It's Wednesday... Randoms

[penguin129]

Good morning ladies! We had a really rough night last night with DD. She kept waking up and coughing to clear the mucus she had. I hate seeing her this way. This morning she woke up with a rash around her eyes and some on her belly. I called the doctor and they want me to take her in to be seen. The nurse told me it sounds like Scarlet Fever, but they are worried about her eyes. She hasn't had a fever since Friday night so I am confused as to how she could have Scarlet Fever after being on the antibiotics for 4 1/2 days, unless it isn't working. Things are not looking good for our Housewarming Party this weekend. How late is too late to call it off?

[icequeen]

Definitely call it off. Absolutely no question of whether it's too late or not. Im so sorry you have to go in again but hopefully you can get some meds to clear up all these symptoms. Keep us updated! Prayers for y'all.

[ashiscute]

Yikes penguin129! Hopefully you got good news from the doctor!

forevermorgan I hope T feels better soon! I never let my babies do sleepovers either. DD was 16 months and DS was 20 months I think. I'm always surprised when people have done them by now.

AFM DD got a but bite Monday evening. At first it looked big but now it is huge and red and hard. I couldn't get her in to the pedi this afternoon so we're headed in the morning. She has a dance rehearsal tonight but wants to skip because she's so upset about it. I don't think it really hurts but she is very sensitive to this stuff. Hopefully it doesn't get worse!

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penguin129, Wow, I hope your daughter is ok!

forevermorgan, I hope your baby feels better soon too.

ashiscute, Hope the bug bite isn't too serious.

I started painting DD's bathroom last night....I didn't realize how long it would take to paint such a small room. It has a bunch of weird angles, so I had to keep changing my brushes. I still need to give it a second coat, but I think I'll do it after DD goes to bed. I will say I was pretty happy when DD saw it and she was excited and liked it.

[teraiin]

Yikes penguin129 it's always something huh? hope she feels better soon. I'd probably cancel once the scarlet fever is confirmed mostly to keep illnesses from spreading


DS gained 8oz in a week! Unfortunately since he gained no weight between weeks 2 and 3 the doctor still wants me to wake him to nurse. Guess I'm destined to sleeping in 2-3 hour chunks for another month. I'll do what I need to do to keep DS healthy but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. Dr also wants me to pump a lot more and start replacing some nursing sessions with bottles of breast milk so we can see how much DS is eating and try to increase his ounces.

[teraiin]

Jun 1, 2016 15:00:37 GMT -5 @auri said:

penguin129, Wow, I hope your daughter is ok!

forevermorgan, I hope your baby feels better soon too.

ashiscute, Hope the bug bite isn't too serious.

I started painting DD's bathroom last night....I didn't realize how long it would take to paint such a small room. It has a bunch of weird angles, so I had to keep changing my brushes. I still need to give it a second coat, but I think I'll do it after DD goes to bed. I will say I was pretty happy when DD saw it and she was excited and liked it.

MH painted one of our bathrooms a month or so ago and he said the same thing about how for being such a small room it sure took awhile to paint. I'm glad your DD was excited about it

[penguin129]

So... it turns out DD DOESN'T have Scarlet Fever. In fact they aren't even sure she had/has strep throat. They did a CBC to check her blood because they wanted to be sure the red spots around her eyes weren't something more serious. It turns out her numbers all point to a viral infection NOT bacterial. They said the rash on her neck and body is from the virus and the red dots around her eyes are popped blood vessels from how hard her coughing spells were overnight. They told me the rash should disappear in 48 hours and she definitely won't be contagious anymore by Saturday. The doctor gave us the green light for the party. I am one happy Mommy that it's not something more serious and I can still have our party. They told me to give her the Strep Meds until she has 7 days and then to stop.

[younglove316]

penguin129 hooray for good news!! I'm glad it wasn't something more serious!

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penguin129, I'm glad that it's not serious and the party is still on.

teraiin, I'm sorry that you have to continue to wake your DS to eat. But it's good that he gained some weight!

[penguin129]

Part of me feels really bad that I was worried about having to cancel the party when DD is sick.

[icequeen]

penguin129, that's so great!! I'm so happy it's nothing to be too concerned about. I would have been uneasy about the party situation, too. You are juggling a lot and it's completely normal to be weighing all the options. Don't feel bad at all.

[penguin129]

Jun 1, 2016 18:31:35 GMT -5 icequeen said:

penguin129 , that's so great!! I'm so happy it's nothing to be too concerned about. I would have been uneasy about the party situation, too. You are juggling a lot and it's completely normal to be weighing all the options. Don't feel bad at all.

Thanks for this

[icequeen]

Jun 1, 2016 18:36:30 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

Jun 1, 2016 18:31:35 GMT -5 icequeen said:

penguin129 , that's so great!! I'm so happy it's nothing to be too concerned about. I would have been uneasy about the party situation, too. You are juggling a lot and it's completely normal to be weighing all the options. Don't feel bad at all.

Thanks for this

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