he has never gotten a full
blown flu n never had a cough....until last thur he shared the same spoon with a little gal that had fever then cough and running nose. Of cos I din wan him to , it just happened so suddenly I couldn't stop my fren. Then sun night n morn started with scratchy voice, sudd cough, now cough got phelgm with running nose n mild fever but tummy churning so sometimes uncomfortable. I din know and I brought him to gp whom gave like 6 med! N one is not rec to take under 2. My boy is now 22mths. Brought him pd today. She said there r better med to give n dun nd so many. So now I only gotta give 2 med n lactofeort powder

I m mad with myself for letting the spoon sharing happen as he seldom catch anything or anything major just by playing with kids whom r sick. N he has never lost appetite not to mention weight like this. Everything from biscuits bread etc all push away say he don't want n ask me to eat myself! I bought differnt kind of snacks also reject. Chee cheong fun he used to like also reject. Green bean soup also!

How???? I alr feel so bad for letting this happen to him, hate hearing him cough cos never before so poor thing

Any mommies got suggestions eat food n snacks to give during this period that is enticing or and comfy for tummy?

Tks!

He is sick thus no appetite. Is he still taking BM/FM? If yes then continue to let him drink only. Is he having sore throat? Is he coughing continuously? My monster is also sick, he keeps coughing n coughing till he say tummyache, thus his appetite is not very good. Dun wanna eat rice, only want noodle.

Make sure the fever don't go to high. Keep sponging and feed him paracetamol, running nose and cough medication to reduce the symptoms. Usually will coax my boy to drink as much water as possible, more impt than food, thus will make porridge water with a pinch of salt. Since my boy loves cold coconut water, I give him that despite what my mil says. If he don't want to eat, then leave it as long as he drinks his milk. When we are sick, we also don't want to eat. You can try just to nurse him as much as possible.

Once he is well, takes about 5-7 days, he will have lot of appetite to eat.

And hor, I never trust GP, I always bring my boy to see his PD even though it is damn ex.

Don't blame yourself, his immunity will be stronger once he recovers.

His appetite would be pretty bad, so I would suggest to let him eat whatever he feels like eating... but of course avoiding stuff tt will make him worse. Instead of rice & noodles, you can make porridge or soups as it'll be easier for him to swallow.

I m nursing him round the clock his fever quite mild so thank God! I gave him some rice milk. Pd said he is well hydrated. He cough will wake very bad zzz. But hor talk talk talk non stop. Play trucks non stop. He just can't rest properly. Tks mommies for your reply!

What kind of noodle is easy to swallow. His tummy is churning n I think he feels like vomitting:( ESP during mealtimes

You can try mee sua. Easy to swallow & also easy on the stomach to digest.

Don't need to feel bad lar. No matter is now or later, kids will always get sick, it's part of growing pains as they need to build up resistence against so many different types of illness, especially when they have to go to school. Imagine their little bodies being bombarded by so many viruses & germs all at the same time!! At least now his body is building up resistence against this particular type of flu bug, which means he'll have 1 less flu bug for his body to learn to fight against when he starts going to school.

You have already brought him to see PD & taking medication, so I'm sure he'll be ok very soon. Don't worry lar...

My boy has also caught some flu bug don't know from where recently. This is the 1st time he's sick since he was born, & he woke up late last night & threw up a bit & was crying quite a lot for a while 'cos I think his tummy was quite uncomfortable after throwing up. So I was quite worried initially.

But this morning he seems normal again, just runny nose & sneezing off & on, appetite not as good & have a slightly higher temperature (although not even slight fever). So I just ask my mom to keep a close watch to make sure he's ok & call home regularly to check his progress. See these 2/3 days if he gets worse then I'm gonna bring him to see doctor. Meanwhile, I'm giving his body a chance to build up resistence against the flu bug & hopefully he'll recover by himself lor. I just keep telling myself, don't worry so much, just a flu bug. He don't get it now also will kenna later one...

Sassy, not suppose to eat rice or rice made noodle if having fever. It suppose to aggravate the fever.

Huh? Really? But PD says rice water is the best leh. Myth maybe?

she said "suppose" mah....

in reality, dunno whether true or not, also never tried.

how can that be??? rice in general is suppose to cooling so should be good for sick mah

Tks mommies his fever very mild it went away the next day without medication. It's phelgm it sounds horrible. Any foods/ soup i can cook to help? Tks mommies!

Erm, my doctor friend taught me that cannot give citrus fruits, or fruits that taste a bit sour, like kiwi, strawberries, etc. She said will make the phelgm worse.

But I don't know of any ways to reduce the phelgm...

