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MIA for a Bit

BubbaJugBubbaJug member
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Hey Girls, 

I've been missing for a bit... Quite the couple of weeks we've had... We lost a dear friend in a tragic car accident on Thanksgiving, Bert has been sick for a month, and Eleanor got super awful sick last week and on the heels of the funeral, spiked a 104 degree fever that lasted for 4 days. 

I'm so exhausted. So drained.

But now I have a question... My little fever filled mouth breather developed the WORST chapped lips. They split multiple times a day and she looks like a badass cage fighter... I've been putting vaseline on her like it's my job but she just licks it off... On top of how uncomfortable it must be for her, there is soooo much dead skin. How do I get it off????? 


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  • OkieMamaOkieMama member
    Aw man, I'm so so sorry. That's awful.
    No advice about the lips, Vaseline would be my go-to as well.
    Glad to see you back around here, hope things start looking up for you.
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  • StokedWifeyStokedWifey member
    edited December 2013
    I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, BJ.  Praying for you and all of your friend's loved ones.

    My LC told me to use lanolin for B's lips.  It soaks in faster than Vaseline and works quickly.  When I put him in the tub, I wash his lips with a wet washrag and when we brush his teeth, I brush his lips.  My dentist told me years ago to lightly brush my lips to remove dry skin and it works wonders, so I'm passing that down to B.  Since we've started, he rarely has dry skin.

    ETA: I always put something on B's lips at night too, after he goes to sleep.  That seems to help a lot, especially since he's a mouth breather when he sleeps.
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  • pinkangelmoonpinkangelmoon member
    I'm so sorry for your loss, what a rough couple of weeks. 

    As for the lips, what about coconut oil?  Although she'd probably be more likely to lick it off since it smells yummy...but maybe slather it on after she goes to sleep for naps and overnight?  
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  • lkamenkolkamenko member
    I am sorry for your loss. What a rough few weeks you had. Hope everybody feels better . For  chapped lips try to put vitamin E oil - it has been working for me better then vaseline.
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  • aylafsu88aylafsu88 member
    I am so sorry for your loss. I have never dealt with chapped lips on LO but I would use lanolin.
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  • lada85lada85 member
    I don't have much advice that wasn't already given, but just wanted to say I'm so sorry for you loss.
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  • nesenotesnesenotes member
    Sounds rough! Sorry for your loss and all the illness lately. Hopefully you have some brighter days heading your way.
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  • breezyblueyezbreezyblueyez member
    edited December 2013
    Sorry for your loss Bubba, I hope it gets better for you. What an awful few weeks. Aquaphor and lanolin work the best for me.
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  • BubbaJugBubbaJug member
    Thanks for the sentiments, and the ideas about the lips, ladies!

    Keep on keepin' on.
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