Well am about to take CJ to the docs, she has had a cold since Friday I thought she was getting over it, is her usual happy self, but after her morning nap I thought she felt warm, and her cheeks have been quite rosy the past couple of days - so I took her temp was 39.8! If was just the temp would have waited a bit longer before going to the docs but with all the mountains of snot too thought should go see what they say as I suspect is a bacterial infection following the cold virus she had, but feel bad because she has prob had a temp a day or two judging by the rosy cheeks and I didn't think to check it! She is too damn happy for her own good!
Vic don't feel bad mate. If she was looking good then they would have sent you away and said come back if she gets worse. The only thing you could have been doing is giving panadol and neurofen for the pain and fever. Having said that there are a lot of paediatric nurses who think you shouldn't give that unless the child is miserable because the fever helps them fight the bacteria. I personally feel terrible with a fever and so I give it if I think that Jemima is feeling sore. Besides all they will do is give Antibiotics and if CJ could fight it on her own then it is best to let her do it. I think you acted like a perfectly sensible mum. Besides the rosy cheeks could just have been from the cold weather.
Hows the weather for the rest of you? I am really enjoying rugging Jemima up. It is getting cold up here. Down to 10 degrees over night somedays. Which is pretty cold for QLD. She has so many cute winter clothes and I love layering them all.
Vic, there are so many things that COULD have caused the rosy cheeks - teething does it to so many kids - unless E is showing signs of being unwell (lethargic, too sleepy, crying more than normal) i don't worry about checking her temp. she is a happy soul, just like CJ, and i figure she will tell me when she is feeling off. you're doing the right thing getting her checked now - but don't beat yourself up over what you could have/would have done differently - it's past now - focus on what you can do now for her. as bella said - the more she can fight off on her own, the better it is for her in the long run - boosting her immune system etc
Bella - it's frikken COLD here! we live in a lovely little valley, surrounded on all sides by mountains, and somewhat isolated from everything - but our lovely little valley seems to get a lot colder than anywhere else locally (and a couple of degree hotter in summer - we have our own little weather system it seems!). we've had frosts and heavy heavy fogs the past few days - lovely driving to work at 6.30am, heavy fog, stuck behind a logtruck going up the mountain lol
ok, quick update on where we're at while E is happily playing on her own (so if this seems to abruptly end, you know why)! - E is coming ahead in massive leaps. she is the most delightful little girl to be around (most of the time) - all the developmental leaps are messing with her sleep and things though. she isn't sleeping at all well - it's not too bad for her as she is able to sleep through the day as often as necessary - not possible for me, esp on work days! i can usually push through tired and keep going. i'm hitting the point though that there is no more push left. i'm feeling physically ill from exhaustion a lot of the time. it sucks big time. her sleep isn't really that bad (maybe 2 wake ups in 10 hours most nights) - but i'm not sleeping properly myself due to some issues i've mentioned previously (money etc) and then to be woken when i finally crash by demands for a feed from her, it's hard going!! the other night was a particularly bad night - fed at 9, awake at 11 for another, then twice more. the third time, around 1.15, she decided she didn't want to go to sleep. she wasn't crying, wasn't wanting to DO anything, just didn't want to sleep and wanted to be feeding the WHOLE time - at FOUR we finally got her off me and into her own bed. it wouldn't be so bad if she stayed attached, but she comes off and on heaps at the moment (i think to encourage another let down)so i have to help her or get mauled by her little fingers (and she's none to gentle)
on top of E's sleeping (or not! lol), we're having a lot of other stuff going on (getting shafted for the work we did for friends is a big issue in my head at the moment), being messed about in an effort to sort our financial issues, my mum has done some damage to her shoulder, so runnign her around for tests and things on my days off, organising E's birthday party (i so wish i had it in me to NOT micro-manage - i just can't help it), stressing when i find out that my parents, who are paying for everything in return for the work we did in their yard, have bought six bags of chips and NOTHING else! cooking savoury stuff for the freezer ready to go blah blah blah - i'm sure you've all heard it or lived it yourselves. anyway, the fatigue is getting to me. i've typed half of this with my eyes closed, tryin to stay awake. i am suffering migraines again, and when i'm not getting nasty headaches, i'm feeling nauseous from exhaustion (and for someone with something of an upchuck phobia, nausea is bad!! nausea brings on anxiety attacks, which brings on more nausea!) as much as i am of the belief that once C is at work he should work a full day and get the most pay he can without more travel, i really would like him home about now - i feel cruddy!e had a big sleep this morning - i'll leave it a bit longer and see if i can manage to get her to have a nap with me
Ahh thanks girls you make me feel better - and the doctor did say that normally babies with a temp that high are distressed but CJ looked pretty chipper. She has a throat and ear infection so we have antibiotics (she seemed to think we had done well to get to almost 12 months without any other scripts - but I am a bit wary of antibiotics and would rather she hadn't needed them for much longer). She is certainly a good hot water bottle at the moment! Now I just need to work out how to give her the medicine easily - she won't take anything off a spoon so that is out, and the syringe isn't great - I am sure I saw a thread on here recently so must go hunt that down.
