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worried about 18 month old
izzywizzy66
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i took dd to the doctors on wednesday full of cold and being very clingy as the week as worn on she is refusing totally any food wont let me put her down was burning up yesterday but cold today when she isnt asleep she is screaming i am going to take her keydoc but i am convinced they will say viral her nappies are awful and she is whittling at her mouth and tongue ive googled thrush and obviously have been told she wont starve herself but she is very off balance when she walks and she is competent on her feet normally all she wants is bf and holding which is fine but so not like her
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Take her, and if they tell you its viral, then fine. If it is worse, then she will be in the right place to be treated.
Go on your instincts
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izzywizzy66 wrote: »i took dd to the doctors on wednesday full of cold and being very clingy as the week as worn on she is refusing totally any food wont let me put her down was burning up yesterday but cold today when she isnt asleep she is screaming i am going to take her keydoc but i am convinced they will say viral her nappies are awful and she is whittling at her mouth and tongue ive googled thrush and obviously have been told she wont starve herself but she is very off balance when she walks and she is competent on her feet normally all she wants is bf and holding which is fine but so not like her
I'm no expert on children but just wonder if she might also have an inner ear infection. That could explain why she's a bit unsteady. You're doing the right thing in getting her checked out. Hope she feels much better very quickly.0 -
Ditto what the others said, call NHS Direct as they are very good. I have a 27 month old and I know from experience that when they get viral type things it is very dramatic and they go all lethargic, floppy and clingy but kids usually recover from these things very quickly. Best get it checked though.
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This screams ear infection to me. Back to the GP, or Casualty if you're concerned she's deteriorating. DO NOT be fobbed off.0
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I completely agree that this sounds very much like an ear infection. Our daughter tends to get them about every 4 weeks & these are the kind of symtoms she gets. Has your daughter been pulling at her ear as this is another sign sometimes?
I'd definetely go back to GP as if it does prove to be an ear infection they are horrendously painful for the child, I used to have them constantly as a child. We always know when our daughter has them as her temperature gets up to 40-41 degrees & she once had to be hospitalised because of this. On the plus side a good dose of antibiotics clears up even a bad infection quickly.
Hope your little one feels better soon.
Beautiful DD born Jan 2007
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Doctors or Doctor on Call or whatever you have there.
Been there far too many times to feel that I may be wasting their time. That is what they are paid for.
Scare story alert, my friend lost her LO a few weeks ago to a 'wee virus'. Trust your motherly instincts.0 -
ear infection x she has some antibiotics amoxcillin do i keep them in the fridge ? and we were told to get calpol and nurofen and give them all to her played a game with the syringe and gave her nurofen as i had given calcold this morning at 8am and then because she new what was oming bf and squirted antibiotics in the little gap at the corner of her mouth0
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Poor love. I didn't have to keep Amoxycillin in the fridge I don't think. The alternate Calpol/Nurofen thing works wonders though - I use this method everytime mine have a temp and it never fails to bring it down.
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hi izzywizzy66 amoxcillin is to be kept in fridge. good stuff. my bairn had that in past. will take a few days to get into system but all will be well at end of course0
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