On Tuesday night, very late, I had to bring our sweet newborn to the ER. He was getting dehydrated, wouldn't nurse, and was increasingly fussy to the point that whenever his position was changed at all, he screamed. So we called the pediatrician because his fever was 100.4, then 3 hours later after unbundling him in case he was just overheated, it was 100.7. She sent us to the closest emergency room. By the time I got here, his fever was nearly 102 and he had a rash. We had to do blood cultures, a chest x-ray, catheter, and a spinal tap! 
That was the most horrible experience of my life, absolutely.)
They're pretty sure now it isn't bacterial meningitis, but they're doing antibiotics and fluids via IV and waiting on a bunch of test results. His fever has been going slowly down over the last few days, and although it was 101 at one point last night, most of the time last night it was 98. So he's on the mend. They talked about releasing him today, but they want him to be fever free for 24 hours, so maybe not until tomorrow. Any advice on dealing with thrush since I'm sure he's going to have it from this experience is appreciated. As are any prayers or healing energy for my little boy.
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That was the most horrible experience of my life, absolutely.)They're pretty sure now it isn't bacterial meningitis, but they're doing antibiotics and fluids via IV and waiting on a bunch of test results. His fever has been going slowly down over the last few days, and although it was 101 at one point last night, most of the time last night it was 98. So he's on the mend. They talked about releasing him today, but they want him to be fever free for 24 hours, so maybe not until tomorrow. Any advice on dealing with thrush since I'm sure he's going to have it from this experience is appreciated. As are any prayers or healing energy for my little boy.
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Mama, that is such a hard situation to be in.
