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The comments always make me laugh. I was having an argument with the kids about how many planets there were, as like most if not all of you there were 9 when we were kids
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Absolutely - had it at school on our school's one computer in the library. A rare actually decent educational game on there, later managed to get a copy at home and played the hell out of it
It's on steam, FYI. EE had played trine to death so I was looking for something else and there it was. It started off really easy, but I tried it on the hardest difficulty and it is brutal! Bloody fleens
Same, my twins (6 years old) race each other up the stairs to get to their bedroom first
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We've been lucky with our 2, they've always been good sleepers. But they're young kids now so going to bed is not a fight (at least at the moment), they get a story from both myself and my wife (she reads to them in english, we swap kids, and I read to the other in French). Then they go to bed after a little kiss and cuddle and sometimes a few questions, but more often than not, even during a bathtime evening we're back downstairs by 8pm.
Also they know not to come into our room in the morning, so they either go downstairs and watch TV, or sit in their rooms and play together or read a book.
How long that will last... who knows, but I'm not complaining!
It's quite a skill to convince them to not invade your room in the morning. We had a rule of not coming into our room until his groclock said it's daytime (set to 7am) but have seemingly now convinced him not to come in even after that if we're still asleep. Like you say, long may it last. Though the little one woke up for an hour just in time (4am) for the cricket to start this morning, that was a bit annoying.
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When they "wake" at 4am, are you going in immediately?
Ours sometimes wakes up but leave her to it and shes back asleep till 8. The word "shes awake" is a real trigger to me now as often shes just having a sleep glitch like I imagine most adults do... squirm a bit then off again.
Even the younger one is at the point now where through experience I really can tell the difference between him waking up and having a bit of a moan but will fall back asleep, and full on waking up and shouting that won't stop for 30 mins unless I go in.
Trust me, I am the god of 'not going in immediately'
I am basically impervious to futile nighttime grumblings, however when he's going to wake the whole house at 4am, better to go and soothe him and make him watch the cricket on my lap for a bit. He slept until 9.15 after that.
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It helps if they're a little older and understand the concept, and having more than 1 kid allows them to entertain one another to a certain degree.
home automation helps as well (turning on lights etc...), as do groclocks. However, basically we've just told our kids - don't wake mummy and daddy up if your groclock is not yellow, but if it is, try and stay in your room or go and play until mummy and daddy wake up!
Not looking forward to the 21st of January, our 5 year old boy has to go for a Circumcision... He's already getting upset and scared, it's tough because it makes me and my wife emotional seeing him like this and we want to do all we can for him.. Only my wife is allowed in there with him when they give him the injection to send him to sleep for the op,
Anybody else had to go through something like this?
Were big worriers as its the first time we've experienced this and he's only little bless him,
Its most evenings I sit here and it runs through my head what he must feel like
Anybody else had to go through something like this?
Were big worriers as its the first time we've experienced this and he's only little bless him,
Its most evenings I sit here and it runs through my head what he must feel like
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Not looking forward to the 21st of January, our 5 year old boy has to go for a Circumcision... He's already getting upset and scared, it's tough because it makes me and my wife emotional seeing him like this and we want to do all we can for him.. Only my wife is allowed in there with him when they give him the injection to send him to sleep for the op,
Anybody else had to go through something like this?
Were big worriers as its the first time we've experienced this and he's only little bless him,
Its most evenings I sit here and it runs through my head what he must feel like
Took my daugther for a cardiac procedure last year. Did lots of work before hand and she stayed calm until we went into the anaesthetic room, she kicked off when they put the anaesthetic mask on which made the anaethetist a bit stressed, I just took the mask and held it on her until she fell asleep. She wasn't happy about it, but it was fine - kids have short memories.
Most hospitals will have a play team, they usually off a pre-med before the anaesthetic (which I declined and regretted).
Aww bless her, I hope all is OK now? It must be scary for them... They've told us he is to have the injection in the hand instead of the mask which shall be a challenge as he gets funny with doctors, dentists etc..
I just worry and think of the worst especially with it being on my child, if I could take the pain and the op for him I would, he has to stay after the op for a further 4 hours... He's going to be knackered
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Should still be able to have a premed if he will drink it. That's pretty common practice.
My daughter did really well. Had a hole in her heart closed by catheter rather than opening her up. Done at Great Ormond Street.
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I had a circumcision when I was young. I just remember it being tender for a while (no real difference to any other cut really). Just have to be careful while it's healing as it's already a pretty sensitive part of our bodies, I'm sure we can agree on thatNot looking forward to the 21st of January, our 5 year old boy has to go for a Circumcision... He's already getting upset and scared, it's tough because it makes me and my wife emotional seeing him like this and we want to do all we can for him.. Only my wife is allowed in there with him when they give him the injection to send him to sleep for the op,
Anybody else had to go through something like this?
Were big worriers as its the first time we've experienced this and he's only little bless him,
Its most evenings I sit here and it runs through my head what he must feel like
.Ohh OK we have a few questions to ask the hospital before it all goes ahead, it's probably a simple procedure but we're first timers so nervous for him..