How's your ds doing by the way? He's eating better these days?

sometimes chinese medication does help...

for me, my dds had coughs/running nose tat lasted for weeks. brought them to GP, then PD or KK if they did not recover. but after finishing all the medication, they still did not recover in some cases. at first, i was quite stubborn as i believe only western medication. but then, i realised that they had consumed too much of western medication (drugs) and i started to feel paranoid of side effects. they could finish all their medication and next visit's medication but in the end they still coughed with phelgm. then, my mil advised me to try on chinese medication. after a few doses of medication, they recovered in abt 3 days.

JMHO

Yes, my mil also mentioned tat if having fever, must avoid rice/porridge...so i just heed her advice lor. it may b an old-folk tale i don't know...

Yup carolina his appetite better still d usual choosy eater but at least he eats his usual food.
I only know pear soup boiled with almond good for cough.
Mikeping I also thinking Chinese med. But any rec chinese doc? I live sk. The pd know I abit worried abt giving med so she gave me sinupret for one of the meds since it's more natural. He jus takes two med so not so many to take. Gp gave me so many I wad dubious so took him to see pd in the end

my mil brought my dds to a chinese clinic somewhere near my hse at bedok res. not sure of the name of the clinic. not very sure of any chinese clinics in sk either. u may go eu yan sang as they do hv clinic for consultation.

I know of a very good chinese physician. But he's at Raffles Hospital (He runs the TCM department in Raffles Hospital) & super expensive. Let me know if you want to consider, I PM you the contacts.

Ya was thinking any eys too. But today so far no running nose! Yipee! Hardly cough n less phelgmy cough:) so I think his body is fighting off the virus alr. Whew....tks mikeping!

P.s sorry ah to all my posts either hv typo or weird words cos I using iph to type while making him zzz so sometimes press on wrong buttons hehhe

ya lor suppose to make it worst. but my monster have bee hoon n porridge for 2 of his meals n fever is still there lol Not sure if its the virus OR the rice

or is it the kid or the mummy.....

this one i know! give almond water or cook porridge with nan bei xin, will help to clear phlegm.

this one i oso know go to Rivervale Mall, the chinese med hall INSIDE the mall , not Eu Yen Sen.

u wrong, u shld say is it the kid or the GRANNY!

today you are information counter ah?!

aiya, for once i know something certain ma

Good to hear that!!

My boy's nose still runs a bit when come night time. Think tonight wanna ask my mom whether got anything we can do... I'm not really worried, just that b'cos of the runny nose, he sometimes still sleep half-way will wake up & "complain" 'cos nose stuck...

I had the same problem as you when I brought my boy to see GP. Gave tons of medication + antibiotics for a mild flu + throat infection that had only just started that particular day that I brought him to see GP. & the stupid GP gave the stupid nose drop cannot use more than 3 days in a row 'cos can cause the nose & throat to dry up so much that the kid starts to nose bleed, which the GP didn't even mention!! It was a good thing that my hubby told me to better check with his doctor friend (I was telling him about my worries that the GP gave too much medication). & you know what his friend said? All those medication all don't need to give, especially the antibiotic, will cause my boy to become over-reliant on medication in future. I was told that if I don't mind letting my boy be sick for a little longer, then let his body build up its resistance & get well on his own. Better for him in the long run. Just use the nose drop to clear his air-way when he sleeps so that he can rest better. Also told me about the 3 days max about this particular nose drop... Sometimes these GPs really CMI...

Can't really blame GPs. cos they are not specialised. Besides a lot of illnesses manifest similar symptoms. how would the GPs know for sure what is what?

As a patient, it is also your duty to ask the doctor whenever in doubt. If you do that then there will be less 'mishaps' lor.

Over reliance doesn't happen over one incident lah. It will only with prolonged use, much like how we develop addiction to cigarettes, coffee and other stuff... so, erm...your doctor friend, what is his specialisation?? my doctor friends would at most give me general advice if I do consult them, much as what our GP would do (oh GP is also doctor! ).... Unless, my doctor friends are in pediatrics, I would still take their advice with caution and my doctors friends would advise me to see a pediatrician if I do need more in-depth advice (which btw, in reality, I do, with 2 hyperallergenic kids).

i wonder... if the GP tell u this will u listen to him n let ur kid's body fight the virus or will u curse n swear at him

oh btw i dun have doc fren but i have WWW and google~~

Actually, yes... 'Cos I brought my boy to see GP for 3 reasons:

(1) To shut my mom up (who was screaming at me for not bringing my boy to see doctor);

(2) To confirm whether there's inflammation starting in his throat (he only started coughing that morning) as I don't know how to see; and

(3) To get nose drop to help him sleep better 'cos I don't know I can get it off the counter + which type is good.

End up wasted my money on the consultation + unneeded medication...

should have just gone str to the paediatrician lah!

actually carolina, since you said your ds always nose stuck, dun you think it could be something else rather than just normal flu??

I wanted to, but my mom was screaming at me on Friday night about bringing him to see doctor 1st thing the next day & my boy's PD doesn't work on weekends as far as I'm aware...

