This week on Parents You've Got This - The Expert Guide to Parenthood Podcast we are talking about common illnesses in babies and children and how to help look after a sick child with our Paediatrician Expert Dr Lexi Frydenberg.

We discuss:

• How many colds and viruses we can expect our children to have each year

• How to know if your child has a cold or it is something to be more concerned about

• How to know if you should stay home or go to the doctor or go to emergency when you have a sick child

• What the red flags are with sick children

• Dr Lexi’s top tips for managing fever, cough and runny nose in infants

• Dr Lexi’s top tips for looking after a child with gastro

• The essentials every parent needs to have in their medicine cabinet

• Dehydration. Dr Lexi’s tips for parents on how to get fluid into a sick child at home

• Dr Lexi’s top tips for parents trying to manage sickness in their home

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