sicky baby

[jennyh]

Hey

Have read the post about the GP recommendation and am seeking opinion but just to ask the lovely people of the forum too....

As I posted before, my 8mo baby had tummy upset on Friday, bringing up all meals and milk feeds from the morning until the evening. Otherwise seemed happy and fine but a bit clingy, no runny nappies etc.

Saturday - no sick, she kept milk feeds down but refused any solids

Sunday she brought up the first milk feed but then kept smallish milk feeds down and dabbled in a little yoghurt and fruit

Monday she was fine, had all milk feeds and 3 decent solid meals. Nappies by this point are wet and runny, im thinking because she hasnt had solid food for a few days??

Today - took first milk feed of 150ml/5oz and then brought it up after an hour. Fine for the rest of the day, ate all meals as normal. Bedtime milk...took full bottle fine but then went she sat up to burp the entire lot came out again plus more from her stomach.

So...I am wondering what people think. Is this just a weird bug that seems to rear its head every other day for one feed or is it perhaps connected to something else. The milk feed vomits are usually burp enduced but not sure why an entire feed would come up unless it was something disagreeable. In the past she has brought up full feeds when she burps but it is by no means a regular thing.

To be honest I am not hugely fussed as I know she will get over whatever it is but I was due back at work today and had to stay home as I couldnt take her to nursery having been ill. Im just questionning whether she is very ill or whether it is something else. Spoke to doc and they said that it is prob a viral thing and to just carry on day by day which I know we will have to do but I am a bit weirded out by the whole thing as its been 5 days now. of course if worried I will go straight to the doc!

Edited to say that she is also coldy at the moment and has a cough/is phlegmy.

Any opinion welcome as always!

Thanks for reading!

[buggie]

(writing as a mum) often can take a while for the tummy to properly settle after a bug - at similar age bugglet had a similar bug and after just over 48hrs vomit free had an enormous vomit while friends were round which v nearly covered one of the other babies (luckily the mum had v speedy reactions!). If she's still having wet nappies & regular poo am sure she's on the mend but if you're not happy with SELDOC try & see your GP ASAP x

[Fuschia]

My first child, in particular, would vomit at night whenever he had a cold (also when mucousy due to teething)

I think the mucous being swallowed is what made him sick, esp when he was lying down. It would usually happen without a temp or the runs or anything... Sometimes the milk brought up actially looked a bit green and phlegmy

[Fuschia]

If you're not already propping the top of the cot slightly, it might help a bit

[jennyh]

Yep this rings a bell fuschia, she is a very mucousy baby which could account for something. Bed is permanently propped up, she has often hacked up globs of phlegmy jelly along with some milk. And good to know that these sick episodes can occur quite randomly and not hlbe a full on bug. my mother in law is a GP too and she seemed to think after 5 days my daughter shouldn't pose a risk if contagion to other children at nursery which was my other concern but better to be safe I guess. Have now postponed my return to work till next week! Whoopee!

Grateful for your input! Thank you.

[Fuschia]

No nursery will want a child who vomited in the previous day or two ...

[jennyh]

Yes I know, I suppose that is my question really...babies do get sick for reasons other than a contagious bug so in future do I just use my judgement on whether she is actually poorly or just a one off as the last few have been. At this rate she will never be there and i will never get back to work!