Vomitting

Have you asked her dr. about any possible milk or food allergies? Maybe she's allergic to somethings she's drinking or eating.

Good Luck, I can only imagine how frustrating this can be.

Definitely use the "BRATT" diet - Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Tea & Toast. I noticed another post recommended organic only but we've used regular of each item & it works just fine (easier to find also). We do this whenever any one of us gets sick & the symptoms go away quickly. You can also find anti-nausea liquid at the drug store - also helpful if can't keep anything down.

My pedi prescribed phenergran for my son when we had it. The pharmacist did some kind of special formula that you rub on their wrist. They also have Immodium for kids. We would make ice chips out of pedialyte and give it to him as tolerated. Lots and lots of love goes a long way, too.

Good luck!! Momma's lap is the best medicine.

she will probally be SICK FOR 2 TO 4 MORE DAYS. While it can be very annoying trying to get things taken care of and also the other child there is not to much eles to do other than console your child when she needs you...hang in there it is almost over...sorry that is the best advise I can give

Give your daughter Pedilite or Gatorade (check with your doctor) every 15 to 30 minutes. When my son was sick with something similar, we gave him Gatorade every 15 minutes, about a tablespoon each time. THis will help your child from getting dehydrated. Very important. We gave him low sodium crackers with the Gatorade when he felt he could eat. Once he was able to keep it down without throwing up for a whole day, we started giving him regular foods slowly. Just make sure your daughter keeps drinking liquids (no juice or milk) like Pedialite and water to keep her from getting dehydrated. She's losing a lot of liquids between the diarrhea and the vomiting.

Make sure you put diaper rash cream on your daughter for the diarrhea. With everything she is going through, she doesn't need a sore bottom as well. We used Boudreaux's Butt Paste and it helped protect my son's skin during all those diaper changes.

Good luck. I hope your daughter feels better soon.

-M.

Hi E.

I had an incident with my son (at the time a year old) and my mom both got some stomach virus both vomitting and diarhea. Activated Charcoal works!!! With adults you can take 2 capsules and follow the intake directions, with babies or children, you open the capsule and pour it in a few oz. of water and have them drink it. The charcoal will absorb the virus and any bad (and good) bacteria in the stomach (you might want to give them some "good bacteria" to supllement after the virus is gone). I tell you, my mom took 2 capsules after not eating for almost 2 days and by the next morning everything was gone!! You can get it at GNC. Hope this works!!

Sometimes a virus can take up to 14 days to get our of a child's system. Give her plenty of pedialite to help with the dehydration. Does she eat okay at dinner? Maybe introduce a smaller but more frequent meal time. She may be eating to much at dinner and that's aggravating the virus. Maybe smaller portions more frequent times through the day can ease her belly.

Hope she gets better!

Try the pedialite freezer pops and lollipops, read books and sing songs. Good luck.

Your poor little baby girl! Six days is a long time! I'm surprised that the doctor isn't more worried about the dehydration. It sounds like the flu, which is very dangerous for little ones. I would be the squeaky wheel at the doctor's office so that the lab tests that they are doing are done ASAP. My daughter had the flu when she was 1 1/2 years old. We kept giving her Pedialyte liquids every hour, and a light Chamomile tea & sugar mixture to calm her tummy, and we would hold a cold rag on her forehead when she would vomit. It seemed to calm her down. The doctor also gave us an anti-emetic to keep her from vomiting at night so that she could rest. I wish her well!

Pedilite and Pedilite popcicles help some..they at least get in some fluids. Also, gatorade.

Hi E.. There must be a really nasty virus going on that affects the little ones more than us because your situation sounds exactly like what my 2-year-old went through last week. I know how you feel. My daughter was finally scared to sleep in her room because she didn't want to get sick anymore. We let her sleep with us (on a towel) and she didn't get sick and we all got some sleep. I tried giving her gatorade and pedialite, but she wouldn't drink it. She did drink a lot of water though. Finally we got through it. Our doctor also gave us a decongestant and an antacid to give her at night which seemed to help. Good luck!

hi, sorry to hear about your little one. my son had a stomach virus right around his 2nd birthday. he would vomit all-day for a couple of days, then seem normal for a couple of days, then it would start up all over again. this went on for about a week. i typically don't go to the dr. for every little sickness. but this was bad and i had a really bad feeling about it - mommy intuition. he did have a virus - nothing abnormal, but with the little one's it can become serious fast. my son was unable to hold down ANYTHING. in just two days of vomiting, my son lost a couple of pounds due to dehydration. my dr. said to take him home and give him a tablespoon of water every 15 minutes. this way he would be able to hold it down. their stomachs become inflamed due to the virus, so any amount larger then about a tablespoon irritates the lining of the stomach and causes them to vomit. that was how the dr. explained it to me...so basically, my son layed on my chest and burried his face in my neck for a couple of days while we treated him as the dr. suggested. and he stopped vomiting. we also took him back to the dr. after 24 hours and he was significantly better.
so, maybe you daughter is seemingly fine during the day and only eating small amounts of food/water, then having a large meal in the evening and her stomach isn't able to hold it due to the inflamation caused by the virus ??
i understand how it feels when she is crying...just hold her and let her cry. she has no idea what's happening to her and it can be scary for them. my son would cry like that also...it would tear me up. but everything will be okay. just watch her fluids and do what you doctor tells you...good luck :)

