I had a trip in the ambulance with my 6 month old daughter yesterday evening and am feeling guilty that I overreacted and wasted the doctor's time. What would you have done?
6:30pm. My daughter was fast asleep on my then suddenly out of nowhere started projectile vomiting like nothing I've ever seen. She looked very pale and in shock. No crying. I got her out of her clothes and onto the bath. She was a bit floppy in the bath head drooping down, eyes were rolling a bit. I was obviously concerned as this is out of character. Got her dry and changed and the the vomiting started again. At this point I called 111. Spoke to out of hours and they said to keep an eye on her, someone would call later but to call 999 if she got worse. Shortly after she began to heave, her whole face when red like a tomato, she went completely floppy in my arms. She then vomited again but now it is mostly clear fluid.
I just freaked out and called 999. More vomiting on the phone. I was by myself with her. No car or anything so it would have been a 30 minute journey on the bus to A&E.
She didn't look herself at all. Was just staring into space. Paramedics were fab, they checked her over but wanted to take her in because she is so tiny. She was spacey in the ambulance but after an hour started to perk up, got her colour back and was sticking her tongue out at the doctors. They wanted to see if she could keep down a feed, which she did, no trouble. We went home after a couple of hours.
Looking back I probably overreacted. But I was just so scared, nothing like that has ever happened before. What would you have done?
She is fine this morning, apart from some especially rancid nappies. She probably just picked up a bug from somewhere.