Poor Poppet
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Topic: Poor Poppet
Posted By: FionaS
Subject: Poor Poppet
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 7:54pm
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Don't you just hate it when your kids get everything at once?
Elle has had to start lactulose to get her bowl sorted and spent Fri to Sun struggling with the most horrific bowel motions. She went from gripe to gripe and was so upset Then today she woke up with the reddest cheek and is clearly getting her 2 yo molars. Now she has to have a test for low iron as she is low in energy, highly irritable, pale and complaining constantly of a headache. She has been begging me "see Doctor Bill Mummy, head sore". She clearly knows he helps her feel better but he is all booked up until Thurs. She's been spending lots of time sitting or lying on the floor with her blanket :( Doesn't it just break your heart to see your kids miserable? It is also annoying when you have to wait for tests etc to confirm what you already know! I just want my energetic giggly girl back. No more crying please! :( ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:18pm
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give her some iron then, and prune juice...
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:25pm
Poor wee girl! Sienna is a bit the same at the moment  She has gunk pouring out of her right ear despite being on antibiotics, and now as a lovely side effect of the antibiotics she is chronically constipated. Since Friday she has been walking around saying bum, bum and straining and even crying when she is trying to pass a BM, and they are like hard little marbles. So far we've tried pure orange juice, plenty of fruit, pureed apple and brown sugar in water. If she hasn't sorted it by tomorrow I'm gonna give either lactulose or coloxyl go coz it can't be good for her.-------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:25pm
We will when the doc gives it to us! Pharmacy stuff does zero for iron deficiency. Oh and tried prune juice hence resorting to lactulose for a period of time. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:32pm
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Dr Bill - As in the Osteo? How's an Osteo going to help?
....couldn't he make things worse by fluffing around with her head when the wee poppet has enough to deal with already? 
I hope she comes right soon, Lucas was constipated about a week or so ago when he went on yet another food strike, nothing a bit of Kiwifruit juice didn't fix. But I second the lactulose, I took that after birth to help with bowel motions (had zillions of stitches and a fear of going to the toilet lol) |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:34pm
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He is a chiropractor. Sore neck = sore head. He helps heaps! She is always so much happier after seeing him. The effect is quite amazing. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:36pm
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Surely tho she hasnt had a chance to get that deficient - it hasnt been that long since you were giving her iron is it? i would have thought that some was better than none?
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:36pm
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Shame it's not long term, only a short term fix - THAT'S clearly how they make their money
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:37pm
thought you said it was iron shes lacking tho? can he give scripts for that too? ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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FionaS wrote:Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:38pm
| Woops, my post above was in regards to chiro/osteo ....not lactulose lol |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:39pm
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I'm confused, how can Dr Bill help her constipation, and sore head, what if it's something more serious? Can he prescribe her meds?
It's such a shame that a week after you were given the all clear she is unwell ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:43pm
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Well when your kid is miserable even short-term relief helps and it most certainly won't be for ever. It is just like physio -the body needs to be retrained. Nothing is instantaneous with the body.
It works for Elle and that is all that really matters. She adores Bill and relaxes so wonderfully during the treatment and is so relaxed and happy afterwards. It's just if she has a fall or an illness that her body reverts to its old ways. Eventually it won't revert. Before Elle I didn't believe in anything other than medical doctors. I thought everything else was about the power of suggestion. However, Elle isn't suggestable, if she is massively better after a consult, it is because it is doing some good in her body. We go roughly every 4 to 6 weeks and it costs next to nothing as he doesn't charge us anywhere near full price. Bizzy - her iron supplement was stopped 6 months ago. She has been having incremen but if you have iron issues it isn't enough. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:48pm
This thread was just about how said it is when kids are sick. I thought others would share stories. When her neck and pelvis are out she gets headaches...just like we do. Her neck and pelvis were out from birth until about 19 months so in the case of growth, injury etc, they can tend to revert to their "learned" positions. In time they will not do this. Bill puts them back (very gently of course! nothing major) until they hold for themselves. I get major migraines when my neck is out as the blood flow to the brain is hindered. The only thing is I don't pay for myself to see someone but Elle is more important (and cheap!) 
Soooo, enough about debating the ins and outs of chiropractors! We all have differing views based on our experiences. Anyone else got a sad bubba at the mo? ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:50pm
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I have a sad bubba he's got Croup again, 2nd time in a month and he's had some Redipred. He's had a snotty nose for the past couple of weeks... but in saying that he's in very good spirits. In fact him and Chiara were a coughing chorus on Saturday! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:52pm
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Poor wee Cooper. Glad he is happy though. Let's hope next winter is much milder and healthier eh! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:56pm
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Hes very happy, I just hate the attacks sooo not fair. Roll on summer! ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 8:59pm
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Ahh, nightmares. My friends 2.5 year olds have started getting them too. They seem to have a big run of them and then they settle. Not nice for them.
