April 2023 Babies 🇦🇺

Hey mammas my 2yr old has hand foot and mouth, she has lots of ulcers on her tongue and in absolute agony. I’ve given nurofen to help the pain but looking for some advice on what else could help her. She won’t eat or drink much.

I truly need help.

For the past 2 weeks, our 23 months old son went to sleep in his cot only to wake up less than 2 hrs after wanting to come to our bed.

How do I stop this? We're sooo tired!

Anyone else’s LO wake up at around 2/3 in the morning and will absolutely refuse to go back to sleep? The only way we can get him to go back to sleep if he comes into the bed with us. He will nonstop cry unless he does. Yesterday we moved his cot into his own room to try and stop the habit of him coming into the bed, but he will stay awake all night and cry unless he gets what he wants. Even after getting changed, having some water (has been off bottles for almost 2 months now) being rocked, being patted, checking to see if he is warm enough, he still doesn’t go to sleep unless he comes into the bed. Last night I tried for 2 hours before a caved in. I need some advice.

My son had his second dose flu vaccine this morning and he just got a mild fever just now. Wondering if that's likely related and normal? 38.1degrees c.

I keep worrying about fevers because he kept developing it when he was sick with RSV/ ear infection.

He's recovered now but wondering if his current fever is normal and expected with a second dose? Thanks

My boy has RSV, has a tooth coming through and had his 12 month needles 11 days ago. He's had a fever for 10 days coughing and is sniffly. This morning he decided he didn't want to eat or drink anything (he's only been having breastmilk the past week) refusing all solids. My MILs approach to this is that he needs to eat or drink something so has been forcefully feeding him small things and it hurts my heart. I keep asking her not to force and her response is she doesn't want him to end up being tube fed so this is necessary. I could honestly cry. She's very helpful at resettling and keeping him calm at night with 39 degree temperature but this is really upsetting me. Is she right? Also, we've been to about 5 different drs who all say these symptoms are normal and it breaks my heart.