u/Miserable-Daikon8431

Hi All, my 6 months old baby has Influenza A on Tuesday night (3 days ago) with very high fever on and off until Thursday night. She has been fever free since then. She got no other symptoms except the high fever. Do you think the flu is over now? I read and other babies usually have other respiratory symptoms like congestion/sore throat/ runny nose/ coughing and their fever usually takes longer to go away.

Thanks!

Hi all,

My baby girl just turned 6 months and got flu A from my husband. Our GP gave us Tamiflu to give her as soon as the symptoms appear. She got very high fever yesterday and we gave her Tamiflu but she vomitted a lot. I'm scared of dehydration so I have not given her again. We decided to go to the hospital and they advised us against Tamiflu saying not enough evidences and the side effects will cause more dehydration (vomitting and diarrhea) which is more dangerous.

Anyone experienced this before? I read on other threads and they said giving Tamiflu reduced complications for their children. Did anyone not give Tamiflu and the child was ok?

I planned to give her flu vaccination on her 6 months schedule and my husband just got it! It is so frustrating.

UPDATE: The nurse in the program Hospital in the Home just rang me and said I needed to give her Tamiflu tonight!! She said chief paediatrian at the hospital last year recommended administering the medicine if it is Influenza A. It is so contradicting and I'm confused!!