Refusing bottles and no real wet nappies -help

[TessabelleDaydreamer]

My little boy is 5 months old and had vomiting and diarrhoea since Monday. Saw doc on Tuesday who said he had a virus so to keep him hydrated and bring him back if he didn't improve. On Thursday, he was really poorly, pale, listless, sunken fontanelle so we took him to a drop in centre as we couldn't get into our own dr. They prescribed dioralyte and paracetamol. By this Tim he'd stopped being sick but his diarrhoea was like cottage cheese. Couple of doses of dioralyte and he'd perked up no end (thank god) and his diarrhoea had returned t normal colour and has firmed up.

However now he won't have his bottle, save a few ounces, and he's not having wet nappies. They are a little damp but nowhere near what they're usually like. He seems better and he's much more himself but I'm concerned that there's something wrong, and I don't know what to do. I've carried on with the dioralyte to get fluid in him but I don't know if I'm dong the right thing????

Any advice would be a godsend

Tess xx

I would phone ooh.

How much is he drinking? Have you tried offering water if he won't take milk? (not ideal but better than no fluid)

Haven't a clue, I'm afraid, but didn't want to see this slipping down the page with no answers!

If it was me I think I'd be on the phone to NHS24 or similar just for medical reassurance.

Having Dioralyte or just water is better than nothing at all and will help to flush out his system. We all go a bit off our food when we're ill - keep trying with his bottle and see if he'll get more interested.

If you are really concerned, go to your local walk in centre. They are brilliantly reassuring when you feel unsure!

Thank you gwenniebee! That's very thoughtful!

Sirzy, he will actually take the water better than the milk, which is why I keep offering it to him so at least he has something in there. I think I will call the out if hours or nhs direct just to be on the safe side.

Thank you both x

I went to a&e with DS when he was like this (roughly the same age). He needed dioralytes for dehydration. Little and often sips of something, we were syringing in 10ml dioralytes every 15 minutes on their recommendation from what I remember.

Thank pyjamaDramaAmy, I was hoping he was just feeling delicate. I'd be more worried if he was still really lethargic!
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He didn't 'eat' for ages from what I remember and GP said just keep up the fluids. That he would 'eat' when he began to feel better.

Good luck, poor little thing. :(

Ah thank you CaptainMartin, sounds like its the same as your little man, guess I just need to be patient! Thanks again everyone x