Refusing to eat.
Gabe has a chest infection & is refusing food, has been for days. Today he has had 4oz milk and 1/2 a stage 1 jar of food. Whereas usually he would have had 3 7oz bottles and 3 substantial meals by now! He has been the same for days. He is only having 1/2 strength formula on advice of GP as he has also had diarea but he is no better and screams and arches his back if you put the bottle near him. GP prescribed diarelyte to rehydrate him but he totally refuses it, in fact he won't let hardly anything near his mouth (its a battle getting the antibiotics down him - actually have to hold his nose so he opens his mouth & I can pour it in quick!). He is so unhappy and unsettled. Which can't be helped by the fact he must be SO hungry.
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Hope he feels better soon.
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Ollie refused to eat or drink for ten days, and he was ok. He was in hospital for most of those 10 days and they kept checking him and said he wasnt in need of being on a drip yet - but by the end of ten days his fingers had started to peel showing that his extremities has started to close down. (we came so close to him being put on a drip because he literally wouldn't take anything, not even an ounce)
I'm not trying to scare you, just trying to point out that it will take a while for him to become dehydrated, and he seems to be taking something even if its not much.
It doesnt help you as I know how much you're worrying about him, but he will start to eat once he feels better in himself. He is at least taking something, and if he's like Ollie it will take him a couple of days once he does start eating to eat properly.
keep taking him to the docs if you think you need to - its best to keep going and be told he is getting better than not go and him not respond to antibiotics.
Once he does start to feel better he will try to eat bits of food.
I really hope he gets better soon. Its not nice, and so upsetting for us mums when your lo is poorly.
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I don't know what to suggest but just wanted to say that I hope he picks up really soon. I think you have to just keep trying him with different things and if you find something he'l have then give him lots of it, eg yogurts. I think te ice pop is a ood idea - especially if you have the moulds to make your own.
And as MummyStephe says - keep taking him bck to the doctors if you need to espcially if you can't get hom to take the medicine.
lisa and louise
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