc and are picked up by other children. As they are so easily spread, you have to treat the whole family. Dd1 seems to be prone to them (thumb sucker) but I've never found them on anyone else at nightly bum inspections! They can give kids tummy aches, disturbed sleep, nightmares and general irritability! We've never had headlice though.

What was up with dd spotty?
Hello mama!
'Twas a glorious morning here - rode to work along the towpath in the sunshine, heard a woodpecker, saw the swans pairing up. Lovely. Ride home was a bit gloomy but I bloody love my bike! Shame I don't get on it much.

Dr thinks it's an impetigo type infection (on her bottom front and back) it's so so sore and she cried when I put the cream on

Hello everyone, thanks for the welcome back

So many poorly babies! We we're at the doctors this morning as F has a horrid cough and cold but it's viral so nothing to do but wait til he's better.

Re fussy eaters, my boy is a carb junkie! He loves crackers, toast, pasta, biscuits, potato. I worry it's not a very balanced diet. Tonight I gave him chopped up cheese, grapes and crackers. He are the crackers and threw everything else on the floor...

Poor thing spotty. Hope it feels better soon. Dd1 had recurring impetigo last year but luckily it wasn't sore.

Weird, I was still am a nail biter, but never had worms? Kids are gross

I think some kids are just prone to them like some are prone to headlice. I was absolutely beside myself the first time but they're so common I'm kind of over it. We can't (and shouldn't) live in a sterile environment so they will pick stuff up. pidj there's so much grossness to come your way yet!

I do have to be a bit careful though as I can have OCD germ/handwashing craziness. At work I wash my hands at every possible opportunity and use handgel in between - lots of contact with the public who I don't trust to wash their hands, and always wear gloves on public transport - have you seen how many people sneeze then hold the rails??!! I can get a bit carried away and have to remind myself that germs are good - even worms have a role in developing gut immunity apparently.

spotty how do you fare with all the sick people?

Welcome back Coffee and Mama

Hope DD is better soon Spotty.

Also hope the worms go away soon WL. We've managed to avoid them so far, but sounds like they're fairly inevitable at some point so thanks for the tips. Totally agree that it can be hard to get the balance right between sensible hygiene practices and being over cautious.

I'm dreading worms!

I spend most of my time on the third floor away from the patients when I'm on reception there's hand gel etc and I did immediately wash my hands when I gave out a prescription for worms....

Hello all, I was on here age's ago. I wanted to pop back and say hello. It always moves too fast for me to keep up!

I hope you and all the babies are well

DD is great, just started walking on her own but very unsteady still.

No sleepless nights to report at the moment, so sending support to all those who do!

I'm awake because I'm full of something viral - yuck! DD doesn't seem to catch things, it's me that gets them!!

Is anyone pregnant again yet? One of our NCT girls is due is sept.

Spotty - I hope your DD feels better soon, poor both of you!! xx

Hi flumpy I think we have four pregnancies amongst the group. Two sometime in May and two July/August. I'm one of those due at the start of August.

wl how odd that worms are more common than headlice! I remember having nits once or twice but I don't remember ever having worms. We lived in a village, in a farming area with a virtual zoo of pets. Interesting and gross. Thank you for the info though! Forewarned is forearmed.

DS has slept through properly the last two nights. He has spent the whole night in his bed and yesterday we actually had to wake him to get him up to go to the childminders. Awesomeness! He wakes at about 6:45 and moans a little bit - I know he wants to come into our bed for cuddles - but goes back off to sleep in less than five minutes.

I think I've managed to sort the climbing for now. I've re-positioned the coffee table so he has much less accessible radiator and window ledge to manoeuvre into. He got the rage about it at first yesterday but he got over it fairly quickly.

DS tries to kiss us now, except he is one massive snot bag at the moment so it's not pleasant, especially as he often licks us rather than kisses....

Hello flumpy

nutella I think it's because head lice are easier to see and people are more open about them. Primary school teacher friends say there's always a couple of kids wriggling on the carpet!

I remember having worms as a child but don't think i ever had headlice.

Hi Flumpy.

My nan and grandad have taken H for a few hours i should clean but instead i'm sat on the couch, contemplating having a nap bad use of my time but oh so tempting.

Nap all the way hales!