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Soon2BMrsWiley
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When would you really worry?
Soon2BMrsWiley
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So as I'm sure most of you have seen on facebook, James got a really bad bug at daycare. He had a horrible chest/cold and developed an ear infection. He was on the antibiotic from Tuesday-Friday morning with no problems. Friday afternoon, he started not wanting to eat. This turned into refusing almost all food since then. We are lucky if we get 12-15 oz a day in him. He's also had some vomiting and diarrhea. He's refusing pedialyte, gatorade, and yogurt almost all of the time. I took him back to the pedi yesterday and James had lost a pound since last Tuesday. I'm calling the pedi back today because he's starting to get....not lethargic, but not as active. I don't know if the doctor understood what I meant when I said he's not eating as much. James purses his lips and will not open them for anything. I'm afraid I'm going to have to start forcing it in with a medicine dropper.
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Re: When would you really worry?
Is he also refusing baby food?
Honestly I'd be calling the pedi back today and telling him yeah he just won't eat. But that might be the first time momma in me. We have been going through the formula refusing thing for different reasons, but she also is on table foods and I still called the pedi because I was worried about nutrients. So a flat out refusal to eat period would be a major concern especially because it's been more than a day or two and he was down a pound, and is refusing pedialyte and yogurt...I'd be worried about dehydration as well. So this momma would be calling
I really hope James starts feeling better soon!
How are his diapers? if he isn't peeing every 8 hours it's a sign of dehydration.
If he's peeing still - then keep at it - try the syringe. But sometimes if you're sick, you're sick and dont feel like eating, ya know? It's hard though
I hope he gets better soon!
I agree. Also, when Allie had a stomach bug for 9 days last spring, she wouldn't drink any flavor of gatorade, pedialyte, etc. The syringe actually worked. They gave us red gatorade at the after hour clinic, and she would drink it by us squirting it in, but she wouldn't take it any other way.