Please help - 11wo coughing and vomiting a lot - what should I do?

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My DD is 11wo and for the past couple of days has been fussier than usual, not feeding as well as usual (she's ebf) and she's been snuffly. Today she's been upset and crying a fair bit and over the last hour has been very sick four times. She soaked through DH's t-shirt twice (he's given up wearing one for now!), then she was sick all over herself. She then got very upset out of hunger and had the best feed she's had in a couple of days, much less fussing. She seemed happy, did a regular sized burp and then about five minutes later threw up all over me. Like, a lot. She's never been a sicky baby at all. I know babies are sick often but this isn't like her at all. I don't want her to get dehydrated and I know she needs to feed but it seems like she can't keep it down. What should I do?

Unfortunately, I think you are going to have a long night waking over her. Hopefully she can take the water. Keep checking for dehydration signs. If unsure I would take her to A&E. Also, if she still can't keep anything in tomorrow, even if no dehydration signs I would take her to A&E. I don't know how good your OOH doctors are but I have found that A&E are often better as they call the paediatrician in to do the assessment. Sorry that you have to go through this, but it will be okay because you keep a close eye and can intervene if necessary.

She's been sleeping quite well. She took 10ml water an hour and half ago and kept it down then slept. Just given her 20mlnow but she's crying from hunger. I don't want to give her too much so I'm going to push her to wait another ten mins or so to keep this down then I might give her some more. Thank you everyone.

Poor her and poor you.

Its good she's kept a wee bit down, ime these bugs do pass relatively quickly. Has she had a wet nappy overnight? How's her soft spot? If she's crying from hunger she's obviously not lethargic which is a good thing.

Don't hesitate to take her back if you want to. Look after yourself too and get what little rest you can and drink lots.

If in doubt at all please take her to a and e to get checked over

She's had a wet nappy now which I'm pleased about. Not the brick I would usually expect in the morning but still wet. She threw up a water feed just after my last post but that was possibly because instead of giving it her from a syringe like k had done the others I let her take a small amount from a bottle so I guess she could have swallowed air with it which could have been what brought it back up. She's never had a dummy but after an hour or two of crying I gave her one to see if it would help her fall asleep because she would usually fall asleep feeding. It worked and we both got a couple of hours sleep. I'm still giving her small amounts of water regularly with a syringe. Not sure when to try her on milk again though. Also don't know whether expressing and giving her that from a syringe might help too?

Good morning, very good news that she has been keeping water down and had a wet nappy. I would mix to start with 3/4 cool boiled water with 1/4 breastmilk and take it from there. If it causes vomitting back to water only, if not gradually over the day each time a little bit more breastmilk and a little less water.

I'd call OOH back for advice. She's only very young and only giving her water is not ideal.

In older children the advice would be to give rehydration salts, so I really do think you need to check that what you're doing is suitable (rather than relying on well meaning but potentially untrained folks on the internet).

Just spoke to OOH doc who said to feed now little and often with breastmilk and see how she goes for the next few hours. If she's sick any more or has no wet nappies then they'll see her again later today. I really appreciate everyone's support and kind advice. It's so much easier talking to people about. I'm a first time mum and just getting reassurance from others that I'm not being paranoid or that I'm doing the right thing is lovely. Thank you very much.

How is it going with breastmilk? I was actually told by our (private) paediatrician to take the approach of more gradually introducing breastmilk after severe vomiting. However, this was several years ago and maybe the views have changed. His view was to make sure it was tolerated and hence to take things slowly, all the time watching out for dehydration. It might be a good idea to have her checked later anyway, you can't be careful enough.

So far so good touch wood. She hasn't been sick now since about 5.30am. She's bf for about a minute every half hour and has kept it all down so far. I think I'm going to let her feed for a little longer this time because seemingly the only thing making her unhappy now is hunger. I'm just very wary of letting her go all out far too soon.

Hopefully she is over the worst now. Touch wood that you and your DH don't get it.

Oh we were doing so well! 12 whole hours vomit free and she just made up for it with one giant chuck up! Waiting again now for OOH doc to call back for advice on what best to do. Only two slightly wet nappies since 11pm last night and one mega dirty one (which has been brewing for a few days). Poor baby girl, and poor mummy for whom it looks like it's going to be another long night!

I wouldn't wait for ooh, I would head straight to a and e

Hope she feels better soon

I agree with Sirzy, it is going on for too long and she is too young. Best to take her to A&E and be prepared to be admitted (e.g. take bags with you).

I hope you're both doing ok this evening :)

She's keeping down water and very small amounts of breastmilk. She's very sleepy which is either dehydration or due to the fact that she has barely slept the last day or so. I'm letting her sleep for a couple of hours now (and I will be trying to too in a few mins) but I've set an alarm to wake me and her in two hours to get some fluids into her then. DH is off tomorrow so I think he'll help and give her some water feeds through the night too. If no better tomorrow then it'll be off to A&E for us. She's not been sick now since about 5.30ish I think but we've had barely any wet nappies today and I'm not willing to let her go longer than tomorrow morning without being sure she's getting enough fluids. Giving her a dummy has been a godsend in settling her as she usually feeds to settle. I think it's also helped her to keep feeds down although I can't explain the logic behind why I think that, I just do.

Hi sumersaults - I hope she is much improved tommorrow
Try to sleep!

Hope your night was OK and that your DD has managed to keep some fluids down.

It appears that I have caught the bug from DD. I've just woken up with dreadful diahorrhea and vomiting. Poor baby I feel awful. She's not having much milk at all at the moment but can I keep breastfeeding her while I'm ill? I'm pretty sure I won't be able to eat anything for the next 24 hours or so. She would have slept through if I'd not woken her a couple of times to try and get some fluids into her but she's not been sick since about 5.30pm yesterday so hopefully she's over the worst of it.

Have just skimmed thread - do just keep feeding her and I hope you're both on the mend really soon :)

Poor you. I have been in a similar situation and you can definitely carry on breastfeeding. Just watch out you don't get too dehydrated, keep fluids up if at all possible. I would definitely take your DD to be checked out if she carries on having dry nappies. Hope you both feel better soon.

Good morning OP. How unlucky that you got it as well. You can definitely keep breastfeeding but do make sure you drink enough yourself (you can take dehydration drinks if necessary, dioralyte etc). You probable don't want to hear this but I really think you should get your dd checked by a doctor, ideally a paediatrician (e.g. A&E). If you feel really unwell, maybe your husband could take her to A&E? Hope you all get better soon.

DD seems fine today. She's feeding well and keeping it down. She's the healthiest of the three of us. I've been in bed all day except for runs to the loo and now those are subsiding I'm getting terrible stomach cramps. DH has joined me in bed - he seems to have flu-like symptoms but he's had the jab so hopefully just a bad cold. Fingers crossed my sickness clears up quickly as is just a 24hour thing because we can't live with three of us in a bed! Someone needs to be up looking after the others!

Great that your dd seems over it. Is she feeding as much as normal do you think? Make sure you drink enough yourself, some will stay even if you throw up. Hopefully you will all be better soon. Good luck.

She's not back into her normal feeding pattern yet but mainly because I've been bedridden today. She's getting there though and her soft spot is feeling much better. She's had four wet nappies and two dirtied today compared to only two yesterday which is a good sign I think. It's clinic tomorrow so if I'm up to it I can take her there and talk to the HV, get them to check her over.

Thank you for all your support on this thread. It's been very helpful.