I don't have any advice but wanted to let you know you are doing a great job of giving the lover your daughter needs. I know when my little guy was sick most of December the more I could cuddle I did. It was the only thing after the doctor and all the medicine I could.

Good luck and I hope the doctors figure it out soon for both you and your daughter.

I have heard that Benadryl works for the nausea and it will also help her sleep. Talk with her pediatrician about it. My 3 yr old will not take any medication by mouth, so I have not tried this. She recently has this virus, but thank God it did not last that long. Good luck and I hope she gets better soon.

Try Organic BRAT (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast made of ezekial bread)diet,chamomile tea and filtered water with no flouride. Applesauce should always be bought organic because of its high pesticide/chemicall content. As for the bread, if you can not get ezekial, NO enriched white bread. Also, try to avoid dairy (www.notmilk.com),if she has to drink milk, try rice or almond. If you have a Whole Foods or Sun Harvest you are in luck to find these items. Also, they carry probiotics, which will add friendly bacteria to her stomach. It could be because she was anemic to begin with, google: iron rich foods for ideas. Greens, Raisins, apricots, dates & black strap molasses are rich in iron also. I hope this helps. C

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Cut an apple in half and get a small spoon and scrape the white of the apple into little bites of wet smooth apple and spoon feed her. My mom did this when we were little. It's a fascinating procedure and the pectin soothes the tummy.

Hang in there mom. I still remember when my mom would "pet" my head and talk really sweet to me. She would tell me to relax which I didnt know the meaning of for a long time. Try soothing tones and soft blankets. Hope your lady feels better soon.

I'm so sorry for your baby and you guys. Hands down, this is one of the worst things to parent through.

If the question is what to feed her/let her drink to help her feel better - our doc says opt for anything the kid shows interest in - be that popsicles, jello, gatorade, pudding, bananas, etc. Frozen bananas are actually a healthy treat, and the only one of my list above that is suggested in cases of vomiting as the others contain sugar. Seriously, I agree with my doc on this - it is most important for your daughter that she drink and eat because that will help her feel better. If this were 24 hours of illness, avoid sugars, but at 6 days, do whatever it takes to keep the kid eating.

Tylenol. I had 7 days of stomach virus right after I had my second child (thanks daycare!), and I felt achey and awful, so the tylenol helped me feel less achey.

Finally, keep the kiddo warm. Maybe make a pallet next to your bed for her to sleep on. Give in and rent her her favorite movies. Maybe get a heating pad or a hot water bottle to help keep her warm as you lose a lot of body heat when you are dehydrated and it is really hard to get warm, again.

I'm all for spoiling your daughter until she is better.

And the interesting thing - if she is not potty trained, yet, this might be a good opportunity. My son didn't like the horror of diarrhea and so was thrilled when I pulled out the potty for him to use. It saved him chafing and was so much easier to clean up. But don't force it if she is not interested... Now is definitely a time to spoil.

I feel so sorry for you guys. Hope your daughter recovers quickly.

E.,
This is the hardest part of mommying- a sick kid that you can't fix. I think the pediatlyte popsicles are a great idea as well as lots of TLC. However, I would caution you not to give her immodium. If there is a virus, it is not helpful. Your doctor may prescribe some phenergan or compazine but a virus doesn't respond well to immodium.
I know you know that dehydration is her biggest problem so if you can get lots of liquids into her during the day. if she likes gatorade or pediatlyte that helps replenish the lost electrolytes. Hope she is soon better.

BRAT diet
Bananas
rice
applesauce
toast
See if your pedi will prescribe ZOFRAN. The pills dissolve on the tongue.
Lots of ice chips...
Even feeding liquids with a medicine syringe/dropper...a little at a time may help.
If she does not improve quickly CALL HER DOCTOR.