Just running out the door, but wanted to pop in for you Vic. I find the easiest way to give Kyson panadol is to put it in the syringe and then let him grab the end of it and he puts it in his mouth. Then I squirt it so some goes in his mouth. He enjoys doing it this way and it saves a fight. Unfortunately when he is half asleep (in the middle of the night) he won't do it that way and I struggle to get anything into him without a fight. It's almost easiest to wait until he is crying and squirt it into the side of his mouth (the side so he doesn't inhale it...).
Hey girls,
Vic: Sorry CJ is crook. Interesting what the dr said! I would've thought it's not odd for a kid to get to 12 months without needing ABs if they're an only child and not in childcare. Especially a breastfed one. Natalie got to 18 months before needing ABs! (But she was a summer baby.) From what I understand, their immunity drops some in the second year and that's when they're most susceptible to bugs etc. Sounds like she's coping well. When I was giving Phoebe the ABs I would use the syringe and try to just be over-the-top nice and bubbly about it... and quick, LOL! Sometimes she'd cry but I usually found that was because I'd done it too quickly and it gave her a shock.
BG: Loads of hugs, babe. So sorry things are so stressful atm! And so exhausting. I can relate to the sleep issues everyone's been having. Phoebe's pattern of late is to only have one day sleep () then crash by 7pm. Then she wakes around 10:30 and is very unsettled until midnight. After that she may sleep for a while (the other night I got 6 hours in a row! WOOHOO!) but usually it's 3 or 4. Then she sleeps in til around 7:30, but Natty gets up anytime after 5:45. She comes into our bed but has never been good at sleeping with us - tosses and turns and carries on a treat.
Anyway, I digress! I hope things come together ok for the party - I am sure everything will be wonderful. Remember to take time to enjoy it yourself, and watch E and take plenty of photos!
Bella: I love your avvy too! Did you do it yourself? I have been hopping on to several dollmaking sites for 5 min stretches over the last week or so but none of them are very mac friendly!
Sorry to hear about your having to do things alone. FWIW I do know the feeling - it sucks big ones. DH was so caught up with work when Natty was small he just had no idea how draining it was to get up to her so often at night and then have to function through the day. Now he has a better idea and is more supportive. There is hope yet, babe.
LOL @ getting down to 10 degrees overnight! You are such a Queenslander Things aren't much cooler here as yet, but I can feel winter coming with great trepidation. Phoebe has had a cold for about 3 weeks. I am wondering when I'll be able to take her for her 12mo vax - I just don't think she's going to be well anytime soon.
to Jade and Andy for yesterday. I hope it was a great day xx
Jacinta: Don't worry about the extra belly, babe. Rejoice in it! I'll bet you look marvelous.
Nicky: How's the house lookin? LOL, mine is a crapfight. Always.
Cathy: So glad you can see the reasons for Cara's wakefulness. I think Phoebe is happy just crawling about and speaking her own language, LOL! I had visions of her walking by 12 months but now I think she'll likely take a few more months to get there - she just shows zero interest in walking on her own.
Hi everyone else. Sorry, it's bathtime so I must away. I probably won't get on later either cause I've been going to bed early trying to get in at least an hour before P's late-night party-time. Much love to you all and those precious bubbas. xx
BTW, just reread that and Vic, I didn't mention that I agree with the others - you have acted really rationally and I reckon in CJ's best interests. Sorry for not making that clear earlier! xx
[COLOR="rgb(153, 50, 204)"]Snacks[/COLOR] - I agree I would have thought quite common to get to CJ's age without needing antibiotics (I studied Microbiology at Uni and learning about the development of resistance in antibiotics in that really put me off using them unless absolutely necessary (unfortunately I used alot of medications in my teenage years for acne but really I think were unnecessary and may have caused issues with me trying to get rid of sinus infections and funny stomach sometimes)) - CJ has been to occasional day care two mornings the past couple of weeks - so I wonder if that has exposed her to more germs than normal - although I suspect with her is because she is now crawling so is making more contact with the floor and I have tended to be of opinion that a bit of dirt won't harm anyone.
