After some help and advice, very worried!

**Kailani** · July 23rd, 2009, 07:59 PM

I'm so worried, my heart is racing a million miles an hour. Leon has vommited 4 times today, he's lethargic and pale, hasn't done a poo since yesterday (which is unlike him) and his nappies have hardly been wet

He doesn't have a temperature but I've been told several times that often babies don't get one when they're sick anyway. I called the MCHN hotline and she said to get him checked, it could be gastro, so I've called the locum doctor to come out and see us. They said they'd call when they were on their way here so who knows how long that will be. My mum who I live with, had gastro a few days ago, so I'm pretty certain that's what it is. What's likely to happen with gastro? What else could it be?

**misty** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:04 PM

It is probably likely that he is dehydrated. Try and get the fluids into him, if he won't drink water or milk, try getting him to suck on some ice.

**Liz** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:05 PM

Dehydration is the concern with gastro I think. And because you've done the right thing getting onto the dr, I'm sure they'll be able to get on top of it.

Big big hugs to you. I would just try and keep him on the breast, hopefully he'll feed, and hopefully the dr arrives soon!

ETA: perhaps a few syringes of water or EBM straight into his mouth might work if he's too lethargic to feed?

**boomba** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:06 PM

If your really worried hun take him to the hospital better safe than sorry.

Hope he is ok

xxx

**Lulu** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:07 PM

Locum Drs can take aaaages......is there a hospital closer if he isn't drinking?

**Kailani** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:16 PM

He is feeding okay I suppose, well I can't say he's refusing, but because he's been vomitting I'd assume it's all just coming up and he's not digesting it?? I will just keep offering him. Is it possible to overfeed and therefore make vomitting more likely?

Lulu, yeah I know I could be waiting for ages and then $180 short on top of that. I'm tempted to take him to emergency, I just don't know if it's urgent enough

I know I know, better to be safe than sorry.

Also, stupid question...but do you think this is a satisfactory reason for DP to take work off tomorrow? He starts at 4am and he's the only one who can take me to the hospital if I need to go.

DS is also really cold, like his skin is cold

He's sneezing a bit too.

**Junglemum** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:27 PM

Holly, definitely urgent enough. With a dehydrated lethargic baby who wasn't keeping fluids down, I'd go to the hospital now.

Hope the little guy is ok. xxxx

**feeb** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:36 PM

go to emerg dehydrated kids are very important to treat prompltly and locum will charge u a heap and maybe say go to emerg anyway

**[M]umma[M]ia** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:43 PM

i second that! take him to the hospital!

**Marlene** · July 23rd, 2009, 08:47 PM

Holly, I would take him to the hospital now...and yes this is a perfectly acceptable reason for your DH to have tomorrow off work.

**Michelle71** · July 23rd, 2009, 09:19 PM

Hospital - now. If you are over-reacting, so be it. But if he is really sick he is too little to wait. I would rather see 1000 little people with over anxious parents then not see them until something bad happens. There are limited reserves in babies so it is better to get them checked sooner.

**Nai** · July 23rd, 2009, 09:43 PM

Please take him now Holly - if he is dehydrated they can get him on a drip. Babies can go downhill very quickly so he is better off being at hospital than waiting for a locum.

**Schmickers** · July 23rd, 2009, 09:57 PM

If he's peripherally cool, then he is possibly becoming rapidly more dehydrated. I'd take him to be reviewed by your nearest ED now. He sounds like he is quite sick.