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Should I take Oliver to hospital?

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heatherxo · 01/08/2015 16:51

Oliver is 6 weeks old tomorrow.
Since Wednesday he has been very unsettled, always crying, seems to be in pain when pooing, hasn't been drinking as much milk (ebm & formula) and when he does drink he vomits it all back up.
Today he seems very "lifeless".. Eyes rolling, not responding to sounds, etc..
Should I take him to a&e?

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heatherxo · 07/08/2015 22:15

Thanks mrsfrumble
All that matters is that Oliver is ok, that's all I'm concerned about.

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greenflamingo · 07/08/2015 21:36

Glad to hear your baby is okay, you did the right thing. And well done for seeking help - we're all the same whether 19 or 39 and clearly you responded as you needed to.

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LilRedWG · 07/08/2015 17:40

Glad he's okay.

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Mrsfrumble · 07/08/2015 17:38

Oh good God, enough with kicking the OP! She didn't "ignore" the advice, but was obviously a bit hesitant, having been given conflicting advice by a supposedly trustworthy, NHS-run service.

I'm sure she's learned her lesson to trust her instincts now. Criticizing her vocabulary (especially given that she posted when she was under a lot of stress) is just nasty.

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diploddycus · 07/08/2015 17:02

Yeah, you did take the advice given. Eventually.

Glad he's okay though Flowers. Yy to follow your instincts, A&E would think rather safe than sorry with such a young baby.

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ArgyMargy · 07/08/2015 16:54

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heatherxo · 07/08/2015 11:18

Thanks baffled

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heatherxo · 07/08/2015 11:16

Never heard of anyone saying a child is "listless".
you asked for advice but didn't take it ..I took Oliver to hospital, so pretty sure I did take the advice given!
This post was concerning a sick child and yet everyone just wants to argue and yet I'm the "bad mum" for not taking him straight to a&e. Grow up.

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Baffledmumtoday · 07/08/2015 09:33

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ArgyMargy · 07/08/2015 08:38

Perhaps next time use "listless" rather than "lifeless" as a description...

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Newquay · 07/08/2015 07:43

Hi heather. Baffled sums it up perfectly. I'm so relieved Oliver is alright. This experience will really help u next time. chin up
. Rejoice that little boy is fine. And you've learnt lots from the experience (where to go etc). We've all been to a and e countless times on a hunch something isn't right and it's ALwYS the right thing to do. Staff never scold when there's a baby involved.

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Nannylookingforafamily · 07/08/2015 01:04

You asked for advice but didn't take It!

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heatherxo · 06/08/2015 23:56

Well sorry floggingmolly but seeing as I'm a first time 19yo mum I'd rather ask for advice than try go it alone!

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WonkyPonky · 06/08/2015 21:24

My rule with little ones is if you have to ask whether you need to then take them in.

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Gunpowder · 06/08/2015 21:16

Phew. Glad he's ok. It's so scary when tiny ones are ill. Thanks for updating.

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Mrsfrumble · 06/08/2015 17:48

Agreed bittapitta. There's no need to be so harsh on the OP. It's worrying that NHS Direct (or whatever they're called now) did not consider it a more urgent case, given that people generally trust their advice. I called them all the time when I was an inexperienced first time mother and was always reassured by their advice.

111's lack of urgency here reminds me of a horrible thread from a few years ago, where a poster was advised to take her poorly baby to A&E after her GP's surgery had brushed her off with a promise to call her back, despite her telling them that she could not wake her child! From what I recall, the baby was very seriously ill and the poster deciding to go to A&E and not wait for the callback saved his life.

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bittapitta · 06/08/2015 16:28

Oh don't be unkind floggingmolly - the OP clearly took him to hospital. When a baby is tiny and you're only used to looking after yourself (and only seeking medical attention rarely) then you don't realise that you won't be a bother turning up at A&E with an ill baby, it's a hard mentality to break but clearly this shock will have taught the OP a valuable lesson.

Good to hear back from you OP.

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Floggingmolly · 06/08/2015 15:07

Suspected meningitis? Wow. Weren't you lucky you eventually took him to hospital?

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mummypig3 · 06/08/2015 12:50

Glad to hear he's ok

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MeeWhoo · 06/08/2015 12:02

So glad to hear the good news! Thank you for the update.

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heatherxo · 06/08/2015 11:46

Sorry guys, we've been in hospital and I've not had signal on my phone for Internet.
After a few days of waiting for tests results of meningitis to come back, we were told Oliver is fine, he only had a viral infection (thank god!)
He is feeling much better now and is back home.
Thank you everyone :)

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