Nellie had her 2 week well check that morning and everything seemed okay. They weighed her and she was 7 lbs 9 oz. She was 20 inches and her head was 34 cm. She wasn't still back up to her birth weight so the doctor wanted to see her again on Tuesday to re-weigh her to make sure she as gaining weight appropriately. Everything seemed pretty normal until a bit later in the day. On the way home from her appointment she threw up bright yellow fluid all over her cute new outfit. I didn't think much of it until later on when she did it again. My milk isn't that bright yellow so I was a little perplexed. Then within about an hour or so she started having messy diapers more regularly and much more fluid than normal. I don't know what it is about motherhood that makes us second guess ourselves 8 or 9 times before we listen to our own intuition! Sterling and I had gone on a date (to see my niece Brittany in her play which was really great!) and during the play I started to really worry about Nellie. I told Sterling I was worried so after the play we took her to instacare (which happened to be closed!). Then we took her to the ER just to be sure. When they weighed her she was 7 lbs 5 oz. She had lost 4 oz in half of the day. They told us that she was dehydrated and needed an IV. While we were waiting to get an IV for her her oxygen level tanked while I was feeding her. They decided right then that she would be staying the night and would be admitted to the hospital for observation. I had never had to bring my newborn baby back to the hospital before. I was pretty nervous and really didn't like them poking and hurting my brand new baby. I knew she was in good hands but still didn't like it much!
Before they admitted Nellie, while we were in the ER waiting for a doctor, Emma, our babysitter called to tell us that Sophia had thrown up. She asked if we could come home and I told her we couldn't because we were in the ER with Nellie. She called her mom (my sister, Shelli) to help her deal with Sophia and the mess she had just made. By the time Sterling got home, at 3:00 am, James had also joined the crowd and was throwing up. What a fun weekend of sick kids!
Jan 27-28, 2012
Baby Nellie in the hospital with all the cords and IV.
No fun! I have a sick baby at home too. But not this sick. I hope they all feel better soon!
ReplyDeletePoor baby. I wonder if you all have the same virus that's going on around here. We've basically quarantined ourselves. I sure hope it passes quickly for you.
ReplyDeleteI did it again! I really should check to make sure I'm logged in before I leave comments. Take care.
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