First me, with bad stomach pain and nausea. Then the diarrhea--the really fun kind, the kind where you say oh my god I'm not going to make it to the bathroom and then you DON'T--last night and today. And I had a fever both Monday and Tuesday nights (but I went to work! Cause I'm a trooper!).
Then Charlie, but he got full on nausea and vomiting. He was flattened by noon today. I left work and came home and found him on the floor of the nursery, with Tori in the gymini, as close to the bathroom as he could get.
But Tori was fine. She was a bit sleepy, but I thought that could still be from her shots Monday. She ate dinner at 6:30 or so, and then nursed at 8 and again at 9.
Then she spit up. Then she spit up again, then she spit up again and then she covered the couch in vomit.
She's now groggy and won't nurse. I called the pediatrician cause I'm a first time mom and I'm FREAKING THE FUCK OUT. He said (no, not my normal one, the on call one) to try to get her to nurse every two hours and also try Pedialyte. She is sleeping now (it's 10:45pm) and I'll get her up soon and try to get her to nurse or take Pedialyte later.
Any advice? When do we actually panic and go to the ER? How do you survive this and not go crazy?
And why, for the love of GOD, is there only one bathroom in our house?
***UPDATE***
Ok, it's now 9:45am and things are much, much better. Tori didn't puke again after the first four (!) times. She slept a couple of hours and then nursed for a few minutes (she was still refusing both plain and apple flavored Pedialyte) which she kept down. I changed her diaper four or five times overnight--not too bad at all (usually it's once or not at all). This morning she's acting like herself--totally normal. I plan to just nurse her today and wait to give her solid food until either tonight or tomorrow. I think Adina is right--my having it first allowed Tori to blow through it super fast. She got my antibodies along with my virus. Ah, motherhood.
Charlie, on the other hand, was up much of the night puking. He thinks it's turned around a bit and he's attempting to eat a toaster waffle. Poor guy.
Thanks for all the comments, and special thanks to Moxie who came online and chatted with me last night and made me laugh. Still looking forward to the day Tori pukes in my mouth.
And Journeywoman... WOW. Just WOW. That is excellent advice. But, you know. EW.
