Do I wait till tomorrow or go to doc with DS today?

[MmeLindor]

He had stomach bug on Friday night, puked all night and into Saturday. He is 8yo.

Last time he vomited was Sat lunchtime. He didn't eat all day Sat but was drinking - small sips of water and flat coke.

He had a some salt sticks on Sunday, more coke and water. Tiny bit of brezel.

Today - scrambled eggs for breakfast which he ate a little of. He fell asleep this morning and slept for over an hour.

He ate a couple of spoonfuls of veg soup and a tiny bit of bread for lunch then fell asleep again.

Been sleeping an hour.

He may well bounce back and I'm not sure how much the doc can do anyway.

Do I wait till tomorrow or try to get an appointment this evening?

As long as he is keeping fluids down, and not getting worse I would think tomorrow would be fine. I hope he feels better soon!

Hmm, I think, at his age, I'd wait till tomorrow, as long as he keeps drinking. Clear apple juice might be another option for drinks, as well as flat coke.

There's been some vicious tummy bugs around . Hope he feels better tomorrow.

I agree, so long as he's at least keeping fluid down, there's not much the doctor can do. Sleep and liquid are the best things for him at this point.

Really watered down OJ is good along with flat coke. And tastes better than Diorolyte!

I hope he feels better soon.

Scrambled eggs and veg soup are not easily digested so maybe not the best thing for him to eat. Plain rice, low fat plain yogurt, dry toast, apple pure, would all be a bit kinder for his stomach. :)

I think you can wait until tomorrow but to be honest I don't think they'll do anything.

I'd see how he is tomorrow.

Thanks. That's kind of what I was thinking. Can't see that it would help and by tomorrow he might have bounced back.

Tbh, it wasn't helped by the fact that we flew back from Germany late last night so it might be he is catching up on sleep.

He was better yesterday afternoon (back to bickering with his sister

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I know but he won't eat plain yoghurt or rice. He loves meat and sausages and pasta.

I've been saying he has to eat bland fat free food so now he keeps asking about the fat content in foods.

'Is there any fat in Nutella' was my favourite

I'd try some plain pasta, then, maybe with a leetle grating of cheese over the top for flavour.

Yes, he'd eat that. Good idea

Thanks all. I sometimes get this 'am I being a terrible mum by being a bit lets-wait-and-see with this'?

Update - he woke from his nap and asked to have some soup, which he ate and then had a jelly.

We've had a game of Junior Trivial Pursuit (in which I was thrashed) and he's looking a lot better.

How daft would I have felt at the docs!

Thanks all.

Well, how about some advic ein exchange? I noticed a patch of rash on DD3's (4yo) back tonight. A cluster of red dots with one vesicle in the middle. She wasn't bothered about it till I noticed it then complained it hurt, but only after I'd been poking at it. What's the bets on shingles? Chicken pox is rife around here at the moment but she had it at 11 months.

Glad DS is feeling better.

Oh, no idea P. isn't shingles something that adults get?

DS was fine this morning and back to school, but I've been up all night. Bleaugh.

Shingles is something anyone can get after they've had chickenpox. You can catch chickenpox from shingles, but you can't catch shingles from chickenpox.

Dr Google says that shingles is rare but not unknown in children, and seems to be more common in children who had chickenpox before 12 months old... On the up side, children do not get the pain that adults get with shingles, thank god, and as long as they feel well enough in themselves, can go to school if the rash can be covered. Since it's all on her back (and looks even more like shingles this morning), she'll be OK, providing it doesn't make her feel ill. DH has taken the morning off to get her to the GP, so I'm waiting to hear.

And yes, DeWe, you're right - the chickenpox around here just now has no bearing on DD3 developing shingles, it's just coincidence. Apparently, though, as shingles is in an isolated area and can be covered up, we can be more confident that she's not infected anyone else, thank goodness.

GP has confirmed it's shingles, and says she cannot go to school. She's OK, but DH is having a 'mare trying to get the Acyclovir she's been prescribed...

What a shame. Glad to hear that it's not as painful for kids - my mum had shingles and was off work for months.