what a night!!!!

Rhiannon decided at 11pm last night to start throwing up, and then decided every 45mins from there would be good, by the 3rd time she had emptied her stomach so has spent the rest of the night dry retching and crying, having trouble getting water into her, but am keeping an eye on that.

We have gone through every towel, sheet and flannel in the house plus most of her singlets and pjs, thankfully its going to be fine today, so will be able to get it all washed.

Poor kent is shattered and has just gone to work and as for me, i think im going to function like a zombie all day.

Now to just get some liquid and a little bit of toast into Rhiannon...

we are wondering if she maybe had a touch of food poisoning...she is a bit better this morning as in her cheeks have a little bit of colour in them, or is it that she is just so pale that any colour looks good...i cant get her to eat anything, which is fine, but i need her to drink and she doesnt want to...she is just lying on the floor at the moment...

Once i have all the washing down i will settle down on the couch with her and have a kip for a couple of hours...we both need it.

not sure what to do, cant get her to eat, or drink, and i defintley know not to give her any milk (not that she would drink it).

How do i know when to take her to the doctors?, she is very quiet, and just lying there, about to go back to sleep...last time my baby was sick she ended up in hopsital with a nasal gastric tube in and im almost in tears thinking that this might happen again (which is why im not giving her milk, cos she had a gastro bug and the milk/formula pushed her over the edge and she became lactose intolerant for a while).

I will just keep an eye on here, and if need be will get my dad to come and get me to take me to the doctors as i ahve no car (oh and she hasnt had a wet nappy since 7pm last night)

Rhi will drink the water, i just wont stay down....dad is coming out to pick me up at 10am so i can get my car, so i can take her to the doctors...

i hate seeing her sick like this

Hope she is feeling better soon, hope you don't catch it.

thanks for the warning....its bloomin raining here, bloody weather forecasters can never get it right....my clothes line is full of blankets, towels, sheets etc...oh well at least there is a laundry mat near us.

Ice blocks are handy for kiddos who don't want to drink. I made my own with diluted juice and water and I think you can get sugar-free ones at the supermarket too.
They're good cos they get the liquid so slowly in small amounts that is doesn't upset the tummy as much.
Hope she's feeling brighter soon Kaz!

Edited by caraMel

Hugs Kazzle! We had the same bug last week too by the sounds of it, I feel your laundry pain! I ended up using the clean sheets I'd put away for the new baby after we ran out of towels and cot linen. And like Rhiannon, the last time these ferals got a tummy bug they had a week in Starship with NG tubes so I can understand your worry!

Hope the doc is able to help. Jack_and_Charli is right, syringing is the best way to rehydrate them, and the first thing they will do if Rhiannon ends up in hospital again (fingers crossed she won't!). Pedialyte is better than water for rehydration purposes and the ratio is 5ml per minute.

More hugs! And if it makes you feel any better, I had two of them doing it at the same time and I survived. All I could do was laugh otherwise I would have gone mental!

Edited by Maya

Fingers crossed! The gremlins recent bout last week was a one-shot wonder - they spewed for hours on end then slept for hours and were over it within 24 hours.

BUBBLE GUM flavoured pedialyte....best thing poss...if doc didnt give you that one ask them to do new script!

if she doesnt drink she will end up in hosp with dehydration....two bubbas from our DC did...twice!!!