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Daughter ? Dehydrated

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:13

My dd 2.7 has got a rotten cold, she's now had it for 4 to 5 days. She has of course been having the usual dreadful nights but today I let her sleep for 3 hours and she would have had more I think if I had left her.

She is now on the sofa chilling.... My concern is she isn't really drinking much even though I am encouraging all the time and apart from her wet pull this morning she hasn't sat on the potty for a wee. How long do you leave it before you start to worry she may be getting dehydrated.

She isn't sleepy or anything just feeling a bit rotten

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WigWamBam · 04/04/2008 16:15

She has to get some fluid in, even if she doesn't feel like it.

Would she have ice-lollies? Anything which would get some fluid into her would help. Boiled lemonade is the only thing I can get my dd to drink when she's ill - not ideal, but at least it's keeping her hydrated.

moondog · 04/04/2008 16:15

I would encourage her to drink more.Is she up to something 'wet' to eat,like a youghurt?

BoysAreLikeDogs · 04/04/2008 16:17

Can you get her to drink water/weak squash/juice?

Also try some 'watery' fruit or veg, I am thinking cucumber/tomato/melon/orange.

Hopefully someone with more experience will be along, you are right to be concerned

HTH

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:17

I have just given her a large pouch of yogurt and she has taken 3 oz of milk.

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Bridie3 · 04/04/2008 16:18

That's good. Sounds like she's starting to feel better.

Niecie · 04/04/2008 16:25

I was worried about one of my boys (can't remember which one now) not drinking enough due to an illness like a sore throat or a cold.

The doctor was surprisingly laid back when I told him that we had only had one wet nappy in the course of a whole day. He said try to get him to drink but not to worry. A dehydrated child would be listless, floppy and continuously drowsy and although my DS was tired and grouchy I wouldn't have said he was any of those things.

Ice lollies are a great idea and the fruit and veg but try to get her to have just a sip every five minutes or so. Every little helps.

I hope your DD feels better soon though.

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:29

thnak you, as I was writing she peed on the floor but at least she has been.

I have some fruit pouches I will try with her.

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Bridie3 · 04/04/2008 16:30

Oh well, one worry ended!

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:34

now I can't get her off the loo because I told her she could have a sweetie if she went

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Bridie3 · 04/04/2008 16:35

Typical toddler. Have you worried sick one moment and the next....

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:45

exactly.....

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:47

as an aside anyone have any magic solutions for helping them sleep at night...

Tried calpol, medised, carvol drops, vicks.....

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madame · 04/04/2008 16:50

calpol is amazing, gave it an hour ago and she is in now playing....after being like a zombie.

Does it matter if they really don't eat much though as long as they drink...

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Twiglett · 04/04/2008 16:54

LOL at punctuation in the title ... sorry

give her an ice pop is good advice, hope she feels better soon

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madame · 04/04/2008 17:18

sorry Piglet I don't know what you mean by LOL at punctuation in the title

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WigWamBam · 04/04/2008 17:34

Piglet?

I think Twig means that the question mark looks as if you're questioning your daughter, rather than the dehydration

Hope she feels better soon.

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madame · 04/04/2008 17:47

oh ok thanks, i am pretty sure she's mine

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Bridie3 · 04/04/2008 18:37

Sometimes I doubt that I am the mother of my children. Someone must have swapped them and given me two really naughty ones.

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