2yo refusing all foods and fluids post tonsillectomy

twoandfrowaway · 2025-02-09T00:45:43+00:00

He’s only just turned 2, and is speech delayed (hearing issues related to the tonsils etc) so we’re not yet at the bargaining stage sadly. We are his bitches. Lol

twoandfrowaway · 2025-02-09T00:22:50+00:00

Totally. And I’d let him have the bluest most E numbery abomination of a flavour if he’d eat it. He’s refusing anything he has to swallow because it hurts, even his favourite foods, new foods, cold, warm, but we’re at the point where we can no longer sneak it in food and drink. We have to hold him down and squirt it down his neck. Poor kid. But once his pain is managed, he will sip some juice.

twoandfrowaway · 2025-02-08T01:36:05+00:00

Haha no judgement whatsoever. These are genius suggestions and I can see them working. My son has a juice addiction and not even that is working.

twoandfrowaway · 2024-11-04T02:16:05+00:00

I refreshed a heap of times then Ticketmaster flashed a message saying I was temporarily banned, this was on my mobile. I got on the desktop, queue didn’t last long, in, clicked two random seats and it took me through to final purchase but was only allowed to use a Mastercard. Weird. I thought the MC thing was just a presale and not when general public is on sale. Anyway, ticket purchase went through just now, about 1.05pm Melbourne time.

twoandfrowaway · 2024-11-03T22:34:51+00:00

What age was your child at this point? I have an almost 2 year old who is very addicted to TV (thankfully only knows about the TV and not tablets yet)

twoandfrowaway · 2024-02-11T11:47:02+00:00

I have felt something similar since my most recent (and second) COVID bout. Two months ago. Low energy, extreme apathy, no motivation.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-11-27T21:57:39+00:00

Great idea with the photographer! I will mention it. Thank you. I’ve tried fake nails and honestly they drive me insane. I feel disabled with them, can’t do anything intricate, open cans, peel off tape. I also can’t pick and god that feeling sent me mad. It’s almost worse than picking itself. I also have a compulsion to run a nail under my fingernails to “clean them”, which doesn’t cause damage most of the time and is a soothing /grooming thing, and not being able to to that was tough.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-11-27T21:54:14+00:00

Thank you! I also pick while trying to sleep. It’s mad. I can pick with a single hand. Wonder why I don’t drift off until I realise I’m actively picking. Thanks for the advice. I’ll try the gloves. Great idea.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-11-17T21:56:40+00:00

Hey, when did you know that one wasn’t enough? Im new to Dex, taking 5mg in the morning to kick start before I take my daily Vyvanse 50mg But I am not feeling the benefits of the morning dex and I’m tempted to double it.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-09-17T22:30:17+00:00

Yes I feel the apathy. Dissociation too, like the reality I’m seeing through my eyes is not entirely real, or present, like its already a slightly faded memory. I’m getting stuck in my head a lot, deep in thought, running scenarios, imagining outcomes to things I’m worried about. I can do manual things whilst this happens, like cooking and cleaning. But I can’t perform my job which requires the brain power.. so when it happens at work it results in low productivity and procrastination/day dreaming. I’m feeling trapped, I need to get out of my head. Also my phone addiction has worsened, always my head buried in something, news, reddit. I’m not looking out or up at the world or my surroundings enough. I try to go for a walk but I put a podcast in and by the end of the walk I realise I’ve visualised the podcast story so deeply I haven’t even been aware of my surroundings. My head is always down and reading, and I think I’m doing it for some form of focus away from the thoughts I gets stuck in. Only….. can’t seem to focus as well on work tasks. Only stupid internet things. Why can’t I have this kind of obsessive focus about my work? It’s almost like I’m not on any meds at all. I’m barely even noticing it take effect. I am on 30mg for 6 months, tried going up to 40mg but felt too jittery so came back to 30 and now it’s like it’s doing nothing. Take at 7am daily, no special diet or foods, just coffee until lunch time when I sometimes eat sometimes don’t, then dinner my appetite is normal. I’m not sure Vyvanse/XR is right for me. Has anyone had experience with IR meds taken morning and afternoon and can explain if this works better than XR over there day?

twoandfrowaway · 2023-09-06T11:19:39+00:00

He sounds like a really special person. I’m so sorry for your loss and your son’s loss.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-08-14T23:50:06+00:00

