Hi just after some general advice please.
My 2 year old has been sick everyday for around 8 days now.
But it’s not a violent illness and some days are better than others.
She wakes up and is fine not 100% herself but about 80% there. Mood is normal - she’s not irritable but a little less energetic than normal and a bit quiet. Her appetite is normal and drinks plenty.
However after every nap she wakes and has zero energy, is extremely quiet, cuddly and clingy and will be sick at least once sometimes a few times. Asks for food but can’t bring herself to eat it. And will remain like this until bedtime and the next day has been the same.
She’s pooing less frequently (understandabley) but there’s not really much change In her poos - like she doesn’t have diarrhoea and isn’t constipated.
Her tummy looks and feels normal, she’s irritable when I press it but isn’t distressed by it.
Is this normal? Typical of a toddler illness? My other kids haven’t had anything like this, just the usual bouts of violent illness over a couple of days and then it’s gone.
It’s just concerning me how long it’s lasted. And every day we think she’s better until after her nap. The only correlation we’ve found is with her naps but this could just be a red herring due to time of day.
I called the doctors this morning and they didn’t sound overly concerned but had no appointments and said if she’s the same by Monday call first thing to get her seen.
But by then we’ll be nearing 14 days of vomiting. But similarly, this doesn’t seem a&e worthy over the weekend?
Any advice or experience with an illness like this would be hugely appreciated.
my AIBU is:
YANBU - this is just how kids viruses go, wait it out until Monday and see if she improves.
YABU - this sounds serious get that child to a doctor asap