As the title says, I’ve had noravirus since Wednesday. Up until about an hour ago, I had managed to contain it so that I was the only one in the house with it and thankfully my Husband and 9 month old Daughter were a-ok. Anyway, this morning I started to feel a little better and have only been sick a handful of times (if you’ve had noravirus, you’ll know it’s not like a normal bout of stomach flu) but just after lunch, mu 9 month old threw up everywhere – not uncommon as she is a bit of a sicky baby but then, 20 minutes later we had poop running out of her nappy in every direction. She didn’t cry, isn’t off her food anymore than she usually is, is sleeping well, drinking and playing normally but she is now zonked like she hasn’t slept in a month and I am so worried that she has caught it from me.
I have been meticulous with soap washing and bleaching and keeping everything away from her. My Husband has had time off work to look after her, so I really haven’t even been near her and now I feel terrible that she might have caught it. She’s a tall girl and already underweight for her height, so I would hate for her to have sickness and an upset stomach.
I’ve never had a baby with sickness and diarrhea before. What do you do? Continue with feeding? Cut back to just milk? Offer only cool boiled water and bland, dry food? Obviously, if we get another episode of explosive poop or vomit, she’ll be going to the Doctors (although they are telling everyone with anything similar to stay away in order to stop spreading it) but with a baby, it’s so very difficult.
Have any of you experienced this or anything similar with your little one?
I FEEL TERRIBLE :-(
