Fire drill. 5y old woke up with a head ache at 3:30 AM. Then threw up all over me and bed. Sigh. Cleaned up and gave him Motrin and put him back to bed. We slept through the night and woke up to him complaining head ache not going daddy. I did hot and cold compress and applied zarbees. Now he’s sleeping again. Any ideas? Single Dad here..

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Definitely sounds like a stomach bug especially with no fever. Keep him on the BRAT diet for the day to minimize stomach upsets. If he keeps throwing up make sure he stays hydrated by using Pedialyte or something similar. Also watch out for diarrhea.

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Thanks all. It worked out fine as he was okay the next day. Really nice to see you all comment, helped with my morale!

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Ugh sorry you’re going through this. Upside is kids tend to be quick to recover from these bugs in under 24 hours. Take it slow when he’s up with bread or toast and 7-up or pedialyte. I usually do proactive ibuprofen for like 3 doses just to get through the tough parts (so like every 6 hours to cover that first day). Maybe take it easy with a PJ day and keep an eye on temp and make sure he’s hydrated. One tip - avoid Gatorade until you know he won’t puke because Gatorade vomit is colorful and stains everything (and if you give them red, your heart will stop for a full 10 seconds when you watch your kid puke up red stuff that looks like blood until you remember that you gave them red Gatorade - I’m still not over it haha).

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If you are stressed and need him better for school tomorrow then go to a nearby urgent care and see if they say it is just a 24 hour bug or something else.

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Sounds like a stomach bug? Not a doctor (obviously) but I would give him a few bites of bread and sit him in front of the tv to relax. Keep trying to feed him a little throughout the day, rehydrating him at the same time. If it doesn’t get better by tomorrow AM or he develops a fever, maybe call a doctor?

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Raw ginger is also a miracle for stomach bugs if you take it soon enough. Just like 1/2 Tbsp

I just took a week off traveling with him, and I am kicking off three projects Monday. I am already stressed out. Hope he gets better for school by morning.

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OP I feel for you. Took off a week, then worked one week before EYs summer break this past week. My son has a double ear infection and I’m starting to feel sick too. Right in time for project ramp up tomorrow. You’re not alone. Although I can only imagine how much more difficult it is as a single dad. Stay strong 💪🏻.

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Echo all the above. We keep Zofran in a special drawer for these kinds of occasions. Usuallly no more than 36 hours and most often <24 before kids are better in any case, good luck!

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Prescribed anti-vomiting medication

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Okay. He’s developed small temp, 100.4..

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Our little one (10 months) just went through the same progression. Doc says random virus (tested for flu and Covid). Sucks and not fun… tons of good thoughts going your way right now. I literally have no idea how I’d be a single dad. You are amazing.

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Fever?

98.5 so no

Praying for you OP. Do you know if he had head injury in last couple days?

Nope.

Daughter had same symptoms, she is 1 yr old so don't know about headache part. Fever Lasted 4 days. Gave motrin , Tylenol alternate at 3 hrs.

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