This past week
Kayden got sick for the first time since he was one month old. As a
mother, this was the first time he was sick, so I was worried. He didn't
sleep much and didn't have much appetite. The medicine Curtis got,
wasn't Kayden's cup of tea. They were nose drops that did help, but
Kayden refused to take them again, so that didn't help. The next day he
got a bit of a cough so I got some children's Tylenol in banana berry
flavor, and I saw an improvement, thank you Tylenol!!
I decided to compile a list of things to get through a toddlers sickness, because it's not easy.
1. Be prepared to be tired
I
am utterly exhausted as I write this. Kayden didn't sleep at all last
night, and his naps have been all over the place. I napped when I could
last night (4 hours of sleep) and today Starbucks was needed. Being a
toddler he needed extra attention and cuddles.
2. Medicine
Have
the basic medication in your cabinet, this will be a time saver. Since
kayden turned 2 a few days ago, infant Tylenol wasn't going to cut it. I
ran over to the pharmacy an picked up children's tylenol. We usually
have tylenol stocked in our cabinet, which has come in handy a few times
when he was teething. When kayden came down with a cold, he literally
woke up from a nap and and had a runny nose. If you have certain things
in your cabinet it'll be easier to tackle it from the begining. Try to
also get a medicine that has a flavor that your child does enjoy, it'll
make it so much easier for your child to take that medicine. Tylenol for
infants it was white grape flavor and Kayden couldn't stand it but
unfortunately it was all that we could buy so it made it difficult for
him to take it. This time I got banana berry and Kayden is obsessed with
bananas if you put banana and anything he will gobble it up and I
didn't have to fight him at all he took the medicine so easily.
3. Prepare for anything
When
kayden gets sick (it's only happened twice) he doesn't have much
appetite and all he wants to do is sleep. The only time he is fussy is
when he is exhausted and needs a nap. Sometimes you get a whole new
personality when your child is sick, so be prepared for anything,
diarrhea, vomiting, only wanting certain foods etc. Today I was lucky
that kayden ate a cookie, that's about all he ate. He was very quiet,
but despite everything, he wanted to be outside constantly.
4. Tv/Movies
As
a child I remember the best thing about being sick was being able to
lay in front of the TV and just watch endless amounts. That is the exact
same thing I have done with Kayden because honestly it has calmed him
down and he is just relaxed. Cadence favorite show is curious George, so
we always have those on the PBR and we have a few curious George
movies. We have put them on the coach with his favorite stuffed animal,
which is a monkey no surprise, and he's also late up in our bed. We have
a blanket for him And he just loves being close to either his dad for
me, his dad was working last night so it was just me and him cuddling in
the bed. I had Curious George on and I mustve played the movie at least
three times in the past 24 hours and the day is not even done, but he
just sits there and he laughed and he has a good time and he totally
forgot that he is sick. So one of the greatest things is for him to sit
down and just enjoy himself and he will stand been like dancing play a
little bit as well when he seems to have the energy.
I
will tell you from experience, regardless of any tips that anyone gives
you it will always be difficult when your child is sick. To see your
child in pain to see you child crying and you not being able to ease the
pain as easily as if they had fallen is very difficult. It's also hard
for the child themselves because sometimes they don't even understand
this concept of being sick. Kayden hates getting his nose wiped right
now because he's been getting it done since last night and he is just
absolutely over it all he wants to do is be outside playing but he
doesn't understand why is energy level is so low. To see you child's
personality change can sometimes also be hard to come on located is
extremely lazy doing certain point of the day he breaks down and cries a
lot when he is extremely tired and he's also fighting trying to sleep
thinking that he can stay up. You need to just fight through this as and
if you are able to switch over to your partner and let them take over
or call the family member or friend and allow yourself just to
recuperate. When your child is sick You need to work harder and there so
much more that you were doing and trying to balance. A lot of times
Parents thing because you talk to sick your child to stop being lazy and
sleeping in that's not the case I dog is so much more effort that goes
into it when you tell this feeling under the weather.
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