Sometimes your kid gets sick and it sucks, it really does. There is nothing worse then watching your child feel ill knowing that there's nothing you can do to make it stop or make it better. If you could trade with your child to make him well you would. All you can do is to comfort them and try to make them as comfortable as possible as they have to ride it out.
Sam has been sick this week but the worst part was not the actual tummy flu he must have had, it was him refusing food or liquids when the little fluids he had in him were violently being forced out of him at a somewhat alarming rate. He became dehydrated and after a certain point I took him to the hospital to make sure he was not going to become dangerously dehydrated, it can happen quickly in little ones.
It was good that I took him in, they could tell right away what was wrong and told me we have to get fluids in him quickly so he does not become so dried out that he needs an iv. So I had to feed him like a little bird with electrolytes in an oral syringe every 5min. Poor little bum. He took it well and after a few hours of that he was much better. His little lips had been completely dry and shrivelled up, his eyes were sunken in with dark circles below and his face pale as a ghost when we arrived but by the time we got to go home that evening his lips were plump, his mouth was wet, his eyes better and his face little less pale then before. What a relief it was to see the improvement! Thank god (not religious- just a phrase) for the healthcare we have here!! He has been steadily getting better and better since then. He has his energy back and has even eaten quite a bit today. It is such a scare for a parent and the last place you want to be in at the hospital. When we got home we both slept really well! Colin was out of town but my amazing mother in-law came to stay with us. She always does when I am alone and in need of some help/company, she's great!
Now we are looking forward to the weekend when my mom, Sam's mormor, is coming for a visit!
//Nina
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