Sick DD 20 months

[ElenorRigby]

DD is quite a robust child, shes not prone to clingy behaviour at all. DD's nursery have commented, "Shes a toughy"
DD fell sick this morning, I went to get her up but she had thrown up over herself, her cot and her toys.
Went to the docs who said her temp was high 103F/ 39.6C.
Doc advised the Calbrofen/ Calpol routine.
DD seemed okish until about 5.30, since then shes got worse ie
demands of food/ refusals, crying all the time whatever she asks for or whatever I do.
Any advice how to keep Calpol and Calprofen down she keeps spitting them out down her neck into her hair, Im not sure how much I am getting into her...

Ok, firstly what exactly are you giving her? Calprofen sounds like a combination of paracetamol based meds and ibuprofen/nurofen based.

You need to make sure you're not going to give her too much paracetamol in total.

Ok, second thing. I have a child who hates calpol, but if you have a syringe it can be easier - do you have one somewhere? You'd just squirt it into the back of her mouth and she wouldn't taste it too much.

It must be a shock to you if she isn't ever ill. Don't panic - it's probably just a bug, she'll be cross and upset because she's not used to feeling groggy, she'll be Ok xx

I asked the doctor for a syringe this morning, which she gave me.
DD hated it more than a spoon That's when she refused all syringe medicine and just spat them out

Oh dear

There is little worse than having a sick child with a fever and not being able to get meds down them.

You have my total sympathy.

Do you think she would agree to a nice warm bath? That might make her feel a bit less yukky.

From what I understand, you can alternate using the calprofen (which is paedatric ibuprofen) and the calpol (which is paediatric paracetamol) to keep fevers down, but should try to give the ibuprofen with food. For that reason, I used it as a syrup on DS's ice-cream when he was out of sorts. You could try that. Or perhaps little squirts of the medicine (with an oral syringe) followed by favourite treat (e.g. chocolate buttons) which is she will want to eat? This might not work for you if she has a tummy bug, but if she is eating you could give it a go.

With regard to accidentally overdosing your DD (as suggested by another poster), we keep a sheet in the kitchen and write down all the meds the family takes - as there are two adults administering medicines at times, it's a good idea to keep a written record. Helps too when you are up in the night and giving out calpol when befuddled by sleep.

If it's any consolation, she'll undoubtedly be much better in a day or two, so keep your chin up - I know it's horrible watching them suffer, and hard work for you too - but hopefully it won't be long before she's well again. All the best.

Another tip I had when DS was ill was to give him a warmish bath, but let his skin air dry afterwards (only wrapping him loosely in a towel rather than drying him off properly), as that helps get their temperature down.

Thanks Flight and Smellen, I have got her into her cot, she seems ok thus far

Smellen, thanks for setting me straight about the meds - I was a bit confused (as usual!)

Well done ER hope you get some sleep x

That is a high temp for a little un- take her back to the docs if the temp does not clear after 48 hours.
DD doesn't take calpol orally and we were able to get suposetries (sp) which are fantastic and work quickly like an injection.

Suppositories are the norm in France - don't know why are so squeamish about them here. Hope your LO is feeling better today ER.