Sick baby, unhelpful GP

[HeartyBlueReader]

Hi everyone, im a FTM and am finding it hard to know what the right thing to do is?!
My baby girl is 9 months old, she started nursery the beginning of this month! She unfortunately caught a viral infection/cold, coughing, runny nose, fever & conjunctivitis - I took her to the GP as she has never been ill before and I panicked as her temp had spiked. She was given antibiotics and eyedrops.
Fast forward 3 weeks later, she seems better in herself but she cannot shake this cough or mucus. Because of this, she’s coughing and gagging when eating food and ending up vomiting. She is also doing the same with her bottles and will bring the majority of 1-2 bottles up a day.. I spoke with 111 who said I need to speak with someone ‘within the hour’ and they will get an OOH doctor to call me back (the doctor called me back 14 hours later?!) .. I was told that as long as she is wetting her nappies & doesnt have a fever then there is nothing I can do?
I’m worried she’s not getting the nutrition, vitamins etc that she needs more than anything as this has gone on for around 5 days now and the mucus isn’t shifting. I’m giving her water, using a saline spray, baby vapour rub on her chest/back, humidifier, snot sucker but literally she is still the same.
please can anyone give me any other suggestions😢

That's poor, I'm a GP and I'd never refuse to see a child that age. Probably just a cold but they do need eyes on them. Ring your practice directly.

Sorry about your baby, it's really worrying when they are ill. Lots of give advice here and I would reiterate hot steamy showers and letting her sleep in the sling upright on you. I also find the calpol plug ins really helpful, they have literally changed my life whenever my little girl has a cold and nasty cough!

It's all in the tone really.

There's just no need to be aggressive about this.

Tilting the cot at night to keep them a little bit more upright can help. Just put something under the cot feet at the head end to give it a slight slope.

@RabbitsEatPancakes Do me a favour and get off my post. You are literally the biggest example of why people dont reach out and ask for support because of vile belittling patronising behaviour. Who is overreacting? By asking for suggestions and support to ensure that I have been given the right advice? I hope you never need to reach out for any advice or support because trust me when I say karma is a real thing.

@verycloakanddaggers Thank you!❤️ .. Glad to see am not overreacting with being offended by certain people’s responses either🤣👋💕

It's tough going. So long as she has those wet nappies you know enough milk is passing through her, meaning she will be getting nutrition too . As other posters have said, lots of steam is good. Rest and cuddles too, and don't be surprised if it takes a few weeks to get back to normal. Things to look out for that woulds warrant getting seen again: Breathing difficulties, worsening cough, very high or hard to shift fevers, being overy sleepy or hard to wake. Hang in there, it's a big learning curve as a new mum figuring out how ill is too ill!