Hi all
To cut, a very long story short, DS (now 15mo) had a febrile convulsion (cause by pneumonia) in December lasting 20 mins, they gave him Lorazepam which made him stop breathing so he had to be intubated and was in ICU for one night and on a ward for another. We were discharged two days later and he bounced back very quickly.
On Friday he had another FC, but only 2-3 mins this time, and was very sick before and after and couldn't keep anything down. He was diagnosed as having a bacterial chest infection and discharged from hospital with antibiotics for 5 days. Today is the last day of antibiotics and he just doesn't seem to be recovering, he is very lethargic, can't play for long and just wants cuddles. Nighttime for the past 3 nights has been tough - last night he didn't go to bed until 9pm which is very unusual as we usually have a struggle to keep him up past 7pm. Then in the night he woke at 12am and cried inconsolably for 2 hours, I tried BF-ing him but he would latch on/off and scream. The only time he was quiet in his bed was when I was lying over him with my face right above his and holding both his hands - he would then drift off and jerk awake a minute later, let go of my hands and then frantically reach out to find them again. We don't want to leave him to cry in case he has another FC but after 3 nights of little sleep I am not sure what to do.
He has also been off his food, very unusual for him but drinking lots.
When should I expect him to start showing signs of recovery? I will take him to the docs soon but I wondered if anyone else had any experiences of something similar and can help, or explain behaviour. (Frankly MN-ers often have better advice/info than GP's!)
Thank you!