h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Monster has spent the night in the hospital again with chest problems,
after spending around three hours in A&E - the special children's bit... - on air and nebuliser -
they finally sent us up to the ward at 8.45pm then wondering why he was so irritable.... his bed time is 7! he's 4 years old of course he was irritable at 9!

*deep breath*

any way, the ward nurse was a very nice man called John Paul... monster was the only one in his room but there is room for three more and he was a bit perkier once daddy arrived with his teddy dinosaurs (he wont sleep without them) and some much needed hugs

now we get to the point that is actually really annoying me this morning.
people who believe there is a link between milk consumption and Asthma which i would like to remind them although likely at this point the NHS do not like to officially say a child has till they are five. not due to any sort of incompetence I have found the service wonderful and friendly.
now I'm pretty sure that if there was an actual link between milk and Asthma we would have been told about it. they wouldn't recomend children drink milk if it meant you couldn't breathe. the NHS are not in the business of making people more ill so they have to keep coming, your doctor is quite happy not to have to see you every month or more regularly.

http://www.avonmorelactosefree.ie/lactose-intolerance/milk-myths.html

http://www.jacn.org/content/24/suppl_6/547S.full

http://www.milk.co.uk/page.aspx?intPageID=166

see... I did my research i didn't suddenly say oh look here is an old wives tail that says this so it must be true.


*off to make myself breakfast*

I also have a midwives appointment today and a glucose tolerance test on Thursday. Once monster is home and this week is finished i will be a little happier.

Anthea

poor give him a and a milkshake (if he likes them) from me

asthma-like symptoms last two times were cold related weren't they?

yeah he's had a cough and a runny nose this time too
thankfully this time he now has a brown inhaler as well as the blue so he should be better in the future hopefully

I hope he's feeling better soon

a touch of Guinness to build his strength up again

got to have a big bro for next arrival

I hope all went well today and that is now back home

lil xx

I hope he is better now.

is home and very bouncy this morning (the effect of the meds apparently)

umbrella bump is growing well and is very wiggly (to the extent that sometimes you can see it)

he's got a birthday party to go to tomorrow though he might not stay for the full time.

has been helping us with the shopping today so we have a few items we might not have come home with otherwise, including some Austrian smoked cheese, an octanaughts toy, some lemonaid...
and a big pizza for dinner tonight because they looked yummy.

that's all great news Anthea, a that is and a wriggley Umbrella

and so helpful with the shopping, smoked

now just a glucose test to go *fingers crossed*

I can't remember how long your not meant to eat for before the glucose test...
I'm sure I'll find the information somewhere

8 to 12 hours according to my googling this morning

yes I think it's probably 12... pack the chocolate in early this evening

quick get scoffing, just leave some room for pizza

the pizza was better than the smell of Joe's egg sandwiches

egg sandwiches

is that shed up yet, he should be banished to eat his sandwiches there

I think he would protest if i sent him to the shed to eat his sandwiches

not as loudly as I would protest at egg sandwiches being eaten in the house

eugh what sort of strange person regularly gets up at this time in the morning....

not a morning person then?

I was thinking anyone having breakfast this morning might be banished to shed, good luck with your glucose test

Monster made me open chocolate for him and then didn't even want to eat it!!