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Doctors Addicts Anonymous Continued - you are feeling very sleepy

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MsNobodyAgain · 26/09/2013 19:55

This is a thread for all fans of the daytime soap 'Doctors', BBC1, 1.45pm.

Welcome to regulars, lurkers and newbies. Please join in, more the merrier Smile

Look into my eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around the eyes, look into the eyes , you're under.

Welcome to the Mill. Here you are able to do impossible things.

  • want a home visit? No problem. A doctor will be at your home/place of work/random field/hospital bed in seconds.
  • have a mystery that needs solving? No problem. Heston and Mrs T will unrrrrrrrrravel it within 26 minutes.
  • bothered by continuity? A click of my fingers will stop you worrying about the minor issues such as where has Jimmi's OCD gone and what happened to Kevin's tattoo.

...3, 2, 1, you're back in the room. Please sign in at Reception.

Grin
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OohDoctorDarcy · 07/10/2013 13:58

'Inadequate little men in the audience' love Zara!

OohDoctorDarcy · 07/10/2013 13:59

We've been out for lunch & dd3 insisted on her usual park with Grandad so I've Doctors in peace.

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 14:00

Ooooooo this makes me cross!

AnneEyhtMeyer · 07/10/2013 14:00

"I have seen the awesome might of the tidal wave and the righteousness of the mountain in you" Mrs T certainly knows how to persuade someone!

AnneEyhtMeyer · 07/10/2013 14:01

Oh! A new random receptionist!

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 14:02

Mrs T has definitely got the power of persuasion :)

AnneEyhtMeyer · 07/10/2013 14:04

"I could always refer you to Zara - and yes, that is a threat" Grin

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 14:11

Zara is a threat to anyone!

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 14:17

Keeping up appearances, really?!?! It's one program I never could get on with!

AnneEyhtMeyer · 07/10/2013 14:19

Aagghh! Bloody Tesco just called for a customer satisfaction call after I complained about them over-charging me at the weekend! Missed the end, so just rewinding now.

curlyclaz13 · 07/10/2013 14:21

bit behind, do they not shut the curtains to do exams like that ! poor chris having to flash his bits at Heston Blush

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 14:23

I did think Heston was very matter of fact about Chris 'taking a seat' Shock

curlyclaz13 · 07/10/2013 14:24

totally off topic but any tips on encouraging a sleep resistant baby to sleep, he doesn't sleep during the day and wakes nearly every two hours at night. he has been like it since about 8 weeks and is 19 weeks now. 4 month sleep regression is a laugh as he never slept and now he won't even go in the sling Sad

AnneEyhtMeyer · 07/10/2013 14:27

14? There is no way she is 14.

Not sure I can help with sleep. I could only get DD to sleep on me during the day, or in a car. At night she would sleep but always woke ridiculously early.

I feel for you. Crap sleep is terrible for everyone in the household. Sad

OohDoctorDarcy · 07/10/2013 14:54

I'm no good on sleep either. Depend on bf, co-sleeping and sleeping on me. Sorry :(

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MsNobodyAgain · 07/10/2013 15:43

Sad can't help re sleep. I think sometimes they are just born that way. The reason Ds2 was in my bed last night is because I couldn't cope with getting up all through the night again.

He's 8 years old!

Not helpful but I understand totally how frustrating it is.

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 07/10/2013 16:05

Sorry Curly - haven't got any tips either I'm afraid, we have had many other problems but not sleep. On the other hand if anyone has any tips for extreme fussy eating in 9 year old ASD boys I'd be glad of them (and please don't tell me that I should just give him what we're eating and no alternative, he'd rather starve).

Been at work today, so will have to catch up later. New cat update - still hiding under the bed (they only come out once the DCs are asleep, sensible cats).

curlyclaz13 · 07/10/2013 16:13

Thanks for the sympathy ! he is asleep in the pushchair which I am sure is not ideal but he will wake if I move him. we sort of co sleep in his cot is three sided so that helps a bit but at the mo the second I put him down he wakes up, tried on hi side with towels propping him up but he kicks them and rolls onto his back then wakes and I am to scared to put him on his front apart from twice in desperation and it worked a bit .
maybe zara would have some tips !

toldmywrath · 07/10/2013 16:25

Thanks Raahh for your lovely answer re having children. When I married we didn't even discuss having a family- I just assumed (& luckily so did DH)that we would have children & so we did-3 one of each
The only thing I can say about fussy eaters is that they usually grow out of it, but also make sure that they are not filling up on liquids (juice, squash etc)

toldmywrath · 07/10/2013 16:28

And the sleep deprivation is horrible to go through Curly But they usually get the hang of it eventually.

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 17:04

I think some children are naturally better sleepers than other, I found with ds1 that as soon as I put him down he woke. Wrapping him in a blanket to keep the heat in helped him stay asleep a bit but I ended up letting him cry and checking on him regularly, I know it's a massively controversial subject but within a week he was having an hour and a half nap and falling asleep for it without me in the room. I started sitting next to his cot then slowly moved away until I was outside the room, he was 6 months at this time. Ds2 self settled from birth and I don't think I did anything different just better as getting himself off to sleep but he did wake up 3-4 times a night until 7 months whereas ds1 slept through at night from 12 weeks.

I would say if you can get him to have a good nap during the day even if it is in the pushchair then his night time sleep will improve. My minded little girl falls asleep feeding every time she sleeps with her mum and she's was 2 in May. I have gone from her sleeping on me only, to being able to move her once she's fallen asleep, to sitting next to her with my hand on her, to just sitting next to her, then as long as she could see me and now I lay her down and leave. It is easier to not be mum but I have done that without her crying and but made it clear I wasn't going to pick her up and soothing but she was 13 months when I started minding her and it's a lot easier at that age.

With food, I've always been told it's exposure so keep putting it on the plate next to what you know he'll eat and eventually he may try it and then may eat it without trouble but I have no training or experience of ASD at all.

cinnamongreyhound · 07/10/2013 17:09

One of my friends dd's slept only on her front, once she let her she slept no worries but not sure I could do it though. Her dh is 25 years older than her so his first 4 children slept on their fronts anyway so he said she'd be fine!

OohDoctorDarcy · 07/10/2013 18:03

who I've the 12 year old girl version. Spent years onschool dinners as everyone said peer pressure would work. Still only eats bread /pasta consistently , other stuff intermittently including the only eating certain makes.

She was also my non sleeper still is just doesn't scream continuously

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MsNobodyAgain · 07/10/2013 18:19

who My boys have ASD and a limited diet. In my experience, there is not much you can do. I am just glad they eat at all. They are on school dinners and school tell me they eat things there that they won't at home ( I've tried).

I think peer pressure helps at school so I console myself that at least it's not pasta and fishfingers all the time there, unlike at home.

Weekends are a challenge.

Not watched todays btw. Planning a very early night and will catch up tomorrow.

Zzzzzzzzzzz.

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 07/10/2013 19:17

DS refuses point blank to eat school dinners and I don't blame him. Pasta and bread products are the mainstay of his diet too Ood. However he likes curries too. But DD doesn't. Oh and DH doesn't like pasta. The only meal that everyone will happily eat is pizza.

Tonight I took them supermarket shopping. We came out with a trolley of shopping and no idea what we were having for dinner. So, I said in the car, I wish I could just give you £10 each and you go and buy and cook all your own food. They immediately started planning to cook their own meals tonight. DD cooked a chicken and lentil soup, which was lovely, and DS (who doesn't like eggs) made himself a baked cheese and marmite omelette. Which he didn't like so I ate it. But well done to them. (sorry, this thread is meant to be about Doctors).