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  1. #1
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    Feb 2008
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    This morning I woke up and realised something was wrong. So I opened my eyes and I realised it was light outside. So I looked at my clock and it was 7.30am!!!!!!!! Maya always wakes at night so I freaked out and my DH and I raced to her room and there's the cheeky little girl smiling at us. I am so happy to have gotten 7 ish hours of sleep in a row!! I'm trying not to get my hopes up that this will be a regular thing cos I know at her age they aren't meant to sleep through the night yet. But gosh it would be nice if she did that regularly.

    As for nappy rash - I do use sudocream but this time the rash just kept getting worse and worse. I bought some other cream, can't remember what off the top of my head, and that seems to be helping. csab - Thanks for the tip about Vaseline I might try that. The rash is still there but looking a lot better than it was. I wonder if part of the problem is that I used some Bepathanon when it was starting to get bad (I'd never tried it before and had a little sample tube) and I think she had an allergic reaction to it because suddenly the rash was HEAPS worse. I won't be using that cream again!

    kuraiza - The woman I had over from Tweddle said until they are 6 months old you can't have a scheduled timetable of when they go to bed each night. She said you need to look at a day as 24 hours not night time and day time exactly (though of course there's a point at which you want them to sleep longer at night and less in the day). I know a lot of others here and at my mother's group have set bed times and I was trying to have one too, but I've given up on it for now and will readdress it in a months time when she's 6 months. Another thing she said is not to let Maya go more than 4 hours during the day without a feed. But she's not sleeping as long as Jude so I haven't come across a problem where I've had to wake her. Don't know if that is of any help to you...

    As for mother's group why can't you just tell them your situation and ask if they are happy to move it to another day? We moved ours to a day when everyone was happy.

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    Sep 2005
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    Hi all been extremely busy in the past few days and had a very sad weekend this weekend. We took our cat to the Vet on Friday as he had lost a lot of weight and we got a call yesterday morning at 8am and they said that he had really bad kidney disease and maybe bone marrow cancer so we had to make the hard decision to put him to sleep and then explain to the older boys that he wouldn't be coming home. It was such a sad day.

    Julian has decided that he will roll over when he is sleeping and then wakes up screaming that he is on his belly and the last two nights he has been waking at strange hours in the early morning and then wanting a feed which is unusual and he won't resettle he wants a feed and he wants it now .

    hugs xoxo

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    Feb 2008
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    Tanya - try the curash baby powder for nappy rash and see if that helps.Try and let her have a fair bit of nappy free time, just lay some sheets or towels down under her.

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    TANYA - there is a wonder cream - really expensive - buy it at the pharmacy about 15grams for $15 - but I am so sorry - I have been sitting here TRYING SO HARD to remember what it is called - ask the pharmacist - the tube is white with pale green writing - when Giselle had really really bad rash this was fantastic - one application before bed and nearly cleared up overnight - oh gosh I am so sorry I cant remember teh name of it .... but of course small amounts only - the cream is pale pink from memory - ARGH ....

    Zander has not had any nappy rash at all so far (fingers crossed!)

    Yay for some sleep - I dont have a set time as such for Zander - just when he goes into that deep sleep ... he has been down for 20 mins but is very overtired cos we have spent the arvo at a playcentre with friends so only 2 x 20 min naps I expect him to wake in an hour for a feed and play and THEN go to bed for the night.

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    Sami - Yes I agree it's hard to have a set bed time cos it depends on her naps during the day as to when she'll be going to bed for the night.

    Amanda - Sorry to hear about your cat.

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    Nov 2008
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    I am soooo frustrated!!!

    It has been a long weekend trying to make sure Bethany drinks enough. I think she is sort of on the midline, not enough but not not enough if that makes sense. She still shows signs of dehydration but they are about the same no improvement. She is cranky and demanding and I just want some rest dammit. DH has been doing as much as he can but lets face it they are convientely deaf when the crys start and by the time he goes "Oh what can I do??" I have already done it. Or he says he will do it in a minute...that would be a man minute not the normal 60 secs. Meanwhile she is screaming.
    I am currently waiting for the health center to open so I can call and make an appointment with our MCHN, I need reasaurance or something...
    I am tried, stressed and plain miserable.

    Thanks for the vent

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    amy_o hugs hun!!!
    men just have NO idea!!!!

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    TANYA - there is a wonder cream - really expensive - buy it at the pharmacy about 15grams for $15 - .
    Tanya - came to me this morning - Calmaseptine (sp? - but close) brilliant stuff for when it is really bad and need to clear it up

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    hydrazole is also great for bad NR!!!

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    hydrazole is also great for bad NR!!!
    yes, but it is a steroid cream so only little bit infrequently - hydrazole is for fungal type rashes it stings like the buggery though on open/broken skin so I wouldnt use it if blisters etc