How long would you let a week old baby have diahorrea and sickness before going to gp?

[mummytopebs]

DD 4 weeks has been poorly since Tuesday with a cough, losr voice and temp she has been to day unit at hospital and had bloods taken and all ok.

Today her voice has come back and cough subsided but she has started with diahorrea and sickness however seems better in herself than she has all week.

How long would you leave it before seeking medical help?

The title should say 4 week old baby, i am trying to type with her on my knee

Has she a temperature?

I would go tomorrow, but if she gets worse before then I would take her to the out of hours GP. Or maybe even phone the out of hours GP now and ask their opinion?

I hope she's better soon.

I would go tomorrow.

Is she feeding normally?

Take her tomorrow (or ring Nhs direct if too tricky as thy can arrange visits) as she is so young. However if she is feeding ok despite d and v and seems brighter then it may be just the end of the virus(dd had something similar that had ended in nasty upset tummy).

Yes, or sooner if she deteriorates. and NHS Direct.

What is her temp? IS she feeding normally?ow worried are you?

Depending on the answers to those questions i would either go first thing or go to out of hours/ request a home visit.

If she is loosing liquids at both ends then I would proabbly call the doc first thing or as suggested the out of hours doc just so you could get peace of mind .

Yep, tomorrow definitely.

Very young baby. Could easily and quickly become dehydrated.

Tbh, I'd call out of hours.

I'd ring out of hours now. 4 weeks, very young, very easy to become dehydrated.

Hope she's better soon

She is feeding ok now better than she has all week but as soon as she finishes has either diahorrea or sickness, i am having to wake her for her feeds so she is obviously not hungry.

Her temp was 38 yesterday with the cough and ost voice but today is around 37.

Iwill definitly take her tomorrow but just wondered about phoning out of hours, dont want to feel like iam wasting there time as this week she has already been seen by a and e, children day unit at hospital and gp

Based on that I would 'phone now or if you are happy to wait till morning go then.You mustn't forget to let them know you are waking her for feeds etc.[hope that dosen't sound bossy]

Also I know medical people would not consider you wasting their time even if all well,so don't worry on that score.That is what they are there for

definitely phone out of hours now for advice. D&V means that even if she is feeding she is at high risk of clinical dehydration. So please ring doc tonight.

She has just took a 3oz bottle so i will see if she is sick or has diahorrea after. If she is i will ring nhs direct

Hope she is ok mummytopebs, its such a worry when they are so tiny isn't it

If she has d and v after every feed and this had been going on for several days I would probably ask for her to be admitted tomorrow, and then see what they say.

BTW if you pinch the skin on her hand does it ping back straight away, or does it take a while to go back? If it's the latter it's apparently one sign of dehydration.

i would seek medical help as she might alos have a temporary lactose intolerance deu to teh bug and milk might carry on making her vomit, i would not hesitat to take medical advice tonight, a 4 week old who's been ill for almost 6 days needs seeing

babies can deteriorate ( and recover) quickly

please seek some help

She is so young. I would call out of hours immediately -dehydration can set in and is v difficult to see signs in a newborn.

You poor things