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Hailey has been pretty sick lately.
It started out with a cough that she's had I don't know about 2 or so weeks. I didn't really think much of it, chalked it up to the change of weather - allergies. Well last Wednesday I get a call from Daycare saying I need to come get Hailey she had a temp of 102. So I leave work, go get her. I give her a cool bath and some Tylenol to break the fever. The entire time she's still playing - not really eating but she's playing, laughing and youd never even know she was sick. So Thursday morning I get her up, she doesn't have a temp - I take her to daycare. I called at 9 am to check on her (like always) and she's fine, playing with the kids... blah blah blah. So I call again at 2:30 (like always) and the director said she was just about to call me. She said she had Hailey on her lap and her temp was 102.8. I leave work and head to daycare to get her. I call the dr's office to set up an apt and I get one for Friday. Dh is going to stay home with her. Well I get Hailey home and her temp climbs... we're at 103.5... I call the ped office again. I tell her nurse what's going on and she wants me to bring Hailey in right then. I do. We get there, and my poor kid has a SEVERE ear infection in her left ear and her right ear is infected but not as bad as the left. She also has "a touch of pneumonia". So we got Augmentin ES and now my daughter isn't eating and her stomach is so messed up. She has pooped out of 6 of her outfits. I actually had to put her in a diaper because her pull ups just weren't holding everything in. She cried soooooo hard when she saw me pull out the diapers. She kept saying, NO mommy I sorry I sorry, no diaper please. Just thinking about it makes me teary eyed. My heart just breaks for her. She is still playing, running around like she isn't sick - but she also isn't really eating anymore. So between her lack of appetite and the constant pooping (which is normal, I called the ped again) she's lost 2 lbs. We're now back at 25.8 lbs.
I feel so bad because she had the cough for so long and I just blew it off as if it were just allergy related.
I'm at work waiting for the phone to ring for me to go pick Hailey up.
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Posted by Whitters on 2008-05-27 09:28:30 | Rating: | Views: 86
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Whitters - my master 5 was prone to ear infections when he was around 2 years old. Same thing he seemed great, then he'd have a fever and crash for awhile then he'd be on the go again.
This would happen frequently - it seemed he'd get the ear infections, my daughter the throat infections.
Don't feel bad - you're a great Mum (mom) and ear infections hide themselves well. Sounds like Hayley is a very happy little girl - that's so nice to read. I hope she's getting better :)
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Posted by EasyToSay
on 2008-05-27 09:37:03
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As long as you keep up her fluids you are doing the best thing, try a hydrolite type drink to keep her electrolites up..Even some diluted juice will help in small doses.
And lots of hugs
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Posted by WhiteDiamonds
on 2008-05-27 09:52:14
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Thanks you guys.
She's doing ok with the drinking - though she's really not even doing that... but I have been pushing the liquids.
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Posted by Whitters
on 2008-05-27 10:12:20
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Awww, poor thing! I hope she kicks this thing real soon. :(
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Posted by Mandie142
on 2008-05-27 11:42:22
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Hey Whit don't feel bad. Kaylie got a stomach flu a few years ago and got diarrhea, I didn't think anything of it just kept giving her pedialyte. Well it ended up landing her in the hospital for 3 days. I started crying when the er doc told me how dehydrated she was, he told me that little kids can get bad overnight but they rebound really quickly. Your not a bad mommy, they just teach us not to over-react.
I do hope she gets better really quickly
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Posted by Mamacita925
on 2008-05-28 08:56:32
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I am sorry this is happening to your little one. It makes ya feel helpless at times to sick a child sick and you know there is nothingyou can do to make it better. But you love em and they know that. You child is very lucky to have a mother as attentive as you are. I hope that she gets better soon.
sending good vibes your way.
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Posted by DouglasMB
on 2008-05-29 16:31:54
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Oh-poor baby :( How were you to know she had all that going on? You are a wonderful mother, I only hope that someday I am half as good at parenting as you are.
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Posted by ladiegodiva
on 2008-05-29 23:17:02
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Poor Hailey! Hope she feels much better today!
Ear infections are so hard to figure out. My grandson is prone to them.
Does she like popsicles? We keep those in his hands all the time.
Hugs and hope the little one is feeling great soon!
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Posted by 1221dol0306
on 2008-05-30 08:23:08
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I really hope your daughter feels better soon.
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Posted by Meredith
on 2008-05-30 17:20:11
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