Worried sick, DD not eating

honeydew01 · September 2013

DD had her 6 month shots on Friday. She was cranky for a few days after her 2 and 4 month shots so we were expecting the same but this time we are having new issues.

She started having fever after 6 hours or so after getting home on Friday night. I also got a call that my aunt and uncle were in a bad accident Friday night and were airlifted to the hospital so I was at the ER til 3 am. When I got home, my husband was rocking DD and she was hot, her temp was 100.7 and she had refused to take a bottle from him.

We gave her Tylenol every 4 hours as recommended (with the first dose 2 hours after her shots, before going to bed). She didn't sleep good that night obviously. Saturday, it was obvious that she was in a lot of pain as she screamed and cried every time we put her down or sat her down or moved her to a position that was painful. She'd only stop crying when she was held and walking. She ate fine though.

Saturday night she didn't sleep good either, lots of moaning and being hot. we had the AC on all night to keep her room cool. On Sunday she refused to breastfeed or take a bottle all day long. So from Saturday 6/7 PM to Sunday 7 PM she had 4 oz of breastmilk. We called the nurse line and took her in to ER. They gave her antinausea medicine and then had us give her pedialyte. She refused to take the pedialiyte. They were like well she looks ok, not too dehydrated, take her home and watch her tomorrow if she continues not eating call her doctor.

Well it's 1 PM on Monday and she has had 1.2 OZ of milk. I called the dr and we're taking her in at 3. Also since this morning her neck and chest is full of rash. I thought maybe it's heat rash but maybe it's not.

She is not hot nor has a fever but absoluetly refuses to eat. On the breast she just plays with it, doesn't suck and falls asleep right away. I tried waking her up, taking her to a light room. She gets frustrated and arches back and refuses to get back on the breast. She pushes the bottle out with her tongue. With much persistence I got 1.2 OZ in so far. I tried giving her milk and pedialyte via syringe she thrashes her head side to side and spits it out. It looks like we are torturing her trying to hold her head to keep the liquid in.

I'm beyond myself with worry. She pooped like 4 times on Saturday and had wet diapers throughout the day. Yesterday and today wet diapers are not heavy so it's concentrated urine. I have to examine each diaper to see if it's wet enough. The ER doc said she looked good for someone who hasn't eaten much in 28 hours. She was smiling if you didn't have a bottle in her face.

Has anyone had any experience like this? any advice?
I'm so stressed out with a child that doesn't eat and an aunt/uncle in ICU..

I hope this all makes sense. I've had very little sleep since Friday night so I am sorry for errors or sounding like a crazy frantic lady.

VPGIRL06 · September 2013

that's weird that the doctors aren't more concerned. Is it possible she's having a reaction to the Tylenol as well?

honeydew01 · September 2013

I don't know. Last she had Tylenol was yesterday at 6:30 PM. Her ped who we saw on Friday just called me back and wants to see her. I said we're already coming in.

I may be a crazy first time mom who worries a lot but I feel like if she's not eating for such long periods of time there is something wrong. I mean I am glad she's in good spirit and smiling but afraid that the not eating will catch up and she'll get really sick. ugh.

LSU628 · September 2013

Does she have a rash on her hands or feet? When DD got hand, foot, mouth diesease she ran a really high fever and refused to eat b/c she had blisters in her mouth.

honeydew01 · September 2013

No, I didn't see any on her hand or feed but I'll examine more carefully when she's up from her nap. The rash is around her neck all the way to her chest

MrsWindyCity · September 2013

When DS1 was about 7 months old, he had a horrible stomach bug. He barely ate anything, and whatever he did came right back out. He refused bottles and we had to try spoon-feeding him BM or formula. He would nurse a little, but not "enough" at all. He got over it, and was fine. I know it's so hard to worry (we had weight gain issues with DS1 as it was, already, so him losing weight was terrible). When he rebounded he went back to eating like a champ and regained all his weight incredibly quickly. Hang in there! Sounds like she just has a virus that's making her not feel well, but she'll get better soon.

hdall0807 · September 2013

I'm sorry! This sounds horribly stressful. What did your dr say when you took her in??

honeydew01 · September 2013

We're back. The doctor said she has a viral infection called Roseola, it's just bad timing (happening after her vaccines). The rash on her neck and chest have gotten worse since this afternoon and the doctor said it'll get worse before it gets better. She said she's not eating because she's not feeling well so hopefully it'll pass and she gets her appetite back. It's so stressful though. I really hope she'd eat in the next day. We already had major feeding issues, this certainly is not good

st.augbride · September 2013

I was going to say that this sounds like a virus. Ds (now over 2.5 yrs old) has taught me well that not eating almost always means he caught some bug, and it seems so many of these early childhood viruses come with rashes too. In fact, ds also had roseola a few weeks ago. It must be going around.

honeydew01 · September 2013

She's screaming from the bottom of her lungs tonight. DH and I are taking turns holding her and trying to calm her down. As soon as we go to put her down in her crib she starts screaming again, this is not her at all. She is usually happy in her crib and puts herself to sleep so she must be in pain and hungry. Looks like it'll be night 4 of zero sleep here...I'm starting to see things blurry..I knew motherhood was hard, I just had no idea how hard.

kerbear135 · September 2013

I'm so sorry you guys are having to deal with this. It's so hard having a baby who is sick and miserable, and not being able to do anything about it. T & Ps that she gets better real soon.

honeydew01 · September 2013

Thanks I appreciate it!
I really hope she feels better and starts eating again soon.

jobiann · September 2013

Hang in there, DS had a virus and ran a high fever for five days, it was five days of a rotation of Tylenol and Motrin every three hours and he HATED taking medicine. We were lucky he ate just fine and he was sleeping in 3-4 hour spurts. But it is so difficult to see them sick and not be able to help them understand what is going on. It was lots of cuddles and distractions to keep him from crying. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you have it, I called me Mom by day two and she would come over and hold him for a few hours while DH and I showered/napped/cleared our heads. (((hugs)))

honeydew01 · September 2013

Today is day 3 of no eating/drinking. I'm worried sick and feel like doctors won't do anything until she is all dried up.

luvbug6315 · September 2013

Try putting her in bed with you and give skin to skin contact. Maybe take your top off and snuggle with her. Perhaps it will get her cozy enough to eat. Poor thing. Hope she feels better soon.

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