Possible GI

Lydia woke up from her nap very upset again and threw up almost as soon as I picked her up; I discovered later that she had thrown up in her crib too. The one time that Trung tried giving her water, she lost all of it (and some) almost immediately. I finally called the pediatrician's office to ask a nurse to call me back because Lydia was now only vomiting a faint yellow liquid. The poor dear was very calm, but would start crying when she felt the vomit coming.

The nurse's advice...wait one hour from the last time the child vomits and then try giving 5 cc of pedialyte every twenty minutes to see if it is kept down. After three consecutive applications, start giving 10 cc every twenty minutes and so on and so forth. Every time we hit 40 minutes, Lydia would throw up and we'd have to start the clock all over again. She had taken only about a 30 minute nap, so she was so tired that she fell asleep in my arms for about 30 minutes around 5 PM. Lydia hasn't fallen asleep in my arms in forever; it was very sweet! Her stomach did not "settle" until 7:20 PM, but once it did, we made it to 10 cc at 8:20 PM and she went to sleep without so much as a peep. I suspect that Lydia will wake up in the middle of the night hungry, but I'm hoping at least for no more vomiting. Thank goodness she was still able to produce tears and was finally able to keep the liquid down or else we would have had to take her to the Children's Hospital. Many thanks to Trung for being so helpful tonight as we cared for Lydia and each other. *muah*