Getting to the bottom of things

Little bear gets bad nappy rash. I have blogged and posted about it - he gets it bad, poor mite.

The typical outbreak will be a proverbially smooth bottom at the wake up call and during the morning, so for around three nappies. Then he will have a nap for an hour and a half, having a new nappy on at the start of the nap, and at the end his bottom will be desperately sore all over and he will cry and struggle as I try and clean him up. For the next few days it is dreadful for the poor mite, and then it is back to proverbially smooth.

Nursery have noticed this, and one of the workers suggested I see a doctor with him - not in a 'neglectful mother' type of way but in a 'my little girl had the same' sort of way. We are switching to cotton wool and water.

During this discussion little bear wanted to go home, possibly due to embarrassment. Then he was tugging at the door. Then the nursery worker went to get his fingers from out of the door.

Now, little bear is a bear of cunning. He has trapped his fingers in the past and is now actually quite respectful of the painful possibilities of doors, drawers and fingers. There was no mark on his fingers, and he hadn't really let the door swing. However he was wailing and crying.

I was somewhat suspicious, but I picked him up and cuddled him. The tears continued. I said, 'Are we going home now?' The tears magically disappeared and little bear said 'esssss' (yes) and happily ran to get his coat. He had even fooled one of the nursery workers!

I have no chance.