October 2013 Babies Club

Das Kitty · 28-01-2015 12:47pm

Go Hugo.

Rory started a few weeks ago. I think he just wanted to dance because it was the first thing he did upon walking.

Roesy · 28-01-2015 12:49pm

nikpmup wrote: »

Hope you all get over the flu, nothing worse than when everyone is sick.

Thanks. I'm definitely coming out the other side. The lack of anything stronger than paracetamol didn't help though especially as I see himself tucked up with his nurofen cold and flu and ready access to cough medicine if he needs it.

nikpmup · 28-01-2015 12:51pm

Roesy wrote: »

Thanks. I'm definitely coming out the other side. The lack of anything stronger than paracetamol didn't help though especially as I see himself tucked up with his nurofen cold and flu and ready access to cough medicine if he needs it.

Oh, God, I forgot about that! You poor thing! I had a sinus infection when I was pregnant, and I was the Worst. Patient. Ever! Paracetamol just doesn't cut it!

Roesy · 15-02-2015 11:22pm

Hey ladies,
Just wondering did any of the other October babas start making strange/getting a bit clingy again around the 15 month mark. The last few days my little fairy gets all upset if either of us walk out the room/leave her sight even if the other one is there!! Yesterday we were out for lunch and I got up to go the toilet and all I could hear was the most plaintive cry for 'Mammy'. Same thing happened when my husband went up to pay, the saddest cry for 'daaaaddddddyyyy!' Hoping she snaps out of this one fast!

nikpmup · 17-02-2015 12:38am

Funny, my lad seems to be coming out of it a bit at 16mths. He was dreadful for a while - wouldn't even go to his dad if I was around, but he's improved no end. I was starting to think I'd never get him a babysitter!

nikpmup · 16-03-2015 11:37pm

Whyohwhyohwhyohwhy has my previously brilliant sleeper turned into a nocturnal nightmare? He. Will. Not. F'ing. Sleep! Still awake (and full of beans) at 10.30pm AGAIN! Last night, he went down okay, suddenly woke up at 01.30 and didn't go back to sleep until nearly 4am. I've had juuuuuust about enough!!

Das Kitty · 16-03-2015 11:46pm

nikpmup wrote: »

Whyohwhyohwhyohwhy has my previously brilliant sleeper turned into a nocturnal nightmare? He. Will. Not. F'ing. Sleep! Still awake (and full of beans) at 10.30pm AGAIN! Last night, he went down okay, suddenly woke up at 01.30 and didn't go back to sleep until nearly 4am. I've had juuuuuust about enough!!

Molars. Same here.

Godspeed!

nikpmup · 17-03-2015 2:44am

It was after midnight (and a dose of calpol, and a dose of neurofen, and two extra bottles, and three episodes of in the night garden) before he finally gave in. So much for my plans to binge-watch The Wire.

Roesy · 17-03-2015 8:19pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOA_U3-HOs

Your posts reminded me of this Nikpmup and Das Kitty!

We are dealing with a sore bum after every poo nappy. Poor little thing dreads change time now. Any tips ladies? My usual go to of Metanium nappy rash ointment is clearing it but next dirty nappy it returns with a vengeance. Don't know whether it's teeth related or what? She has nearly a full mouthful. Only 4-5 to go thankfully.

Das Kitty · 17-03-2015 9:16pm

Roesy wrote: »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOA_U3-HOs

Your posts reminded me of this Nikpmup and Das Kitty!

We are dealing with a sore bum after every poo nappy. Poor little thing dreads change time now. Any tips ladies? My usual go to of Metanium nappy rash ointment is clearing it but next dirty nappy it returns with a vengeance. Don't know whether it's teeth related or what? She has nearly a full mouthful. Only 4-5 to go thankfully.

We found a thick layer of Bepanthen did the job. Using leftover Lansinoh on his dribble rash. The head on him these days between that and the million knocks he gets on a daily basis. Still smiling though, wee trooper.

Roesy · 17-03-2015 9:36pm

Das Kitty wrote: »

We found a thick layer of Bepanthen did the job. Using leftover Lansinoh on his dribble rash. The head on him these days between that and the million knocks he gets on a daily basis. Still smiling though, wee trooper.

Didn't find bepanthen great in the past but might try it as a barrier layer instead of Vaseline and see does that work.

My mad little thing seems to have three little perma-bruises in the same spots on her noggin the whole time!

nikpmup · 18-03-2015 12:38am

Roesy wrote: »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOA_U3-HOs

Your posts reminded me of this Nikpmup and Das Kitty!

We are dealing with a sore bum after every poo nappy. Poor little thing dreads change time now. Any tips ladies? My usual go to of Metanium nappy rash ointment is clearing it but next dirty nappy it returns with a vengeance. Don't know whether it's teeth related or what? She has nearly a full mouthful. Only 4-5 to go thankfully.

