October 08 - Ooh fancy that!

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We filled up a thread without even noticing!

Primary school outcome for dd today . They say that the emails will be sent out by 6pm (though may take longer to get through to us).

Q fell off climbing frame in park. Actually jumped off right on his head. About 3.5 feet called nhs direct and as he's ok now and tarmac was squishy stuff no a&e unless things change. But he usually naps 3 hours but so busy today that no nap so he's super drowsy and it's worrying me. Dh not pleased about a Preventable accident happening in my care. This would never happen w him (he says).ugh. Ronshar can you reassure that he's not going to have a concussion? Xxx

Oh your H really winds me up Star. You're very cautious and there is no away, short of predicting the future, that it was a preventable accident. Well, I suppose you could keep him in a bubble and not let him out to experience normal toddler life. Don't let him bully you into thinking that you're to blame. You're not. I think, and I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but one of the main concerning things to look out for is vomiting. DS is ALWAYS drowsy after a bump on the head as he expends a huge amount of energy crying about it.

I am so angry about how dh reacted when he arrived at park just after it happened. He said he couldn't believe this happened and this was a big mistake...etc. I know he was just scared but I'd like him to be supportive. . So nurse at nhs direct said to just wake him every couple of hours through the night and ve sure he can be easily roused. I just woke him after being asleep for an hour and he opened his eyes but went right back to sleep after rolling over. Does that count as easily roused? Sorry not paying attention to anyone else right now just in such a panic state.

That sounds ok to me star. most people would go right back to sleep (and be annoyed at being woken). Perhaps you can tell your dh that you'd like to use him as a control sample and wake him up every hour to see how he reacts .

Lovely to have you back 50ft .

Afterpains much much better now.
Sciatica still crap though.
Weigh in for ds2 tomorrow morning. After the poo he did today he's prob lost half his body weight .
Am having to try dairy free again starting tomorrow .
He also had a heart murmur confirmed today. Have to wait for an appt at Harefield for an echo of his heart to check whether it's something serious or just an innocent one.

Star take a deep breath.
Did Q cry straight away?
Did he get up to you without much help?
Has he eaten some tea?
Is there a big bump on his head?
It sounds like he is fine but do keep an eye on him. To be honest even if he does have concussion the hospital will do exactly what you are doing. Waking him up and shining a light to check his pupils.
Do you have a little torch? If you do, pull up his eyelids one at a time and then shine the light into his eye. Check that the pupil goes smaller and then back again.

Then find a bigger torch and hit your DH over the head with it
Accidents happen with small children all the time. They cant be prevented and as the other wise ladies have said unless you stop Q doing anything at all he will fall over alot.

What a load of pants CSWS.
Dairy free is bad when you have spent ages reintroducing it!

What have the quacks said about tiny boy's heart?
Is it causing problems or they heard it as part of routine check?
Are you ok?

Routine checks ronshar. Was worried because it's not something I know anything about, but have been very reassured by some friends and a link to bbc health site, so not going to panic until scan.

Star - You've had lots of good advice from nurse Ronshar so I hope you're feeling a bit calmer. I hope your DH has apologised. These things will happen and, as everyone else has said, we can't wrap our children in cotton wool.

CSWS - about heart murmour. You sound very calm about it. Any idea how long you'll have to wait for an appointment?

I'd love to come to yours 50ft! It would be lovely to see you all again. What a shame we can't teleport you down here Pistachio.

S has had several rotten nights due to teeth coming through and itchy exzema. Work is manic - took our year group to the Tower of London yesterday. The kids loved it. I'm tired.

I don't think I had any afterpains. Don't remember any, anyway.

CF, the afterpains get worse with every child.
Another reason not to have another one for me. Add it to my long list
Are you looking forward to your holidays? We had the nightmare of going to new class teacher tonight. Chaos rules through the whole school. The girls have both got lovely teachers so all happy.

CSWS. I might be wrong but do alot of children grow out of heart murmurs? Sounds like you are taking the right approach.
Is your little boy gorgeous? All snuggly and snuffly. Lovely.
50ft when are you having your open house? I should be able to come up.

