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Has anyone elses child got this horrible fluey bug that is going around?

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sandyballs · 28/01/2006 16:29

Picked DD (nearly 5) up from school on Thursday and teachers said she had been miserable and burning hot. I dosed her up with calpol and she fell asleep on the sofa when we got home and she has barely been awake since . I have woken her to give her water and medicine and take her to the toilet and obviously put her to bed at night, all she wants to do is sleep, all day and all night - she hasn't eaten anything. Got her to the doctor this morning and he said a flu bug was going round and just give her calpol and nurofen. But I'm still worried about her .

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chapsmum · 28/01/2006 16:40

no wonder sandyballs.
However bear in mind that it is v natural for any child to want to sleep when not well as ths is when their body does the best repair.
Is her temp down now?

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sandyballs · 28/01/2006 16:47

No, she's red hot again, even though I'm giving calpol and nurofen at 2 hour intervals. Didn't realise you could do this until the doc said. Maybe that's why she's sleepy too - drugged up!
I keep checking her for spots and rashes and she's getting cross with me!

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chapsmum · 28/01/2006 16:52

Poor wee soul. If she still has a temp despite calpol and brufen. might be worth telling the dr this before the surg shuts, (maybe she's gotr a wee infection somewhere?) its horrid when their poorly. Let us know how she's doing. ds is loaded with the cold and feelling v v sorry for himself, no temp yet fingers crossed

jalopy · 28/01/2006 21:32

Yep. My son has had a flu bug and so have many others in his class. He had a raging temperature for several days and all the other horrible symptoms. He was like a zombie. Off school for a week. Very nasty

Enid · 28/01/2006 21:34

sandyballs dd1 (6) had this a couple of weeks ago]

it was horrid she had a temp of 104/5

I found disprol dissolved in ribena and those kool patches you can stick on their foreheads (or alternatively a cold wet flannel) worked the best. It lasted from Friday afternoon until Sunday night.

galaxy · 28/01/2006 21:36

dd got this 10 days ago and has been like a zombie ever since. We dosed her up with Calpol and I did try and send her back to nursery on Monday only to have dh having to collect her an hour later. She falls asleep at 6:30, doesn't wake until at least 9, sometimes later and sleeps for at least 2 hours during the day. Took her to the docs and he just advised Calpol and plenty of rest.

Bozza · 28/01/2006 21:55

DS has had this since last Sunday, although like Galaxy did think he was better Weds and mistakenly sent him to school - he went straight to bed when he got home. He is sleeping 12 hours at night (although also coughing) and had a 2.5 hour nap this afternoon and I had to wake him. His appetite has returned slightly today.

DH has also had it since Monday. So was home with DS Tues-Thurs while I was working. But this week has been a killer, doing all the chores at night, all the nursery runs, looking after the poorly pair, DD is teething and has heavy cold, so having to attend to both DS and DD in the night. DH disturbed my sleep so much last night that I ended up on the settee but then I have to trail upstairs to the kids....

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sandyballs · 29/01/2006 08:31

Thanks for your messages, there's obviously something doing the rounds, it all sounds very similar to DD. She's just got up but still hot and lethargic. She'll probably be asleep again soon! I'll try and get some breakfast in her.

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notasheep · 29/01/2006 09:16

ds has just recovered from flu,lots about sadly.
He slept almost all day and night for a week so dont worry if she wants to sleep all the time,best thing to aid recovery

Fimbles5 · 03/02/2006 10:26

Help sandyballs - I know it was sometime ago that you started this, but could you please let me know how long the bug lasted with your DD. My DD went down with high temp on Saturday, and now almost a week round is still flat out on sofa, with raging temp. She is also complaining of stomach cramps. I am so worried, because this has been going on so long. Reassurance please!!!

frogs · 03/02/2006 10:42

Fimble, sounds like the exact same bug we have! Dd2 (24 months) has had it since last weekend, and is still a little heap of misery.

Ds (6) has had it since Wednesday, and has barely eaten since then. He also has temp and stomach cramps, but no real vomiting.

daisy1999 · 03/02/2006 10:43

somebody told me it is influenza b and affects mainly children. A quarter of dd school was off last week and some schools throughout the country have been closed because of it.
Symptoms range from just a temp, to headaches, aches, and s and d.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 03/02/2006 10:45

Wellllllllllllllll

I have a dodgy tummy.

Conjunctivitis.

A sore throat.

And when I cough my ear hurts.

But no real cold so far.

Can I play ??

TinyGang · 03/02/2006 10:47

What you describe is doing the rounds big time at dd's school. We haven't had it...yet.

I thought the symptoms sounded rather like flu too

LadySherlockofLGJ · 03/02/2006 10:47

Was that for me TG ??

tortoiseshell · 03/02/2006 10:48

Ds has had it for about 2 weeks now - temp. goes up in the afternoon, coughing, really tired, lethargic, headache, sore throat. Took him to the doctor yesterday just because it has been going on SO long, she said loads of kids are off because of it - lasts 3 weeks with the cough lingering even longer. I've got it as well, dd has had conjunctivitis, dh is going down with it.....roll on the summer.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 03/02/2006 10:50

We've had all this for the last week or so. Finally had to get help from docs yesterday. Largely same symptoms as LGJ describes.

And now i have the cough/sore throat bit of it.

TinyGang · 03/02/2006 10:53

No, LadySherlock I meant the childrens symptoms.

Mind you, you sound like you have a bit of everything going on there, so yes, you can play too! Hope you feel better soon - and that it's not flu of course.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 03/02/2006 10:54

Thanks VVVQV, I am now officially ill, I can go back to bed and tell DH, QV says I am proper poorly.

canadianmum · 03/02/2006 11:11

check out bbc news website:

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4673550.stm

My boys haven't had it......YET

LadySherlockofLGJ · 03/02/2006 11:12

Here

TinyGang · 03/02/2006 11:17

LGJ, you are ill - what are you doing out of bed!

Come on, this is your chance to get dh to run up and downstairs with lots of soup and tea!

Fimbles5 · 03/02/2006 11:28

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Sorry to hear so many of you have this bug too. Its good to have the reassurance - I have enough trouble coping as Mummy let alone Nurse aswell!! Better get off to administer lots more love and cuddles.
Wishing you all a speedy recovery. XX

VeniVidiVickiQV · 03/02/2006 11:55

No problem LGJ

Roll up roll up, get yer diagnosees here....

tonics, tinctures and health improvers for all.... for just a few of yer shiny english pounds.....

getbakainyourjimjams · 03/02/2006 11:58

Aha- so that's what it is (poorly ds2 on the sofa).

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