My Poor Sick Baby Girl..

Bella is sick. She has a shocking cough and runny nose and runny eyes. My poor baby girl.
I took her to the Dr today and she has a cold and a touch of bronciolits (sp?) so she has the terrible chunky cough.:(
To top it all off she is getting BOTH her top teeth now as well! One is juts breaking through and the other is about to - so she has the runny poo and the drool and the rash.
I feel so bloody helpless. All I can do is hold her and try to comfort her (as side from the nurofen & Panadol and teething rings)

She has been off her food most of the day - juts having a few sips of her bottles and some yogurt and water.

There is really nothing else I can do is there??

Thanks for listening

Kate xox

kate- my ds2 just had bronchiolitis so i know how bad it is!
we found a vaporiser next to his bed was the best thing for him.

Nothing at all, Kate. :hug: We went through bronchiolitis when Sam was 5 months old, it truly is scary and took about three weeks for him to recover completely and start finishing his bottles again. I hope little Bella recovers quickly.

BW

Thanks Ladies..

Rain.. a vaoprisor - can I hire these from a chemist or something??

BW - yep it sux big time! I have read about many babies having it lattely. Glad Sam got over his ok!

Kate xox

yes you can hire them but tbh, i would recommend buying one as i'm sure you will use it heaps over the next few years. we have got lots of use out of ours. they cost about $50 from the chemist

Thanks RainF - Ill have a look at our local chemist tomorrow! Do you juts use water in it or a ecalyptas oil??

Thanks

Kate

omg this is EXACTLY what is happening to ava atm, right down to the two top teeth. It is soooooo horrendously painful for both her and mummy. I swear one more sleepless night is going to send mummy cookoo :hug: babe, hang in there

You'll need to watch her to make sure she doesn't get too dehydrated, as well.

Good luck.

We are going through bronchiolitis now as well with my 5 month old. It's truly awful. Thinking of you and hope for a healthy bub asap xo

Kristy - hugs babe! We will get through - we are strong!!

Michael - she has been having water all day - I have made sure that she was at least drinking water. She has just had 3/4 of a bottle now and off to bed.

M2Three - its terrible huh! Hope your bub gets better asap also xox

Kate xox

poor little thing!
We had the vapouriser in ds's room when he was sick with eucalyptus oil in it (all from chemist) and that made a huge differance. you can also get sailine drops/spray for babies to help clear there nose if its hard to breathe. I found the chemist to be really helpful so maybe speak to them and see what they think.
All the best, i hope she feels better soon.

Kate,

I would just use the water to start with cause the eucalyptus can cause further issues. If you want to try the eucalyptus, I would try when she is a little better to make sure she is ok with it (and others would say not to use it all)

Thanks Jamakin & Heather!

She has gone to bed now with no fuss and asleep within 5 mins.. I hope she can get a good night and start to fight the sickness.

I put some baby balsam on her chest as well so I hope that clears her nose a bit. I have been using the fess and aspirator during the day to try and clear some gunk.

I will pop into the chemist tomorrow and see what they say.

Thanks again ladies

Kate xox

My dd is going through the same right now. 9 days and still counting I took her back to the GP yesterday who was concerned and sent us to the hospital, we were there for 7 hours and had xrays and bloods checking for pneumonia but they were clear so we were sent home with the advice to keep breastfeeding and panadol if she was miserable. And to look out for dehydartion but shes feeding well and having lots of wet nappies and her skin is good. Today she is much brighter but still sounds like darth vader every time she breathes

One thing that has helped Aimee at night was raising the end of her bed. I just keep offering her feeds and lots of cuddles. I have a velcro baby at the moment. It breaks your heart when they are sick and you can't fix. My only other avice would be to look after yourself and sleep when you can, forget the dishes and dirty clothes

hope she gets better soon

poor little possum. DD is really sick here too.

A vaporiser is the BEST THING!!! i have it going all day and night in her room (our room). if i didnt, she wouldnt sleep coz she cant breath. I add eucalyptus to our and sometime the Vicks extra strong inhalent (from the chemist) which smells devine.

get better soon bubba girl xoxoxo

Oh thats no good, poor Bella. My DS had bronchiolitis 5 times in 2 years before it was finally diagnosed as asthma. If she gets too bad you can take her into a steamy bathroom (close the door and turn the hot water on so the room goes steamy). If she gets sick of drinking water you could always try dialuted juice for a bit of flavour. I would maybe steer clear of giving her too much dairy (aside from her milk bottles) cause it might make her more phlegmy.

Good Luck xx

Sara - I hope your bubba gets better soon!! Hugs!

Hollye - I am going to look into a vaporisor tomorrow so fingers crossed!!

Ubba - I am a tad worried as I had asthma very very badly when I was young and I would have to go on a motorised inhalar for most of winter (you know the old style you had to plg into the wall and have a mask on??) so I am hoping that she does not suffer form it like I did. The good news is I have grown out of Asthma now!

Thanks again ladies

Kate xox

I have one of those motorised inhalers for DS! The hospital said a ventolin inhaler with a spacer is more effective but I found he got more relief from the nebuliser, especially at night.

If you had asthma when you were younger then it is likely that your DD could develop it too, the Dr's wont diagnose it as asthma until she is about 2, the advantage you have is you can recognise if she is having trouble breathing. I really hope she is feeling better today - and you too. xx

Hi Kate, I hope little Bella is doing much better today. I know how bad bronchoilitis can get, so just keep a close eye on her. I almost lost my little V a month ago from it, which also had some pneumonia thrown into it. With bronch, it takes around 4-5days where it hits a peak, before they start showing signs of getting better. They tend to get worse before it gets better. hugs