Thanks everyone, for your help yesterday. I felt a lot better and more confident to have you all behind me :). Isn't this virtual world wonderful? It was like you were all here, looking over his cot with me! And I now have a great shopping list for useful stuff to pick up the next time we're up at the chemist. (Yeah, Katie, I forgot that Britta is a nurse, so she gave a full run-down about what to do. Nochmal, danke Britta!)
Well, I think he is on the mend. I propped his mattress up last night and did my Mum's old trick and put some diced onion in his room. Its an old remedy for blocked noses. It always seemed to work for us, and Mum has the scientific reason for it, but I forget now. Does anyone else do that? Your room stinks like old onion for a day or so though. I dunno, our house was smelling like old cabbage when I first started breastfeeding three months ago, and now like old onions. I don't know which is worse! Old cabbage probably. By a whisker.
So, anyway, Jamie seemed to sleep OK. I didn't sleep much though - he wanted a feed at 1am and then another at 5am. But that's OK. The main reason I didn't sleep much was that I had a hard time sleeping because I was listening for his breathing all the time, lol! Such a first-time-mum, hey! I'm sure I am giving some of you mothers with many children a good laugh at how worried I get.
I have noticed Jamie becoming more interested in his little hanging toys that I put in front of his face every day. I thought yesterday that he was trying to swat them, but couldn't be sure. Well, this morning, just before I put him down for a nap, I was cuddling him in my arms, talking to him. And he reached up and stroked my mouth! I couldn't believe it. And then he got this huge big smile when I kissed his little hand. And he did it all over again. Awww. We sat there for a few moments and he stroked my mouth and my hair. He is also fascinated by hair. I guess because he doesn't have any, lol!
That's us for today. Have a great day everyone!
Kathie
10 comments:
Onions...thats different. Can't say I've ever tried it..or heard of it for that matter. Does it really work????
Kathie, it doesn't get any better as your children get older. Every night I check on the kids before I go to bed and I wait until I can clearly hear them breathing before I leave the room.
It doesn't matter how old your children are you will always worry about them particularly when they are sick.
It sounds like Jaimie is getting better, though. Watch he doesn't start pulling your hair. lol
Kathie...as MARIE said...you will always worry about sick family members.
It is hard though when babies are sick and they can't tell you what is wrong.
Sounds like you have it all under control now.
Jamie is so cute!
Lyn
i can vouch for the onion trick everyone....i have a bowl beside my bed as i type this and one in jakey's room too.
i sprinkle mine with raw sugar though..don't know why, don't know why it works but i swear by it.
i am glad things have settled down for you kathie....and thanks again for sharing your life with your precious boy - it gives me tingles when i read it
xo
Poor little Jamie - and poor you! At least I felt OK when Isaac was sick - apart from sleep deprivation! Ive never heard of the onion trick either, but I will give it a go next time. I have a vaporiser too and they are fantastic - shame I didn't think to use it while bubs was sick LOL I also put some vicks on a tissue and tucked it under his sheets so it couldn't actually touch him, but he still got the vapours, this along with propping the matress up really helped. I also used baby panadol & Dimetapp when he was really bad. I don't really like using too much medicine when they are so young, but when he had a dose at least he could get a couple of hours sleep.
Hope your both on the mend now though.
Nic xxx
Sorry about the long post - catching up from while we were away!
Kathie, ich muß lachen! Wenn du denkst, daß du dir weniger Sorgen als Mama machst mit älteren Kindern oder mehr Kindern! Mira ist fast 4 Jahre. Gestern hatte sie auch Fieber - und drei mal darfst du raten, wie ich heute Nacht geschlafen habe ;-)!
Einmal Mama, immer Mama! Es ist wenigstens ein bißchen leichter, wenn sie einem sagen können, wie es ihnen geht, oder was ihnen weh tut.
Ja, Zwiebeln sind gut! Ich kenne es als Zwiebeltee - den hat meine Oma mir auch als Kind immer gemacht, wenn ich erkältet war - aber ich habe ihn gehaßt!LOL! Ich habe das Zeug nicht runterbekommen.
Britta
So glad Jaimie is on the mend. It's so beautiful when your baby starts to reach out to touch you. Nothing in the world quite like it.
Jess
Glad that you little man is on the mend Kathie.....and I have never heard of the onion thing
JULIEx
Onions. wow thats different. But hey if it works, as Mum's we will go for it.... So glad he is feeling better, Kathie, doesn't our heart stop beating when they are sick.
Steph.
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