Do you take a vomiting toddler to the dr?

[nic]

Thats my plan of attack for now. Should I pull her off so she doesnt drink too much or just let her go???

I left DS alone. If I tried to get him off, he would become really upset. Not sure if it was the right thing to do though?
By lethargic I think they mean if you can't rouse them if they start becoming drowsy/sleepy. That's how the nurse at 13 health explained it to me anyway.

[Jennifer13]

Lethargy is not just general drowsiness (DD just wants to sleep when she's sick, that's not lethargy, that's recovery!). It's like nic explained. I would offer her the bb every time she wants it. Don't hold back or take her off. Breast milk is very gentle on her tummy and the best way to hydrate her. If she starts refusing the breast you can try the other suggestions, but I'd stick to just bm atm. You might be wearing it for the rest of the afternoon, but it will also be soothing her tummy and rehydrating her in the best possible way. Not to mention she's probably enjoying the comfort of being close and snuggling with you while she's sick.

Hope she's better soon, hun!

[Indadhanu]

Ok cool I did end up just leaving her on, she was on for about 10 minutes! Half an hour and the milk has stayed in, which I guess means that even when it comes back up again she's at least got something from it hey?


Oh, by the way, I'm not feeling any better by the report in my local newspaper. Unrolled it and on the front page is a massive headline LOCAL BOY KILLED BY MENINGICOCCAL with a bunch of warning signs, so now I'm on Meningicoccal lookout? lol, no it's ok, she's not too bad now, laying on the ground watching Go Diego Go and ripping up some junk mail that came in the paper.

[Inanna]

Sorry for you and Jazz Leasha...

Breastmilk is the BEST thing. Better than water - I definitely wouldn't be giving her juice - it's too acidic. Just BF her as much as she wants. Try to do little feeds...

Keep her temperature down by giving some panadol NOT ibuprofen as this can sometimes irritate their bellies...

Pale & cold is not an abnormal response prior to vomiting, even though it is a bit scary it's quite normal.

Keep track of her wet nappies - obviously she will be having less of them as she is vomiting. But we want to see a wet nappy every 4-6 hours. If she is no better by early evening I would pop her up to the hospital. It is very easy for babies to become dehydrated. There is a particularly nasty bug around our parts at the moment...

I hope she improves by late in the day.