Please help me with what to do today with toddler recovering from bug!

[ZacsMumme]

We had a horrid night. Z coughed all.night.long and whimpered in his sleep, EW etc.
I actually got him back to sleep after EW 4.50am, he seemed to drift off around 6 I think

What on earth do I do today! He has had three short nights, rubbish naps too. Last night was the first with NW as well and long settling to sleep at EBT (EBT was 6 asleep 7, NW 8, 10, noises 2-4am but when we went in he was asleep making them) He is on AB so should be on the up.

Im thinking wake him no later than 8 - he may wake himself before then.
Nap 12.30/1-2.30
BT 6 if he needs it, otherwise 6.30/7 so he can catch up on all the lost sleep.


Usual routine
WU 6.30-7
Nap 12.30/12.45-2.30
BT 7/7.15

thoughts?

[koe2moe]

Oh dear.  Hugs!!  If it was me, i would let him sleep when he wants.  Do low key everything, tv or dvd, his body is working very hard to fight this.  Do you have some good cough med to sooth the throat to help with night sleep?  It seems like he made noises in his sleep.  The AB should be working by now.  Lots of recovery vibes

[TracyP21]

Hugs to you.  My wee guy was coughing badly a wee while ago and we got a Vicks vapouriser for his room that put warm steam into his room and helped keep his airways open.  They are a bit pricey and it was worth it.  We got our's from the chemist.

[HenaV]

Hello!

Big hugs to you a d your little Man - how horrid

I agree, I would WU by 8 if he's not up himself. If you don't you might just perpetuating this relentless cycle?

Re: naps, given he's bad night do you think he'll last as long as 12.30? If does but only has a short nap, what about 20m late afternoon to help him power through to BT to try a d get him back on track?

I hope today's a better day for you guys.

Big hugs from us 

[ZacsMumme]

Thanks ladies, today was the worst. All plans went out the window he woke at 7.40 but took over an hour coughing and grizzling to settle for his nap in his cot. I tried for 11.45 and about 1-2 he slept - poorly though.

Shattered by 4pm, bed at 5.30 asleep by 6.30.

I've never seen him like this...how do they catch up at this age after things start to improve?

[HenaV]

Bless you, that sounds like a really rough day for you both. I really hope you have a better night. I do t know but I guess there's some sense in allowing them to sleep as they want whilst recovering to catch up - until of course you get the CPs and EW!!!

Good luck for tonight hon x

[ZacsMumme]

I wish he would sleep so does he I'm sure ... I hate illness.

[koe2moe]

Sara more hugs!  What do you mean by shattered by 4 and bed at 5:30?  Did you try and let him perhaps sleep on the couch when he was shattered at 4?  Just a little rest?  Was he active?  Did it take him a whole hour to fall asleep?  Poor guy.  Do you think you need to take him back to the doc?  Maybe something else is bothering him, his ears??

[ZacsMumme]

Sorry I thought I had said he has an ear infection. And virus. In my desperate state I missed that! Well initially I thought he would be on mend by now

He won't sleep on the couch, only in his cot. I tried...he won't even snuggle for longer than 10 mins, then he gets angry and upset and sore...just beside himself really. At this point he seems to have actually have got a lot sicker, the coughing, congestion, pain, sore tum probably from pain meds and antibiotics and exhaustion have him just in a messy heap.

We also tried 3 car nap attempts (mum and I, Dh away ) all failed. I've never seen him so sick, or OT/unable to sleep.

I can't APOP all night though I would love to rock him. It I'm too pregnant and he doesn't fit

[koe2moe]

Poor poor you.   I suspect maybe the pain was too much that when he lays down, it hurts more!!  Is it possible to raise his bed even higher?  Or a bean bag in the living room watching tv, hoping that he might fall asleep.  I would say take him back to the doc.  When DS had double ear infection, his whole spirit lifted up after the first dose of abx.  Probably not the right kind for Zac.  what do you think?

[jessmum46]

Oh Sara - (((((hugs))))) to you both.  No advice to offer but wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you xx

[ZacsMumme]

Thanks koe, he as had them before and they were fine. Im wondering if I got him to dr just as things were going real bad as he has been worse since.

Last night was actually ok ... Ive just woken and feel he is hopefully finally improving.
Bt 5.30 unsettled till 6.30
Nw 8.30 bottle and meds, fell asleep in my  arms
Nw 4 bottle and meds.
7.30 and he's sleeping... I herd a lot less coughing and crying out after 8.30 and none after 4

Given how bad he has been do I offer nap at usual time even if he sleeps in a lot?

Thanks for hugs JM

Btw I don't usually offer bottles to my almost 2 yr all all night

[koe2moe]

Yay, it must have kicked in finally!  He is still exhausted, let him lead, if he doesnt seem too tired, then put him at the usual time, if he is very tired, even do earlier nap.  Try BRAT diet, easier to digest unless he has good appetite.  Hope he feels better soon.  Xx

[cath~]

Just seeing this Sara. Hope Z is on the mend and has a better day today. Can you just watch and put him down for nap when you think he's ready? Then I'd prob let him nap as long as he wants (or maybe cap at 3hrs if goes on that long ?). Then do same watching signs for BT. Do you think that could work?

[ZacsMumme]

Up eating toast thanks koe for brat reminder. It's funny, it's the only food he wants when sick anyway so he sets himself a brat diet - oh plus yogurt.

He is a lot better! talking and smiling.

Ok so I think your both right, I'll just follow him. I'm thinking he will end up doing this - just based on him KWiM
WU 7.40
Nap 12.30 (usual time but slept in 1 hr and last night 13 hrs) as long as he can. I can pd earlier if need to
Bt 4hrs from nap WU or 6pm.

Dh home at 4pm so any chance of 5pm bt is out really. z will want to play with Dh for a bit and hype up..