The Phenergan Fiasco

fi·as·co

 [fee-as-koh or, especially for 2, -ah-skoh]

–noun,plural-cos, -coes.

a complete failure

Well it is no secret that in less than 12 hours we will be leaving for America.......a VERY long flight. One that is going to be VERY interesting. We have been seeking some advice on what to do to help Julianna on the flight. The child health nurse suggested that I use some Phenergan to help her sleep as it is an antihistamine.

I went to the chemist to get some but was told that without a prescription it was not available over the counter for children under the age of 2. Immediately I thought "Ha, Ill go to another chemist." Apparently the chemist is also a mind reader, as she told me, "If you just go to another chemist you can buy it but they will not tell you the dosage for a 7 month old". Bummer

Luckily my friend Bronya happens to work in a pharmacy and pulled a few strings. I picked it up on Friday and tried it out on Friday night. As I am giving Julianna the medication, my mind is fast-forwarding to the fantastic sleep-in I am going to have on Saturday morning. Little did I know...........

On some children Phenergan actually has the opposite effect and can hype them up - Julianna is one of those children. She had a great time singing and playing and laughing as my hopes of a lazy morning were fading away.

So it looks like it is on to Plan B......unfortunately I don't have one.