After three days of "not a fever" 99.5 degrees and a miserable boy, we went to Children's urgent care. He does indeed have a bladder infection. I'm kicking myself for listening to two different nurses on Friday instead of bringing him in. They say it'll take 48 hours for the meds to kick in (IF they got the right ones... they won't know the specific bacteria for a few days)... so he could have been feeling better by now. Stupid momma guilt.
We now need to have him officially tested for kidney reflux (he's had backed up kidneys since before birth), as bladder infections in a boy are a big symptom. Poor guy.
On the plus side, we never would have known about this issue if we weren't ECing, or at least it would be taken a lot longer to get to the bottom of. We also were able to do a pretty effective sample catch at Children's, impressing the staff. And diaper rash is a big issue for bacterial bladder infections, so being diaper free is a big plus. If anyone is considering it, trust me, it really isn't that hard, and not that hippy. It seems like the most natural thing in the world to us now.
Re: FU frequent urination
Elimination Communication.
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Bummer! Liam had a UTI when he was 4/5 months old and then had to have the testing for reflux. It is a weird looking procedure, but it went really smoothly for us and the hardest part was getting him to lie still. Liam had some refluxing but grew out of it without any treatment.
I'm surprised he didn't have a higher fever...good for you for taking him in.
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Ha! I'm sure your little man will not be the first child who doesn't want to lie still for the test, and they'll have a plan to work around him. I'm glad you're getting to the bottom of this right away - you are such an in-tune mama! Don't beat yourself up. You were listening to a nurse's advice, for Pete's sake! The thing that matters now is that you're getting him the help he needs. Hope he's on the mend soon!
My niece had that test and if she did it he can do it! She will not be still for a second. He will do great!
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Good to know! And doublem, you're right, they probably deal with squirmy kids all the time. I swear ours thinks we're trying to murder him if we put him on his back.
Thanks all for your well wishes. It's already looking to be a long night, poor guy.
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