March 22nd, 2011 | Posted by acidicice

My poor baby. We had a terrible weekend with him. I worked the weekend and the public holiday, but luckily there wasn't too much work and I was able to get home quite early.

 

Last week Thursday the day mother mentioned that Babyice had refused his lunch and after two spoons had thrown up. He drank all his bottles though and ate his lunch later that day, so we weren't very worried. On Saturday his temperature went up a little, but not enough to cause concern (around 37.5 degrees). We took him to the in laws, it was very hot and we thought it would be nice to take him for a swim. He hated it. He just wanted to get out. Other than that he still seemed ok. His appetite still wasn't great, but he was playing and walking around. On Sunday he refused to eat and barely drank. His temperature went up and we started to worry a bit. By Sunday evening we were desperate for him to get some food/fluid in so we tried some jelly and custard. Two small spoons and BLEUGH. He threw up on the carpet

 

 

Yesterday he ate a little and drank a little, but had a runny tummy and the fevers started again. We gave him a cool bath and administered a suppository to help with the pain and fever. 30 minutes later his temp had hardly dropped, but after having quite a bit more to drink he fell asleep. This morning at 2:30 am his fever was up to 39. I was holding him in his room in the dark trying to comfort him when it started to rain outside. It was a lovely sound…until I started hearing  tap, tap, tap. Apparently this was a perfect time for the roof to start leaking in his room. Water dripping down the walls not far from his cot. It never rains…but it pours!

 

 

This morning when he woke up he was still feverish. We took him through to the day mother, told her about our weekend, packed in some suppositories and asked her to alert us if his condition worsened. I made an appointment at the doctor for him after work and called the day mother a few times to check on him. Just now the day mother's daughter called me to let me know that his fever was up again to 39 and that another suppository had been administered, but it didn't help too much this morning. I called the day mother and she said she thinks it's best to take him to the doctor sooner. Rudi has the car at work, so he went to fetch him. I called the day mother, Rudi, the doctor, my grandmother (who was on standby) and made sure everything was in place so that Rudi could just go and fetch him and take him straight to the doctor who would be waiting for him. I had to sit at work and wait. I hate that. I also hate letting Rudi go alone, because he is like a broken telephone. If you tell Rudi a story and ask him to re-tell it later, it will differ from the story you told him. I needed to let go of my control issues though and let him do this. Since he was the one with the car and is a lot less emotional than I am, it was probably the fastest and best way to get him to the doctor quickly.

 

The doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotics, probiotics and various pain medication. I initially thought it was teething since he still only has four teeth. Here is a teething chart sourced from http://www.mychildhealth.net (courtesy of Cazpi):

 

 

 

He only has his central incisors on the top and bottom, so he should get his lateral incisors and first molars soonish (he'll be 14 months on the 2nd of April). His teeth are long overdue, so it was a natural assumption to make. I don't feel as if he is 'behind' or anything like that, it's just frustrating that he struggles to chew food properly with his four tiny teeth. I think he'd have a much easier time if he had some more teeth! I know first hand that teeth can cause throat infections though. When I was a bit younger I had recurring throat infections because of my…wait for it…wisdom teeth! My wisdom teeth were causing an infection in my gum (which I couldn't feel) and I swallowed this infection resulting in my throat getting infected. So perhaps those teeth are still on their way.

 

Rudi is booked off till Thursday and will be staying at home with Babyice. I wish I could be there with them, but such is the life of a working parent. I hope the antibiotics work quickly. Can't handle seeing my baba in pain for much longer!