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HELP - ds won't drink anything!

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midnightexpress · 05/07/2007 11:13

Any help welcome. DS1 (20 mo) is on antibiotics for a respiratory chest infection and is refusing to drink anything. I've tried water, juice, rehydration drink, ice lollies, straws, his cups, my cup. I've also tried giving him blueberries (his fave fruit) but he won't take them either. He's off his food and has been a bit sick over the past few days (because of congested chest/coughing rather than tummy bug). I'm avoiding too much milk because it seems to make the congestion worse. Anyone got any suggestions? I'm out of ideas.

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midnightexpress · 05/07/2007 12:46

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cadelaide · 05/07/2007 12:52

How long since he had a drink?
If all he will take is milk I'd say it's better than nothing, in the short term.

cadelaide · 05/07/2007 12:53

Ice cubes?

cadelaide · 05/07/2007 12:53

sponge in the bath?

fluffyanimal · 05/07/2007 12:54

Can you squirt water into his mouth with a medicine dosing syringe?

TheDevilWearsPrimark · 05/07/2007 12:57

Try these, but if it doesn't work take him to hospital. They can give him iv fluids.
Better than nothing, as traumatic as it would be.

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midnightexpress · 05/07/2007 15:38

thanks all. managed to get some water diown him at lunch gtime, but he's since thrown it up again, so think i'd better take him to the doc.

thanks for the advice.

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cadelaide · 05/07/2007 22:02

aah, poor chap. Hope he has a good night.

cadelaide · 06/07/2007 07:05

How is he today Midnught?

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midnightexpress · 06/07/2007 08:54

thanks for asking - we're off to the doctor this morning. He's drinking tiny amounts but still v congested and appetite of sparrow. DS2 has also succombed so having a grand old time of it...

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midnightexpress · 06/07/2007 08:55

thanks for asking - we're off to the doctor this morning. He's drinking tiny amounts but still v congested and appetite of sparrow. DS2 has also succombed so having a grand old time of it...

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midnightexpress · 06/07/2007 08:55

succumbed?

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TheDevilWearsPrimark · 06/07/2007 18:29

Is he alright?

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midnightexpress · 06/07/2007 21:15

yes, thanks - panic over! He's still pretty full of gunk and groggy with the abs, but scarfed a bowl of pasta at dinner time, and drinking again so I reckon we're over the worst of it . Though ds2 (5mo) has now got the same nasty infection and sounds really chesty. And boy has he got a pair of lungs on him, so could be a good weekend. But hopefully as he's still bf we won't come up against the same problem at least.

Thanks for your concern, and advice.

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cadelaide · 06/07/2007 22:01

Good news about ds1 midnight, and best wishes for a good night (again!)

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