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Libby24
Libby24 | Today 4:00am

Naughty child.. please help my Aunty she is at her wits end

ok I am trying to get my Aunty on here, but this is what my Nan has told me and my Aunty needs HELP ASAP!.

my cousin clo (sorry Tam cant spell) is serverely allergic to so many things, tree nuts, nuts, egg, glyrserine, water(she cant be in it long or she hives) some drinks ect. the list is very long. Clo is 4 the same age as my charlie and she is a size 2 charlie is a size 5. the hight difference is huge and charlie is 20kg clo is about 10 i think.

now thats the backgroud on Clo. Tam my aunty is having constant trouble with her with eating and behavour. she is NOT a neglected child and is the middle child haveing brooke who is 6 like Alex and Mason who is 2. Clo does everything she isnt allowed to. climbs every where, draws on everything. My nan bought her a Dora bed last week hoping a treat would make her sleep through the night. (this kid lives on 3 hours sleep a day) she slept 1 night all night ad then back in mum and dad's bed, jumping around ect. Tam cant keep going on 3 hours sleep at night and her partner cant be awake to help as he works on boats so he needs his sleep. she displays sign like Alex with repition with certian things and has to have things a certian way. she is excellent at kindy, but when she gets home she is and this is nice, a monster. the other day she was jumping on her bed ad decided to pee in it instead of going to the loo.

i have sugested my Aunty take her to see a peaditricion to get help. personally i feel she is autistic with ADHD as she is always going and then conks. but she hardly eats but is always drinking water and juice. my Aunty is at her wits end with Clo as she is always in and out of apps with her food allergies and other allergies. could it be her allergies that are doing this????

advice needed and hopefully my aunty will be on here soon.

Luv Liz



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Considering
Considering | Today 1:33am

Best Children's Books?

I want to buy my 7 year old nephew a great book that he'll treasure. Anyone got any recommendations (including a link to a site I can order it from)? Note I'm offering m$2500 to the best suggestion (ie the one I end up buying).



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Anonymous Member
  anonymous | Today 1:11am

Age for child to start walking?

At what age should your little one start walking?



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Anonymous Member
  anonymous | Yesterday 11pm

Obstinate

My daughter is  9 yr She is a highly obstinate child from her early babyhood .Now things are going from bad to worse . She is in her 3 rd standard not paying attention in her class started lying hiding  ,need some advice ,MY FAMILY LIFE IS NOT HEALTHY .But we are tring to work it out just for her . It is just I want to know how can I give her abetter life



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Queenie
Queenie | Yesterday 5pm

why do i hate my monster in law so much?

Nobody can't beat the monter in law that I have. She really needs meds but no-one can tell her that. God knows I am not going to be the one to tell her. I think she thinks i stole her baby away. But from day one she would never let me get close to her. Is it ok to not have any contact with her? I love my husband so much and I don't want anything to come between us. She is trying but I will not allow it. He knows how she is so that is on my side at least. The stories I have will make your head spin. I am not even joking. I could write a book.



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any1forcoffee
any1forcoffee | Yesterday 2pm

poo

thanx to all for advice on how to heal my painful boobs. i've taken all advice on board. but since i've never bottle fed before i'd appreciate any advice or tips etc. I have noticed her poo has dramatically increased and theres quite a bit off it. The transition from breast to bottle was instant , is this likely to give her a belly ache, mind you she is only 9 days old



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Shibori
Shibori | Yesterday 7am

morning sickness

Hello! My partner is experiencing really bad queasiness and upset stomach. She has not been vomiting, but feels really crummy, especially in the evenings. She has tried eating crackers and other small bits of food, which sometimes helps, but otherwise, she feels very uncomfortable. Any suggestions out there for these new moms-to-be?



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Anonymous Member
  anonymous | Yesterday 5am

in pain

hi,

last night, I made my husband go get me some formula at midnight, i could not take the pain anymore, however my Q is, I have a lot of milk, my breasts hurt and tingle even if I sneeze, so how do I relieve the pain, plus cut down my supply in the most quickest painless way, without encouraging more supply. I successfully breastfed my other 2 girls,  but for some reason my 1 week old girl has got a wicked suck and has inflicted so much pain on me, so she is going on the bottle full time so can someone please help me save my boobs???



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DarkenedAngel
DarkenedAngel | Yesterday 3am

Calm me down!!!

Depression isn't so much an issue for me at the moment, thanks to being on anti-depressants, but without a medication I normally take to calm me down (it's the only thing we've found that works) which I can't take while breastfeeding, my anxiety is through the roof more often than not at the moment.

It's been getting that bad that vomitting for hours on end isn't uncommon, which results in dehydration, which results in my baby having to be formula fed a lot more because some days I just can't keep up the milk to him. On the bright side I've lost a lot of weight, but that's going to be a problem soon as well if this keeps up. If something triggers me off, and it can be the slightest thing at the moment, it makes it so much worse. By the time I've started recovering from it something else has triggered me off again.

I can't afford to put my baby on formula full time because it's too expensive on top of the cost of the medication, so I don't want to give up breastfeeding entirely to go back on the medication if I can avoid it.

