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both DD's are sick, DD1 saw the dr yesterday, boarderline chest infection, temp stable with nurofen, goes back up when it wears off, this arvo the nurofen hasnt helped, shes currently asleep (most unlike her, doesnt day sleep) am i mad for not racing her to the dr's??? im waiting for her to wake to see what her temp is, had nurofen at 1pm so not quiet due for more yet. not sure what i should do, i have a drs appt for 8.10am tomorrow
Can you give her some panadol Jols? You don't have to wait, it can be taken with Nurofen, and it might do a better job. How high is her temp? How is she, does she seem to have any pain? It could have developed into a chest infection, but the question is, will you be able to see a Dr now????? ;)
Honestly if you are uneasy i think see the Dr. I would rather be relieved then stressed and wouldn't think twice.
Both my kids were like this with the recent bugs they've had. DS has another temp today so looks like we're on round 2 yay. It is scary, but just try and keep the temp down with the nurofen/panadol combination if you can. Also don't be afraid to get the tepid flannel out. When DS got his tonsil infection I sat with him most of the night cooling his head down purely because we didn't have the combo on hand and it was 2 am when the fever started. I was tired the next day but it kept his temp around 38 till it broke in the morning. And he was fine, he slept through the night.
ETA: But also if you are worried DEF go see a Dr. If DS's temp didn't stay down I would have went for sure.
The girls have given you some great advice. I would take her to the dr if she worsens, can't control her temp or if she is lethargic or is you are worried. You know your DD better than anyone. I would def do the panadol/nurofen combo.
sho woke and temp was 40.1 so i rang and took her to the drs she has a chest,ear and throat infection :( glad i went, sorry havent read the above posts, will do when girls are in bed, thanks everyone!
So glad you got to see a Dr Jols!!!!! Poor S, little love, hope she's better soon :(. Give her some of that BM you've got in the fridge hun ;).
im glad too sez!! i cried on the phone, when i got there :redface:
she was lathargic, agitated, almost delerious both times she woke, shes in bed now. nurofen wasnt controlling it, if it still up during the night i;ll give her some panadol, shes had some more nurofen
sez i;ll try and give her some EBM but i doubt she'll drink it.
cai i hope S is better soon :hug:
:hug: Hope she comes good soon hun. Its so hard to know, but its usually best to go & be told things are fine then not go coz things can get worse quick.
Both times my little ones have been in hossy for dehydration it was more coz mum pushed me. Me wanting to wait & see. DD2 saw gp Monday, possible tonsillitis, chance of glandular fever. Told to take her back Wednesday. Tuesday night she was really bad, so took her to hossy. 4 or 5 days in with both glandular fever AND tonsillitis :(
Glad you got in to see a Dr. Poor little girl she must feel terrible. Hopefully tomorrow she will wake up feeling better. Fingers crossed you don't have a bad night tonight.
BJ she dehydrated too, heartrate is really high, she went down hill very quickly.
dan im hoping for agood night too, but somehow i doubt i will
Sure thinking of you AJP- sending your strength vibes for your night ahead. Its so scary when they are sick.
Hope DD's are better tomorrow.
Fingers crossed for a good night for you
Hope they (and you) have a better night too :hug:
Can she sleep in bed with you? Might make the night a bit easier.
I had a pop top on the bedside table so I could just hand it to her & it was a bit easier having an ensuite for the face washer on hand.
Our biggest issue, other than fluids, was panadol/nurofen/antibiotics. Her throat was too sore for her to swallow, so she refused everything.
Hopefully your little one starts to improve before it gets that bad. (Abs were sposed to start things clearing, but did nothing for the glandular fever, so the little bit I got in was pointless).
:hug: I dare say it'll be a bad night, but you'll get through it :)
:hug: its scary isn't it? I wouldn't hesitate to get her to ED if her temp stays high.
awww thanks everyone :grouphug:
BJ were no good with co sleeping here, she wont have a bar of it, i can hear her breathing through the monitor (shes quiet loud) she's stirred a few times, im sort of hoping she wakes during the night so i can take her temp and give her some more ab's
christy i have had those thoughts,if its still right up when/if she wakes i'll definatly consider it.
its been a looooooong week i tell you we've been to the dr's 3 times in 4 days, 2 lots of ab's for the girls, luckly millie is happier, just very chesty still
Fair enough hun. Goodluck xx
How are your girls this morning?
Oh Jols, it's so awful when they're so sick :(. Will she have those hydralyte/gastrolyte icy poles, or drink the stuff? I can drop some into you today if you don't have any. Seriously, please say yes if you want me to, I will be going to Chirny and going past your place anyway. Don't worry, I won't be coming in!!!! :lol: And I have some sachets of hydralyte here if you want me to drop a couple in, just to give it a go. It's amazing how much better you feel once you're a bit better hydrated.
