Scariest couple of days of my life
Jennifer has just come out of hospital with a possible bacterial infection.
She was very snuffly for a couple of days then had a slightly raised temperature on Sunday eve, but not enough to warrent a+e, Then on monday she had really dark green poo, and very runny. When we called nhs direct they said its probably nothing, but to take her to a+e anyway, She had two more really disgusting bubbly almost black nappies and they decided to keep her in investigate as shes so young. She had a canula put in which was really really horrible for her and me, then suddenly went really pale and floppy and her eyes rolled back in her head, i almost screamed the house down, but the nurse seemed to think she was ok, and hooked her up to IV fluids and anti biotics. The sight of her little arm with the canula in made me want to just burst into tears. She also had to have a lumber puncture and a snot swab (suction tube up the nose) all really horrible proceedures poor little mite.
Anyway, shes home now, back in tomorrow for a top up of anti biotics. Nappys are still quite gross, but getting better. Please just take good care of your little ones, dont hesitate to take them into a+e - i hate to think of what might have happened if we'd waited. Get a digital under arm thermometer, not an ear one.
Em x
She was very snuffly for a couple of days then had a slightly raised temperature on Sunday eve, but not enough to warrent a+e, Then on monday she had really dark green poo, and very runny. When we called nhs direct they said its probably nothing, but to take her to a+e anyway, She had two more really disgusting bubbly almost black nappies and they decided to keep her in investigate as shes so young. She had a canula put in which was really really horrible for her and me, then suddenly went really pale and floppy and her eyes rolled back in her head, i almost screamed the house down, but the nurse seemed to think she was ok, and hooked her up to IV fluids and anti biotics. The sight of her little arm with the canula in made me want to just burst into tears. She also had to have a lumber puncture and a snot swab (suction tube up the nose) all really horrible proceedures poor little mite.
Anyway, shes home now, back in tomorrow for a top up of anti biotics. Nappys are still quite gross, but getting better. Please just take good care of your little ones, dont hesitate to take them into a+e - i hate to think of what might have happened if we'd waited. Get a digital under arm thermometer, not an ear one.
Em x
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much love
Em and Dylan x x x
Katie & Isabelle x
Glad the nappies are getting better, the anti-biotics must be helping. One thing you might want to check with the doc tomorrow is if there is anything to help her after taking the anti-biotics. Only reason I mention it is because when I was on anti-biotics after having an infection from my stitches and b/c Im bf, my mw had told me that they can strip your baby's stomach as they can be quite harsh on them. So I was taking probiotics after I'd finished them so that they would pass through my breast milk.
Did they say what type of bacterial infection she had and what may have caused it?
So glad she is getting better. Big hugs to you both.
xx
Em + Jak
Thanks for your kind words ladies!
Em x
Glad she is getting better now x
Nici xxx
So pleased to hear she's on the mend now.
We have a stupid forehead thermometer ... time to invest in a proper one I think
xx