11 month old vomiting for three days

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DS was sent home from nursery on Wednesday as he had been sick and had dirrorhea. He was sick again at home twice.

He has been sick overnight both last night and the night before and I’m a bit concerned, he still has dirrorhea too. He has barely eaten anything. Yesterday all he ate was a couple of mouthfuls of porridge and an Ella’s kitchen fruit pouch. Traditional favourites like yogurt and banana are being ignored. He doesn’t tend to have a big appetite at the best of times.

I’m not sure what to do!

Ring NHS 111, I’d be concerned at this point he was dehydrated.

What fluids is he taking? Breastmilk/formula? Water? If you're breastfeeding just offer small feeds very regularly eg every hour.
Keep an eye our for signs of dehydration - dry mouth, sunken fontanelle, no tears when crying, no wet nappies after six hours. If any of that happens ring 111 and they will book an out of hours appt for you. Offer plain food like toast and rice and stuff, but don't worry if he doesn't eat it - as long as they are taking in milk they are fine for a few days at this age

That’s my worry as well, the problem is that when he was really unwell a few months ago (much worse than now) 111 weren’t hugely helpful, it’s not really a great system. I don’t know if there’s anything over the counter that might settle his stomach? Just a bit surprised a bug is still around after three days.

Thanks, he is having some formula, maybe between 15-20 oz a day.

We had a few bugs that stuck around this long. As pp said, dehydration is really the concern. Are you getting regular wet nappies?
Is there a nhs drop in centre near you? We have a good one 20 mins away but when I went recently there was a 5 hour wait...

The other thing you can do is offer him dioralyte sachets. You can squirt them in with a pippet if he's refusing them.
Paracetamol can help get rid of headaches and make them feel more like food. If he can't keep down calpol then a GP can prescribe suppositories

Is he keeping any of the formula down?

Second dioralyte with a syringe. When DC2 ended up at A&E a couple of weeks ago I ended up sitting there with them all day administering 5ml every 10 minutes until they were comfortable they were hydrated enough.

I had called 111 in the morning and referred straight to an out of hours gp appointment at the local hospital. They were concerned enough to refer straight across to A&E.

It was a bit different because I was sure it wasn’t a bug and was concerned about the underlying cause as well at the dehydration.

OP little ones can deteriorate so quickly when they are dehydrated.

How is he in himself? He is getting lethargic?

Hope he feels better soon.

Thanks. He’s delightful in himself, usual chatty, curious self - a bit clingier than normal but that’s a phase, I think, not related to illness. He is keeping formula down. He’s just had a 3pm bottle but refused his breakfast

Same here although it's my just turned 3 year old was sent home from nursery Wednesday with it. I find he's worse in the afternoon/night and appears a bit better in the mornings when I try to get fluid and some dry foods in him. Also surprised how long it's lasting!

I wouldn't be too worried about a happy and chatty baby who is taking fluids but refusing food.

My DD was 10 months when she caught a vomiting bug at Center Parcs. She was sick the whole Mon-Fri and refused all food for 5 days. We did see a GP who was happy she was hydrated and taking breast milk and some was staying down. It was just her first dose of gastroenteritis and a bit of a humdinger.

I've learned since then (dc1 14yrs ago) that you really can look at the child and know if they need to see somebody. Sometimes simply because they're young and it warrants it or their symptoms are abnormal yes but mostly, especially with little ones, they give clear indications when they are really unwell either through symptoms or behaviour.

I wouldn't be concerned given the info on here but we have a health service and it is worth accessing it if you are worried. No health professional will begrudge reassuring a worried parent.

Op, my 12 months old just recently recovered from D&V. He hasn't eaten any solids for about 2 weeks, just breastfeeds and Dioralyte sachets. Never has been a good eater either. He is pretty much to normal now (but started teething molars - but that's a different issue!).

I wouldn't do anything apart from continuing to offer food and fluids that he normally likes.

If he's "his usual chatty self" then he isn't particularly ill. Obviously keep an eye on him. It's not unusual to have v&d for that duration.

Our last sickness bug lasted Wednesday - Monday, it was rough. He ate maybe the equivalent to one full meal in the entire week, and his appetite took another 10-14 days to come back.