Doctors tomorrow, what we pay out taxes for!!!

Since he was born Billy has had ingrowing toe nails, I asked when he was born about them and by both the hospital and our health visitor i was told they would get better and they never have. About 2weeks ago i notice a crack the whole way down one of his nails and that there we signs of blood, so tomorrow we are off to the doctors and i will move hell and high water to make them do something about this now because i don't want him to have this problem all his life, failing that we WILL (Tosh you reading) go private and see a specialist.


I have been reading Hannah's Blog about BB's skin and i know they are two different things but it really annoys me the British National Health Services attitudes to illness the fact they always give you a appointment and it takes weeks/months to see anyone! Reading the blog made me remember when Billy was tiny and how bad his skin was when we first bought him home, it was so bad that i went to the doctors in the morning and by the afternoon he'd been referred and was seeing a paed at the hospital, who look couldn't find any reason for it so referred him to a skin specialist and the appointment took nearly 6weeks to arrive but thankfully he was better by then, but the lack of concern is amazing! The picture was taken on the 5Th August and he was born the 28Th June so he was just over 5weeks old and he had the rash from coming home from hospital at 5days old and what you can see on his face was everywhere.


Anyone who can give Hannah some suggestions/advice please go over to her page and post a comment.


This is strange looking at this photo, as it really doesnt look like my little boy!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

Well i saw my card yesterday as i escaped work a hour early and it was sat waiting to be written. I got nice big card, a leather filofax (as requested, need it for work as i have so much to plan i.e child care etc - yes thought about a blackberry or some form of mobile organiser device but i want to write it down and yes i know I'm a bad example as i sell them!) and some flake moments. The flakes i have already eaten the top layer of, doubt they'll last the day to be honest, I don't buy chocolate as i know I'm greedy!

Breakfast was omelette and toast, we are now on best of both type breads. The bread doesnt seem to be making a difference but may have not given them long enough!

He may not have chicken pox but he's got a cough now - why does he catch everything? I always thought breastfed babies had a higher immunity?? I fed him until he was 6months. But hey what would he have been like if not BF could have been far worse!

Ready Made Products???? Houmous Dips with Salmonella!!

Well my boy is finally better, its been a tough week - thank god its over.

The burning question is... Ready made products should i use them? Billy has been ill which i know to be a bug as everyone around him has had it but it so easily could not have been! I heard on the news one day last week about supermarkets recalling Houmous dips due to salmonella scare, the day he became ill he'd had M&S Organic Houmous on bread. I thought i was doing good buying organic, by looking at the link they all come from the same place. So not only have i put him at risk of salmonella but is it really organic???

http://www2.marksandspencer.com/thecompany/downloads/pdf/houmus_withdrawal.pdf

Me and Monkey!

Felling better but resting today watching My First DVD - Dingle dangle scare crow his fav. Still very mardy but think he's feeling better as he's started to eat again - not much might i add! AND refused his bedtime bottle.

A night at The Theatre! To Mummy the theatre from hell!!!

The show could have been good who knows?? I don't that is for certain! The seats we had were in the Grand Tier which had a great view, shame tho that we were virtually sat at 90 degree angle, it was horrid i couldn't concentrate on anything i was so scared, in fact i was so scared that i didn't eat my sweets and any one who knows me would have thought i was ill! I was sat there that stiff that my back was killing, not much leg room either! What a skank too Peter Kay was in 2 scenes in the first half! The bonus to the night was that we didn't get charged on the trains either ways!!!! Saved £26, what can i spend that on? woman's logic there!! All in all a flop of a night, i will be looking in to what seats are where in future before booking! The Theatre was Palace in Manchester.

Billy still ill, doc's yesterday morning as his diohrrea is still there and is still off food and milk - seems to want food and drinks sometimes and others he refuses it. We waited over a hour to be told that the bug had to run its course, why aren't they concerned? To look at his you can see the weight he's lost! In fact the prat of a doctor started to type eating well, i could see it on the screen so i corrected him! I know you always think its worse when its your own child and Mums do over react sometimes! Grandma Susie looked after him last night while we were out, he just wanted nursing and cuddling - think she thought i was exaggerating about how ill he is. He even cried through is bath, which to him is the best part of his day! (splashing the bathroom) Very unsettled all night, ended up in bed with us for the night - he'd better not get used to that!

