To go to hospital

[Rosebel]

My 14 week old baby is not right. Very sleepy and often sick after feeds. I had a telephone appointment with the doctor who just said as long as he's pooing and weeing it's fine. HV said the same but also keep an eye on him. I just have this nagging feeling it's something more and wonder how they can diagnose over the phone.
He had his injection on Wednesday but tbh has been like this for a week so don't think it's that. WIBU to take him to the hospital or would I be wasting their time?

Mammas instincts rock!

Hope he’s home again really soon

Well done OP. Hope your lovely baby son make a speed recovery now he's getting treatment in hospital.

Glad he got seen, hope he gets better soon.

I also hope the paediatrician speaks/writes to the GP about not seeing your baby, they really need to be more careful with assuming based on a phonecall that babies are fine as babies and small children can compensate for illness and appear better than they are due to being young and healthy and then get poorly really quickly.

So glad you went , hope you and baby are home soon x

Mammas instincts rock!

Yes they do!, but sometimes Papa's aren't that bad either;)

Hope you and the little'un are soon home and well again:)

Well done OP. Always good to follow your instincts as a mother.

Hope your baby is feeling better soon.

Hope he's OK. Lethargy and vomiting are some of the symptoms that have been seen in babies with covid, you absolutely did the right thing taking him in.

Has the doctor suggested a chest xray?

I reckon with anything to do with the chest, they will do a covid test.
Im sure he will be fine though

Yes they did a Covid test on him this morning but luckily it was negative. He's certainly perked up now and hopefully we can go home later today.

Am pleased you went and trusted your instincts OP, hope baby is on the mend.
Had similar with dc2 when he was 3 weeks old, 111 sent me to out of hours gp who dismissed me as neurotic. He was admitted to hospital that night with a chest infection, we were in nearly a week.

Oh that's excellent news

Great news!

@MustShowDH

I would normally say follow your instincts with one so young, but you have already spoken to GP and HV. Has anything changed since you spoke to them? I think a face to face appointment with GP is more appropriate than hospital.

What symptoms are concerning you? Babies sleep and puke. Is there anything else?

Dangerous advice.

Ignore OP. Trust your instincts.

@Rosebel

Yes they did a Covid test on him this morning but luckily it was negative. He's certainly perked up now and hopefully we can go home later today.

Just RTFT. Well done you OP. Glad baby is OK.

Hey OP! Well done on taking him in! It's not nice having a poorly Baba, but we've always felt extremely well cared for on SCBU/ the children's ward. I hope it's similar for you and you're not too scarred by the experience. Have they given you a diagnosis? Have you had to do a fluid challenge?

@Justaboy

Mammas instincts rock!

Yes they do!, but sometimes Papa's aren't that bad either;)

Hope you and the little'un are soon home and well again:)

You obviously missed the part where the OPs husband told her she was overreacting.

I'm glad he's perked up. Fingers crossed you can take/have already taken him home and all will be well x

Great. They go downhill so fast but can perk up just as fast, thankfully.

If he was being sick after feeds then he will be dehydrated as no fluids

So glad you took him, just do want you feel you have too if he’s ever I’ll again
We know our own kids and when their not right. So insist or just take if anything ever happens again.
Hope your home now

So glad you took him and he is perking up. Hospitals don't ever mind seeing little babies. Things can progress at a terrible speed when it goes wrong. That's what the hospital is there for - even if you end up being told it's fine, they would prefer you have seen you with little ones. Always trust your parental instincts.

Dominicgoings

What do you not undertstand about the word "Sometimes" ???

@Justaboy

Dominicgoings

What do you not undertstand about the word "Sometimes" ???

In fairness, mothers instinct is a separate thing. As in waking up before baby stops breathing. Dads can be attentive, but mothers intuition is an evolutionary thing that will always beat Dad Mode.

My DP’s instincts are also precisely zero. On the evening I rushed my child into hospital because I noticed his lips were turning blue, my partner had looked at me like I was insane and told me he was fine. When he was on the ward with pneumonia he admires he would have happily gone to bed that night and left him. So thank the absolute fuck my child has a mother.

^admitted

@Justaboy

Dominicgoings

What do you not undertstand about the word "Sometimes" ???

What do YOU not understand about a mother responding to a mother whose instincts were belittled by a father? You chose to pick on my post and make it an issue. Get over yourself.