Our baby girl is sick! She threw up on Monday night and we thought it was just a fluke, like from some bad baby food or something, because she was acting completely normal. But then on Tuesday morning as I was standing in line to vote, Jenna called me and said that Isabel threw up again, and was currently sleeping in Jenna's arms. This was a huge red flag to us, because as good of a sleeper as Isabel is, she definitely does NOT sleep while being held. It is just not something she has ever really been able to do, at least not since she was under two months old. So, of course, I went home immediately to be with her. She couldn’t hold anything down all day Tuesday, was acting scarily lethargic and listless, so we brought her to the ER on Tuesday night. They gave her Zofran to ease the nausea and we were able to get her to hold down 5oz of Pedialyte. She started to perk back up a little bit so they let us go home.
Then yesterday (Wednesday), with the help of the Zofran we were able to get her to hold down 8oz of Pedialyte total, but she still was not acting any better. So we called the pediatrician. They had us come in, and after the doc saw her and found out she had lost 1.5 lbs since Tuesday night, and saw how lethargic she still was, they wanted to admit her to get some fluids in her through an IV. She has been on an IV since last night and as of this morning, has gained back about 1/2 a pound. They also did some basic blood work last night and that all came back NORMAL! Praise God!
I wish I could say she was back to her normal self, but she isn’t. All she wants to do is sleep (she is in fact sleeping in a brightly lit room right now and was also doing so last night when we were in the room talking...very much against Isabel’s normal personality and sleep needs, which is the scariest part). They gave her Zofran twice in her IV overnight, and so this morning, wanted us to try some Pedialyte. I gave her an ounce at 8am, and 10 minutes later, she threw it up, so she still can’t hold anything down, even with the help of the Zofran.
We saw Dr. Westland from Southdale Peds around 10 am today, and she is very convinced that this is just a nasty virus that has attacked Isabel's GI tract. Nothing more serious (thankfully!) because all the labs came back normal, and there is no distension in her abdomen that would indicate any sort of a blockage. Her hydration has improved, but she still has not been able to keep anything down all day orally, so they are not discharging her tonight because we have no way to hydrate her at home. She has to be on the IV. She has pretty much been sleeping all day, I would say she has been awake maybe a total of 1 hr. I hope her sleep is fighting a good battle with this nasty bug!
So, we will be here at least one more night and will see the doc tomorrow morning again. Please continue to keep Isabel in your prayers.
I still think it is just a stomach flu, or possibly Rotavirus (even though she has been vaccinated), but I just want the poor little peanut to feel better and start acting more lively so we can go home and she can rest in her own bed. But, we are getting excellent care here and have had great nurses.
Thanks for the prayers!
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