Hi everyone!

Alisters needles went fine - got very cranky at the Dr and his first needle made him bleed a fair bit but a few big cuddles from Mum and he was OK again. I also got a referral to a Dermatologist for his eczema too and he was prescribed some steriodal creams. The Dr seriously doubts it is lactose intolerance as for 1 it is quite rare in kids and cows milk protein intolerance is more common and 2, it wouldn't be giving him the ezcema, he would be having bad tummy pain and nasty nappies. So I am happy with that. I made the appointment for the Dermatologist though and his soonest appointment was February 13 next year! I told the receptionist that Alister will be 5mths old by then, could I get anything sooner and she said the only thing she could do was put him on the cancellation waiting list. Don't you just love the rural health system?

Lindsay is back at school today too and no one else has any signs of it either thankfully.

Agnes, I would say that William is just having some mild reactions to the Rotarix vaccine. Alister was very sleepy and not feeding much yesterday either. he seems OK today though, but not got his full appetite back yet. And he has some very nasty nappies too as a result.

For anyone interested, I got the information sheet for the Rotarix vaccine and some of the most common side effects are;
loss of appetite
irritablity
fever
fatigue
diarrhoea (full hand washing protocol should be done after EVERY nappy change and before handling food)
vomiting
regurgitation of food
flatulence
abdominal pain
crying
disturbed sleep
sleepiness and constipation

Rare side effects are;
chest infection
hoarseness
runny nose
dermatitis
rash
muscle cramps

Someone mentioned baptism/christenings earlier. We haven't had the other kids done as I was never 'done'. Dh is but we feel that it would be hypocritical to have it done as we don't have the Church in our lives kwim?