tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post479685993416193375..comments2024-02-01T02:51:43.854-08:00Comments on Sometimes it's hard: Guest Post: When Kids are Sickstory girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876607625116932174noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-68782991314652173892015-03-18T08:12:31.447-07:002015-03-18T08:12:31.447-07:00So much love Jenny. I pray Skeeter has no more UT...So much love Jenny. I pray Skeeter has no more UTIs and her body heals itself--just as you are always helping people (like me) heal.signingcharityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277911657754648853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-34067176608832751082012-03-01T09:55:12.659-08:002012-03-01T09:55:12.659-08:00Story, just wanted to share with you that my mom r...Story, just wanted to share with you that my mom read this post. She was going to e-mail me, but she called me instead. She wanted to talk to me about her own anxiety. I have found that through telling my story it has deepened my relationship with my mom. She is more comfortable sharing how tough motherhood was for her. She wanted to tell me how proud she was of me for putting my story out there to help other moms. Thank you for inviting me to share your space.Jennyhttps://twitter.com/#!/jenrenpodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-61810229534642526432012-02-23T08:47:31.173-08:002012-02-23T08:47:31.173-08:00Sarah, thank you so much for responding and gettin...Sarah, thank you so much for responding and getting my fears and anxiety. Skeeter was on a very low of an antibiotic for 8 months. Since she hadn't had a UTI, we took her off of the medication. She was on Bactrim which is a sulfa drug. I am highly allergic to sulfa. We thought she had a rash in the hospital, so they called up one of the dermatology residents to check her out to give me peace of mind. I love our hospital, but I dread going there every time.Jennyhttps://twitter.com/#!/jenrenpodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-63468009869760271092012-02-22T20:57:21.515-08:002012-02-22T20:57:21.515-08:00The point of that was that I get it. I really, re...The point of that was that I get it. I really, really get it. Scary stuff these kiddos getting sick. <br /><br />This past summer, that premie, now 3, had Togo under general for dental work. I wonder how much of it can be linked to the fevers and antibiotics she had so young...?Smldadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481345106777668373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-51986073035787048172012-02-22T20:55:02.703-08:002012-02-22T20:55:02.703-08:004 days of multiple types of IV antibiotics. I fel...4 days of multiple types of IV antibiotics. I felt like such a failure. For about 6 hrs, she couldn't even latch at all. I left to go home and shower, once, and while I was gone dh fed her 3 oz pumped milk by bottle - I only had 9 oz total pumped at that point. So scary.<br /><br />She recovered fine. But it shakes you. 8 weeks later, we had to take her back. She had my hair wrapped so tightly around her toe that I couldn't get it off. Now I really, really felt like a failure. 3 months old and already in the ER twice.Smldadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481345106777668373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1235502677257882577.post-11649153911666226722012-02-22T20:50:16.819-08:002012-02-22T20:50:16.819-08:00Hugs, big hard hugs.
My firstborn arrived 6 weeks...Hugs, big hard hugs.<br /><br />My firstborn arrived 6 weeks early. She roomed in w me and came home at 48 hrs old with me.. I had the chance to leave her w dh and go out for a couple hours to a HUGE second hand sale when she was 11 days old. <br /><br />When I got back, something was off. To tis day I can't explain it. She had a small red raised dot near her ear, it was maybe the size of a dime. She seemed lethargic. Her temp was 99 something. So w watched her. Over the next 2 hrs the bump spread. Her face was swollen from the top of her ear down her jaw line. I called the ped on call. He ordered us in to the er though I begged for any alternative. Spinal tap, cathed for urine, blood work up,... Ultimately a ct with contrast. She had a staph infection in the parotid gland in her face.Smldadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481345106777668373noreply@blogger.com