No ah, I didn't say always ah... His nose stuck problem started late last week with the flu. Now his runny nose, cough, etc. all gone, but at night nose still runs a bit, then he'll wake up around 3 - 5 am due to nose stuck. We think his flu, though recovering, still not completely gone yet...

that's unusual for a PD to be not working on weekends. better find another PD then.

Is it?? Maybe it's my own misconception then. I'll check it out. Anyway, I like this PD, who was recommended by my gynae...

yes as in u will hit the wall or yes u curse n swear at the GP

forgot to put , better edit n add in otherwise pple thing i angry or wat...

my DS has blocked nose too n its due to sensitive airway. Perhaps u shld look into it n ask ur PD for advice.

Yes, as in I will listen to him if he told me don't need any med for my boy, 'cos I was expecting that, but too tired to think & realise something's wrong until after I went home 'cos I was practically up the entire previous night taking care of my boy who kept waking up to cry due to his blocked nose...

NOW, I'm cursing & swearing at the GP for giving all those med to my boy.

hai-ya! I m too late

but then IF the GP really tell the parent that, he'll probably get an earful from them OR worst! the parent spread words out n tarnish the client's reputation. So~~ actually cannot say all the GP CMI lah.

be GP damn pai mia.......



mental note to self: must discourage kids from becoming GPs....

Yup, I checked with my boy's PD before when my boy was much younger, & she checked him then. Said that everything seems fine, no signs of sensitive airway.

How old was your DS when he was dignosed with sensitive airway? I am actually a bit wary of this, 'cos both my hubby & myself have skin allergy problems & my hubby had slight asthma for a short period of time when he was a kid. I know that these 2 are linked & had done research & am aware that this actually means that there's a > 70% possibility that my boy will develop some sort of skin allergy, have sensitive airway &/or lungs or develop asthma somewhere along the way...

he was 2yrs+. he will have blocked nose or wake up sneezing non stop with mucus flying out At night when he sleep sometimes he will have blocked nose or nose will be so itchy tt he will start rubbing them then cannot fall back to sleep.

er....

how did your PD check your boy? sensitivity cannot be discovered by physical examination. The deduction comes from frequency of the occurrances of those 'flu' problems and also the symtomatic variance displayed during those 'flu'. A more accurate way of testing is through skin pricks, blood, patch tests....

if both you and hubby have allergy issues, then the likelihood is very high. It is quite unlikely that your boy doesn't have anything. Most of the time the sensitivities are passed down through genes.

I didn't say all GPs leh. & I said SOMETIMES also...

Actually, there's one GP downstairs my place whom I thought quite good, I like her a lot, but I don't know when she's in & when she's not. Think in future, I'll call down to ask 1st...

That day was I suay lah, it was a locum doctor, & from what I hear, they tend to be even more bochap & just give whether you need the med or not 'cos they are not being held responsible.

But from what my hubby's doctor friend told me, it is true that, generally, the GPs have a tendency to over-give the medication, 'cos a lot of times parents tend to expect fast results. So if the kid doesn't recover in, say 2 days, the parents tend to lodge complaints against the GP, which gets the GP into trouble. & the GPs do this knowing that it's actually a bad practice. But they do it to protect their own rice bowls...

That sounds a lot worse than my boy. He never has any problems other than during the time when we were sleep training him (cried a lot b4 he fell asleep ) & this past week with the flu. Other than that, nothing...

no problem! glad to hear ur ds is getting well

She "checked" as in she asked about his general pattern of sleep or sights of blocked nose, when it happens, etc. all the details. She also checked to see if his breathing airway looked tighter than normal... Then she said that from the sounds of it, everything seems normal, no signs of possible smaller than usual or sensitive airways. But she did say that, as he gets older, if there're times when he sneezes or get blocked nose for no seeming reason, etc., to let her know...

Yah, I know about the genes thing, which is how both my hubby & myself get our allergies problems... That's why I'm wary about it. I know no use worrying as you can't exactly prevent, but still have to be careful to try not to let the asthma (if he has it) to occur or at least delay its happening as much as possible lor. I'm most concerned about the asthma, actually, 'cos I think the skin allergy cannot run 1, he's got no choice...

according to my PD, skin sensitivity and airway sensitivity is linked. so if one manifests, likely the other also is a bit of an issue.

suggest you monitor your boy and then be a bit more careful.

i have two sensitive kids, plus myself. so it's a lot of 'work'

i went to see a skin specialist a few years becos i have skin allergy too. I was told tat my condition was due to a family member having asthma -- my brother had it when he was a kid. and now, my dd seems to hv skin allergy too. when she was younger, no matter how much moisturiser i applied on her, she always had very dry skin and now, she sometimes wld have red patches on her butt and legs. so now, she is taking some skin sensitivity medication.