So worried about my baby, can any mums helps

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I have joined mumsnet specifically to ask about this as I am now feeling desperate. My baby had his one year vaccines this time last week, four injections in total including the MMR. The following day he had a high temperature of over 40, called 111 when nothing brought it down and they said to take to a and e. We did this and they said he was fine and temperature was high but probably the vaccine. Sent home. He has been an entirely different baby since that day. Temperature over 40 continued on and off for first 4 days, that has now stopped.

But my baby is looking vacant, not engaging, staring into space, not playing. We went to the supermarket yesterday and two separate people commented that ‘if looks could kill,’… he looks angry. This is not like him. The biggest worry I have is sleep… he slept 14.5 hours last night and is now having a nap again already after waking up at 9:30am? He did the same yesterday and also had a 2.5 hour nap in the afternoon as well. That’s almost 18 hours of sleep a day?

I am very pro vaccines and we are paying for the chicken pox one soon but this has really scared me. Why is he sleeping so much so long after? Why has his temperament changed?

This thread is absolutely awful.
The OP joined mumsnet because as a new mum she was worried about her baby.
All that was required was a handhold, some basic advice and reassurance that she should get her baby seen by a doctor quickly. Which she did.
Most people have said that she should continue to observe and go back again if she is worried.
Some people have become aggressive and belligerent and turned the thread into a personal battle, which IMO is irresponsible and will probably put OP off coming back.
Surely some of you could take your arguments elsewhere. There are already vast numbers of threads about vaccines, or go and start a new one.

I really sympathise with your concerns. Maybe it's worth getting a second GP's opinion if there's no improvement very soon?

But I also wanted to mention that my first child had a strange reaction to one of the vaccines. My smiley, engaged girl seemed to lose all personality and just sleep or stare into the distance. I was horrified.

She very suddenly clicked back to normal. Just woke up from a nap as smiley and cheeky as ever. I hope the same happens with your lovely baby.

So weird.

You know the new mum isn't stood in a room anxiously watching this unfold? Its a conversation on the internet not a gun battle.

I agree

Which is not what you originally said hence this entire exchange.

Perhaps you should consider your part, if you weren’t back peddling and providing incorrect information half these comments wouldn’t exist.

This is what you said. I asked what blood tests. And the nonsense commenced.

I hope your DS is better today, OP

I gave an example of what they might test for. You’re not a doctor and if you were you would be incompetent. But this isn’t the way you have conversations. It’s toxic. Work on your social skills

Totally agree with this, talk about being venom filled and hijacking a thread.
ValerieMoore, leave her be. My mother once said you should let dogs carry on barking as you can't stop them.

When my youngest is sick he does a lot of sleeping, it's just normal for him! The body needs to rest as it's fighting off something. So I wouldn't be unduly worried about that aspect of it tbh.

When he got his 1 year vaccinations I'm sure the nurse said with the MMR they can get symptoms up to 3 weeks later as the measles and mumps part can affect them at different times. Hopefully the dr can put your mind and ease and check him out well.

Only the example you gave is not something routinely tested for following a seizure and its presence indicates a multitude of things. If you read the NICE links you would know this.

You said they can do a blood test to confirm a seizure.

I asked what blood test.

You gave an example of something that is not routinely tested for following a seizure and would definitely not be the first thing I test for.

That was the starting point, you’re going round and round in circles and repeatedly exposing that you’re making stuff up as you go along.

The fact that you’ve now resorted to childish attempts at insulting me says it all.

Be an adult. Admit you made a mistake.

Stop trying to force people to talk to you

Stop making stuff up.

Ahem, we're just popping our heads round the door to ask folk to focus on the OP's question please rather than sending the thread off course. And if folk could be mindful of our Talk guidelines when posting.

Peace and love and we hope your DS is feeling better soon, OP.

OP, how's everything? 🌷

Much much better today thank you. He went to nursery and had a normal day. Feel much calmer, thank you

Wonderful.

Relieved for you both!! <3