Oh and hes generous sharing nature continues - Uncle Rob ill now!!!

loads better today

Another full nights sleep and I'm feeling more tired??!! Yawn yawn!

He's back on food and milk a little bit, no breakfast threw it on floor, some dinner in fact a scrubber unhealthy baby dinner of potato waffles, fish cakes and spaghetti hoops - you should have seen him with the hoops he found the best way to get them was to wear them as ring and suck them off his fingers. Break through came during the afternoon when he ate a 6oz bottle, not tea tho but he did have some bedtime bottle, do think he'd would have had more if he could stay awake!

We went for a walk today at Thrybergh Country Park, we set off thinking that it wasn't far, we turned a corner and there was a extension to the lake you couldn't see from the start so there was extra to walk, after walking the extra bit we came to a fence about 3/4 of the way round and asked the oldies sat on the bench what was happening??? its apparently closed for the winter!!!!!!!!!! So we had to walk back the whole way we came - well p****d off!!!! Closed because during the winter there is a crocodile apparently the old man told me, said I'd be glad to keep my fingers and toes - his wife told him off and corrected him, its for the birds to nest. Bl**dy birds!!!

The Baby Stander - known by most as a Baby Walker!!!!

Still needs to learn to walk in his new walker! He's loads better but off food, eaten and drunk next to nothing in last few days - wont even eat rice pudding! He's so generous too, he's shared his bug so far with his Daddy, Auntie Sam, Granny and Uncle Damien..... who will be next?? lets hope its not me!!

A week on Monday till Mummy goes back to work!! Yuck!!!

Sharing his bug!

A day of trying to get milk and a little food in him, he'd been quite happy all day so thought he was getting better. Well bedtime arrived and off he went, 20mins later i heard him cough and we had a cot full of sick. Grandma Susie rang to say he'd defiantly got a bug as Auntie Sam was ill and then Daddy started!

Oh and once upon a time Mummy had a sick phobia, she soon learnt to forget that - still don't think I'll be that fussed on sick in confined places like cars and planes!

AND also he may be ill but he's still sleeping through the night! RESULT!!!!!

Sick again!! Valantines Day!

After a busy morning at Meadowhell, collecting Mummy's new uniform for work we had a Marks and Spencer's lunch - fruit salad, brown bread, humus and strawberries. Off we then went to see Grandma Susie at Auntie Sam's, as she was looking after my cousins.

While there Billy sprayed s**t up his back and threw up all over the floor, good job Auntie Sam has kids of her own (second time he thrown up all over her house) then was sick at home and sprayed s**t all over his bedroom wall and curtains! Lovely - although Daddy found it hilarious! So much for romantic Valentines dinner hey - Daddy had been and bought t-bone steak and massive raw prawns and we ended up ordering curry!
Happy Valentines Day!!!

Poor little lad though, did feel sorry for him! The burning questions is why is he so sick??? Cant find a food association!

Oh and Grandma threw his clothes in the bin and sent me home with his dirty nappy - she got the nappy sacks confused! DOH!!

A long stay at Grandma Hil's

After waking up feeling like death on Tuesday night my bug kicked in - then i actually thought i was dying! Not helped by Billy been awake most of the night either, i got sent to spare bed so my boys could have the big bed to themselves - so sympathetic! Oh and he did the tiniest bullet poo during night, suspect that was why he was up. Begged my Mum to come a fetch him Wednesday morning, she had him for morning and then took him to Grandma Hil's who suggested he stayed the rest of day and that night(get-in!!!) Daddy did go and put him to bed though so he didn't feel we'd abandoned him. Anyway at GH hes been 'as good a gold' think if he wasn't she'd still tell me he was! She loves feeding him and gives me a full run down on what he's eaten crumpet, dairylea and tomato sandwiches and veg - not much of his bottles tho. Is snowing here so I'd better get my self sorted out and go and fetch him so we can have a photo of him in snow because at this rate he might never see snow if all these TV programmes are right about climate change! (Good start to my diet though, you know the one I've been starting since having Billy!)