To call an ambulance for my baby?

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So my baby is 3 weeks and caught the horrid cold I had at delivery. Day 10 and 14 midwife and HV said he seems ok but watch out for retraction, as colds can become bronchilitis, if he starts retracting he needs to get to a and e asap. He looked worse today, couldn’t get to see GP so sent a video, GP said he seems ok but monitor. Tonight he started retracting more significantly and he’s been so sleepy, falling asleep in feeds. So I went to take him to hospital but my fucking car won’t start, and an error message has come up on the dashboard. Ubers keep cancelling and the only taxi firm answering have more than an hr wait.

I should call an ambulance right? I don’t want to over react and drain NHS but equally my little boy is struggling

Absolutely ambulance, we have had this three times for breathing difficulties with our children and they are only too happy to attend.

Good luck OP

Better to have over reacted than under reacted when it comes to tiny babies. Best wishes x

Don't be scared if they take you to hospital op. Even with my 3 year old they did. He needed steroids and was out 6 hours later but without them he would have become very poorly.

Well done. You are being a fantastic mum.

Thank you all! I’m never really sure what to do in these situations, end up second guessing myself!

I’m feel so fucking guilty it was my stupid cold that’s made him like this

You've done right to call. An ill baby needs to be seen by the medics. Hope they can treat him and reassure you.

With such a young baby, never, ever feel bad for ringing an ambulance.Babies can bounce back from illnesses very quickly, but equally can deteriorate quickly too. Hope baby is OK x

You've done absolutely the right thing. 3 weeks old, increasing recessions, and falling asleep more needs to be seen.

You’ve absolutely done the right thing.

GP should have seen him in person today, Christmas Eve or not.

Hope he’s ok and you’re both hike soon.

You have done absolutely the right thing, you babies can go from under the weather to very poorly so quickly, feel no guilt! you are a 100% doing the right thing xx

You did the right thing. No medical professionals will ever judge you for being worried about your child. You know best, NHS shortages isn’t your worry, they will always come for a child x

My eldest would get like this went on to get quite a few viral wheezes and one Christmas about 4 years ago we were so worried my MIL drove us in the end bless her - she stayed at hospital til 1am then drove home as I said to her I’ll get a taxi when they let us out. Thankfully we got home around 4am and an amazing taxi driver dropped us home.

So glad we went as she needed monitoring and steroids

Absolutely the right thing to do! No paramedic minds being called out to a poorly baby. Bronchiolitis can be so scary too.

You have done the right thing and they will probably tell you that too. A tiny baby needs monitoring as they can go downhill fast. And don’t feel guilty- you didn’t deliberately catch a cold when you due to give birth, it is not your fault x

I hope he is alright and you’re home for Christmas morning.

Also, do not feel guilty for even a second for giving him the cold. You didn’t give it to him purposefully or catch it purposefully, someone gave it to you and someone gave it to them etc - colds are just one of those things at this time of year, they go around and there’s little we can do to avoid them.

I hope he is OK you did the right thing

You've done the right thing. It's not your fault, it'll be the first of many many colds.

You definitely did the right thing. Mother’s instinct is often right.
My advice would be to go on a paediatric first aid course in the new year. I had to resuscitate my DS3. I did and got him to hospital where he spent a week in an oxygen tent.

I hope he improves quickly and you can relax soon.

You made the right choice. 100%

Hope little one feels better soon x

Hope they come and offer some reassurance soon. Babies can go down fast but they also bounce back quickly

You're doing absolutely the right thing to call an ambulance. Hope he's ok.

Thanks all!

I think we may well be waiting a while as a PP said. Baby seems stable, sleeping on my chest.

Does anyone know if ‘emergency’ is like the quickest they try to come? X mas eve / early hours x mas must be manic for them what with all the drunken injuries

Hope he is alright op and that you are back home swiftly. Always better to get babies seen, they will be glad you have had him checked.

It can take a while to get to you, even as an emergency. If baby seems ok, sleeping on you is a good place for him (I did the same when waiting for an ambulance in similar circumstances a few years ago).

Hope you're not waiting too long.

a baby with breathing issues is top of the list. my son was in neonatal unit and they told me if I'm ever worried about anything to do with breathing, ambulance priority puts baby at the top. you shouldn't be waiting long. hope all is okay - my son was hospitalised with bronchiolitis this weekend just gone and was in for 5 days - only came out yesterday. best wishes x

You’ve done absolutely the right thing OP.

I hope they come to you soon