Monday August 20 - I notice Caroline has a little bit of a cold with a runny nose and cough.
Thursday August 23 - That evening Caroline has a fever of 102.4 and a barky cough.
Friday August 24 - We take Caroline to the doctor who confirms she has croup. They give her a dose of steroids to help open her airways.
Sunday August 26 - Caroline has been doing much better but we notice she has a lot of congestion in her chest. David calls the doctor who gives us some suggestions to help clear her up.
Monday August 27 - Caroline's fever is back.
Tuesday August 28 - Her fever goes over 102 again.
Wednesday August 29 - At the doctor's office, they take a chest x-ray and blood and urine samples. The doctor tells us Caroline has pneumonia. They decide not to put her in the hospital since she's been eating well (the hosptial!). They give her a shot of antibiotics and send us home.
Thursday August 30 - Caroline's fever is coming down. Back at the doctor's office they give her another shot of antibiotics. They also give her a prescription for antibiotics.
Friday August 31 - I talk to the doctor on the phone. Caroline didn't have pneumonia but a urinary tract infection. According to the doctor, a UTI is much more serious than pneumonia for a baby (oh great!). If bacteria were to get into her kidneys, it could cause permanent kidney damage. They want me to bring Caroline back in a week to test her urine again to make sure the infection is completely gone. Then in two more weeks they want to perform an ultrasound and a test where they fill her bladder with ink to see her urinate. UTIs are unusual in babies and they want to make sure there's nothing wrong with her urinary tract. Hopefully the tests will have normal results and show the UTI to be just a fluke.
One of the absolute worst experiences as a parent is holding your baby down for shots and/or tests. Thankfully, Caroline is doing much, much better and back to her smiling self again. I'll keep you posted on her tests.
Caroline sick.
Caroline all better!
4 comments:
holy cow lisa!! I'm so glad she's doing better...what a time you guys must have had. Give her a squeeze for me and hug Jonah too! Miss you all!!
Oh NOOOOOOO!!!! How is she now?? Poor little thing and poor mommy and daddy and Jonah too. What a nightmare. It sounds like you have had to be really persistent as parents to make sure little Caroline got all better. She is lucky she has such a good mommy.
Okay. Okay. I am sure the ultrasounds will turn up normal. Renee had to have an ultrasound for her hips when she was 4 days old and I remember waiting two looong weeks for the results. Her hips were fine but they say "they could 'become unstable at any time" which is so (NOT) reassuring! Now, we go back to the doctor every 6 weeks to have them checked until she's walking. It can be stressful--all these doctor things--but I am sure everything will be fine.
I know what you mean about holding your baby during shots. Poor little 4 day old Renee cried and wee'd all over the ultrasound holder thingy.
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