Syringe hasn't worked too well so far - putting it in a bit of weetbix seems to work better - oh well 3 times a day for 7 days min, will be an expert soon enough!
Thanks all for the b'day wishes for P. I hope the other babes have had wonderful birthdays. Sorry I have fallen off the wagon there! Started off strong but slowly died out, LOL! Happy birthday, beautiful May (& April & June) babies!
I have been trying to build Phoebe's cake - I'm a complete nutter. I am trying to do a rubber duckie and it's not really coming together too well! BUT I also piped some meringues shaped like ducks and ... they ROCK!!! LOL. So tired.
Loads of love to you all - will be back here sometime to post properly later. xx
hi ladies
just started another FB event - i know some of you can't make the zoo trip, and there was talk of doing a kris kringle type thing for the kidlets then - rather than some of the kidlets missing out cos they can't be there, i started a seperate KK event - if anyone wants to participate, i'm happy to coordinate it (i get the joy of coordinating the family one each year and love it - so i'm happy to do this one!)
Still planning to come to the zoo but am in on the KK event too - I have an interview tomorrow so need to do research for that - hopefully will get a job soon then I can do a massive post!!!
We're in for the KK - AND coming to Melb for 5-6 days, going to our Zoo Day, the aquarium, the Titanic Exhibition and a bit of shopping
We'll have an apartment (yet to book) but plan to book one in the city somewhere so that can be our wet weather option
hi again
figure i've been a slacker lately - reading but not posting. i guess it's partially laziness, mostly to save you all hearing the woe is me that is my life atm. E's sleep is up the creek cos of teeth, mine is up the sleep cos of her teeth and stress. life is just full on and i am sick of feeling like i have nothing positive to say! i read, i want to post persies but i just - i dunno - energy gets used for other stuff and i end up closing the tab before bed, unanswered again. sigh
so, on that note - time to share some positives now - yes, this will be a full on gush about my poppet so skip over this bit if you don't want to hear happy in love proud mummy gush!
i can't believe how much E is coming ahead in leaps and bounds. she is so switched on, and every single day she is doing something new to surprise and enthrall me. i am so in love!! she walks everywhere, actually, she walks almost everywhere, runs when she can (which is scary - she is gonna be a runner!). she is talking up a storm and constantly amazes me with what she comes out with. her game of the moment is grabbing her remote (yes, she has her own remote - so she doesn't steal ours lol) - and using it as a phone. we get 'allooooooooo allo' until we reply - but it has to be with a phone or remote to our ear - just replying isn't enough! if we don't, we get "ALLOOOOOOOOOO MUM!". she will giggle and reply to whatever we say, and replies to "i love you" with "yuvooo mummy" (or daddy - whichever of us she can coerce into playing).
she is a rather smart poppet (yeah i know, proud mummy much? lol) - when she is tired, she grabs her wrap and lays on her little couch for a minute. if we don't get to her, she comes over and gets our attention and goes back. if she needs a nappy change, she will grab a nappy from her nappy bag and put it on her couch. she will even grab a full outfit (nappy, jim jams, slippers) when we get home from being out, and lay them, and herself, on her couch! i didn't think it was a big deal - it's just what she does - but a BB'er with a bubba born earlier in May said he wasn't doing that sort of thing and she was surprised, so maybe she is advanced more than i thought.. i dunno!
this afternoon, she decided it was bed time - came up to me and tried and undo my shirt. when i told her that wasn't what you do cos it's rude, she reached down beside me, grabbed the pillow we use at feed time, dragged it up on my lap with her and started pulling at my shirt again, going taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa the whole time. she was asleep within minutes. she is so cute!
she knows how to knock on the door to wake granpa and only to do it when granma's alarm goes off.... ahhhhhhhhhhh i could gush all day - i'm just so damn in love with her - all the other stuff going on fades to nothing - where we live doesn't matter - it's just a house. it will be a home becuase it's where our family will live. we will be content because family is worth infinitely more than the walls in which it lives.
) then crash by 7pm. Then she wakes around 10:30 and is very unsettled until midnight. After that she may sleep for a while (the other night I got 6 hours in a row! WOOHOO!) but usually it's 3 or 4. Then she sleeps in til around 7:30, but Natty gets up anytime after 5:45. She comes into our bed but has never been good at sleeping with us - tosses and turns and carries on a treat.
Things aren't much cooler here as yet, but I can feel winter coming with great trepidation. Phoebe has had a cold for about 3 weeks. I am wondering when I'll be able to take her for her 12mo vax - I just don't think she's going to be well anytime soon.
to Jade and Andy for yesterday. I hope it was a great day 
xx
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