Anyone that follows my tweets and facebook statuses will know that my little man has been unwell and the past week has mainly consisted of loose nappies, soaring temperatures, scary looking rashes, no sleep and grumpy, clingy babies. Oh what fun we have had! Not! Although on the plus side i have enjoyed lots and lots of mummy cuddles.
It all started last weekend when Riley woke up with a temperature and a very loose nappy, no biggy i thought as he seemed his usual happy self so i put it down to the fact the heating was on in his room and i'd tried him on some new foods the previous day. BIG mistake. By the evening he was being grouchy, clingy, barely touching his food and had developed a fever. The thermometer was showing a reading of 38.8oC and i was adamant that couldn't be right but again and again it was the same figure being displayed.
I immediately got on to the phone to SEADOC (our local out of hours emergency doctor) and was given an appointment to take him up the hospital to be assessed. Now why do doctors make you feel like a neurotic over protective mother when you take your child in? He swiftly did the usual checks and within minutes confirmed that he had 'just' a viral infection and it was nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about? My baby's in just a nappy with a raging fever, lethargic and crying his eyes out and i have nothing to worry about.......does this man even have kids? Anyway, I thought he'd prescribe us some antibiotics or something to clear it up quick sharp but we were told to simply keep up the fluids, dose him up on calpol every 4 hours, give lots of cuddles and just calmly ride through the storm. It will pass. Yer ok, what parent (HONESTLY) is calm at 3 in the morning with a screaming uncontrollable child? Not me that's for sure.
Oh and as for 'it will pass', roll forward to Wednesday and i wake up to this:
A baby covered from head to toe in a rash. A baby that won't take solids. A baby that is showing no interest in milk, water or juice. A baby that doesn't want to play or be put down. A baby that is usually so happy, content and laidback but now is clingy, lethargic, crying and won't break so much as a smile. Now don't get me wrong, nobody said motherhood was going to be easy and i can fully appreciate that as a parent you have to take the rough with the smooth but 4 days of this had left me physically and emotionally drained and i'd be lying if i said my patience hadn't started to wear a little thin.
So i did what all 'neurotic over protective mothers' do, i rung the surgery at 3 in the afternoon and demanded (politely) that he be seen by a doctor. Again. However, this doctor's diagnosis was much the same and i went home feeling slightly disheartened and helpless that i couldn't do anything to take the pain away and make him feel better.
But........you know what i've realised?
Your love alone really is enough for your baby and it really is the BEST medicine. Those mummy cuddles and tight squeezes, those hours of walking back and forth cradling them in your arms and those kisses placed ever so gently on their forehead WILL work.
And it did, as he slept through last night for the first time in ages and has woken up a completely different child. No rash. No fever. No tears. No drama. Best of all - BIG smiles!
This makes for a happy baby and a VERY happy (and relieved) mummy!
Vikki xxx
It all started last weekend when Riley woke up with a temperature and a very loose nappy, no biggy i thought as he seemed his usual happy self so i put it down to the fact the heating was on in his room and i'd tried him on some new foods the previous day. BIG mistake. By the evening he was being grouchy, clingy, barely touching his food and had developed a fever. The thermometer was showing a reading of 38.8oC and i was adamant that couldn't be right but again and again it was the same figure being displayed.
I immediately got on to the phone to SEADOC (our local out of hours emergency doctor) and was given an appointment to take him up the hospital to be assessed. Now why do doctors make you feel like a neurotic over protective mother when you take your child in? He swiftly did the usual checks and within minutes confirmed that he had 'just' a viral infection and it was nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about? My baby's in just a nappy with a raging fever, lethargic and crying his eyes out and i have nothing to worry about.......does this man even have kids? Anyway, I thought he'd prescribe us some antibiotics or something to clear it up quick sharp but we were told to simply keep up the fluids, dose him up on calpol every 4 hours, give lots of cuddles and just calmly ride through the storm. It will pass. Yer ok, what parent (HONESTLY) is calm at 3 in the morning with a screaming uncontrollable child? Not me that's for sure.
Oh and as for 'it will pass', roll forward to Wednesday and i wake up to this:
A baby covered from head to toe in a rash. A baby that won't take solids. A baby that is showing no interest in milk, water or juice. A baby that doesn't want to play or be put down. A baby that is usually so happy, content and laidback but now is clingy, lethargic, crying and won't break so much as a smile. Now don't get me wrong, nobody said motherhood was going to be easy and i can fully appreciate that as a parent you have to take the rough with the smooth but 4 days of this had left me physically and emotionally drained and i'd be lying if i said my patience hadn't started to wear a little thin.
So i did what all 'neurotic over protective mothers' do, i rung the surgery at 3 in the afternoon and demanded (politely) that he be seen by a doctor. Again. However, this doctor's diagnosis was much the same and i went home feeling slightly disheartened and helpless that i couldn't do anything to take the pain away and make him feel better.
Your love alone really is enough for your baby and it really is the BEST medicine. Those mummy cuddles and tight squeezes, those hours of walking back and forth cradling them in your arms and those kisses placed ever so gently on their forehead WILL work.
And it did, as he slept through last night for the first time in ages and has woken up a completely different child. No rash. No fever. No tears. No drama. Best of all - BIG smiles!
This makes for a happy baby and a VERY happy (and relieved) mummy!
Vikki xxx
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