DD is 2.5yrs old, she came to live with us last October and we are adopting her.
She started nursery in May and since then has had one cough, cold and bug after another (completely expected and normal I know).
She had a horrible sickness bug a few weeks ago which seems to have flared acid reflux and there's been regular bouts of vomiting, bloating diarrhoea. GP gave us infant Gaviscon which initially helped, but this weekend her stomach swelled like a balloon, and she's had pain and been sick a few times.
We're first time parents and I feel clueless most of the time. We tried to call NHS111 for advice yesterday due to the extent of the bloating - 2hrs on the phone, and we didn't even get through to anyone before the phone battery died.
In desperation I called a family friend who's a retired nurse and they came over to check her over. They felt all was ok, and after a round of vomiting and diarrhoea the bloating settled and she slept all night. Has been ok today, is drinking and eating small amounts but again tummy swelled and she was sick before bed.
My issue is - I'm a wreck and I'm constantly anxious to the point of not eating or sleeping. I stay calm in front of DD, then in the evening once she's asleep fall to bits. It's scary that the NHS is so inaccessible just now, I worry something awful could happen and I don't know what to do. We'll call the GP again on Tuesday (as tomorrow's a bank holiday) but until then we just need to manage it.
We have a limited support network and I feel I have to fight the urge to constantly seek info online or to call 111 (not that that's of any use anyway!) or the GP.
I guess I'm posting here just for some reassurance this isn't just me and/or advice on how to cope with this worrying.