Flu in toddlers?

Question

Gave my son Calpol. Do u wrap them up when there having bed rest or pull the sheets back as its warmish day?

Gave him plenty of fluids

Answer 1

If the child has got high fever,best not to cover him too much to avoid having even more.If it´s warmish,just cover him so he´s not cold,but not too much...it´s no good to sweat in bed.

The best treatment for the flu is bedrest and plenty of fluids. Try offering frozen fruit bars to encourage your child to get extra liquids — along with soup or broth, which may ease his congestion as well.

For muscle aches and fever, give your child a pain reliever such as children's acetaminophen or ibuprofen. (Never give a child aspirin unless your doctor has recommended it, especially if he may have a viral infection. It can trigger Reye's syndrome, a rare but life-threatening condition.)

If your toddler is at high risk for complications because of an underlying medical condition, his doctor may be able to prescribe an antiviral medication that can help ease the symptoms and shorten the duration of the flu by a day or two. The trick is in making the diagnosis as soon as possible, though, because the medication must be given in the first 48 hours. Once that 48-hour window closes, the antiviral medications are no longer effective.

Resist the urge to pressure your doctor for antibiotics, which kill only bacteria. A virus, not bacteria, causes the flu, so antibiotics won't work. Antibiotics may be in order, however, if your toddler develops a secondary bacterial infection such as pneumonia, an ear infection, or bronchitis as a result of having the flu.

Your toddler should start feeling better in three to five days. You'll notice his fever break first and then his appetite should return. But this is just an average — some children (and adults) have a cough and associated body aches that hang on for two weeks or more.

Answer 2

My baby is 14mths old and currently unwell with high fever, I have stripped him to his nappy and given calpol, he is sleeping now with a thin bedsheet draped over him. I have also been using a fan on the lowest setting as it is very very muggy in London at the moment.

It's important to cool your toddler down but also to sheild him/her from getting too cold, so the sheet is light enough for this. Also you are spot on with the extra fluids, especially if he/she is off food at the moment.