Sick baby

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Linnea is wide awake. She's just been sicker than I've ever seen her, all over the dining room floor, sofa, etc. We've cleaned up - her, the floor, us - and she's watching TV quietly with Rob now.

She peed a total of three times today. She went overnight at least 16 hours without a pee. She had a huge diarrhoea nappy and this huge vomit. She's very very quiet and refusing most food and fluids except breastmilk and ginger biscuits.

Rob is working from home tomorrow, if he's working. With her this sick, I can't manage - I have this bug too, though not as badly.

It's terribly sad, her being sick like this. It has changed her whole personality. We may well take her to the doctor again tomorrow.

But she has new words - Orse (Horse) and Dish (Fish).

Comments

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just keep applying breastmilk, and water if she'll take it. poor L. poor you & Rob. Peeing 3 times may not be great, but it's 3 times more than none.

have you tried the BRAT diet? I think that's supposed to be good for what she's got - I think it's bananas, rice, applesauce, toast - simple food, some of which is designed to block her up a bit.

I know it's always hardest to see them sick when they aren't very often, my first was never sick, so a puke was a cue for major panic in me, my 2nd was a puker from day one, I was a little more relaxed about it all for a while.

keep her warm and comfortable, hold her when you can, and try and look after yourselves when you have 5 minutes.