Depending on what your doctor wants to do with this bug. If he thinks that that vomiting is part of getting to bug out he probobly won't agree with me. But there is a medication that is the baby version of phengren. Phenegren helps to control nausea, pain, and discomfort as well as makes you sleepy. The pediatric version is called something else it starts with a Z and for the life of me I can't remember its name. But when my daughter had a stomach bug they gave her some of that orally and then she was limited to ice and popsicles and she couldn't even hold down water. The vomiting at night would be indicative of acid reflux if the diarreah wasn't present. I would definately call it some sort of bug. And either the bug is gonna get axed with an antibiotic (only if its bacteria) but if it's a virus theres nothing wrong with treating the symtoms until the virus has run it's coarse. Make her comfy and unfortunately she's going to be stuck right to you. What I've don't with my daughter is make her what I call her "sick island" I put pillows and blankets on the couch turn her favorite shows on give her a stuffy and she gets to sit or lay there. If she's vomiting I would get her a "puke bucket" and leave it next to the couch. It at least gets you a chance to go to the bathroom with out a 2 y/o stuck to your leg. Good luck having sick kids is awful.

Bless her heart, and yours too!

Placing a cool washcloth behind her neck can ease the vomiting while she is vomiting. Sometimes if she says she feels like she is going to be sick place the cloth behind the neck and it will actually stop. Also putting cool cloths on her wrists after wards will help to sooth her..Lightly rubbing her tummy in circular motions will also sooth her tummy.

I know she is only 2, but it may also calm her tummy if you could give her tiny sips of ginger ale or gatorade. 6 days is a long time and she needs to hydrate. Popsicles (not sugar free) are also good to hydrate with.

I would also suggest putting diaper rash cream on her bottom to keep from getting a rash.

Oh how I feel for you! The only thing I know to do is gently hold her, speak soothingly to her, give her all the love and kisses that are so important to a sick child, and pray for God to give both you and her the strength you need to get through it.

As to the vomiting and diarrhea, do you have her on the BRAT diet? Both of my younger boys have gone through bad stomach bugs, and the thing I learned was to be very careful of what/how much I gave them to eat/drink until it had run its course. I gave them small amounts of bland foods (bananas, rice, applesauce) and tea or gatorade to drink. An ounce every 15 mins til they held it down, then increased amount/time accordingly. Since you said this is only happening at night, is she drinking/eating dairy products late in the evening? If so, that may be really irritating her stomach and causing the eveing episodes.

Good luck to you. I've said a prayer for your baby girl, and your family.

My family had a bad stomach virus right before Christmas and it was the worst for the babies. I'm sorry that you have to go through this! The thing that worked for us with my son who was about to turn two and since has was to give him a teaspoon of Pedialite every 5 minutes for four to six hours to get him rehydrated. He could not eat any food during this time, much to his dismay. It is very tedious but well worth it.

When he stopped vomiting and had been vomit free for four hours we could slow up a little. After twelve hours of vomit-free baby we could reintroduce food but in very limited amounts. Only plain rice or crackers at first and keep up the Pedialite. It was something like a whole day before we were supposed to let him eat anything more than that but very bland, easy to digest items. We gave him bananas and rice and oatmeal. When that seemed to work we gave him some boiled chicken breast. I'm sure it wasn't very exciting flavor-wise but he did not throw up any more.

The diarrhea lasted a little longer but that is why we went with bananas and oatmeal as they are a bit more binding. Avoid juice and most fruits for this short time as are actually diaretics and can aid their diarrhea. Avoid milk and other dairy as it will be very hard on their stomach and if they are on the fence about throwing up, it will push them over to the throwing up side. My son was addicted to cheese and could not believe I would deny him.

It lasted the longest with my son but he made a full recovery. It sounds like you are in good contact with her doctor so keep up with what they recommend. Good luck and I hope you can get some sleep soon!

Bout a year ago my daughter started throwing up at night too. Days and days went by and she kept going. It turned out she had acid reflux. We started her on medicine and suddenly it stopped. She also had trouble with milk and greasy foods. I noticed that her stomach is always worse if we go out to eat and she eats something greasy or cheesy.

Hi, Sorry to hear you have a sick little one. I have 2 little girls and when sick it is time for a little more TLC. Of course the sick bucket and maybe a special toy by her side will help. Make sure if she has a fever don't over do it with the blankets and clothing. Give her tylenol and/or Motrin (as your doc prescibed). When my daughters tummies hurt I give them a small beanbag (the ones you buy for aches and pain- like a heating pad- only safer) put in microwave for only a short 45 sec to 1 min. Wrap in tea towel and place on belly. A little pressure from the bean bag with the warmth is soothing. Make sure the bean bag is not HOT. Pedialyte Popsicles are great. It will take a bit for her to suck on and she will be getting fluids. They usually don't have alot of sugar like juices which can really cause more diarrhea. Lastly, the BRAT diet may help sooth the tummy. Bananas, Rice, Applesauce (no sugar added kind) Toast or crackers. Hope your little one gets better soon.
Lots of cuddles.