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February 21st, 2006 at 06:21 pm

It is Tuesday. DS2 is still sick. Two more days and it will be a week. He is doing better, eating little bits and drinking alot. Everything seems to go right through him though. I know it's a virus and just has to run it's course but in the meantime I am slowly going nuts. I don't know who this whiny kid is and I want my sunny little boy back!!

2 Responses to “Frustrated”

  1. contrary1 Says:
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    An old tip we've used with sick kiddos...........or adults for that matter....from a hearty Norwegian grandma in North Dakota!!

    I remember my mom doing this for us when we got sick, we just called it Scraped apple. She took a half of an apple, unpeeled, cored it and then held it in the palm of her hand. Using a teaspoon, she would scrape until she had a bit on the spoon & feed it to us. I can remember her getting right to the peeling, making this cool little cup out of the apple peeling.

    This is so odd, since there were virtually no apples in North Dakota!!! Have no idea how this started in our family, but it sure seems to work. We've attributed it to the pectin, or the extra vitamins, or the fiber.......take your pick. Nice thing is, there isn't anything bad to it.........so there can't be any negative reaction.

    It's nasty to have sick kids! Just don't catch the crud they get!!! Stay healthy............it's so much cheaper in the long run! Smile

  2. LittleGopher Says:
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    Sounds like contrary1 is mentioning one of the foods in the BRAT diet for children with diarrhea. B is for bananas, R is for rice cereal, A is for applesauce and T is for toast. All of these foods have 'binding' qualities.

    One thing our pediatrician used to ask was whether the child is better or worse than a few days ago. If the illness is improving, albeit slowly, then the child is on the path to recovery.

    I feel for you! Hope he's feeling ALL better very soon! (And the corollary wish - let's hope it doesn't pass through the rest of your family.) Best wishes!

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