3am this morning I woke up to a coughing crying child. Gavin had been up a couple of times already and had started this cough yesterday afternoon. By 4:30 am this morning, the wheezing had started as well. I whipped out the nebulizer and with Mike's help got the kid some relief. By 9am I was giving him a second treatment and on the phone with the doc. Off we went to the pedi office by 11:30. He's got broncialitis again was given tamiflu just in case he has the flu. we got home by lunch time and he wasn't all that interested in eating. I thought some yogurt would entice him, since he wouldn't have to chew. he ate a little then proceded to barf it all up. Luckily he barfed on his tray, so it was easy clean up. I attemped to put him down for a nap around 2pm. He barfed again. All over BOTH of us. Off to the tub we go, get us both cleaned up and clothes in the wash.
I drop Luke at the neighbors and go to CVS to get Gavin's medicine. Gavin sleeps in the car. sweet.
I get home and Gavin decides he is hungry, so he begins to munch on Luke's goldfish. He is getting fussy, so I bring him down to his room to sit in the steam, and he barf's again, all over BOTH of us. Back to the shower and another change of clothes for both of us.
it is now 4:30 and he hasn't really eaten anything all day and hasn't had anything to drink since noon, and has been barfing up EVERYTHING, even the tylenol I gave him for his fever.
Rang the doc and she said to give him a tsp. of flavored pedilyte every 5 minutes. hmmm, don't have any pedilyte, so Luke and I go off to the store while Mike chills with Gavin. He seems to be doing better, and hasn't barfed since we started the pedilyte. Hopefully he will do OK tonight and get some sleep. He needs it, and so do I.
Monday, November 16, 2009
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Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Dry Toast - the BRAT diet doesn't usually come up.
Rule of thumb with a fever - Milk makes mucus, stay away from any milk products until the fever passes.
Poor guy, I hope that better days are here soon for him.
Let me know if you need me to run to the store for you.
Oh Ali, I'm so sorry! I know just how that is, and how awful it feels. I really hope he'll have a speedy recovery, and that everyone else in the house avoids the sickies, too!
I agree that the brat diet works. And once he gains some ability to hold it down, small amounts of protein will help him heal more quickly because it provides strength.
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