You want to watch for deydration hun, so make sure she is still having her normal wet nappies, and drinking and keeping down her fluids... you can water down her milk a bit if you think her tummy is upset, and if she has diarhea (sp?) then just watch that doesn't go on too long either. Offer her small frequent drinks throughout the day. to you all, hope you all get better soon.
Awww that's yukky!! hope you all get better fast! I'm not sure as to tell tale signs apart from the obvious - really soft to runny pooey nappies and/or vomiting, temps and if you've had cramping, just watching her for the same type of pain. Poor lovey with an ear infection on top!! Oh hope she stays clear for hers and your sakes!!
I agree with Tanstar too on the water if you can but not heaps all at once as it can make her little tummy too bloated. So like Tanstar said, small and frequent through out the day. Thinking of you all lovey
We have all been sick recently with the gastro bug..its been going around sydney so many people have had it.. ds started spewing and was off food for a few days... he couldnt have milk he'd just throw it straight back up again.. 2 days later my partner and i woke up to throwing up all morning and needing to stay in bed all day... We started off having the bad cramps aswell
As for the docs there isnt much they can do at all...but tell you dehydration is the most important factor...they rec. the gastrolyte which is a powder form you mix with water... you get the baby formulation thats flavoured. it contains electrolytes which rehydrate you... especially important as when you vomit you lose alot of sodium/water from your body...
You should all be back to normal within 2 weeks... DS is so happy again now..and is in to all his food again...
If your little one is having trouble holding milk down you could use a lactose free formula... or offer rice milk which is a great alternative as its sweet and yummy for them...(its very much the same consistency as breastmilk i think,,,and ds loves it.
Just make sure you clean your home well afterwards, dissenfect toys,doors,tables,toilets,showers etc... to get rid of the nasty bug...
They also say allow 24-48 hrs after the last vomit before close contact with other people because gastro is highly contagious so you will give it to others, and you dont want that
Hi.
DD2 had rota virus when she was 6 months old. It started on the sunday. I took her to the doc on Tuesday who just said to keep an eye on her wet nappies. Took her back on Thursday coz she was still sick. She still wasn't dehydrated, so went home again. Went back on the Friday & was sent to the hospital for monitoring.
Ended up getting transfered to a bigger hospital for the night, but they were still amazed she wasn't more dehydrated.
I cut out milk & she only had water from the Tuesday. I think it's 10 mls every 10 minutes.
She did lose some weight, but it's the water you have to keep up. Milk & other foods can feed the stomach bug & make it worse.
Last edited by ~clover~; August 2nd, 2008 at 08:48 PM.
well I do think it is gastro. I've just tried to give her a breastfeed, she came off and then everything came back up again. What am I meant to do? She cant keep down food and she cant keep down milk. She seems to be ok with water as she had a little bit and was fine..
My poor munchkin has to suffer from an ear infection AND gastro!
Felix had gastro just a few weeks ago...it's awful!
Keep offering fluids...even if she vomits them up, she may not be vomitting up everything (although it can feel like that!)
You can also get those electrolyte icepoles from the chemist...which help! You can either offer them to Avaleigh as frozen icepoles or put them into her water bottle (unfrozen).
It's pretty awful...we ended up at A+E as we weren't sure what to do...if Avaleigh become ++lethargic or really floppy, take her to A+E but otherwise just keep the fluids up..
Aww hun, I would definately get some gastrolyte, I forgot this time around but will definately use them next time, just so I know that she is having something. Iz didn't really eat over the 2 days - a tiny bit of soft stuff and that's it and watered down milk. (2 a day) When Izzy had it last time she was very lethargic after throwing up and had a bit of a fever but it was just a 24 hour thing. We called Nurse On Call as well, they were great - asked heaps of questions and let us know whether to monitor her at home or to take her in to see a Dr. Is she on AB's for her ear infection hun? Could be a reaction or associated with that too, so I would be inclined to take her to your GP if it's open today or go to a clinic to get her checked out.
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to you all, hope you all get better soon.
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