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| Boop in her sling from D |
How do you decide when to seek care for your little one?
When they are old enough to talk, they can tell you that something is wrong.
When they aren’t, it’s much more difficult. A fever of 100+ is a good sign. The
pediatric nephrologist told us to go to the ER if she was congested and had a
temperature of 100.5 or more. At that point, they should start her on
antibiotics and do a urine culture. I hate the urine culture because it means
another catheter. Plus, Boop may be having UTI’s without a fever.
Boop didn’t take her medicine the night before last, after
we got back from the party. She was upset, and in my haste, I don’t think I
shook her medicine well enough. She kept wincing. Last night, she did take her
medicine, which made me feel better. Then, we finally settled down. Boop has
had a bit of a cold, and she sounds congested when lying down. All of the
sudden, I heard a very productive cough and felt wet and then more. I turned on
the light. Boop was vomiting for the first time. My immediate thought: UTI. I took her
temperature: 97.5. We’re probably okay. I called Mom. She thought it didn’t
merit a trip, either.
This morning, I changed her diaper. Bright yellow. Hm. I
debated about whether to go to the pediatrician. They open at 9am, I think, for
walk-ins today. Another yellow diaper. She feels okay. Then a normal wet
diaper. I also saw some bright yellow on the kitchen sink. Maybe it’s the
medicine making it yellow. So, I guess I’ll wait and see how things go…
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