logan had that once but it was from gastro we gave him as much veg juice as we could also sustegen and there are some great vitimin liquids you can get from the chemist... hope this helps... logan lasted nearly 3 weeks without food as long as he is drinking somthing it's ok for that long but i wouldn't let it go any futher. hope he gets better soo poor lil tyke

Thanks so much everyone for your help, you really are great parents :)

First, when your sick most of the time you don't want to eat.  It's ok.  I would not focus on making him eat as more as giving him fluids.  Little ones can dehydrate very quickly, especially if they are vommiting or having the runs.  Give him pedialite as much as he will take.  My doctor told me that if he is having at least an ounce an hour then he should be ok, that is just a gauge though.  I would not worry about having to go to the hospital unless he becomes very lathargic, his eyes are sunken or he has not peed in over 6 hours.  When he is feeling better, he will want to eat again.  I've been thru this many times already myself

Hi mate,

Just wanted to say Hydralite Icypoles and juice (premade) are what I use on Sumara when she gets like this . . Also Dimetapp is great for drying up the nose and cough really quickly. Sumara is only 10.5 months and i'd be lost with these things . . .

Cheers Kellz

Sorry I'm late for this request...but you have been given great and correct advice.

I hope his cold gets better quickly..I hate it when kids are sick.

Hey Mony, you have some really great answers here so i won't repeat them but totally agree. When your in the chemist next see if you can't pick up a bottle of Greenridge-cold and flu for kids, its a liquid form and is all natural. It is so great for kids and once in their immune system it makes it harder for them to get colds. I put a little in our girls juice or milk.

Best Wishes Hon Blond.

Hi, Jayd must have the same thing, he has a terrible cold and cough and he will not eat not even his favourites, I have been making sure he is getting plenty of fluids water in particular and I bought some pureed fruit which he is kind of eating and he will eat yoghurt and weetbix but not much. Doc said as long as he is drinking plenty of fluid not to worry to much, has he got the runs?? Jayd has on and off.  Is he still active?? if he is just keep his fluids up and keep an eye on him, if he is listless get him to the dr or hospital just to make sure he is not dehydrated. xx

I think you should just keep an eye on him.  I would cut back on the milk and give more water, and try to get him to have something with vitamin c in it, those jars of baby food with orange and mango would be easy to eat i would imagine.  If you are worried, seek medical advice. mother knows best!

hi there matey, this happened to my caitlyn and the doctor said as long as you keep their fluids up, there is no concern for to worry about them eating, as most children or adults will not eat when sick...Hydralite icy poles are good if he cant hold anything down, and they replenish the electrolyte levels in their bodies...Hope he feels better soon.