What do you do when your toddler is ill?

crispeater

when my kids are ill its duvets down to the front room telly on watching dvd's cbeebies or whatever the ill one wants on (jeremy kyle if its me ) and whatever they fancy to eat whether it be toast all day of just picky stuff i dont mind coz its not everyday of the week.


hope your lo gets better soon

alanalea

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

there were some children with croup in the hospital and it seemed quite nasty, especially at night. the constant coughing must be exhausting

We ended up with Tabitha in hospital on new years eve 2005 with the croup (she was 6 months old )- it was heartbreaking watching her chest get pulled in as she struggled to breath. Watching her mouth and lips go blue scared me poopless. At least it's not too bad this time.

Thanks to all that replied, have a good night x

Carmina_Piranha_3

that must have been really scary! my children haven't had croup, i'd be terrified. poor tabitha (lovely name by the way!), hope she feels better soon xx

Gingham_Ribbon

The unnecessary guilt we put ourselves through is ridiculous. Poor love and poor you. If she wants to lie under a blanket and watch tv good for her. It would be awful if she wanted to run around and wasn't able. Relax and follow her lead till she's on the mend.

crutches

sitting up now with a sick 3 yr old who has been reading ,dozing and cuddling one of us all day.he's been read to by elder siblings,smiled a few times and watched howls moving castle with them all.
ive got six and there are times to be active and times to rest and recuperate.this goes for parent and child

Poppy9

crispeater wrote: »

when my kids are ill its duvets down to the front room telly on watching dvd's cbeebies or whatever the ill one wants on (jeremy kyle if its me ) and whatever they fancy to eat whether it be toast all day of just picky stuff i dont mind coz its not everyday of the week. hope your lo gets better soon

Oh wish I'd had a mum like you.:rolleyes: When we were ill as children my mother's rule was you stayed in bed and rested. We would only be allowed downstairs (without a blanket and to sit properly on the furniture:rolleyes: ) for an hour or so. Food and drink allowed were dependent on the illness. If a vomitting then it was lots of cooled boiled water to wash your stomach out and expel the bug quicker. A piece of dry toast was adminstered when you feeling better and a bit hungry. If you tolerated that for 1 hour then you could start eating proper food again. If it was a cold then vic on the chest and feet, Heinz tomato soup and a supply of cotton hankies. No painkillers except for flu as she believed a rising temperature killed off the virus sooner. Have to say it was a big incentive for not faking illness and I don't remember being ill very often. I wasn't even allowed the blankie on the sofa when I came home from hospital age 7 after an operation

Sadly for my DD some of this has rubbed off on me. I do allow her to have a blanket on the sofa - I draw the line at her duvet:p but I do insist she goes to bed for a few hours to sleep as she won't rest no matter how tired she is on the sofa. She's a bit like me and when ill and has a short attention span so can't watch TV, can't read and doesn't want to chat so bed is the best place as the curtains make the room nice and dark and peaceful. Unlike my mother though I can't let her out of my sight if she is vomitting as I'm afraid she will choke. My mother just gave us a bowl upstairs but seemed to have a sixth sense of when we were going to be sick as she was there like magic.

Hope your little one is soon feeling better.

Dumyat

we had a "special" blanket for them when they were poorly (was actually a huge shawl I knitted before they were born, was cosy but light).
They used to lie on the couch tucked up warm under the said blanket. eating and drinking whatever they fancied. If a two year old wants to lie about and chill, I'd just let them. you'll soon know when they are better. we used to joke with our daughter when she started chatting again she was better.

snowmaid

Children are more in tune with their bodies than we are. In general they are naturally active, so if they want to sit and watch telly because they don't feel well, then one allows them to do so. Their energies are being diverted to healing themselves. In the same way, when we are genuinely ill with a cold etc and feeling poorly, we should also rest and chill.

My youngest suffered awfully with ear infection. When he was feeling low all he wanted was me to lie beside him with the boob in his mouth for comfort and he would be quite happy to lie like that the whole day! :rolleyes: Usually he is extremely active. If I was busy then he would sit on his dad's lap, with his head on his chest. Yes it was time consuming, but when children need comfort it is best to give it to them as this also helps them to heal.

Society has made us so selfish and self centred that I know a lot of people see giving this time to their children as an infringement of their rights! :eek:

When your child is honestly ill, don't concentrate too much on what they are/aren't eating, rather ensure they are taking in fluids and offer whatever they will eat.