Posting here cos you lot feel like old friends now, though not strictly a feeding thread...
Am worrying now, mostly because it's late and mind is starting to tick over now I've less to distract me...
My littlest and I have spent most of the day in the paediatric unit since he has a bulging soft spot. This has come about since he's been generally unwell since Boxing Day with the same virus that most of us in the family now have (coughing etc)
The GP this morning wanted to exclude viral meningitis so sent us up to the hosp. We were let out with a 48 hour open access letter after they did a full range of non-invasive checks - blood pressure, reflexes etc.. and not much has changed since then though DS is still quite poorly and still have the bulgy softspot.
Of course I just had to hear the words meningitis and lumbar puncture to internally lose the plot somewhat and though I know the viral version is different to the bacterial, and the LP words were only mentioned in the context of going back in with ACTUAL meningitis symptoms beyond the softspot, I am of course going over and over it...
Every little whimper is becoming a high pitched cry, every red mark is a spot to check and now he seems to be hungry but refusing the breast...
Please someone tell me I'm just overreacting and that it will be OK (well , of course I don't expect you to tell me that but you know what I mean!) or hopefully that someone else's DC has had a bulgy fontanelle and it has all been OK...?