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So worried please help

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Moon12345 · 27/12/2022 21:21

I would really appreciate an advice or support or reassurance. Do tend to have a tendency to worry a lot after traumatic NICU stay but am so worried about my little boy (18 months)
He started being sick Thursday lunchtime and vomited every 2 hours the rest of the day and into the night until Friday morning. All of Friday he was his normal self (apart from a long nap) and absolutely fine all evening. At 10.30pm he threw up again, and was sick every hour and eventually every 20 minutes, keeping nothing down. He became very difficult to wake and so 111 sent an ambulance - they checked him and were happy for him to ride out what they thought was gastroenteritis at home. He was sick up until about 11am, and then perked up a bit until early evening where he gave signs he was having stomach pains and continued vomiting. He was sick again through the night, that morning and again in the afternoon, so we took him to an out of hours GP Sunday evening who checked him again and said to keep an eye, but again likely gastroenteritis and likely to stop within 24 hours. He was last sick late that night (so v late Sunday night) and has been almost his usual self yesterday and today. However he’s just woken up and been sick again. I cannot shake this fear something is seriously wrong with him. Both myself and my partner have also been very sick in the last 48 hours which suggests it is a bug, but for my little boy it’s been 6 days now. A few of my friends children have had a sickness bug recently and all were over it in 24 hours.

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Moon12345 · 27/12/2022 21:21

Should also add he’s still breastfed so I’m not worried about deyhydration as he’s taking plenty of milk from me, but has got so thin as not kept any food in/not really eaten since Wednesday night.

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tocas · 27/12/2022 21:23

Honestly op if you are worried you need to get him seen again, nothing the Internet can tell you will help. I hope he is better soon x

TeddyBeans · 27/12/2022 21:23

6 days is a long time for anyone to be continually, violently sick. I'd be back on the 111 at the very least

TeddyBeans · 27/12/2022 21:23

On to 111*

Lexi868 · 27/12/2022 21:25

I'm so sorry that does sound very worrying indeed. Gastroenteritis can indeed take some time to clear but I also wouldn't dismiss your instincts. How is his temp?
Keep an eye on him through the night and if he gets any worse just call 111 for advice again or take him GP in the morning.
What does your DH say? X

Moon12345 · 27/12/2022 21:33

Thanks all.. he hasn’t had a fever at all the whole time he’s been unwell. He’s had his observations checked twice and all were fine. My partner is reassured given he was fine yesterday and today and not sick since late Christmas Day until just now. But I’m so anxious. I forgot to mention he woke up today very snotty and with a nasty cough, so he thinks that it’s his cough which has caused him to be sick this time but I’m not so sure.

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Tiredtoday22 · 27/12/2022 21:38

It can be hard to know when breastfed how much fluid they are taking in. It depends whether he is showing signs of dehydration and how much he has been eating & drinking between the vomiting episodes. Also when he vomits is it clearly his food/drink or is he vomiting bile? If it's green bile take a photo and get to A&E.
Otherwise keep up his fluids, keep breastfeeding and he'll get through it.

Moon12345 · 27/12/2022 21:42

I’m not worried about hydration as his nappies are wet and he’s not showing signs plus he’s feeding a lot, lot more than usual. And his sick tonight was most definitely food rather than bile from what he’s attempted to eat today.

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Lexi868 · 27/12/2022 23:11

It sounds like you've taken all the right steps and done the right things. It's reassuring that nappies are wet and there is no fever etc.
Does he sleep next to you at night atm? If you still aren't feeling too happy in the morning I think phoning GP is reasonable x

Wam90 · 28/12/2022 19:06

Definitely trust your instincts, but it does sound reassuring that he’s managed to eat food and is having plenty of wet nappies. Even if he vomits straight after you breastfeed him he’ll still absorb some of the feed.
We had a bug in the house about 4 weeks ago and it lasted for about 4/5 days with my 3 year old and on the 5th day he coughed so much that he vomited again so hopefully this is the same for your son. I hope he’s on the mend soon!

MerryChristmasTree · 28/12/2022 21:25

I remember one of mine having a vomiting bug for an entire week when they were a similar age. It felt like it went on forever but the GP wasn’t worried. It did clear up but we just had to ride it out.

Gunpowder · 28/12/2022 22:08

Definitely trust your instincts and take him back to a&e if you are worried and he seems unwell or lethargic. I think the staff would always rather reassure the parents of a child who is well enough to go home than miss the poorly child who needs them.

Two thoughts:

  1. Did he have reflux as a little baby? DS did and when he caught a vomiting bug as a toddler he had to start taking omeprazole again (for a couple of weeks) as it was like the gastro bug had triggered his reflux. The GP said this can happen.

  2. A friend’s child kept vomiting for about a week after a vomiting bug and she apparently had temporary lactose intolerance following her illness. My friend kept her off dairy for a few days and then on lactose free milk products for a while after that. Just mentioning it in case!

grapehyacinthisactuallyblue · 28/12/2022 22:20

If you and your partner are both sick, then it's most likely it's a bug, you both got it from your dc, or passed it on to your dc. One thing I would be really careful is liquid intake of your dc.

My dc has chronic illness that needed surgery and violently sick multiple times before being diagnosed. I didn't get sick, even though I was dealing with his mess and nursing him all the time. He also have allergy that caused him to be sick all the time, but I kind of knew the difference. Difference was very clear.

If you are worried, make sure he is seen by doctor.

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