To take our 12mo DS to A&E?

[Parkingmoan1]

We've already decided he's going so DH is getting ready to take him now but I would appreciate some feedback / WWYD? Also - does this sound familiar to any of you with your DC?

DS is 12mo and has had diarrhoea for the past 4 days. He isn't sleeping properly dispite being absolutely exhausted, I suspect something is hurting him which is stopping him from getting off to / staying asleep.

His temperature was last recorded as 37.7.

He isn't eating or drinking as well as he normally does which is a concern for dehydration. He's such a food baby usually and loves his milk. It appears (atleast to me) that swallowing liquid / food might be causing him some pain so I've asked DH to raise the possibility of tonsillitis. He is salivating much more than usual. I've had to put him back in bibs which we haven't used for months.

I might be way off but it's worth being queried right?

He's crying. Alot. He's usually such a happy boy but he's unrecognisable at the minute. Inconsolable.

So do you think we're doing the right thing taking him to A&E or do I sound like an anxious mum and it doesn't sound that serious to you? I couldn't get him in the doctors today hence the jump to A&E.

I'm going to feel like a massive idiot after all of this worry they come back and say something trivial like teething...

I hope he is okay OP xx
Just reading your message above and I’m a bit confused, didn’t you want people to give you ideas of what could be wrong? I’m not sure why you posted originally? X

You’ve done the right thing. Hope he is ok.

If your getting wet nappies they will send you home. When mine were little the doctor told me to give them s cap full of flat coke to help keep sugar levels up when had diahorea. If they are having wet nappies they won't do much at all. Without them then yes likely to need a drip.

As a medical professional I would definitely say that you should always seek medical help when you need to. Any doctor would rather be safe than sorry. Children are funny little things and mother's know them best. X

Please ignore the unnecessary comments. Why can't people just keep quiet if they have nothing positive or helpful to say. So irritating tap tap tapping away behind their screens.

You're naturally to worry if baby is not himself. Did the right thing getting him checked out whether that be a&e or GP (seeing as you couldn't do this).

Hope he's okay and it is nothing serious, do keep us posted!

Also ignore the comments. A paediatrician wouldn't be confident to diagnose your child over Mumsnet so I definitely don't think others are qualified to do so.

I'm not a medical professional but a mum with 25 years' experience. Follow your gut. So what if you are overreacting - better that than miss something. I took all three of mine to the out of hours if I was worried. That's why they are there!

Hi @Parkingmoan1 how is your wee one today? Hope he is feeling much better 🤗

Totally the right thing to take him.

Hope he's feeling better soon op, it's so stressful when they're sick

Taking him to A&E was 100% the right thing to do- don’t worry if it comes back trivial - he needs to be seen. It’s better he goes and you know it’s nothing major to be concerned about than sitting at home and it being too late- regretting not taking him

Hope DS is ok OP. It’s better to be safe than sorry, especially with little ones. There’s a huge difference between a grown up who has had diarrhoea with loss of appetite for a few days and a baby.

Your husband felt concerned and wanted to take him to A&E. Your baby is actively ill and has been for days - no doctor is going to blame your partner for acting on instinct in this scenario.

Since when did teething cause four days of total liquid shits? Teething is blamed for everything.

My baby was teething and after 3 or 4 days with a fever that wouldnt rest we went to out of hours. Just as doc was advising us it was teething, she noticed baby's eardrum was about to rupture.

Considering how often babies are teething, theres a good chance of it crossing over with some nasty bug too. Totally agree with you @Herejustforthisone .

Don’t listen to anyone who tries to make you feel guilty for going to a&e. Triage nurses know how to prioritise patients. There is no way that someone in a more serious or critical condition is going to be denied medical treatment because of other patients who got there first and are still in the waiting area.

Mumsnet is a forum for parents to connect with other parents and support each other. Don’t feel bad for posting on Mumsnet, there are still the good ones who will post supportive comments. Ignore the nasty ones.

OP, hope all is well now. To file away for the future, having a small supply of paracetamol suppositories on hand saved many sleepless nights for both myself and my children when they weren’t able to keep the liquid down.

Yanbu. The bar for taking a precious little baby to A&E should be low. Better safe than sorry. Hope it was an unnecessary visit, OP x

How worrying for you 💐 hope your little one starts feeling better soon.. Of course you have done the right thing by taking them to hospital.

My son had same symptoms when he was two. At the time there was a lot of bugs and viruses going around. GP told me not to take him in because of the risk of spreading infection. But told me to get a stool sample. Anyway that night he started bleeding from his bottom. I took him to And E he was admitted to children's ward kept in for obs. Bleeding stopped did bloods and urine both normal.

Sent home next day that night I had a phonecall from our surgery pediatrician with the results of his stool sample. He had food poisoning campala bacta but only he had it. Even though he had been eating the same foods as me and his dad and we hadn't had it. So have no clue where he got it from. My only conclusion was he picked something up he shouldn't have and put it in his mouth.

Well done op. You’d probably still be waiting for a call back from 111.
hes your child. You shouldn’t need to question whether to protect him.or seek help.
hope he’s back and your all snuggled up now. I’m glad you were on your way when you wrote this.

I have to agree with (some) other posters (not the nasty cruel ones though) in that there's no way this would've been an E&E trip for me. Mainly because there isn't anything that indicates it's bacterial (in other words, he doesn't have a fever. 38.4 isn't a fever it's just a marginally elevated temp which my kids both regularly get) and 37.7 before DH left for the hospital definitely isn't a fever. But on the other hand, as a mother I can understand your desire to be cautious. I've taken both of mine to urgent care when it probably wasn't necessary, but when they're little and can't tell us what's bothering them, I'd rather fall into the camp of "better to be safe than sorry"

Came back to see how he is OP. Hope you are all home and resting up.

No resolution unfortunately.

As worried as DH was to take him there he clearly wasn't worried enough to wait to see a doctor as he "cancelled" their place and left when he saw other people doing the same after a 5 hour wait.

He justified himself by saying there was a child throwing up all over the floor, multiple people complaining etc.

I'm furious because now I have to restart the process all myself. I'll ring my GP in 10 minutes as they told me to do yesterday and I'll plead my case for an urgent appointment.

What a fucking idiot. If a child is so unwell as to need A&E (even if you're just being cautious) they're unwell enough to need to wait regardless

Hope the GP sees you.

How frustrating!! Why are men like this!!! I had a temp of 38.1 the next day I was in surgery removing an internal infection I say this to shut down people trying to tell you 38.4 wasn't bad! Not to scare you. How absolutely horrific of the judgment of these comments. I really hope your son is ok and your husband sorts his thinking out!!