help! dd stomach virus- just puked all over me!

Re: help! dd stomach virus- just puked all over me!

• mamababyrn member

  January 2012

  Fluids are most important. If she wants to eat food she can, but nurse first. If she continues to vomit/have diarrhea and isn't drinking well then give her pedialyte.
  

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• mesmom2011

  January 2012

  I would cut out all solids and nurse as much as possible.  BM is digested quickly, so even if she does vomit, some of it should be digested.  I would only use Pedialyte if she refuses to nurse, or if you can push some to get extra fluids in her without decreasing her BM intake.  I hope your LO feels better soon!  Thank God for husbands who step up when they are needed.  My hubby always does the clean-up duty when I get puked on (which has happened more times than I'd like to remember. ;-)

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• MrsCodeMonkey member

  January 2012

  I second the nursing over solids advice. My DD has had something too and the only thing that stopped the vomiting was cutting out solids and just nursing. We have given her some oatmeal with good results. We tried reintroducing solids 3 times with no success. She is such a pukey mess each time. We need to go back to the Pedi if the next attempt doesn't work either. We're going to do it more gradually this time though.

  
  

                               
  

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• Wufroggy79 member

  January 2012

  racheleo:

  Fluids are most important. If she wants to eat food she can, but nurse first. If she continues to vomit/have diarrhea and isn't drinking well then give her pedialyte.
  

  Give your on call nurse a ring.  They will help tons.  Basically I echo what others have told you.  Cut all solids until it stops.  Offer BM or F.  If they won't take that down, then you will need to go to Pedialyte.  I have learned to always have two bottles of it on hand at any time so that I don't have to run out to the store with a puking baby if I were by myself.  

  

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• beaugeek

  January 2012

  I would just keep nursing her over anything else- including the Pedialyte. Hope she feels better soon!
  

  

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• WaitingforGrace member

  January 2012

  We were told that if baby was nursing, no pedialyte. BM is easier to digest than pedialyte.

  Here's a kellymom link to back it up: https://www.kellymom.com/health/illness/baby-illness.html#Pedialyte

  And no solids until she's keeping down BM. If she hasn't kept down BM and shows signs of dehydration call pedi immediately.

  

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• thebubble09 member

  January 2012

  thanks everyone, your advice really helped.  today was LOONG.  i just nursed today, for a few minutes at a time frequently earlier and on demand until satisfaction later.  no more vomiting and a "better" poop were my reward .  along with a VERY cranky baby who gave me the evil eye whenever she caught me eating solids.  I'll try a tbsp of rice cereal tomorrow and hope for the best.  Luckily DH is back so I'll have support!
  

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• mesmom2011

  January 2012

  thebubble09:

  thanks everyone, your advice really helped.  today was LOONG.  i just nursed today, for a few minutes at a time frequently earlier and on demand until satisfaction later.  no more vomiting and a "better" poop were my reward .  along with a VERY cranky baby who gave me the evil eye whenever she caught me eating solids.  I'll try a tbsp of rice cereal tomorrow and hope for the best.  Luckily DH is back so I'll have support!
  

  Sorry, but this made me LOL!  My DD would do this too. . . she loves solid food and "begs" like a little puppy every time we are eating something she can't have (chocolate, dairy. . . ).  I hope your LO continues to get better. 

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