Is
your child ill? Are you juggling different medicines?
Trying to keep track of which child has had which medicine?
Last week was a
bit of a toughie - for all of us!! It mainly consisted of no sleep, a plethora of medicines, no
sleep, doctor’s appointments, no sleep, no food, no sleep, no water and did I
mention no sleep!!....
Trying to keep track of which child has had which medicine?
Sprout’s House
was hit by another wave of germs which nearly took us all down. Not content
with having chicken pox at the start of March Sprout rounded the month off with a
raging chest/ear infection.
At the beginning
of the week, I headed off to London on a course leaving a slightly lethargic
Sprout lying on the sofa. She made it into pre-school on Monday morning before
succumbing to a temperature by midday and having to be rescued by her Daddy. I
arrived home on the Tuesday afternoon to find a rather subdued Sprout and a rather
tired Daddy both of whom were suffering from a serious lack of sleep after two
nights of coughing and spluttering. Another sleepless night followed, by which
time Sprout wasn’t eating and barely drinking so off we went to the doctor who
diagnosed a chest infection and possibly an ear infection too.
We left having
been prescribed a hefty dose of antibiotics alongside the Calpol and Nurofen that
she was already taking. And this is the crux of the post….after a limited
amount of sleep my ability to juggle three different types of medicine was
pretty non –existent.
I ended up keeping a record of what I had given her and
when on the kitchen black board as well as using the back of an envelope to
keep a note of how much water I had syringed into her mouth. Not particularly
effective as I kept forgetting to update both! So with that in mind, I have
devised a Medicine Record sheet to help me keep up with the medicines that I
have given Sprout.
The week ended
with both Sprout’s Daddy and I fighting a losing battle against Sprout’s germs – although
we are all on the mend now. It is certainly the most ill I have ever seen her and
has beaten chicken pox hands down in terms of severity. Here’s hoping that the
arrival of Spring, and fingers crossed some warmer weather, will give us all
some renewed energy and vigour!!
Sprout’s House
I hope you are all feeling well. If not, please feel free to download my Medicine Sheet to help you juggle all those medicines. Leave your survival tips in the comments below!!
xox
This is a great idea and something I needed last week and last year. Last week my son also had a chest and war infection so we were juggling and last year he always had much of the same thing. I'm hoping now he's had surgery to have his adenoids removed and grommets he will have fewer illnesses and there'll be less medicine juggling! Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteHi Eva, Hope you find the Medicine Record useful and that your little one is feeling better! xox
DeleteSuch a good idea. I end up scrawling things on post-it notes, then misplacing the post-it notes in the mess that usually consumes my home when there is sickness.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing! I'll be using this.
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
Hi Jennifer, I'm exactly the same re the post-it notes! Hope this does the trick! xox
DeleteI found you on turn it up tuesdays....I'm a nurse, so you post intrigued me.. Such a good idea! I'm posting it on my google page for my kids to see. I also blog about my adventures in travel... Stop by and take a look!
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Hi Karan, Thanks for dropping by! I hope you find it useful! xox
DeleteI am a nurse too as another of your readers posted (though not practicing since I stay home with the kiddos). But, I can so relate---we all been so very sick of late, and with 3 little ones plus my husband and I, med. schedules can be difficult to manage and keep track of...What a fabulous idea to have this little tracker on hand! Have a great week:)
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