I guess the out put is the best indicator. How many wee's is she doing? I think if its less than 4 heavy nappies in 24 hours?
Have you tried ice? Or ice blocks. Try the 5 mls every 5 minutes with a dropper too if you can.
Good luck hun x
She has had 3 pretty dry nappies in the last 18 hours, we have tried, ice, icecream, yogurt, custard, milk, milo and she will take one sip of water it hurts to swallow so she bashes it away, but it is our best sucess, we can't even get the panadol and neurofen into her now, and we have tried using a syringe and the neurofen syringe thing too
I will run out and get some pedilyte, she is white as a ghost, and we really do not want to go to hospital, been there too many times already so we want to get through it at home if we can.
Hun, can you try suppositries (sp?) for the temp? We use them when DS has had the vomiting bug in the past and it's the only way we can get his temp down.
How about hydralite ice-blocks, sucking on one will help with hydration but also help sooth her throat.
Maybe a straw? Or a big girl cup without the lid on. Cordial, juice, lemonade? Anything.
I know how hard that is though. DD2 had tonsillitis & I couldn't get anything into her. Her temp wouldn't go under 39 either & she just slept all day. She was so swollen in the throat.
If you don't go to the hossy tonight, I'd be heading straight to the GP in the morning for some abs. If her throat is that bad, she might need them.
We headed to hossy & DD was in for 5 days with NGT..
The pedialyte or hydrolyte iceblocks are probably your best bet at this stage cause you really need to start getting some fluids into her babe. And like I said it will really cool her throat down and also replace the vitamins etc she's lost. And for some reason.. they love the taste?!!? Gosh knows why it's HORRIBLE lol
jelly? mostly water but feels good down sore throats?
A simple test is also to pinch loose skin (hard to find on a toddler though!) and if dehydrated it will stay "pinched" - good hydration will settle down quickly....
the skin will become dry. lips will be dry and may appear cracked or flakey. their mouth may be very dry. and of course, decreased output.
If she is refusing fluids, you can try to squirt 10ml into her cheek with a syringe every 15 minutes. This will help. Doing it with something like peadalyte is great.
The suppository panadol is brilliant. Will help her if she is in pain - it is a very effective way of administering it.
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