Brody was up every hour last night, sniffling, coughing and screaming in pain :( Our whole family is fighting a cold right now and unfortunately, my breastfed 7 week old wasn't able to avoid it. I thought they said breastfeeding was supposed to do something?! He also has a fever of 100.0 to 100.6. The doctor said his ears look clear and he is just fighting the cold, but to take him to the ER for blood culture draws, urinalysis and a spinal tap if he gets worse or the temp spikes higher. I *hate* these situations. It's like I don't feel like I can accurately make the right decision because I don't want him to go through all those tests because I'm neurotic but on the other hand I don't want to subconsciously ignore his symptoms because I'm scared to take him in. And Dr.Google just freaks me out because everything I read says how bad a fever is at this age.
Please send good thoughts and prayers that he gets better quickly!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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2 comments:
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about that! Yeah, it can be a tough call. I know you'll make the right decision when you need to. You're a great momma! Hope everyone gets better soon too.
Danielle,
How stressful. I wondered why you weren't on IM much lately. Leah has been sick a ton more than Kyra ever was.
I hope that Brody is feeling better today. Keep that Acetominophen going. You will know when he needs to go in.
Love ya,
Charissa
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