Please help... My baby is sick
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| Mon, 03-29-2004 - 5:15pm |
Just needed to tell someone how i am feeling right now. My 10 month old boy (Dylan) is very ill and I feel useless. He has had high temps, vomitting (alot) and has very runny diareeha(sp). he hasn't kept any food down since friday night (it's now Tuesday here) and i am very worried. I did take him to the doctor who said to stop giving him any food (including formula's etc) and gave me a script for some sachets that i am supposed to dissolve in 200mls of water and give him only that istead of his normal feeds for 48hours. That means he won't have eaten anything for nearly 6 days. I am so worried. he is so miserable and sick and i don't know what to do for him. all he wants to do is sleep and be cuddled. he is sleeping in his cot now but he will soon wake up crying cos he is so hungry and all i can give him is that stuff dissovled in water (which mind you tastes horrible).
All i can do is cry for him (or should i say with him) and i feel useless. i give him infant panadol to bring the temp down and that doesn't even help. I am at a loss. what do i do? Please help me as i am an emotional wreck right now. My baby has never been sick before except he had a little cold when he was 6 weeks old. Any advice on what i can do to ease him painand comfort him would be greatly appriciated. i need support.
Thanks for listening, i needed to cry on someones shoudler and DF is atr work right now. and when he gets home has to go straight out the his platoon (for the army) and do his stuff there till 10pm tonight.
Sorry it's long but i just am scared for him and dont know what to do anymore
Naomi (19)
Jeff (20)
Dylan (10months)
Beansprout EDD 19//7/04 ~~YELLOW TEAM~~ (not finding out the sex)

here is a site that tells you the signs of dehydration ... that is something to be more concerned about then the fact that he is not eating.
If youdidn't talk to the doctor today I'd definately call even if you have to go thru the answering service ... the doctor can tell you the next step to take or put your mind at ease ...
if all is okay with that and you just have to wait it out then just give him love, your baby will know in his heart thta youa re taking care of him.
((((hugs))))
Seems odd of the dr to do that, since he has not eaten is so long.
I think you should take him back or go to the ER.
I hope he is better soon, and please keep us updated.
Mel
Andrew 3-4-99
Dalton 12-4-03
Did you try Motrin for the temps? I found this works better than tylenol. I've never tryed the medication you mentioned using.
Good luck,
Tanya
good luck
sammy xxxc