Pistachio are you near to the place where you can see the whales swim past? I really want to go there but dont actually know exactly where it is Add in a visit to see you perfect

Star, just to make you feel better, we took the dc out to a restaurant recently, with a little play area. Before the meal they were both running around (empty restaurant btw) and ds cornered round a table too sharply and whacked his head on the corner, really, really hard. Went down as if someone had thrown him down . He had a massive bruise on one side of his head, but that didn't stop him eating his dinner. After dinner on the way out, he dashed round the table again and hit the other side of his head even harder . And yes, he got an even bigger bruise on that side. We left the restaurant with him looking like a baby goat that was starting to grow its horns

CSWS, sorry to hear about the dairy-free diet again. And the heart murmur. Clearly being no.3 he feels he has to try harder to keep you on your toes! I hope that it is just a temporary thing that he will grow out of in time. Hope you are enjoying all those lovely snuggly cuddles... Very jealous!!!

Oh, Pistachio - the Shred dvd, is it the kind of thing that someone who is totally uncoordinated might manage? I've tried other excercise dvd's and ended up in hysterics on the floor because I just can't keep my arms and legs working together even at half the speed the instructor is going . I'd like something to do on nights when dh doesn't get in early so I can go to the gym, but so far excercise dvds have been a disaster.

Thanks everyone I think he's ok. I might get a dr appointment today just in case. He did fall right on the back of his head from a height higher than his height. DH won't apologize. He apologized when I told him he made me feel like a bad mother. He said well, I'm sorry about htat. I don't think you're a bad mother. I just think it was a preventable accident. Nothing that big has ever happened with me, because I wouldn't let it.

Thank you, Ronshar. I'm afraid to do the torch thing on my own for fear that I may ruin his eyesight... so maybe gp can do that. Yes, he ate his dinner, he cried straight away, I had to pick him up (as I always do when he's on his back on the ground and crying.. he won't get himself up for some reason that way). He did seem a bit odd/drowsy at first although crying... dh had just arrived from work and he didn't seem interested in seeing him and had his head down on my shoulder... it was just odd. He seemed really tired and odd for a few minutes after that, but then, he usually has a 3-3.5 hour nap and had no nap yesterday (because of me)so could have been down to that.

Thank you for the symptom checker. You know me well

csws can you get in a quick binge your favourite dairy things before you start on dairy free again? (that's what I would do ). about the heart mumour (sp). I know someone (adult) who says she has had one since birth and she's very healthy. If that helps.
How is D responding to J?

I want to try shred but need to get motivated to do so.

Thanks for that story, Ekka - there is no bump (not sure though - on back of his head). When dh bumped his head hard and there was no bump, they were very concerned because it could mean internal bruising.

cf brave to take kids to tower of london well done!! I hope S sleeps soon. Teeth are horrible, aren't they.

He does have a lot of good bits. I guess I just tend to only complain about him when on here . Not very nice, I know but I should be better at pointing out the stuff he does that is nice and lovely.

I dont know why I [put up with the crap. I do let him have it, though and tell him what I think of it, so I'm not idly allowing it iyswim.

I hope the walk goes well

The Shred DVD has arrived. I'm just about to sit down and watch it with a cup of coffee and a biscuit.

Pistachio - where is the Shred thread? I'm planning on doing it properly over the holidays when I've got more time and could do with having to report in to stop me skiving.

I shall think off you all jumping around like loonies in front of your TV's

Pistachio, the lunge track is a monster. However my shoulders are looking better as is my stomach. Only on a Wednesday though.
You can admire my shoulders in my new summer dress tomorrow. I might be on the news being dragged out of city hall by the police because I wouldnt let go of Boris
Only joking.

Star I glad Q is all ok. At least you got a bit of an apology from DH. Dont worry Q will fall with him eventually. Then you can be smug back

Poor ds, Pistachio. Is he very uncomfortable?

Myjob, did you do the DVD? I did it this afternoon while S slept. It was fine. Hard work, but OK. It's great that it's so short - I might actually have time to do it, but it's unlikely to be every day until the school holidays. Unfortunately I did notice that my pelvic floor still isn't what it was. Will all the star jumps and stuff help it, do you think?

Have fun tomorrow Ronshar!

Pistachio. Poor little boy. Stock up on pain relief. Did the docs say it should heal ok?

I know what you mean about it being hard so it should work. My calf feels like it will explode and then you change leg and it gets worse. AAARRRGGGG.

Myjob. Thats great that ds has enjoyed school. It is a good sign that September will go well.

CF. I would be careful with the star jumps if your pelvic floor is a bit iffy. You might want to borrow one of S nappies

It did occur to me to do that Ronshar!

Seriously though, I'm going to smell of wee when I'm old if I'm not careful. Do you think this will help me out?

Yes it will. & Sit ups. Try doing sit ups with your heals off the ground. It works the lower abs very nicely. I'm sure that Pistachio will come on and tell you exactly which muscle group you need to work properly.
Will you be a smelly old wee lady with loads of cats?