LOVE go the f**k to sleep, and often quote it!!

Roesy - Canestan 1% cream. After trying EVERY treatment for bum rash known to man, a pharmacist told me to try this and it cleared up in a couple of days - I didn't know a nappy rash could be fungal. There's even a pic of a baby on the tube. Seriously, give it a try.

And my boy has permanent bruises on the same spots above his eyebrows, as well as a fresh scar from slicing his noggin open a few weeks ago. I'm just hoping that chicks really do dig scars.

Roesy · 19-04-2015 11:13am

How are we doing ladies? Mrs will be 18 months in a couple of weeks, just wondering is there another public health nurse check at this stage?

Das Kitty · 19-04-2015 11:22am

There's one around 2 if I recall correctly. How are the little people doing? Any words yet?

Rory is constantly "talking".

nikpmup · 19-04-2015 1:33pm

My lad babbles, its a load of gobblegegook, but he has the intonation and inflections of grown up talk

Words wise, its still only mamma, Dada, all gone, and no "/ He understands a lot though. If you tell him he's going in mamas car, he'll point at the door, if you tell him to get his shoes he will look for them.

He has to go for an MRI under sedation because of his oversized head

Really don't want him to have to have it, but at the same time I want to rule out any problems.

Roesy · 19-04-2015 6:07pm

That's a worry about the MRI but hopefully you'll get it quick enough and it'll rule out anything serious.

People tell us she has a lot of words for her age. She never stops 'talking' either. She copies words we say a good bit too and tries to use them herself. She wouldn't be great at following instructions though! Maybe that's just the boldness though

Little vampire bit me today, in fact she's biting everything today and has turned into a drool machine again the last week or so. Almost as bad those early days when the salivary glands kicked in. Hoping its teeth and it'll sort itself out soon.

nikpmup · 01-05-2015 9:55pm

Hugo had his MRI today, he woke up towards the end and started to move around so they *may* have to repeat it, the radiologist was hopeful that they got enough pictures though. He's been like an aul drunk at the end of a party that no one wants to look after all day.
The waiting room was very funny, full of drunken babies.

I bought him some new toys to cheer him and me up. Do. Not. Buy. Toot. Toot. Drivers. ANYTHING!!!! They are evil, and there is 635,000,000 accessories. All of which my mother will now purchase.

Roesy · 13-07-2015 4:58pm

Did you get the results of the MRI, nikpmup?

So this time last week I was quite busy

daughter no.2 came rocketing into the world. Induced again but labour was ridiculously fast and furious and it's been hectic since. Big sister was great for the first couple of days, way better than I expected but has become incredibly clingy and emotional. I suppose with just under 20 months between them it was always going to hit her hard. She's also got tonsillitis. Poor thing is rarely sick.

nikpmup · 14-07-2015 12:04am

Congratulations Roesy!!! That's great news! I can't even dream of what it would be like to have a newborn in the house; our little terror would probably try to do what he does to every dog that he meets - i.e., go, ''aaaaah!!!'' while trying to bash it's snout in! :eek:

As for Hugo's MRI, well, he's got no fluid on the brain,which is good news - he's just got a big head!

They did find something called a Rathke's cleft cyst on his pituitary - essentially, it's a benign cyst/tumour on the pituitary gland; most people who have one don't know they do and it's only discovered, as in Hugo's case, when they have a brain MRI for another reason. The Neurological team in Temple St came to the conclusion that at the moment, they reckon it's not something that needs treatment - reading between the lines, I reckon they think that it's not worth rooting about in a two year old's head for something that may never trouble him. If in the future he develops certain symptoms, such as blurred vision, weight or appetite gain or loss, unsteadiness on his feet etc, then we'll know to go straight for another MRI to see if it's changed. The doctor in Temple St didn't seem overly concerned - she was to write to my GP and I've to follow it up with her (was waiting for my GP visit card to come through

)
Other than that, he's thriving. He's a little slow with speaking - he doesn't have many words yet, but lots of babbling and he definitely understands loads of what's said to him. Another thing to get seen by the GP for, just want to check he's okay - I'm not overly worried just yet, but if he does need speech therapy, I'd like him to be on the list sooner rather than later.

Das Kitty · 16-07-2015 4:30pm

Congrats Roesy!

And glad your little guy is ok nikpmup.

Rory is in good form. He suddenly exploded with words a few weeks ago. Now that he's being understood he's far less cranky. He still thinks he's the same age as the older one and kills himself trying to do the same things. He's wild for colouring at the moment.

He's also a walking head-injury. He's covered in bruises from various collisions with tables and handles and the floor.

I was away for a week recently so he's thrilled to be around me at the moment. Lots of cuddles, and fighting with the older one about who gets to cuddle me.

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