As for the EBM, have you got any milo or something that you can mix in to help her drink it? It will really help with hydrating her. Totally get that she'd turn her nose up at it plain though ;).
well after a crapish night shes finally has a normal temp !!!
she woke at 10.45 with a temp of 40.1 so gave panadol and ab's, finally went to the toilet, second time in over 12 hours, she woke several times for water,drank quiet abit over night, woke with a temp of 40.2 this morning so more nurofen and ab's and currently its 37, will see what happens when the nurfen wears off, she was so hot this morning it was scary, radiating heat.
thanks so much for the offer sez :hug: very much appreciated!! looks like the water is doing its job!! :think: i think i have a sachet of the hydrolyte too, hopefully were over the worst of it, i hope so cos i need sleeep! will let you know though!!!
Glad things are looking up :) Hope she keeps improving.
AJP - i hope your girls are getting better.. it's horrible not knowing.
my DD is also sick, started as a viral infection over a week ago with a rash, random high temps, sleepy etc etc, took her to the docs on friday after 3 days of being sick told it's a viral infection should last 3-5 days, took her back again Wed as she was now getting a cough on top of it.
She now has a COLD and a viral infection and at times wont drink properly, someone mentioned to me that you can get HYDRALITE ICY POLES which help with dehydration, am not 100% sure on the age they can be used from but these may come in handy if you need to get some extra fluids in?
I think this is pretty much a last resort but doesn't hurt to know there is something there!
Other than that i can only suggest the same as the girls, i am trying the panadol/nurofen combination, letting her sleep and lots of cuddles oh and the wiggles and hi-5 work a treat..
Sorry prob haven't been much help, hope they are on the mend and big :hug:, keep up the great work!
Glad to hear that her temp has come down
sigh... her temp is back up to 39.8 ive given her panadol, hoping she'll fall asleep
Oh poor S and poor mummy :( it's hard work. What's with the rash do you think? From the temp? Or ABs?
dont know sez, she got to 40.4 but its back down to 38.5 and shes acting normalish again :rolleyes:
Gotta love panadol :lol:. Hope the good stuff continues Jols :)
so do i sez, though i know she'll crash and burn again in a few hours!
You poor thing, hope it all settle for you i know how hard it is when you feel like theres nothing you can do.
DD randomly woke screaming after her morning nap and took me 25min to calm her down, no hugs, dummy or anything would work, finally the wiggles and a snuggle on the couch did the trick.
Got her to eat some lunch them randomly started crying again, went for a nice big walk and am hoping she will go down for another nap now... :crossfingers: , her poor little bum is red and bleeding a little again, her nose wont stop running and her cough is making her sick.
It's like :wall:! GL and hope she's better soon!
avasmum i hope miss ava gets better soon :hug:
well shes crashed again :( 39.7 temp and asleep, she wont take her ab's but took some nurofen, if the temp is still there when she wakes i might take her to the hospital... when is enough enough???
It's so hard to know when is enough enough. Have you thought of calling Nurse on Call and asking their advice? Saves you having to go out again if you can avoid it.
Thanks AJP, DP has taken her to buy a new wiggles DVD (the old ones driving me nuts) so i can have 10min to myself... :D
Hope your lil one is feeling better and a trip to hosp isn't necessary... :crossfingers: all is well by the morning.
Jols, I would give the ABs 24 hours to see if they kick in. If she's really bad overnight tonight then maybe think about bundling her into the car while M is asleep. :hug:
well she slept for about 90 mins, woke up and temp was down to 38, she went to be about 45 mins later, have to go back tomorrow is temp is still up. hopefully no more high ones!
I would do the same as Janie. When Matilda was sick last week, for the first 24 hours on antibiotics I gave panadol, than 2 hours later I gave neurophen, than I'd wait 4 hours and do it again. I didn't wait for the temp to go up, I just gave the antibiotics a chance to work without the body fighting. I was determined to stay out of hospital this time (you know how much time we've spent there this year!). I phoned her paed urologist who said that was the best way to keep her out of hospital, but if her temp got to 39 than to head in. I just didn't let it have the chance because I kept up the panadol/neurophen challange. :hug:
ETA: posting at the same time! YAY!!! I hope the high temps stay away from now on :hug:
oh hun, it's tough isn't it. Janie and Christy have given some great advice, I wouldn't be waiting for her temp to go back up to be giving her panadol/nurofen, keep giving it regularly to keep it down and hopefully the antibiotics will start to kick in soon.
Hun, I hope the drugs can keep the temp down :hug: I know it's hard, if he's really sick DS temp often goes up again before he can have more panadol/nurofen (although he is psycho on nurofen, so only gets it when in really dire need). It's a tricky balance. With any luck, by morning things will have settled down as the ABs start doing their job :hug:
thought id better come back and update, after more high temps friday night and again yesterday, today for the first time since tuesday DD1 is temp free :dance: back to her almost normal self. shes just dealing with coughing phlem up which distresses her alot. both still have wet/phlemy coughs
Great to hear darl.