Dec 2007: Gummy grins give way to teething tyrants

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Oh Clairey, poor ds and poor you! Is the neurofen/calpol having any affect?

Went to Church and left ds down in the creche for about 15 mins, he was great, then one of the helpers had to come get me as he was getting cranky. But at least I managed to get to Holy Communion this time
First time we've left him with anyone except close friends and family members!

BT - I always leave dd at the creche in church from when she about 3 months.

Generally he needs feedin at some point, and up until a couple of months ago, he was very quiet during the service so we didn't need to. Plus he was always hungry!
He's sleeping in his own room tonight for the first time, we managed to get rid of the double bed in there on Friday via Freecycle, but only got around to moving the cot etc., into the nursery this afternoon. He has been rather cranky, been falling asleep on us all afternoon, but has not had a proper nap, so we put him to bed about 40mins ago. So far so good!

OMG Clairey, just seen this... How awful for you and poor ds ITs so horrible seeing them ill, and that's one hell of a temp... Gotta go now but will come back tomorrow, hope you have an ok night..

(funnily enough dp was also thrilled when we were given free generic calpol when dd was rushed in with high temp and rash )

Take care lovely

Clairey Hope your DS is getting a bit better now. How awful for you.

clairey - your poor DS, I hope he had a better night last night. It is so terifying when they are little, isn't it? My DS also has a temperature and i have also been giving him calpol and lots of BFs - cuddling him better is absolutely the best way to look after him IMO - hope you managed to get some sleep as well

claraq - poor you and thank goodness you're not pg - can you imagine going through the first 12 weeks having just moved to Pakistan - the mind boggles! Better not have any sex now until you'rr settled in - just to be on the safe side!! And congrats on renting your house - suppose we'll just have to look for somewhere else to live now

kelbel - your DS sounds just like mine - can't roll, nowhere near crawling but stands and walks. I thought it was because we are BAD parents and never put him on his tummy but maybe it is just the way he is naturally developing - blooming exhausting doing the walking though, isn't it? I am trying to crack the BF to sleep habit as well but just don't know where to start as I can't leave him to cry 1) because I just don't want to and 2) because it would wake my DD up. If you have any success please let me know!

suey - your birthday day-off treat sounds fantastic - are you going out in the evening as well?

Hello everyone else

temperature is now 40.2 and i can't get a fucking dr appt

oh gosh clairey - take him to A&E? How is he apart from the temperature? Have you tried phoning NHS Direct?

Clairy your GP really should see him today (we would) he has had a very high temp for more than 48 hrs now ??
Don't panic is prob viral (viral infections tend to have much higher temps) but (1) as a mum and (2) as a GP I would want him at least checked over...
Insist that they see him or go to cas ...good luck hope he feels better soon

Oh Clairey - I would badger them again, he really ought to see somebody today or is there a walk in clinic near you? Other than that I would take him to casualty - I wouldn't imagine they would be busy on a Monday afternoon and he'll get priority with that sort of temperature.

Clairey - hopefully you won't read this as you will be at the dr's or casualty but call NHS direct - as it is a baby they should get straight back to you and they will sort out any necessary appointments for you. You will be a priority. Good luck, it can be so scary when they are this young. But you are doing all the right things, he'll be fine. x

Claiey - how's things now? Touch wood nto had any high temp issues so far but must be scary. Fingers crossed for you

BT - snap with the nursery funiture issue - we finally moved the futon out two weeks ago and moved Freya from our room into hers - and bugger me if she doesn't sleep like a log now - wakes up all happy chortles so think she likes it in there - but the flat pack wardrobe and bedside table are still in their boxes - one day maybe - sick of living off the spare bed as a wardrobe for her!!!!!!!

BSpeckle - cheers for the note about my weight - I just keep thinking it would go off much faster if I didn't spend the weekends in an alcoholic stupour Speaking of which - was on a yummy Mummy's / desperate housewives (!) day out on the lash on Sat - met at 2:30 for lunch and cocktails then continues on the same theme until dinner then boy band tribute thing / cabaret at cheesy nightclub nearby - many many years since I did something like that and thoroughly enjoyable - and hangover yesterday wasn't that bad at all

Friend had her little girl on Friday - due day even! She's lovely and seems so so teeny compared with DD2 - ot's only when you hold a newborn again though that it hits home just how quickly these last 7 months have gone.

Hope you're all having a jolly day out there - Loucee / Caz10 - JL fab for me as office if just over the road - 12:30?

Hi

Beanster and Caz - you wont believe it but DD has got chicken pox so we wont be able to meet you this wednesday, I am free every wednesday though so check your diaries and let me know.

