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[TommyV]

Our 8 month old girl has had diarrhoea for over a week now. We've taken her to the GP and to the hospital (going back to the GP tomorrow) and they've basically just told us she'll get over it and given her Dioraltye. But she's sharting very frequently (three times in the past hour, after several hours without doing a poo) and her poos are basically mush. It's getting very frustrating.

She's bottle-fed alongside food. I'm hoping my wife will agree to give her lactose free milk and see how that goes.

It sucks. Her bum is red raw in some places

Sorry to hear your little one is suffering, it’s particularly difficult as parents to deal with when they are so young We’ve found bepanthem to be a great remedy for severe nappy rash incase you haven’t tried it yet

 

[dirtychinchilla]

Sorry to hear your little one is suffering, it’s particularly difficult as parents to deal with when they are so young We’ve found bepanthem to be a great remedy for severe nappy rash incase you haven’t tried it yet

Thank you! She seems to be on the mend, but she's still not 100%. Nappy rash is getting much better after I read a comment here about using a wipe and then wet cotton buds

 

[ChrisD.]

We're planning to go to Australia with our boy, he's 3 and a half. Guess I'm kind of musing here but we're debating between the long 16h flight direct to Perth, stopover for a few days then on to Sydney. Vs stopping in either Dubai or Singapore to break it up. I'm kinda favouring the direct flight to get it over and done with, but there's tier advantages in doing the shorter flights, and it might be a little easier with him.

 

[Buffman]

We're planning to go to Australia with our boy, he's 3 and a half. Guess I'm kind of musing here but we're debating between the long 16h flight direct to Perth, stopover for a few days then on to Sydney. Vs stopping in either Dubai or Singapore to break it up. I'm kinda favouring the direct flight to get it over and done with, but there's tier advantages in doing the shorter flights, and it might be a little easier with him.

Yikes better you than me! Ive got an 1.5year old going to Spain next month (so like 3 hours) and I think that'll be enough effort!

 

[ChrisD.]

Yikes better you than me! Ive got an 1.5year old going to Spain next month (so like 3 hours) and I think that'll be enough effort!

We booked the direct flight and decided on business class so we all get a lie down bed. It's going to be hell but I'm not going to let that stop us from going.

Spain will be fine it's only a couple of hours. The hardest part is keeping them on your lap for the duration until they get their own seat at 2. Get some Olbas Oil and tissues for them to sniff during takeoff/landing to help with ear pressure, iPad (obviously!), headset if they'll keep it on and some colouring. Try and avoid toys that are easily dropped as you'll never see them again. Toilets are difficult for nappy changes on the smaller jets. Once they're in their own seat you can buy these blow up things that sit where your feet go and allows them to (nearly) lie down. Plane buddy or something.

So far we've done Tenerife (4h and a bit) at 22 months, Tenerife again at 28 months IIRC, Dubai (7h) at 35 months and recently Majorca. He likes flying, which does make things easier but it's never easy with a child!

 

[Penfold101]

Feeding during takeoff and climb helps with the pressure changes (boob or bottle) anything where they’re chewing and swallowing. Ours ended up staying awake the whole drive down to Heathrow so by the time we were taxiing out he couldn’t keep his eyes open and fell asleep on the boob. Didn’t bat an eyelid at takeoff…

Also, fidget spinner stuck to the window!

 

[ChrisD.]

Also depending on the airline, if you order food via them in advance, it's typically served as soon as the cabin crew can get up, rather than having to wait for trolley service. Even if they're not that hungry it keeps them occupied/distracted, and if they don't eat it then a snack for you!

 

[dirtychinchilla]

How’s everyone with very small children planning to cope with the clocks going back? Our girl wakes up at about 5:30 AM, so I’m expecting 4:30 AM tomorrow :’(

 

[tom_e]

How’s everyone with very small children planning to cope with the clocks going back? Our girl wakes up at about 5:30 AM, so I’m expecting 4:30 AM tomorrow :’(

You're a month early...

 

[dirtychinchilla]

You're a month early...

******* hell, I’m an idiot!

 

[Slam]

don't do that to me! I started to panic for a second there although I guess we get an extra hour of sleep that morning

 

[lakitu]

My daughter is almost 6 and an only child so every day is pretty full on with paying her attention. This is the first day literally ever that she has stayed in her room, playing, using the ipad, drawing and eating food. I wont let it become regular but a complete day off watching movies for me and doing house work has been an unsuspected pleasant suprise.

Now I'm wondering if this will become more frequent and the days of her being so needy are numbered. I know i'll miss it.

 

[Maccy]

36 weeks pregnant now, things are starting to feel...a bit more real?!

 

[Penfold101]

36 weeks pregnant now, things are starting to feel...a bit more real?!

Just keeps getting more and more real mate - life is changing forever!

 

[robj20]

Wife has just been to see our son's new school and come home crying.
For now he's going in the most sever class, they don't teach them anything really just all sat there in wheel chairs. Class room age is 12 months.
They say they will look at moving him but who knows how long that will take, being in that class will be worse than mainstream school he'll get no interaction or mental stimulus.

 

[dirtychinchilla]

36 weeks pregnant now, things are starting to feel...a bit more real?!

It's a weird feeling, being the father. The mother is obviously going through all the physical, hormonal, emotional changes etc. and nothing really changes with you (on the surface at least). She can feel the baby in her body all the time - the joy and the fear that comes with that...and you're just feeling like yourself.

You'll be grand though

 

[shifty_uk]

36 weeks pregnant now, things are starting to feel...a bit more real?!

I'm a little bit ahead of you.

Been home with the wee one for 4 days now.. I didn't realise how little sleep one can operate on

It didn't hit me properly until we got to the hospital tbh. It was all very real at that point.

NHS have been fantastic throughout all of it, can't say that enough.

 

[Penfold101]

I’m 17 months in - I wish I could go back to the day he was born as the whole thing was such a whirlwind and feels completely surreal to me now.

All of a sudden he’s running everywhere causing chaos and won’t shut up

 

[tom_e]

Just had the letter to say we can now pay the High income child benefit charge directly though your tax code if you have no other reason to fill in a self assessment. So I've just submitted to cancel my self assessment registration for the last tax year as I'd much rather do it this way.

 

[TommyV]

36 weeks pregnant now, things are starting to feel...a bit more real?!

Just wait until you first lay your eyes on your little one as they enter the world for the first time, if you’re anything like I was, you’ll be a blubbering mess which I’m not ashamed to admit, experiencing emotions you didn’t know existed


…and then the wild ride begins and doesn’t stop