It can't be can it? Here's the symptoms/history (DS is 6.5mo):
Started Sat pm ? extra whingy, put it down to teething but at 3am noticed really hot. Temp was 39degC
Sunday:
-Temp, controlled with calpol, ranged from 37.8-39.2
-1 v 'loose' nappy
-red eyes
-random periods of runny nose
-catnapped all day, but did rally and play for short periods. Still had small amounts of food when offered.
Monday
-Similar temperature
-1 minor vomit 5am mon morn
-horrific nappy - slimy with darkish green tinge
-Catnapped all day again, less play, less food but still had bits, mainly bf though.
-noticed bit of a rash on upper shoulders
-also a couple of small white areas on the inside of his cheek/lip but only on the right.
-Took to doctors. Said it was a virus - calpol etc.
-Bit sick again in eve.
Tues
-temperature tailed off during the day. Only slightly high in eve
-rash more over back
-white bits still there
-runny nose & cough
-totally uninterested in food. bf little but fairly often.
today
All the symptoms referred to above except temp is back to normal & rash is blotchier . Really not himself though, very (understandably) clingy, fractious&whingy even when held and totally uninterested in food - just bf, and even then doesn't seem like a lot.
So googled (always dangerous ) as he still seems really poorly even though his temp is OK (doc said to go back if temp didn't drop - it has) and everything came back measels!
Should I take him back to docs? Am I just being an over cautious first time mum?!
Am also concerned about infecting friends' children - how long would he be infectious for? E.g. due to see friend with toddler on Sat, would that be OK?
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snugglejunkie · 26/05/2010 17:36
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