Toddlers: 24 Months+
Psalm 127:3 "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward."
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Rotavirus?
Does anyone have experience with your child having the Rotavirus? DD was throwing up on Tuesday evening. Since then she's acted a little less like herself but not sick. Since this morning she's had loosy poops, then this after noon she threw up out of the blue (and has thrown up once more since then). A friend of mine said she thought it might be the Rotavirus since it had been going around her mommy group (far from where I live). DD is 2 1/2 and DS is 8mo and both have been vaccinated for it.
If you have experienced this:
1) How did it start/progress?
2) How long did it last?
3) Did you have to take DC to their Dr. to be tested for it?
I just don't know how to tell if it's this or not 
Please help!
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Re: Rotavirus?
The vaccination doesn't mean your child can't get it. The smell is undeniable, though for some it's nothing more than vomiting. It never lasted longer than 3 days for any of mine (DS got it as an infant, DD1 and DD2 got it recently at 4 and 2).
Ethan was diagnosed, though not tested. I didn't take the girls to the doctor for it since I knew what it was and was not worried about them.
This, except they threw up constantly, and couldn't keep anything down except small sips of Pedialyte for the first 3 days or so. Then the diarrhea followed. For 2 weeks. And they both had it at the same time, along with DH.
I seriously still have nightmares about it, and this was well over a year ago.
My kids had received all the vax in the rotavirus series before they came down with it, and it was still over 2 weeks of puke/poop/diaper rash hell. Their pedi said it was a fairly severe case of it, but she didn't seem surprised that they had it so badly even after having the vax for it.
That's sucky! I'm praying it doesn't last very long!
BOTH of my kids had it just back in early March. it was horrific.
DD got it first, she had primarily diahrrea and some vomiting. but the diapers were non stop, and she stopped eating and drinking and became extremely lethargic. Her fever never went beyond 101. We took her to Dr and ended up taking her to ER for IV fluids and she was admitted for two days.
Three days later, DS started having bad diapers, and his fever spiked to 104 - we took him to dr, and dr said he should be ok as long as he stays hydrated -- within 12 hours he stopped drinking, He even strated vomiting in his sleep in the middle of the night... took him to ER and he was given IV and sent home. vomited EVERYTHING he ate/drank and BOOM became so lethargic the IV didn't work so we went back to the hospital and he was admitted for 3 days.
Then...I got it.
ETA:: you can still get it if you have been vaccinated. Its just worse if you haven't... DD was vaccinated Ds wasnt - hence the severity of his vs hers
The only way they can test is through stool samples.