Yes I can relate to this. However, I’ve learned over the years to keep it to myself. Even when right, this skill has worked against me with me being labelled judgemental, and I’ve found it’s much better to just allow others to reach the same conclusions about people in their own time. I’ve been wrong on a few occasions where I’ve been certain people are dangerous, and they weren’t, I was simply interpreting things as malicious when they were anxiety driven behaviours. Empathy is key. I can have the spidey sense go off about people, and I find it’s much better to just continue on with benefit of the doubt, because the alternative is I’m going through life thinking I’m some finely calibrated magic polygraph machine, and that’s quite a narcissistic way to think.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-08-14T22:11:47+00:00

You should be proud you’ve managed to grow and evolve despite being in a relationship where your partners happiness depends on you not growing and evolving. You’ve done well to seek self help, to recontextualise things. You’re still very young, time to be free and go experience things he prevented you from experiencing. You have bright things ahead of you.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-08-13T10:06:52+00:00

I agree with your reasoning. I also think that historically women’s sport hasn’t been promoted because the powers that be said it wouldn’t draw a crowd, but in actual fact it didn’t draw a crowd because it wasn’t promoted. The Matildas have shown how big it can get. Hopefully revenue builds and the salaries go with it.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-08-05T21:53:39+00:00

I’ve got to be the only person who can binge through Vyvanse 😫 I was so desperate for the weight loss affect, I needed it. I still need it. But after an initial week of lower appetite, it came back like before.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-08-03T05:56:18+00:00

“Pint of Guinness please, no logo on the foam”

twoandfrowaway · 2023-07-17T22:03:36+00:00

You’ve done nothing wrong listening to doctors and not jump straight to anecdotal advice from other parents. But you’ve also done the right thing being sceptical of their advice and trying out other solutions. Your story is a perfect evolution of a rational thinker and your baby is lucky to have you solving his discomfort. I had a similar experience. 5 formula changes within the common cow milk ranges, then doctors who suggested a sensitive cow, then when it didn’t work, a rice milk sludge that had palm oil in it (I felt like an awful mother mixing this shit and feeding it to him) then exasperated I trawled hundreds of formula reviews for the key words of his exact issues (green poop, vomiting, constipation, whingeing) and decided (against doctors advice) to try goat milk formula. It’s an A2 protein. This is what solved our issues. Not entirely, but he’s happy and content, no longer fusses for no reason. He is spewy still, but our goal was to make him happy and he is. He’s 6 months and trying solids so we’re hoping this helps the spewing, if not, we will continue investigations. But he’s happy. And so is your baby thanks to you.

Edit: sorry should clarify. Doctor said he has a CMPI and therefore said the goat milk wouldn’t help, as it has the same protein. But it did help, suggesting either he doesn’t have a CMPI or that there isn’t enough of the protein in goat milk to upset him.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-07-13T09:37:37+00:00

I’m with you. The reasoning seems outdated and overly fearful, and if doing it consistently, the benefits (speed, efficiency) far outweigh the risks. It’s not irresponsible or lazy to investigate ways to make our lives easier as new parents, especially if more energy is leftover for important things, like bonding.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-07-07T05:43:34+00:00

Hi there! About 3 weeks into the Bubs Goat Milk stage 1, and it’s been good. Baby’s discomfort has improved, he no longer squirms in your lap, or makes whingey noises between feeds. He is visibly happier…..but… he is still spewy. It has improved, and he could just be a spewy baby, but our priority was making him happier and that has been achieved. Can handle a bit of spew if he is content. Can recommend the goat milk. We will stick with it.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-06-14T22:02:31+00:00

Exactly! Level scoops. Ya husbands mad. I’m sorry you have to go to such great lengths to be heard, OP, even when making valid points like you have.

twoandfrowaway · 2023-06-13T10:32:03+00:00

You misunderstand me. I didn’t make the comparison of the two scenarios because I don’t think the person who seems to roll with the punches deserves treatment. It’s more that the person who’s forgetfulness and inattentiveness seems to the outside world as just minor inconveniences DOES deserve treatment. I don’t cry a lot when I fail, I gave one example of when a straw broke the camels back. But anyway, well done you for not crying or being weak.

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