SICK BABY!!!! Do I to Take to Emergency Room?

Sounds like the same thing my 16mt son had. He actaully had it for 10days. It would be vomit one day then diherrea the next. Finally I gave in and took him to the ER and there was not much they could do if they are not dehertaged. the doc gave hima pill that dissolved in his mouth to help vomiting and it worked for that day then it started up all over agiain. It was so horrible I was so tired of cleaning it up off me and him and the house. It is so hard to see them sick and there is nothing you can do but slowly give them sips of liquids and then slowly work the blaned food in. Bread, toast, potaotes, crackers, rice, apples, applesauce. Very small amounts at a time. Just small snack every 2hrs. And clear liquids, or pedilite.

It is hard but hang in there.

Sounds like he has a stomach bug. I would call his pedi for sure and do not give him a dairy for at least 30 min after he throws up. Give him gatorade or Pedialyte so he won't dehydrate and all you can really do is let nature take his course.

Good Luck to you and Marco.

Hi, Alexandra...

It's 10:45 pm, now, and I'm not sure what time you posted, but I wanted to let you know that if you can keep the baby from throwing up any more tonight, just let it "rest" (I know that's hard). Don't force anything down your son, but you can offer him some VERY DILUTED BERRY or APPLE JUICE (NO Orange Juice!) and see if he can keep it down.

You can call Acute Kids Care NOW, if you want (they are open from 5pm till Midnight M-F, and from Noon till 8pm on Weekends, excluding Holidays). The Plano office's phone # is ###-###-####. That office is on the SW corner of Plano Pkwy and Marsh, on the west side of Prestonwood Baptist Church. You can tell them your son's symptoms, and they will tell you if they want you to go ahead and bring him in, or what to do. They do take most insurances, and the co-pay is the same as your primary's office co-pay. (For us, that's only $15, compared to $150 for the ER!) They can also do any necessary lab tests and exams there, too.

Hope he's feeling better, and that you get some rest!!
Call me if you need to ~ my son is at his Grammie and Poppop's. ###-###-####

~J.~

Hope everything is o.k. now! Be sure to keep him hydrated. As long as he is not lethargic and no fever, I would try to wait it out. You can always call a nurse help line to be sure, but that is what I have done when my boys have been sick like that. If it goes on more than a day or so, then take him to the doctor. Poor baby!

Since there is no fever, an ER visit might not be necessary. I don't know where you live, but there is an after-hours pediatric chain called Acute Kids Urgent Care that is fantastic and there should not be a long wait and they will send your file to your regular pediatrician for follow up during regular office hours. I would take him there to be safe and to ease your mind. I know how scary having a sick baby an be... http://www.acutekidscare.com/

Look for a location near you. They have several. Please let me know how it turns out!

It sounds like the stomach bug that's going around-2 of my 3 had it and the cramping lasted for about 4-5 days, the throwing up was only 2 days for us. We did go to the doctor after day 3 however they simply said keep them on a bland diet and just make them comfy. The cramping was bad for my 2yo son. I hope he's feeling better soon.

Sounds like an upset stomach to me. Nothing much they can do for the little guy other than let it run it's course. Not fun, I have been there. I was also pregnant when my daughter got it at about 18 months old. If you are really worried try calling his pedi. That's always my first step. If you don't get an answer, take him to Acute Kids Urgent Care. I have taken both of my children to the one in Plano, and the staff and doctors are super nice!! Good luck, and hope he gets to feeling better soon!!

Oh you poor thing I hope he's OK and I hope you are OK by now! The first time my daughter threw up (and I'm not talking spit up) she projectiled across the room so far her 10 year old step brother bragged about it later. I on the other hand had visions of Linda Blair in the "Exorsist" in my head. I called my husband sobbing and made him come home from work to take us to the hospital. Oh, in retrospect I can see I might have overreacted a tad, just a bit, but when you are in the moment and your baby is hurting you want to make it stop asap. I empathize with you dear!

So what I do now when she's sick is realize she's not going to dehydrate from throwing up one time. Not even 5 times. Diareha (sorry I can't spell) is what get's them so drained of fluids. Also it sounds like he ate something yucky and maybe had tummy cramps. Getting him upright and walking around would have worked those cramps. Even tylenol would have helped the pain. I'm not a doctor and can't be sure but from what you said that's what it sounded like to me.

BTW making him comfortable was your instinct so you did the right thing!!! PUtting him in the bath with you was perfect.

Hang in there!
T.