Blinkin 'eck

By Laura Yates on Jan 23, 10 09:31 PM

I'm back! I'm back with lots of apologies and excuses for not writing over the last few weeks, excuses such as dodgy internet access, computer gremlins and illness.. but now I've got so much to talk about!

There has been so much going on: Christmas and New Year's Resolutions; snow days, big boy beds, potty training, play groups aplenty.. the list goes on!

So, where do I start? How about last night? It's the most recent event and it hopefully concludes the spate of illness that has plagued Casa Del Yates over the last two months. Honestly, we've had swine flu, norovirus, ear infection after ear infection after ear infection and now conjunctivitis.

Believe me, the last place I wanted to be at 4 o'clock this morning as the Out of Hours doctors, but that's exactly where I ended up thanks to The Kid's eye swelling up to something resembling a plum.

I'd tried to make an appointment yesterday when his eyes started to go gloopy and red but the docs were full. They suggested brining him this morning to their early clinic. However, come midnight his left eye ballooned; he couldn't open it and he was crying and rubbing it. I called the out of hours and they gave me an appointment for 3am.

3am.

Imagine it.

3am.

I had to wait for two and a half hours before dragging me and him out of bed and hauling us down to the doctors. Worst two and a half hours ever. Not worth going to sleep, couldn't really stay awake and of course as soon as the appointment was booked the swelling magically began to abate and any crustiness disappeared.

So, not only did I haul a snoozing Kid from his nice warm bed and plunge him into a freezing car seat, I then had to convince the doctor that just hours ago his relatively normal looking eye had looked like a piece of stewed fruit.

The doctor probably thought I was a crank but she smiled politely and prescribed the necessary eye ointment. She also said that she hadn't prescribed any of that cream for months, yet had doled out 3 tubes of it last night; two of those were for toddlers. I was just happy to hear that I wasn't the only mum in Brum crazy enough to visit the out of hours post midnight.

As regards the ointment: Putting cream in a toddler's eyes is impossible! I have to secure his head with my knees, try and pin his arms with my elbows then open his eye with one hand whilst squeezing a blob into the corner of his eye with the other hand. All this without slipping and permanently blinding him.

Sigh.

When I signed up for this motherhood lark I didn't know I'd have to be nurse and pro-wrestler rolled into one. At least I'll have a new load of work experiences to put on my CV when I get another job,eh?

Thanks for reading. Don't forget, if you've any questions or comments email me at fromheretomaternity@live.co.uk

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Daniel said:

Good to see you (although maybe you can't see me). Where did you go on facebook?

January 23, 2010 10:12 PM

Laura Yates said:

I wasn't enjoyin Facebook so I left (part of 2010 resolutions). My fan page is still on there though isn't it? How's that going, have I got a million fans yet?

;o)

January 24, 2010 4:57 PM

Claire said:

good to see you back. Don't leave it so long next time!

February 2, 2010 5:55 PM

kirsty said:

welcome back!

glad its not just me that plagues the nhs and quite rightly too. lives are precious.

February 3, 2010 8:43 PM

chris dillon said:

hello stranger jus chekin in to say hi .how are things .hows the hallway i plasterd ? how is the family. chris

March 7, 2010 9:36 AM