Elle clearly had a dream the other day...she was fast asleep and having a conversation about wanting some milk. LOL. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:01pm
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I agree, bring on summer! I'm sick of having the snottiest, grubbiest kids at the playground!
Glad you wanted others to share stories Fiona coz I wondered if I was thread jacking having a whinge about Sienna ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:02pm
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Maya used to have night terrors, that was scary coz she'd get really, really distressed and hysterical but still be fast asleep. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:05pm
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We get night terrors here if Elle has less than 1 hour sleep in the day. If she is overtired she always gets terrors. She doesn't wake and doesn't know she's had them though.
She just woke a moment ago...sore head apparently ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:06pm
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I used to slap Maya to wake her up, mean I know but as soon as she woke up she was fine, it was the only way to snap her out of them. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:06pm
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Must say I was impressed at Sienna telling me her bum was sore too, they've never been able to isolate pain before. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:09pm
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It is really really helpful huh. Makes life so much easier! ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:10pm
It was heartbreaking tho, I burst into tears  I so badly wanted to be able to fix it, and I know how awful it is being bunged up ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:12pm
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toby cries and i say, whats wrong... he cries back "i dont know". wish he would figure it out!
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:12pm
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Emma ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:18pm
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Ah yes, a very familiar story except that happens almost everytime Elle goes. Silly constipation. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:55pm
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I didn't want to threadjack either, but I'll so gladly jump in if we're sharing stories about how miserable we are about our kids being sick!
We've had such a lousy winter with bugs after bugs after bugs and now my kids are both sick again! I took Benjy to the Dr with a list of complaints today. Both his ears are infected, one very close to rupturing apparently. He's got horrid conjunctivitis in both his eyes, sore weeping nappy rash on his bum and he had to have a 3 cm long splinter dug out of his hand! Ella is coughing like crazy too. I feel so sad for them. I just want them to be well and healthy for more than a couple of weeks at a time. Its not fair that they're feeling so cruddy more often than they're well at the moment. I'm hugely thankful that its been nothing serious in the scheme of things but it breaks my heart seeing them miserable and not being able to make it better
Sorry to hear Sienna and Chiara are still not good Emma! That just sucks, poor girls! Hope all our kids are much better really soon! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 10:30pm
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oh our poor wee babies! Sorry to hear everyone else has sick kids too.
Vincent is happy in himself much more now that he's had a few days of anti bugs. He got Conjunctivitis two days before his birthday & already had a rash on his face for a few weeks. not to mention this darn cough. Anyways, eyes cleared up thankfully otherwise dr said it could be viral & hang around for couple of weeks. rash cleared bout the same time, so am thinking it was the ending of the virus. He's had this cough since mid june/july. Anyways, first time went to dr & she said it normal to last 6-8 weeks. So when he wouldn't stop screaming the other night i took him to the dr the next day. He'd complained of a sore ear then started screaming on & off & wouldn't really settle for a couple of hours. After finally falling asleep, woke in pain with a cough 5 mins later. Anyways, dr next day said ears were dull. not inflamed but could be the starting of an infection. Now has ab's for cough & to knock ears on head. seems to have worked for the ears but the cough seems to be still there. see how he goes in a couple of days & if no improvement then we going to try an inhaler for a couple of weeks.
So after my long story, hears hoping he clears up soon. He is at least happy most the time which is a benefit. Hence why the screaming was so out of character for him! I hate not being able to make him feel better, & not knowing exactly what is going on. the other weeks he had a fever so high he threw up, but it cleared after a couple of days. they just seem to pick it up so easy
Oooops, sorry for the novel.  -------------   
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 12:17pm
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Well McKayla has the weirdest thing going on. Thursday last week she started with a fever and then said she was tired and slept for 3 hours ( this aint normal for my kid at all). She woke up fever gone but said she is still tired.
So she went to bed early. Then Friday came and same thing happened but she slept for 5 hours and went to bed early as well. Saturday she was chirpy but it was almost like she couldnt control her behaviour. She pushed boundaries left right and center. Both Grant and me took turns dealign with it. She must have been in time out about 15 times but like I said it was almost as she couldnt control it at all. That night bed normal time and then at 10 she came through to us and was boiling hot most of the night. Gave medicine but that didnt bring it down. The next morning she was fine that afternoon started it again. Monday fine and today so far fine. The only other thing she complained about was on Sunday saying that her wrists are a bit sore. Dr said must just be something her body is fighting off as everything else is clear. Really really weird but totally worry some for me off course. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: chonny
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 3:27pm
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wow poor mckayla, that sounds not very nice at all. hopefully it was just her way of fighting something off & will be all ok now... -------------
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