Kav's sick!

Kav has had his longest sickness this past week. I took him to a local ped last Sunday when he had some light fever. He was diagnosed as having throat infection and was on antibiotics and cold meds (Sinarest) for 5 days. The fever went away in a couple of days of taking Nise, but he started having a runny nose from the 4th day. He started sneezing through the day and was totally listless. Plus his food consumption was down to almost nil and it was only after some WWF like wrestling that I got a few bites down his throat. He was ok with the milk though, thank God.

Since I was not too happy with my neighborhood doctor, I took him to another one on Thursday. He suggested that I give him Pedia Care and another cold syrup for 3 days. This time, I messaged Kav's regular doctor who was out of town, to confirm that it was ok to proceed. She was not at all happy with giving him Pedia Care and suggested a cough/cold med along with Asthafen for the nights for 3 days. As of last night, that dosage is over. His cold is better and he has started to feed and play better as well. He was full of mischief yesterday, and that's a welcome sign! He still has a little bit of phlegm though that comes out when he sneezes. I am just going to keep an eye out for a couple of days and see if he needs another checkup.

It's sucky having a sick child on your hands. When Kav stays put in one place for 5 mins, it seems like all is wrong with this world! But it has re-inforced my belief to go with my instincts. Because when he first had that fever a week back, the common consensus at home was that it was due to teething. But I was just not convinced and just had to take him to the doc. So Mom's instincts are always kick-ass and never to be ignored!

Another lesson I have learnt is not to force feed a child. This is a toughie and one that I am likely to break in the future. But his doc said that they lose all sense of taste when sick and asked me to be content as long as their fluid intake is up there. Do you like eating when down with a cold? Its the same for your baby as well, she said. One interesting tit bit from a friend is that kids can be fine even without eating a morsel of solid food for 3 days! Point taken. Or maybe not!