Sikcell: People living with Sickle Cell

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Dear All,

I am fairly new to this site. I joined because i have a daughter with sickle cell. she is 10 months old and has had one crisis. It wasn't too severe, we were admitted for one night and she had some iv and antiobiotics given to her aswell as some pain killers.

I have been reading alot about the disease and i have come to realise that HYDRATION is the key (maybe not the key but certainly one of them). My problem is getting my little girl to drink the recommended amount calculated by her consultant.

Can anyone advice me on ways to get her drinking lots of fluids? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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Comment by P.Allen Jones on November 22, 2010 at 11:46pm: 10 months???? wow...God bless you on this journey.

Try to make drinking water fun; use fun cups, funny straws, add a treat (after the water is finished) Also, see my personal blog for more general information on living with SC disease.

Comment by gigi mac on November 16, 2010 at 5:29am: This is great stuff. thank you all for taking the time to reply to me with your advice. very much appreciated. I have taken all on board. Thank you.

Comment by lilian mbori on November 15, 2010 at 7:23am: hi my daughter who appears in my profile photo is 4 and has sickle cell, hydration is very important , introduce fluids that she enjoys and vary them to avoid boredom for the baby. breastfeeding, porridge fresh juice water and use colourful containers with cartoons and tits. introduce play while giving fluids and make it fun. you can give small frequent sips. dont worry you"l make it am doing the same. and if she has a carer make sure she understands this, but you have to be a hands on mam until baby is able to understand her condition. be blessed.

Comment by Myra Davis on November 13, 2010 at 5:02pm: my parents gave me apple juice. lots and lots of apple juice

Comment by lex on November 13, 2010 at 1:09pm: Give her vitamin water. Try new drinks that helps keeps Hydration. Whatever she enjoy drinking, buy plenty and offer it to her as much as possible. Hopefully that helps. I researched a product that help with that too and other areas as well. It helped some of my family members and myself. Research it. It's called Hemoxide Dietary Supplement.