I didn't know they could do that I thought they had to cut and go in, I hope she's doing well now, does it affect her in anyway now?
I had a circumcision when I was young. I just remember it being tender for a while (no real difference to any other cut really). Just have to be careful while it's healing as it's already a pretty sensitive part of our bodies, I'm sure we can agree on that
Cheers bud, yeah he's been told to rest for 6 weeks after, He said to us "can I have a wheelchair please"
Yeah very sensitive, I told my missus that even with the skin there its sensitive when pulled back and touched
so don't moan if he complains when it's rubbing on his trousers or pants etc
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Not looking forward to the 21st of January, our 5 year old boy has to go for a Circumcision... He's already getting upset and scared, it's tough because it makes me and my wife emotional seeing him like this and we want to do all we can for him.. Only my wife is allowed in there with him when they give him the injection to send him to sleep for the op,
Anybody else had to go through something like this?
Were big worriers as its the first time we've experienced this and he's only little bless him,
Its most evenings I sit here and it runs through my head what he must feel like
Any reason for the circumcision? I.e. religious belief? Not judging just curious why you'd do it unless there was a medical need for it.
It's tough seeing kids get injuries or have to go through medical stuff. Our first had to have a lumbar puncture as a less than a month old baby and I was the only one that could soothe her as my wife wasn't able to go to the table, having to hold her whilst they do it was the single most traumatic thing I've ever experienced I think.
Since then she's managed to split her head open (whilst at nursery) and that whilst scary because of the blood and the size of the wound felt "manageable" for some reason.
Our youngest is a complete devil and has no fear the number of times he's escaped injury by being a complete psycho is reaching exponential numbers now!
We're very calm and not neurotic parents which has its pros and cons.
Ultimately you need to show a brave face for your kid and celebrate his braveness. Being honest as well is critical and just being calm and collected will really help. If you show too much fear and worry they'll vicariously pull on it and it won't help. They recover quickly and will forget about it more so than you. As parents we're lumbered with the worry and the memories of all the bad stuff whilst they get over things and move on very quickly especially at that young age.
It's not easy for some people, and there's nothing wrong with that, everybody has different takes on life and parenthood. Try and reassure him but be confident in it, perhaps celebrate post surgery with a gift or an experience or something you deem suitable. Whatever the reason for his operation (if you've had it as well say to him he'll be like daddy - sharing commonality really helps I find) you must display confidence and steadfastness, or at least try. Inside it sounds like you'll be running riot, which is understandable, but be calm and strong on the outside if you can.
Any reason for the circumcision? I.e. religious belief? Not judging just curious why you'd do it unless there was a medical need for it.
It's tough seeing kids get injuries or have to go through medical stuff. Our first had to have a lumbar puncture as a less than a month old baby and I was the only one that could soothe her as my wife wasn't able to go to the table, having to hold her whilst they do it was the single most traumatic thing I've ever experienced I think.
Since then she's managed to split her head open (whilst at nursery) and that whilst scary because of the blood and the size of the wound felt "manageable" for some reason.
Our youngest is a complete devil and has no fear the number of times he's escaped injury by being a complete psycho is reaching exponential numbers now!
We're very calm and not neurotic parents which has its pros and cons.
Ultimately you need to show a brave face for your kid and celebrate his braveness. Being honest as well is critical and just being calm and collected will really help. If you show too much fear and worry they'll vicariously pull on it and it won't help. They recover quickly and will forget about it more so than you. As parents we're lumbered with the worry and the memories of all the bad stuff whilst they get over things and move on very quickly especially at that young age.
It's not easy for some people, and there's nothing wrong with that, everybody has different takes on life and parenthood. Try and reassure him but be confident in it, perhaps celebrate post surgery with a gift or an experience or something you deem suitable. Whatever the reason for his operation (if you've had it as well say to him he'll be like daddy - sharing commonality really helps I find) you must display confidence and steadfastness, or at least try. Inside it sounds like you'll be running riot, which is understandable, but be calm and strong on the outside if you can.
Hiya bud, it's not religious beliefs or anything like that, basically when he was around 2-3 years old his gramps was putting him in his car seat and caught his tip in the belt and the docs said the damage of that was what has made this all happen...
I hope your child has great health now bud, its very hard to deal with stuff like ops etc like you say, we're keeping brave faces when he speaks about it to us and already said he can have a nice gift after it all has gone ahead... Its more emotional for us when we're sat down at night and discuss between us, he's so small and innocent bless him..
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Bless him. Sounds like you're amazing parents and doing the best you can. Yes this is scary but kids are so resilient he'll bounce back but that doesn't take away the worry of it. I don't have any advice on how not to be worried I think that is the contract we take for having kids! I tapped deep into my meditation courses that I had undertaken a while back and it really helped.
Just have fun with him and distract him if you can. It'll be over before you know it. It's the waiting that is hard.
