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Toddler not keeping fluids down - or anything!

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GSat · 09/07/2022 13:50

Currently looking after a poorly 2,5y DS. He woke up, drank a glass of milk and off he went playing. He said he didn't fancy breakfast so I prepared it anyway and left it out for him which he didn't touch.

Low and behold, 45 mins later he vomited all his milk out. I cleaned him up, let his tummy settle and when he was asking for some more milk I gave him a little bit, thinking it might just be indigestion but no, that milk came straight back up too, within minutes.

Been encouraging him to drink little sips of water but he is vomiting it all out straight away. He had a bite of his toast that was left out from the morning and literally threw it back up within seconds too. He's also bringing some green vomit up in between the sips of water when his stomach is supposed to be empty.

I wasn't overly worried to start with as I know there's a bug going around in his nursery, plus it's only been a few hours of this, but he's never been this poorly with a bug before that he is literally unable to keep ANYTHING down, so I was looking for tips on google as to how to keep his fluids up and it said to contact the GP with his symptoms, but of course this happens on a Saturday!

He's currently sleeping and been pretty weak all morning. I'm not sure if it's wise to leave him like this for the rest of the afternoon / evening & night or be best to call 111? How long did your little one ms take to get better and how long is the No drinking / No eating sustainable for?

Thank you in advance for any advice, I really am just not sure if I should be more worried or if I am just ok managing his symptoms at home.

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GSat · 09/07/2022 15:12

NeverHadABetterBitOfButter · 09/07/2022 14:52

Try and ice lolly in the meantime. If nothing else it might cheer him up a bit.

He just half a black currant one, this is definitely winning over the water, in terms of staying down...

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NeverHadABetterBitOfButter · 09/07/2022 18:42

Well done!

So tough, sounds like you're doing a great job!

GSat · 09/07/2022 19:21

Mumsnet to the rescue! ❤️

DS has improved loads by the time the OOO GP called back. Been keeping the sips of water & dioralyte down since about 4.30pm, even asked for and managed to have a few bites of toast.

GP actually said "well done for being so proactive, you are doing everything I would have suggested to do" - so here's to you guys, thank you for all the very useful advice, it definitely worked for now. I'm so grateful 🙏🏻 x

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cottagegardenflower · 09/07/2022 20:35

GSat · 09/07/2022 19:21

Mumsnet to the rescue! ❤️

DS has improved loads by the time the OOO GP called back. Been keeping the sips of water & dioralyte down since about 4.30pm, even asked for and managed to have a few bites of toast.

GP actually said "well done for being so proactive, you are doing everything I would have suggested to do" - so here's to you guys, thank you for all the very useful advice, it definitely worked for now. I'm so grateful 🙏🏻 x

Guess we've all been there and done it! When I was an a&e nurse and mums came in with dehydrated toddlers they would look at me twice when I said the 5 mls every 5 minutes trick, as it's actually so obvious if you think about it. They thought we had some special technique. The alternative was holding the kiddy down and starting IV fluids. Not nice at all.

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