Throwing up toddler. Asking for food. What to do?

[IlanaK]

He is 2 and a half. He has been throwing up since yesterday evening. Twice in the evening, once in the night. Then he ate a little cereal at breakfast and kept it down. Then around 3pm he ate toast with jam and has thrown up twice since. But he is asking for food.

So, what to do? distract him and put him to bed tonight with nothing? Give him something? I really have no idea as my older two never did this.

Thanks,

If he's saying he's hungry I would give him some toast again or perhaps some cooked apples or mashed banana and see how he gets on. Don't give him any dairy products until you know his stomach has settled down.

Good luck.

But he threw up the toast. it had no butter on it. Just jam. Is this an indication that he shouldn't have any food?

And does he need some sort of rehydration fluid? He breast fed once today already. and will feed again before bed.

Personally if it was my child I would feed them, I would give them, either banana, apple, bread (dry toast) or yogurt (baby) I remember being told this when they were very young, no cheese though cos that is quite heavy.

He needs some water or diluted juice as well as breastmilk - and I would give him something simple like dry toast, even if he has thrown it up before.

Thanks. He was quite insistent about having banana just now so I gave him a litle. Standing ready with the bowl!

Good luck!

Yep, BRAT diet - banana, white rice, stewed apple/pear, dry toast

Also crackers/cereal pieces. Best to do a bit at a time, a bite every few mins as it's more likely to stay down.

Same with the water/dioralyte stuff - one spoonful every 5 mins is better than one cup at once which is very likely to be thrown up. You need to be careful to dispose of any dioralyte after (IIRC) 1 hour or whatever it says on the packet.

Thank you. That is very helpful. I have two older children but they are never sick so I haven't had to do this before! I have asked DH to pick up crackers and diarolyte on the way home.