Matt and I decided last night, on a whim that it would be fun to spend the night in the Emergency Room. Boy oh boy were we WRONG!
Poor little Peter has been sick since last Friday with and ear infection and some virus that is ravaging his tiny body. Last night we were afraid that he was becoming dehydrated because he only had one wet diaper and one huge gross messy I am thankful that my nose is stuffed up so I could not smell it diaper yesterday. So at 9pm or so we left to go the the ER.
As we got there the triage nurse gave us a little medicine syringe to use to force some Pedialyte down Pete's throat. She also gave Pete his first rectal temperature. Oh my little boy's eyes got so big and water just streamed down his poor miniature face. It was horrible! Then we proceeded to force liquid down his throat every 15mins while we waited to try to get things flowing. We waited about 2 hour before we got back to see the Doctor and then waited another 2 hours before we saw the Doctor. During that time we ran out of Pedialyte and began to give Peter H2O. More time went by and Peter did wet his diaper, a little. YEAH!!!! We were thrilled! But then he puked all over me. Not so thrilling!
The Doctor finally came in and was concerned about how long he has been sick so she ordered a bunch of tests and before we left the Hospital at 8:30AM Peter has undergone a blood draw, an IV, 3 bags of fluid pumped into his corpo, and two catheters.Plus he downed three bottle of Pedialyte and a half a bottle of formula. I feel so bad that we put him through all those tests only to find out what we already knew. That he is sick and probably has a virus on top of his ear infection.
This new parent thing is tough. I feel like I have learned more this week about taking care of my baby and trusting my instincts than ever and I feel like I have mostly done it through trail and mostly error. I wish I hadn't allowed all those tests,just the IV. But I was worried and tired and am still working on growing a back bone when it comes to things like this. Maybe by our last child i'll be a pro.
7 comments:
I'm so sad that he is so sick! I'm also sad that you guys had to go through so much. I hope he is feeling better soon. You guys will be in our prayers.
Oh no! Sorry sweetie! You know, don't feel bad about going to the ER. It's always better to be safe than sorry. You are a great mommy! We hope you guys all get better soon!
Well Kristin you are doing exactly what you are supposed to do. There is no manual, only you and your instinct. Next time you will know what to do and it is always better to be safe than sorry. You are a wonderful mom! Love you!
Woah Kristin, that's so rough. I'm sorry. I know exactly where you are and don't worry, experience is a good teacher. However, I still get those fearful times when you just don't know what to do. I often call people like Diane Paul or other nurse friends and they can help me figure some things out too. I hope you guys are better soon.
I am so sorry to hear how rough it was. Ella's been sick too. We found out she had an ear infection and just when we thought she'd knocked it she got congested and then a second ear infection. We almost went to the ER but hearing about your experience I think I'm glad we didn't. Sorry to hear how rough it was. You're a great parent. Trial and error seems to be the way to go. I hope little Pete is feeling better now. Oh I just ache thinking of him crying like that. I know how you feel sister!
Oh poor baby!! It is the worst feeling in the world when you have to watch your child suffer and you can't help them. I hope he is on the mend!
Do not be too hard on yourself and always trust your mothers instinct.
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