One of my co-workers recommended Zinc, and I decided to give it a shot. Not a single (non-allergy-related) sniffle since!

I swear by Cold-Eeze. If you're getting a cold, it can totally head it off.

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My niece did this, proceeding to hysterics, at being left home with her dad when my sister was coming out to a movie with nana and grandad and me. Kinda made the movie a lot less fun for all of us, especially my sis.

Oh, that's so hard. My kids have done that a couple of times. Not too much, because it's usually my mother who babysits, and they like her better than they like me. *g* Your niece was like that about being left home with her dad? Ugh. Chris has done that when I've left, but dh says he stopped crying the instant the car was out of sight.

My nephew M never got hysterical. He was so sweet about it, and trying so hard not to cry and be brave, it was just heartbreaking.

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I've used the zinc stuff a few times, but it always feels like it's eating the lining off my tongue and numbing my taste buds. It may be worth it this weekend, though. I'll pick some up on the way to the hotel.

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Chris has done that when I've left, but dh says he stopped crying the instant the car was out of sight.

She settled down in about 10 minutes, my b-i-l said, but my sister was pretty traumatised as we left. It probably didn't help that nana is my niece's second favourite (with occasional trips to the top of the charts) and she was leaving too.

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I've used the zinc stuff a few times, but it always feels like it's eating the lining off my tongue and numbing my taste buds. It may be worth it this weekend, though. I'll pick some up on the way to the hotel.

Oh yeah, the zinc lozenges are Nast. I just take it in tablet form with my vitamins. No lingering gross.

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I've used the zinc stuff a few times, but it always feels like it's eating the lining off my tongue and numbing my taste buds. It may be worth it this weekend, though. I'll pick some up on the way to the hotel.

I just suggest taking it on a full stomach. If I take it on an empty stomach, I get kind of nauseous.

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There are some, I think, that are candy-coated, iirc.

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I'm really unsympathetic to the babies crying at separation. Almost certainly because I had to endure so much of it dropping Emmett off at his second daycare (from age 1-3). And it was totally wrenching and was a shitty way to start my days.

Aside from my resentment about that, the reality is that they almost always calm down shortly after you go, and are completely fine all day and happy to see you when you return.

Emmett's godmother gave me good advice about crying which I kept turning to for perspective. She said, "They only have one way to control their environment and that's through crying. Their job is to get what they want. Your job is to set boundaries. What they want isn't always what they need. And you have to make time for yourself. They'll protest but it doesn't hurt them."

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YIKES! Oh, I would have wanted to muzzle the big kid. Sheesh.

Yeah. I told him to clean up the blocks, then took the little one into another room and settled him in with a sippy cup and a Dora video. About ten minutes later, when the hysterics had settled down to whimpering, the older brother came in with the little one's blankie and gave it to him, then gave him a hug.

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This weekend is the first time either of us will have been away from Annabel overnight. She's never had major separation anxiety issues, but I'm still a little nervous about it.

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