Help, My Toddler Is Sick and I Need Advise

Hi C. D. So sorry you are all going through this. As the others have said, Yes go to a dr. so you will feel better. Aside from that, some ideas my pedi always tells us:

1. if she is feverish, a cool bath is best to get the fever down.
2. Dress her in cotton cool clothes.
3. keep her room cool.
4. plenty of liquids and ice cream or a popsicle if she wants it.
5. Fresh air (in the shade or cooler hours).

Good luck. She will be fine soon. Toddlers heal faster than adults.
Hope this helps. Jilly

There are any number of things (bronchitis, pneumonia, RSV) that it could be... just go see the doctor and I'm sure she will be fine after she's treated.

Sounds like you got some good advice. The only thing I'm concerned about was that I heard you're not supposed to give honey to a child until after 3 years old since it is hard for them to break down the natural bacteria in honey. Unless there has been new studies done that say otherwise, I'm pretty sure that I'm accurate. You might want to check with your doctor.

I have gone through this with my son several times starting from when he was a year old. He went to bed fine and then woke up a few hours later with a very high temp and breathing rapidly. This has happened 3 times and we went to the ER each time. His oxygenation levels were down. Each time they gave him Motrin, Tylenol, and antibiotics. Then he would get a few breathing treatments. What it all boils down to is that our pediatrician thinks my son had a mild case of RSV when he was a baby and that has developed into asthma. Each time he went to the ER, they did a chest xray and found one spot on his left lung that seemed to be the issue. With antibiotics, steriods, and lots of breathing treatments, he would get better with a week or 2. He is now on a daily inhaler and has an emergency inhaler. He has improved so much in the past 2 years that his asthma doctor keeps decreasing the amount given from his daily inhaler. We are down to 1 puff a day. My son's issues seem to come on in the spring and fall when the seasons are changing and the weather is screwy and there are a lot of allergens. They are calling it allergic asthma. There is a good chance he'll grow out of it and I really do think we've already seen a lot of improvement. It does lead to many a sleepless nights though when you're worrying if they can breathe or not. Good luck!

Hi C. -
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Sounds like RSV. It is a really bad form of a cold that can develop into pneumonia/bronchitis, etc. and is potentially fatal in preterm babies. Get her checked out at the ER or your doctor ASAP. It is always better to be safe than sorry! (I know from experience. Both of my preemie twins had RSV and both nearly died from it.

My son used to run extremely high fevers for 3-4 days at a time, when he was sick. Not uncommon. The fast breathing is from the fever. A Drs appt is definitely a good idea. As far as the illness goes....could be several things, from upper respiratory infection.....to a virus. Keep her hydrated with Gatorade, keep alternating the tylenol & mortrin (& if she's big for her age, dose by weight, not age). Give her popsicles, or antyhing else cool that will help the fever & keep her hydrated. Hydration with high fevers is one of the most important things, otherwise, a fever is just your body's way of fighting off an infection or virus. BTW - I hope she gets to feeling better soon! (you too!!)

It could be pneumonia, bronchitis, rsv, a really nasty cold, etc. When a cold starts to get better and then seems worse and fever comes back it usually is a sign of a secondary infection like pneumonia (in your case bc it seems to be in her chest), ear infection, sinus infection, etc. If its been more then a week w/ a cold and either of my boys seem like they out of no where got worse we go to the dr. She may need some albuterol to help w/ her breathing for a few days and most likely she needs an antibiotic. My kids just had a nasty cold I had to break out the humidifiers already. I also like the johnson & johnson's vapor bath I give them a nice long bath in it. If she gets like that again you can also take her into a steamy bathroom it will help and sometimes taking them outside into the cooler air can help too. I hope she feels better soon.