Loucee - disasters!! Hope she is ok though. DD1 got it when just over 1 and I'm hopeing it was enough to build immunity but you never know. Wed are also good for me - and as I said, one fo the offices I work from (sort of float between 3 on this project) is just over the road from the back of JL so it's ideal. Give me a shout if you ever find yourself in town any other day as I may well be losing the will to live at my desk.....

Caz - you still up for a coffee? Again - most days are good for me - if I have notice as I simply work from the main office that day

Clairey, hope everything's ok and you managed to get your DS to a doctor.

Skid, Kelbel, I've cracked the bf to sleep habit but only since last Thursday night. I'm sure you all know how bad at sleeping DS has been. I decided enough was enough and bought Dr Ferber's book. I decided to go cold turkey on night feeds, except a dream feed at 10.00pm and I stopped my habit of feeding him to settle him 2,3 or 4 times a night when he woke. I also let him cry to sleep. He woke the first night at 12.30am, I didn't feed him, just checked on him every 5 mins then 10 mins and it took a very stressful 40 mins for him to get to sleep and he slept through til 6.00am! Has more or less slept through nearly every night since (hope I don't jinx it by telling you). I wake up in a pool of milk but I don't mind. .

Just caught up with thread, Clairey I really hope your DS is ok, good reassuring words from Macdoodle.

Beanster - oh definitely I will let you know. I wouldn't risk meeting up til I'm sure she's not contagious.

Wizzska what fab results you have had with the not feeding to sleep. I did some controlled crying with DD at 6months when we did away with her dummy but this time I am reluctant to do it because of waking her up in the night with DS's crying, although I am sure most of his night feeds (sometimes at 11, 2,5). Does your DS have a dummy?

Loucee, I sometimes think DS loves his dummy more than he loves me. It is certainly his favourite posession. I've not tried to get him to do without his dummy yet, although have thought about it. He can pick it up and put it in his mouth himself so if I put one or two in his cot at night he can find them though he does chuck them through the bars sometimes.

wow wizz, that is great news. can he get himself to sleep at bedtime as well. My DS is actually fine at night now (sometimes sleeps through, sometimes one waking, never more than 2) but I feel I should get him out of the habit of feeding himself to sleep at bedtime - just so DH/babysitters can put him to bed. He is in with DD though so it will have to be some method that involves minimal crying.... hmmm

loucee - hope your DD isn;t suffering too much - it's supposed to be milder the younger they get it, isn't it?

Saw mixedmama on a thread today btw - told her to come back to us, where she belongs!

waiting for news clairey, hope you got to see the doc and DS is OK, hugs xx

Thanks for all the supportive messages everyone and apologies for my language earlier. Don't blame the surgery as such but the recepionist was being a complete cow, kept telling her he is 6 months old, has temp of 40.2, hasn't fed properly since sat night and screams everytime I move him and all she kept saying was we don't have anything. Eventually got her to agree for one of the drs to phone me between patients but don't think she passed the message on or at least didn't give them all the info cos by 11.30 I'd still not had a call. Called nhs direct and they said take him straight to casualty so we did and got referred up to the children's ward. He has a throat infection so we now have antibiotics.

Now maybe I can catch up on all the other news

OMG - well I am glad he is alright and you did the right thing taking him to a and e. God doctors recpetionsits are cows sometimes - are they fully trained doctors now??

hugs - hope you have a glass of wine and your dc is on the mend.

phew, glad it was easily diagnosed Clairey and hope the ABs work quickly.

Skid, yes I'd heard that as well, she seems fine at the moment

Skid hope your ds' temperature has gone down a bit.

Loucee poor dd and poor you, is she trying to scratch herself? Hope she isn't too poorly with it.

Wizz wow what quick results! I can't face leaving ds to cry yet but he seems to have found a routine since he started solids which is far easier than random wakings all night long! So far (touch wood) his illness hasn't affected it and he has woken at his normal times though has refused to feed.

Beanster that's good news on the room/sleep front, am still too scared to put ds in with dd!

DD was with a friend while we were at hospital today and wet herself four times -she has been almost 100% recently as well

Clairey -thank goodness you've got some ABs, your little one should be on the mend now hopefully. At least you know what the problem was.

Skid, yes, DS seems to get to sleep fine these days. Have just put him down without a wimper, and again it happened for is lunchtime nap. He just lies there quietly with his eyes open until he falls asleep. I can't believe it. I HATE the crying, have tried it before but never have been able to go through with it for long. It made me feel sick and start lactating. I think its like going on a diet, unless your head is in the right place and you're fully mentally prepared you shouldn't try. In the end it isn't as bad as you think it will be. Have also put off the crying because of neighbours and noise worries.

clairey - so pleased lo now got ab

did someone on here mention ferber? could have got that wrong, if anyone know's this approach to sleep could you explain

clairey - so pleased lo now got ab

did someone on here mention ferber? could have got that wrong, if anyone know's this approach to sleep could you explain