General Medical issues thread

[JohnK]

But your daughter is way past that stage now isn't she?

Not yet. Formula milk twice a night. No vegetables. Hardly any meat. Lots of noodles.

No one ever said life was meant to be easy.

 

[Pushka]

Not yet. Formula milk twice a night. No vegetables. Hardly any meat. Lots of noodles.

No one ever said life was meant to be easy.

ok. I’d have stopped any night feeds by 18 months at latest but everyone is different I guess.

 

[drron]

And a tip for new parents. Our son was breast fed but night feeds were by yours truly. got the bottle of breast milk out of the fridge,warmed it and fed the little fellow. Obviously he liked the day time feeding better so from 1 month of age he slept all night.

 

[Steamrollersam]

Yeah well it is still resisted even today.
The usual refrain is trumpeted - something like" In my day....." or worse the silent expectation of no overtime claiming.

I worked out very early in my intern years that it was important to be on the best terms with the charge nurses. Made life a lot easier.

Never got paid overtime at RPAH 2000-2003 nor Victoria during my training. During fellowship in QLD got told by the locals to claim, and as long as there was a form, I got paid quite handsomely! So refreshing after many years of unpaid OT in other states.

 

[andye]

Never got paid overtime at RPAH 2000-2003 nor Victoria during my training. During fellowship in QLD got told by the locals to claim, and as long as there was a form, I got paid quite handsomely! So refreshing after many years of unpaid OT in other states.

The problem with not claiming overtime is that though short-term it helps the hospital budget it masks underresourcing (and sometimes doesnt identify trainees in difficulty).

 

[JohnK]

ok. I’d have stopped any night feeds by 18 months at latest but everyone is different I guess.

We tried but little one is stubborn like her dad.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

Not yet. Formula milk twice a night. No vegetables. Hardly any meat. Lots of noodles.

@JohnK - your daughter is over 5 years old !! You and your wife need to stop this - she should be sleeping all night, and eating fruit AND vegetables !!

 

[MARTINE]

The problem with not claiming overtime is that though short-term it helps the hospital budget it masks underresourcing (and sometimes doesnt identify trainees in difficulty).

Agree
…system propped up by goodwill until it all falls apart ….

 

[VPS]

@JohnK - your daughter is over 5 years old !! You and your wife need to stop this - she should be sleeping all night, and eating fruit AND vegetables !!

One friend decided that if they wanted a bottle in the middle of the night they would only get water. Kid decided it wasn’t worth and kept sleeping

 

[love_the_life]

I must be slow. I assumed it was a glass of milk the little one wanted.

 

[Pushka]

One friend decided that if they wanted a bottle in the middle of the night they would only get water. Kid decided it wasn’t worth and kept sleeping

Agree that water is the go otherwise once on solids properly they fill themselves up with milk. We stopped formula at 12 months and no such thing then as toddler milk. Thank god.

Post automatically merged: Jun 18, 2022

We tried but little one is stubborn like her dad.

no. She’s running the house. At five. I didn’t realise she had grown up so much. You need to be the adults here.

 

[JohnK]

@JohnK - your daughter is over 5 years old !! You and your wife need to stop this - she should be sleeping all night, and eating fruit AND vegetables !!

We've tried. She does sleep all night. She finishes milk in a few minutes but is not actually awake while she's drinking.

She does not have the desire for fruit and vegetables and I don't want to force her.

G.P says dont hassle her. She'll come around when she's ready.

 

[prozac]

We've tried. She does sleep all night. She finishes milk in a few minutes but is not actually awake while she's drinking.

She does not have the desire for fruit and vegetables and I don't want to force her.

G.P says dont hassle her. She'll come around when she's ready.

Setting yourselves up for a lifetime of pain.
We used water. You're the parents.

 

[Pushka]

We've tried. She does sleep all night. She finishes milk in a few minutes but is not actually awake while she's drinking.

She does not have the desire for fruit and vegetables and I don't want to force her.

G.P says dont hassle her. She'll come around when she's ready.

If she’s not awake then why the milk? No wonder she’s not eating proper foods as she’s filled up on milk!

 

[JohnK]

no. She’s running the house. At five. I didn’t realise she had grown up so much. You need to be the adults here.

It is what it is. She's special. She gets her way.

By the way I thought the attention she got was just a baby thing. I thought it'd stop at 6 months but it kept happening. Then 12 months. Then 2 years. It's still happening today even more than before.

She's 3 months short of 6 years old. We get stopped everywhere. People give her things with our permission. She runs the office at the hotel we stay in Chiang Mai. Taxi drivers give discounts.

I know I'm her dad and I'm supposed to be biased but my daughter has special appeal. I don't see this much with other kids but maybe I don't notice.

For now she gets her way.

 

[love_the_life]

We've tried. She does sleep all night. She finishes milk in a few minutes but is not actually awake while she's drinking.

She does not have the desire for fruit and vegetables and I don't want to force her.

G.P says dont hassle her. She'll come around when she's ready.

Can be guided by your GP and offer a variety of foods and encourage her to try new things. Kids do get fixes on certain things.

 

[prozac]

It is what it is. She's special. She gets her way.

By the way I thought the attention she got was just a baby thing. I thought it'd stop at 6 months but it kept happening. Then 12 months. Then 2 years. It's still happening today even more than before.

She's 3 months short of 6 years old. We get stopped everywhere. People give her things with our permission. She runs the office at the hotel we stay in Chiang Mai. Taxi drivers give discounts.

I know I'm her dad and I'm supposed to be biased but my daughter has special appeal. I don't see this much with other kids but maybe I don't notice.

For now she gets her way.

Future PM.

 

[drron]

No that's our Granddaughter. Though to be honest we think maybe US President - she was born there.

 

[JohnM]

No that's our Granddaughter. Though to be honest we think maybe US President - she was born there.

But in a log cabin?

 

[JohnK]

Can be guided by your GP and offer a variety of foods and encourage her to try new things. Kids do get fixes on certain things.

She is very difficult and I'm not going to force her to do anything she does not want to do.

We give her vita gummies each day so she be getting enough vitamins and minerals.

She loves cheese, sausage, ham, rice, noodles, egg and potato, banana, avocado, some apple and occasionally eats meat.

Looks like she will be quite short but other than that she is developing like any normal child. She is very bright. Well above average. Teachers in prep have already noticed she answers questions quicker than any of the other kids similar to her dad at same age.

The world is at her feet but think she wants to get into fashion. She already knows more about fashion, make-up etc than most adults.