my 20 month old had his tonsils removed 10 days ago he is still crying, fighting me when trying to give him meds and he will not sleep through the night. any suggestions?
Lots of cold liquids to keep the throat moist . That is key , Also, you can hold an icepack (soft one ) on his throat . Hang in there . He will turn the corner soon and be better almost overnight .
Has it been going on consistently or did he improve and then regress? They go through a period where they've healed a little, but then the scabs "slough off" and they regress for awhile. It's not fun, but it's part of the healing process. I would call the doctor to double check. My son was 7 when he had his tonsils removed and he's a pretty tough kid, but that procedure and recovery was hard on him. He started to show improvement on Day 9, but wasn't significantly improved until about 2 weeks after surgery. If there's any way to get the meds into him that will help. Maybe the pharmacy can offer suggestions? Good luck.
I'm surprised he still needs meds 10 days later.
Our son had his tonsils/adenoids out right after his 4th birthday.
He had pain meds for about 3 days and that was it.
In a week he was pretty much back to normal and much better rested than he'd been in 6 months.
His tonsils were huge but not infected.
They'd almost become an obstruction.
They almost touched each other across the back of this mouth and they made him snore something awful.
First few days after his tonsillectomy I kept checking on his breathing because I was so use to him snoring so loudly it was strange to have him breathing quietly while he slept.
20 months is pretty young for tonsils but I'm thinking it's not his throat that's interfering with his sleep at this point.
Toddlers go through stages where they have trouble sleeping or staying asleep through the night.
If you can settle him down in a sleeping bag next to your bed if he comes to you in the night then maybe you'll all get some more sleep.
They do grow out of it eventually but they do this up through 2 and 3 yrs old so you've got a ways to go yet.
Wrap him up like a burrito. If you're right handed then cradle his head with your left arm and use your left hand to hold his face/head still buy placing your hand around his left cheek or jaw. Use your right arm to hold his body down. Gently lay it across his tummy. Use your right hand to pick up the med already in a dropper. Use your left hand/fingers to pry his mouth open a bit. Drip 2-3 drops of the meds in the outside of his teeth. As he's crying the med will join with his saliva. Keep dripping a few drops in every little bit. He'll get more med in his system this way.
Make sure it's not too hot in his room when you do this. He's going to get hot but you don't want him to be so hot he's miserable.
It's our job to do the hard stuff and this is one of them.
I agree that he should be better by now. How does it look? My son had his out just before he was three and was mostly recovered in a week. I had mine out a couple of years ago and ended up getting an infection. Does he have a fever?
From what I have read (from adults that had the procedure who can remember and articulate better than a child) it's a very painful healing time. My son had his done this summer he's 5 1/2 it took him quite a few weeks to get off pain meds (Tylenol ,Motrin day,night) when the scabs form, then come off its very painful. I felt horrible for him. After about 2-3 weeks he was doing alot better. I'm sure it's harder for an infant they can't tell u anything. Just keep giving meds every 4-6 hrs at instructed by your ped..
