OMG WTH!! Diarrhea, Illness and Terming Oh My!

[SunshineMama]

So I posted earlier about dcb being constantly sick, blah blah blah, and that I wanted to term but I changed my mind and was going to try to work things out.

Well DCP's come 15 minutes later than usual, and of course, 5 mintues before they get here he has a HUGE blowout diharrea all over the place. Clearly, he is SUPER sick, and it isn't just a cold. I had to answer the door with him half dressed today, and get a new diaper on with the parents in the hallway waiting.

I told him if he has another episode or seems sick at all tonight they need to keep him home tomorrow so the other kids dont get sick. I was very careful about keeping them all separate today so they shouldn't have been exposed, and I have been lysol-ing since he left.

The prob is that I am sure he wont have another diaharrea tonight bc he didnt eat at all today, so they will probably bring him, and I am going to have to go through what Breezy went through last week I am afraid.

This is the third bout of serious diaharrea in 4 months. I do not do sickness well at all.

[countrymom]

what color is it, I have kids who drink ALOT of milk and they have blow outs like crazy, then I get mad and tell their parents they need to quit feeding them so much milk. Milk is a replace for food for some of these kids. Also, I'm wondering if he has a allergy to milk. Google up milk allergies cold symptoms, had a kid like this, and it turned out he had a milk allergy.

[Crystal]

How long is the diarrhea lasting.....how many days in a row?

I would exclude until they take him to a doctor and have a written diagnosis. It could be allergy, it could be rotavirus. I wouldn't take any chances.

[cheerfuldom]

I think you should just term, especially if you have a waiting list or an easier time filling spots. His immune system is just really fragile for some reason and cleaning up all that poo and constant mess is really unsanitary.

[SunshineMama]

what color is it, I have kids who drink ALOT of milk and they have blow outs like crazy, then I get mad and tell their parents they need to quit feeding them so much milk. Milk is a replace for food for some of these kids. Also, I'm wondering if he has a allergy to milk. Google up milk allergies cold symptoms, had a kid like this, and it turned out he had a milk allergy.

It was yellow.


So I ended up telling the parents not to bring him the next day (Tuesday). Early Wednesday morning, at 4am, my dd was up screaming- she got what he had. rrrrrrr!

I called the other DCP's and told them her symptoms, and that she and 1 other baby were ill. They all decided to keep their kiddos home. (Better to spend the day with a healthy child then to havbe to keep them home because they got sick).

I sanitized my house from top to bottom. DD is okay today, and they brought the original sick boy today too, and told me that he was fine all day yesterday. I really hope they are telling the truth. If he has any other episodes today I am sending him home.

I'm putting them both on the BRAT diet today, as recommended by my ped. (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast), and limiting any dairy at all. I gave my dd an extra dose of probiotic powder in her drink this am too, so hopefully all will go well today.