Another H1N1 Question

My kids were exposed, so I asked the other kids' mom and our pediatrician how to recognize it. The pediatrician said, sudden onset, high fever, cough. Especially watch for the respiratory symptoms. Sometimes sore throat. The other mom agreed with the "sudden onset" part - we saw her daughter in the afternoon and she was happy and energetic, but by dinner time, she had a high fever and other symptoms.

You might want to check with your pediatrician about tamiflu or similar anti-viral, if the symptoms started within 48 hours. My neighbors' kids all recovered pretty easily with no complications, but it took each of them 5-7 days. I'm hearing the same story from other parents around here - it's unpleasant but not life-threatening for most people. Just keep in good contact with your pediatrician and I'm sure everything will be fine!

I tested positive for H1N1. My most severe symptoms were head splitting headache and exhaustion. I couldn't stay on my feet, it felt very different than a typical flu. You will be happy to know that neither my husband or son did catch it from me. MY husband was diligent about washing any blankets I used and I only stayed in one spot. I was wiped out for about 4-5 days then I started to feel better. Most doctors are not testing any more because my positive test came back one day prior to my quarantine being over. It was rather silly to learn so late. Hang in there. It really wasn't that bad, but I am healthy. email me if you want to ask me anything specific
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2 of my children had the fever, cough, sore throat and tiredness. I took the oldest to the doctor and she was tested for flu, but did not have it.

If your daughter is not better by tomorrow, or gets worse, then bring her to the doctor. They will test her for the flu.

My 6 year old son had the exact same thing a wek ago. It lasted for 5 days and at one point he had a fever of 103 but it had gone down by the next day. I spoke with my brother who is a nurse and he said to watch for a very high fever with the H1N1. My son's had a 103 fever before, so I wasn't too concerned, especially since it went down to 101 the next day. According to his kindergarten, many of the kids have been off school for the exact same thing - fever, headache, sore throat and it's lasting 3-5 days. We almost took our son to the doctor on day 5 but the next day his fever was completely gone. I go more by how they're acting and if they're still active and cheerful (which my son was most of the time). I think that this is just this year's version of the flu.

There was a post on the Mamapedia blog with links to cdc and the government's site. Both have exhaustive lists of symptoms.

http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/worried-about-swin-flu-wh...

As for your other children (who aren't sick) -- they cannot fight flu bugs/viruses when deficient in vitamins — and most kids today are NOT getting essentials like Vitamin D. Literally 10's of millions are not getting enough Vitamin D. THIS issue is making your children — right now — more vulnerable to Swine Flu -- ANY flu. Period. Fixable? HIGHLY! Sensational? Sexy? Not really. Hence, the media aren't helping you -- as you mention.

Here’s what you can do today to prevent infection -- naturally:

1. Expose yourself to the sun for about 30-50 minutes per day on average — revealing as much of the skin as possible.

2. Add olive leaf extract into your foods.

3. Add fresh, organic food into your child’s meals — creatively emphasize dark green leafy vegetables. No... no 'sneaking them' in... I'm talking creativity but speed and simplicity too! Example: http://budurl.com/ywh2

Most of what you hear about Vitamin D, the sun and milk is not true. Here’s what is: Vitamin D creates over 200 antimicrobial peptides in your body — that’s a fancy word for “natural antibiotics.”

Think about that for a minute. Over 200 fighters in your body. When your vitamin D level falls so does your natural ability to fight colds, influenza and other respiratory infections — including the H1N1 virus.

I'm hosting a free Webinar on all of this soon:
"Supermmunity: Preventing the flu naturally -- with Superfoods"

www.greencravers.com/webinar

Feel free to join in. Good luck.

Get her to the doc!! The fever is the clincher. This flu is like a terrible, achy cold with a nasty fever. My whole family had it last week, it's not as terrible as the normal one, no nausea, but still not a picnic. They can prescribe Tamiflu & that helps a WHOLE LOT, get on it right away, it helps stop the symptoms & slow the spreading.

Good luck!
D.

ps, you're right not to flip out, we all get sick, it's not the end of the world, unless you have serious health issues. DH and I both agree this was wayyy easier than the normal flu, and I have asthma (had to use the nebulizer a lot & my little one had a cool mist vaporizer going in his room - lots of coughing).