I know I've not been around much but I really need some help

[Lougle]

So DD has come home from school, and is WIRED. I mean seriously wired. She is hyper, overloaded. In itself not a big deal, except that I am on my own with 3 children under 5 (well DD1 turned 5 on Friday) and DD1 is biting, kicking, bouncing, climbing.

I need advice. What do I do? I can't put her in her room (climbs and has no sense of danger and is wobbly).

I currently have her strapped into her booster chair, which is strapped to the stairgate in the hallway, but can't do that for more than a few minutes. She isn't calming down.

Any ideas to get me through the next 2 hours, and keep all 3 children safe?

Yes, because OT's are God and know everything. They cannot possibly be wrong. Or deign to actually answer any questions. You just have to take their word for it

I've done one so far for DNiece - fleece underblanket one side, pretty pink cot blanket (£2.50 in Dunelm) on the other. Curtain weights sewn equally spaced onto "wrong" side of the fleece side.

If I use polypellets, which I most likely will for the next one (awaiting confirmation of order) I'll quilt 50g of weight into cotton, then cover with fleece so no itchy seams to rub sensitive skin. I'm going to need some practice at making fairies to sew on though LOL

Thank you, Lougle!

purple I hope you take this in the spirit it is intended, but have you read a bit about weighted blankets?

If you are planning to sell them, you really do need to be sure that you are making them a)safe, so that no wandering fingers, teeth, etc., can access the weights
b) the right weight so that they actually do what people are paying you for.
c)the right material so that people can wash and preferably tumble dry them.

Yours is gorgeous!!

Just weighed it, 538g for an (estimated) 16kg child. She is 5 and small for her age...

Thank you so so much for the advice. My little sideline is going well, but the point of it is as much to help mum's out by doing the stuff they don't have time for, as making a profit! I rather enjoy sewing

Had a lovely day on Saturday making wheel-chair comfy easy-access trousers for a little lad. It's good relaxation after pissing about at work working hard all week

I'm using stitch size 2 on my machine, which is about 1mm long. Also no loose bits of decoration for little fingers and teeth to pick at (DNiece is a chewer).
I have found out from you that blankets are 10%, I knew vests were 5 so was working on that
Washing and tumbledrying are way up the list of things that are needed, so yes, have been looking.

Definitely taken in a spirit of kindness; thank you very very much. All advice is welcome and appreciated

Don't forget the +454g - quite a big difference

Will try and add more, but having a manic week at work! 2 managers ill and one senior off on holiday = lots of overtime. Plus the local bigwigs organise for all the housebound old folk to have dinner and a visit from Santa each year, and I have 20-odd young people to organise into carol singing for them. Argh!!

Just to add I got a weighted blanket, a bear hug jacket and a wobble cushion for dd funded by cerebra!

Nice one, Banrock! maybe I should get in touch with them when I get the hang of it, and we can try and get them out even cheaper?