We’ve tried everything we can think of to get Tucker to take his much needed children’s ibuprofen to try and get his 103+ degree fever down and hopefully make his throat a little less sore. I’ve mentioned previously that we usually sneak any needed meds into his juice, but since he’s not drinking enough* today to do so, we’ve resorted to the more cruel method of forcing him to take it. Robert holds him and pins his arm and I wrestle with his head and mouth. It sucks and makes me feel like an ass when he looks at me as if he’s thinking “Et tu, Mommy?” Betrayed.
On the plus side, because he’s been asleep basically all day, rather than have to suffer through another episode of Kipper, Robert and I were able to catch up on Homeland – wow. I don’t watch much television, and all of the shows I do watch are cable series, but I have to say Homeland is awesome. Seriously. If you haven’t seen it, think about adding one more show to your list of likes, because it’s worth it.
*Regarding drinking enough fluids to prevent dehydration, a phone call with Tucker’s doctor this morning left me greatly relieved. Apparently, even a few teaspoons throughout the day is fine as long as they’re continuing to swallow their own saliva (I guess when it hurts too badly to even do that, there are other problems to consider). She also told me that warm apple juice helps to open up his passages, which I hadn’t known before, so I thought I’d share.
When I said that Tucker’s been sleeping on the couch basically all day, I wasn’t exaggerating. It’s such a welcome relief for him (and us! We count, too!) to see him resting and healing. And so, so, so (!) much better than last night, when he’d cough, clutch his throat in pain and then start crying. The more he did this, the sadder and hoarser his sweet little voice sounded. “Mommy” was so heartbreaking to hear as it was obvious that he was waiting for me to fix him, and kisses weren’t helping. So although part of me looks at these photos and worries whether my son will be able to sleep tonight (will I be able to sleep tonight?), I know that sleep is what he needs right now. I might be delusional – it certainly wouldn’t be an isolated incident if so – but I think he will. Here’s hoping…
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by Kristi Campbell
Henriette - One advise, when they are sick like this – throw all mommy rules out of the window! They want ice cream? Let them have ice cream! They want jelly with vanilla custard? Let them have it… Olivia has ended up dehydrated a couple of times and it’s horrible!!! Just offer him what ever and if you are lucky he might fancy something… Crossing fingers Tucker will feel better soon!October 21, 2012 – 9:25 pm
admin - Oh Henriette, you are indeed so wise, as this is what the doctor said as well. Which worked, yesterday. Today, what worried me so much was that he whispered (it hurt too much to say his few words) “no” to me, over and over, in regard to ice cream, juice, ice, all of his favorites. Which really sucked. I feel so sorry for him. After sleeping almost all day (seriously, he’d wake up for 15 to 45 minutes, stay on the couch and then fall back asleep), we rarely got him to take anything. We’d been in contact with his doctor, and were just about ready to give up and take him to the ER when he thankfully nodded yes to water requests. It’s just so heartbreaking! He feels awful. When his temp got again up to 103.4, we knew that our failed attempts to dose him with ibuprofen were unsuccessful, so we had to resort to infant syringes, drip by screaming drip. It sucked. But we got him down to 101.4 for bedtime. We’ll (well, I’ll) have to check again at 2:30 this morning but he’s in his own bed right now, with a sippy cup of water by his side (was worried a real cup would spill and still worried the sippy will leak but whatever) for when he wants water. I haven’t sang him as many “baby” songs since, well, he was a baby! So sad! I guess every parent goes through the first time their kid is REALLY sick. This is obviously mine (hopefully). He sounds like a 90 year old man who has smoked his whole life and also has allergies when he coughs! It’s ugly!!
Thank you so much for the comment. And you’re right about all mommy rules out the window. The doctor backed you up 🙂October 21, 2012 – 10:00 pm
Sara - Poor Tuck! I hope he sleeps through the night and wakes up thirsty and ready to drink. I’m sorry I don’t have any advice. …..but I can say that I wholeheartedly agree that Homeland is great. We love it.October 21, 2012 – 10:52 pm
Joy - Maybe you could give him a suppository of fever medicine next time he refuses to take his ibuprofen juice? Are those available in the US? I know suppositories are horrible and Sunny hates them (and, fortunately, he accepts EVERY medicine I give him with a syringe!), but in this case they would be my last resort.
(I am really diligent today with catching up on your blog, aren’t I? 😉 )December 31, 2012 – 4:31 am
admin - Joy! You ARE awesome! The suppository worked really well, actually. He didn’t love it but it was so much easier than trying to force the medicine down his throat and then not know how much he actually got. We can buy them over the counter (thank goodness). I’m still annoyed with our doctor for not suggesting them. And you really are catching up on all the old stuff. I love it! Thank you!December 31, 2012 – 8:29 am
Joy - I am glad that worked! Doctors… sometimes you really have to wonder, don’t you?December 31, 2012 – 10:07 am