9 September 2010

We were actually able to manage without the aircon in the morning as there was a lovely cool breeze coming from the north. That prompted me to take Emily to Akabanebashi playground for a bit of outdoor fun, as I have been fed up with being stuck indoors so much. She was delighted to run around and climb, along with about 100 kids in their colour-coded hats from the nursery that butts onto the playground.

We had an appointment with the doctor afterwards, and I tried my best to tell the doctor about the bowel issue without talking about poo, as I worry that Emily will develop a complex about the problem if I talk about it in front of her so much. It proved impossible to hide the reason for our visit from her though, as the doctor wanted to feel her tummy and also look at her bottom. She prescribed more stool softeners and basically said we need to persevere with that for some months, so that the frequency improves and there is no negative association between pooing and pain.

We rushed off from the clinic as we had a lunch date with Nick. I was a bit concerned about Emily sitting in the restaurant and doing a wee but she didn't let us down. Then we hared back home on the subway to dump the buggy, as she was due at nursery for the afternoon. They had called the day before to ask if she would go in as there would be filming for a TV programme. As they were offering a few hours of free childcare, including taxi home, I jumped at the chance, though I felt a bit guilty for being happy to have extra time alone.

Emily was in knickers from the outset today, and we made it through the day with no accidents at all. She even used the public toilet by the playground, and one at the station.