Emergency Room Blues.

Its been a couple of days since I've written a post for all my miraculous mommies. But one of those unfortunate, inevitable event just happened to me for the first time! As a new mommy I've had my fair share of experiences doctor visits,  But nothing comes close to that a scary moment when you have to your child to emergency room!

My Twins were born at 33 weeks and were in the hospitalized for 10 day after their birth, you'd think id be used to the hospital by now. But shockingly i'm not and was completely caught of guard when I had to take my son this past Monday to the emergency room.

As usually my children woke up to they normal daily routine, breakfast, play time and a bath. After bath time my son which is a very, very active, happy little boy. Started to behave so oddly he became extremely sleepy, mellow, very flushed in the face and warm. ( just look at his poor face) Since his demeanor changed so drastically i knew it was time to break out the thermometer his temperature had spiked to 103.5. I was in disbelief because I didn't know what had randomly caused this sudden fever.

 Next i called the pediatricians office. My doctors office has a very great feature, they have a 24 hour nurse advice line, Where you can call at anytime and ask questions about any symptoms your child may be experiencing. After speaking the nurse in the office explaining my sons strange behavior they analyzed that fever and change in behavior it would be best to take him to the emergency room to be evaluated. I was shocked i thought it could be him just teething, or a side effect from spending the day at the pool. I entered my very usual anxious self since. Since my husband was at work i called good ole' grandma to come and help me with my daughter so i could make my way to the emergency room.

Now I've been to the emergency room before never to take my kid this was a feeling so completely different, Now its my child who in that position felt. I felt defenseless because as a mom there was not much I could do for this child who is helpless and cant not explain to me what hurts or how he feels. 

So this is when my miraculous mommy extincts kicked in. I overpacked my bag with all the things i could need to ensure his comfort at the hospital.  I brought his favorite blankie, his favorite toy, my ipad (stocked with Disney junior shows.), my cellphone charger, diapers and milk and then headed over to the E.R. 
Once i reached the hospital ( Gotta thank my fantastic sister for coming along with me to help, Gotta love family.) We checked into the E.R. to my surprise the process was quick and effective and soon after where taken too a separate waiting room designed for children filled with toys and a TV turned on to cartoons. It made it easier on my son to feel more comfortable being in the emergency room. 

After only minutes of being in the waiting room they called us back to the Peds Unit to get my sons vitals, the fever had again spiked even higher 104.3 and we should try to maintain him as cool as possible. Over packing really came in handy, I was able to make the hospital bed feel like a bit more like home and he was really entertained watching videos on my iPad. I must admit and say my son was very brave and aloud the nurses and doctor do their thing to make him feel better. The Dr. finally diagnosed him with a viral infection and would let him go home after the fever went down about. They sent us home with instructions to give him Motrin every 6 hours as-long as the fever was present, drink plenty of fluid and to follow up with the pediatrician.
(If your child's symptoms worsen don be afraid to rush back to the E.R!)

The doctor also told us its almost inevitable for viral infections to be passed along to the rest of the family members but taking preventive precautions may help the other twin to not get sick. As of today i must say my ocdness in prevention has helped no one else in the home get sick including myself. 

These are some of the preventative measures i took to avoid spreading the infection to keep the sickness at bay.

 - Wash all toys, sheets, blankets, clothes.
  - Try to keep the children apart as much as possible. Designate each child the toys they area allowed to play with so the germs do not spread.
 ( A good day to hang out with nana & papa.) 
- Wash your hand as much as possible ( kill all the germs from the infected baby to passing to the other baby or yourself.)
- Constantly check both children's temperatures and diapers too see if any changes of occurred ( keep baby as cool as possible. Light clothing and pajamas.)
-Spoil them ( Its a perfect excuse to allow sick baby to sleep in your bed, its easier to monitor him and he will feel more comforted being with mommy and daddy, we try not to make a habit of our kids sleeping with us but this is an exception.)
- Be patient with baby, sometimes babies may get cranky or very possessive of mommy this shall pass once they feel all better again.
- fluids, fluids and more fluids i suggest making everyone in the house drink tons of fluids, helps keep the system clean.
- Try to serve your family lots of fruits and veggies to boost their immune system.(Having a sick baby can always limit your time on getting things done in the house,  Its okay go ahead call out for take out the hubby understands or call nana i doubt she wont might baby sitting the other baby for a little while.)
- Don' force the food  or formula sometimes with a sick baby they loose their appetite, just make sure their drink tons of fluids.

- Lastly don't panic getting sick is out of our control mommies and a trip to the er may be a scary experience but keep calm, pray and let the doctors figures out whats wrong. Its much easier do our job of comforting and nursing our children back to good health if we know whats wrong and what we can do to help them feel better. (I Hope all your families stay supremely blessed and stay in good health, but if you ever find yourself in this position remember always put it in God's hands first the rest will work it self out miraculous mommies.!!)