Kayla's doc called and said if I take her to childrens that they'll admit her. She's been sick for 3 days, going on 4 now. She's barley eaten, she cries at the slightest touch (twice I kissed her and she cried like she was hurt from the touch of a kiss). She has had 1 wet diaper the last 24 hrs (she normally has about 10), she won't eat much, and she's making this sound when she breathes (they called it stridor), but they said that she could be fine at home. She was at childrens already tonight, and all they did was suction her nose out (it was NOT stuffy, so they didn't get anything out) and they cut off her cast, and cut her arm in the process. I haven't had any sleep in a while, cuz I keep checking on her. I just wanna do the right thing.
i would take her back. she sounds like she needs an IV. don't let them brush you off, it sounds like somethings really wrong with her. and she's a preemie. GL
The diaper thing worries me. That's a sign of dehydration and of course if she hasn't eaten or drank thats why. I would take her in even if there is nothing serious wrong. I personally would rather be safe than sorry. Good luck with the babe *hugs*
See thats the thing, her soft spot isn't sunken in, and she cries tears when she cries really hard, the only sign of dehydration is not wetting diapers. I just have no clue what to do with her. If I take her back, they'll probably think I am paranoid, if I don't, something bad could happen. I'm pulling my hair out here. I just don't know what to do. I want to do the perfect right thing. Maybe I'll call back and talk to the doc again.
Sometimes there's no perfect right thing for everyone involved Personally I would rather some doctors think I am paranoid than take chances with my baby's health. Good luck keep us posted!!! Poor little tyke
I think you should definantly take her back! Because it's better to be safe than sorry!!!
I would definitely take her to the hospital. Its better to be a paranoid mama than to have a really sick kid. I will keep baby Kayla in my thoughts
take her to the hospital. SHes a preemie so sickness is harder on her than it would be on a full term baby. Its better to be a worry wart. I'll be thinking about her. Keep us updated.
I would take her back, Audrey was sick a couple years ago and the only sign of dehydration was one wet diaper in 24 hours and that was enough.
not peeing is the first sign of dehydration. you do not want it to get to the point where it is impacting her brain's fluid, ya know? premees are at high risk. all newborns are. take your gut seriously.
be clear when describing her symptoms.
say first: she's a premee. she's been sick (with X symptoms for X days) she hasn't wet her diapers in X hours.
you can call a triage nurse & see what they say...
Take her back. ASAP.
I was deciding wether or not to take her back when she stopped breathing and turned blue. She looked dead, and I was scared shitless, so I got randy out of bed and made him look at her, but she started breathing again, so he told me not to call 911. She did it a second time, and then a third so we called, because she didn't start breathing on her own the second and third times, we had to wiggle her around to get her to breathe, so the third time we called 911. She started breathing on her own by the time that they got there, so Randy told them not to take her to the hospital. He siad we could take her now, but then after they left we decided not to take her. They had sent us home earlier telling us that she had a cold, and we didn't want to waste more time there. So I sat up all night watching her (like I could've slept anyway after seeing that), and she didn't do it again thank god. When I took her to the doc in the morning I told him about it, and he said it may have been caused by her reflux (reflux causes apnea very frequently in preemies) she he cave her a new prescription for the reflux, and we got it last night, and she's had it once, but it's a once a day thing and it's a lot stronger than zantac which she was on. Well I gotta go one of the girls is crying.
When my preemie came home from the nicu, I remember I took him to the hospital just because he looked like he was breathing funny. Gotta be honest, when it comes to my son, I don't really give a fuck if everybody thinks I'm paranoid. You have to be like that when you have a newborn, esp a preemie.
Okay, your baby looked BLUE? Is there a red cross around your area? You need to learn infant and child CPR. I'm worried at the fact that Randy did not want to call 911 nor did either of you want to take her to the ER. A baby turning blue or that sever of dehydration is really frighting. I hope she feels better, and like Rebex said, go with your gut.
here are some links on infant cpr.
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/community.html
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/infantcpr.html
amy
i'm with amy, that is VERY serious, and it never hurts to know CPR or other potentially lifesaving techniques.
like others have said, better safe than sorry.
i'm glad little kayla was okay and i hope that never happens again.
CPR is a big plus to know when having children around, if you feel something is wrong then go with that. she has the right to proper medical treatment if you dont like how they r handling it or arent getting the right questions answered ask for a second, third forth opinion if you have to.. and if you still need help check into another hospital or ask for a doctors referral. they are not allowed to refuse you in anyway! so keep at it.
You are the one who cares for that child and you deserve answers not the run around so do what you feel you have to do to get them to answer your concerns..
I hope she feels better and she gets the proper treatment for whatever it may be.. GL
Nikki
preemies are at risk for a ton of breathing related disorders, like apnea.
i am very very concerned about your child. and you.
your hubby sounds very twisted to not take this seriously, or at least take YOU seriously when you say you are worried.
there is obviously a lot that is going on that you are not saying, but i hope you can find a good solution to this. we are here for you.
Wow.....just wow.....well I would suggest learning infant CpR. I am worried that your husband didn't take that seriously. True it is common for preemies to have breathing problems but if your scared for your childs health take her to the hospital! Trust your gut
whats going on with this now? anything you can update us with? i hope everything turned out ok.
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yeah is everything okay? I saw the photos in the looking spot, it looked like you were all in a hospital, everything okay? Did you find a CPR course?
ames