help, toddler problems

[firewatch]

Again, she is waking after about an hour of being asleep and waking up pulling her ears, shes had calpol and wont come to me for cuddles she just sits there ans cries her eyes out. nothing is soothing her i do my best to leave ehr where she is but shes so stressed out. poor lamb i dont know what to do with her.

[boxtops]

Has she got earache? why's she having calpol?

[B00]

Oh ouch,the poor thing, ear ache's 'orrible, no wonder she's crying, its reduced me to tears on occasion!

She been to the GP's?

[sherrardk]

Is she teething? Mine all suffer/suffered with glue ear so you might need to get the doctor to have a look as it starts really deep in the ear so you can't tell if she has it or not. Personally, I would bring her downstairs and put her on the sofa with her pillow and blanket.

[nungate]

Poor wee lamb. Is her ear giving her trouble? If she's had calpol for the you'll just have to wait it out until it takes effect I'm afraid. Try and give her a cuddle, this might sound a bit off but you could try a warm compress held up gently against the her ear the warmth can soothe. Has she any other symptoms like sniffles and so forth?

[alid5]

The poor wee soul, try giving her ibuprofen to ease pain and hot water bottle wrapped in towel will help too, used to use olive oil for my kids. Get appointment with GP asap just incase its not just earache. Hope she feels better soon

[sherrardk]

I was told not to use anything warm/hot as it makes the blood flow faster and increases the pain (this was with the most recent incident of glue ear) although I was quite surprised as I had never heard this before.

[B00]

im with Sherr, I'd have her on the sofa with me, I couldn't stand the thought of my little 'un in pain in her room on her own, but then again, I am a softy!

[firewatch]

shes down now, sorry for absence her favourite person has got home, daddy hugs make it all better. The strange thing is though her ears were checked only a couple of weeks ago when she had a virus. Yes Sher she was cutting a tooth but its cut so dont see how the earache can be linked. She was given calpol following a bump to her head whilst retrieving a golf ball from an awkward nook under the sink. Shes had a snotty cold and when she cries she snots more, and then chokes because she dosnt realize blowing her nose is the better option! shes lying on daddy having snuggles watching sherlockx

[sherrardk]

If she has got a cold, put Karvol on her clothes so that her airways are kept open. This will lessen the pain in her ears (and if she gets earache in the future do it then too, even if she has got any sniffs). Only recently got told about this and it does seem to help. Hope she feels better soon, x.

[firewatch]

thanks sherrard will get her dad to pick some karvol up tomorrow, nowhere here will be open that i can easily reach, shes got vicks on her jammies to help with the snufflingx

[nungate]

if her nose is a bit on the bunged up side, stick a pillow under the mattress to prop her upper body up a bit, and fix a long towel across the bottom sheet to stop her slipping down, it all helps in keeping the nasal passages clear. My health visitor from 20odd years ago told me to do this with my daughter when she was snuffly and it still works, my daughter had her friend do this when her little one was ill.

[sherrardk]

Vicks will work just as well, just put it on her if she has bad ears again and isn't sniffly (four out of five of mine have all had/still got glue ear, middle child (daughter) is currently as deaf as a post).

[firewatch]

her cots on bricks from when she had reflux left it how it was kept her settled so at a loss what to try next feeling more than little sorry for her!

[sherrardk]

When mine are out of sorts I just take them to bed with me and cuddle them - you get some sleep and can check up on her without disturbing yourself too much. Maybe you should go to an out of hours doc tomorrow?

[firewatch]

i will see how she goes Sher, shes perked up a bit now dads home and she more then likely come in with us tonight or i will go on the spare bed next to her cotx

[sherrardk]

Neither of my youngest were poorly last night but both came into the bed with me when I went up, it's just not worth the fight sometimes.

[firewatch]

exactly i cant be bothered with the fight sometimes and it nice to watch her sleeping face

[Nini74]

i tend to put karvol and baby olbas oil onto a wet tea towel and put it on the radiator in his room when my lo has a cold - my mum always says not to let the air get too dry in his room when he has a cold anyway, and this is a great way of getting some menthol into the air. you can alternate calpol (paracetemol) with ibuprofen suspension so that effectively she is getting something every couple of hours. i used to only give calpol as and when needed, but by the time it kicks in he's worked himself up and the pain has got the better of him. when he was poorly over christmas the GP said that while he's ill, keep him dosed up every 4 hours during the day, even if he seems ok. this worked for a couple of days, although i'm pleased to say he seems better now and is back off the calpol. speak to pharmacist about alternating between the two medicines, and get an appointment with GP - they won't mind checking her over for you even if you were only there a couple of weeks ago - puts your mind at rest too. hope she settles better tonight for you xx

[firewatch]

well i have changed all her bedding flipped her matress and flumped the pillow to within an inch of its life also she settles with music so moved the player into her room to see if it helps shes been a right mardy moo today but no snuffles-shes almost two so im guessing the terrible twos are kicking in! thanks for all your help, and nini glad to hear your little one has got betterxx

[tigwig]

Ibuprofen is the only med that works for my LO. He was at docs yesterday after screaming constantly for 15 mins with a temp and rubbing his ear. She told me it was best med for pain. Calpol doesnt have much effect at all I think. Hope your daughter is better soon.