I've got my shrink doing home visits each week, along with 2 social workers coming on different days as well, they've helped with a lot of things, but so far they haven't helped a hell of a lot with regards to coping techniques for my anxiety. They seem to be more focused on my potential depression, because people commit suicide to escape the pain of depression, and they seem to brush over my anxiety like it's just a quirk. I can't just go and see another shrink because there isn't one here. Believe me, when anxiety gets this bad, the idea of wiping yourself off the planet to escape it starts looking like a very viable option!

I don't want to go there, but I need a better way to push such thoughts (that invade me every few hours every day) out of my head and calm myself down. I know a lot of other members here suffer anxiety to varying degrees, if anyone has any better ways to cope with it - the extreme of it - I'm interested to hear it. I'll try just about anything right now. Various herbal teas, long hot showers or scented baths don't work too well, I'm beyond that now. Though I'm sleeping better recently it's only because with all the vomitting and tension I don't have the energy to stay awake as long.



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OzBinky
OzBinky | Sunday

Blister on a new borns lip

Has anyone experienced a new born having a blister on their top lip? If so, can you answer with the why what when and how of helping or even the cause...

Bubby isn't discomforted by it - but just wanted to know...

Cheers

OB 



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franni
franni | Sunday

speech and language

hi there just wondering if any mums had to take there kids to speech and language help. because my daughter need to go and im just wondering how long it took your children to start talking normally?



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electrifying02
electrifying02 | Sunday

help

as most of you know i am still very sick my docter was shocked on friday night now i have a qst i have never been on these tablets before PREDNISOLONE  now they are knocking me around but i am also on amoxil and on my asthma machine and 25 weeks preg . so my qst has anyone been on the prednisolone tablets and how did you keep awake to mind your kids ?  i am struggling kenny leave at 5 am and isnt home till 4 pm so its a long day for me

any help would be great

thank you

belxx



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ellamia
ellamia | Sunday

BATH TIME HELP

Ok Ella is now 2 and a bit and the last week she will not have a bath nor shower she screams she hates it. Yet she loves swimming she jumps in the water. Im confused on what i should do. She has never been  like this before ever.



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mrs-connell
mrs-connell | Sunday

Hi all I need some advice!!

Well the best day of my life happened yesterday, my husband said that he was now ready to have another baby, so last night I stopped taking the pill.

I have been ready for another baby for nearly a year now but my husband was not sure so I never pushed the point.

What I need to know is that is there anything I now need to be doing to increase my chances of falling pregnant?

When we fell pregnant with our daughter we had all but given up & stopped trying because the doctors told us that we most likely will be able to conceive but to carry the baby to full term was almost impossible.

I'm hoping 2nd time round will be different because I have been told once you have had one child successfully it is always easier 2nd time round.

Anyway anyone who has got some tips or advice for about what I should be doing now that would be great.

Also Happy Mother's Day to all for yesterday I hope you all had a brilliant day!!!



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leannec
leannec | Sunday

Rearing an adpotive child

I know ithere will be differences based on the fact that we are adopting a 5-8 year old, perhaps two *I do not want to separate siblings. I'm wondering if anyone has done the same and has had any problems that have occured that were totally unexpected.



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Anonymous Member
  anonymous | Sunday

Family Trees

I want to trace my and my Hubby's family tree but I don't know how to do it. Apparantly it can be done online. I want to do this to trace the family history and teach my children about their ancestors, etc. Anyone got any ideas cause I don't know where to start.



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dannii17
dannii17 | Sunday

pregnant and sore kidneys

Hi, Im nearly 32weeks pregnant and the last 2weeks or so when i go to the toilet to urinate, just before i finish, my lower back hurts??? Is this my kidneys??? Its not a painful pain, just enough to let me feel it and it only lasts till i stand back up..I do hold in my pee sometimes cos i get sick of going all the time, so could this be from my kidneys finally being relieved when i go??

Any help would be great, Thanks.

Dannii xxo



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natelz1
natelz1 | Sunday

help plze

my son has been spending alot of time with a friend who has just come down with what looks like chicken pox, which means, my kids will probably get it. Should i keep alex home from school?  my sister says the kids all need to get it anyway, but i dont know, i thik this is somewhat true. But what do you think?



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lonely28
lonely28 | Sunday

Should I be concerned?

Hi guys,

           Sorry I know this isn't parenting but need some advice here. As most of you know I'm pregnant, around the 4 week mark. Anyway, today I have had this pain start up on my right side. It's kinda like a stitch pain. It hurts more when I sit down but I hardly feel it when I stand up. I have some lower back pain as well but that I think is to be expected as my back has been bad since I had G 8 years ago. I'm a little concerned about this pain. There is no bleeding at all and no discharge. I can cough and sneeze and the pain doesn't increase. Any ideas as I am starting to get concerned that this maybe an ectopic pregnancy.

thanks everyone,

fi xoxo



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MJB
MJB | Saturday

Money issues

My partner and i are wanting to get pg in the next 2yrs, i'm wanting to know what things do i need too buy, the ongoing cost, and any help from the govt if im entitalled to it? Does anyone know about the 6 month maternity leave the govt propsed i saw it on Sunrise last Monday but haven't heard any more on it... 

iv looked at local day care and it's $63/day, i'll cut back my hours to 4 days and be getting $550 after tax, my rent is only $50 a week...the perks of living with the in-laws =), but im putting away $120 a week for petrol and car expenses when i eventually get a car, im sure our food costs will go up a bit too but i have no idea how much. and im sure there are lots of other things i haven't even thought about too.



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