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Baby with a LOW temperature post vaccination..????

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GreenandBlackOtter · 27/03/2007 20:47

Any one had experience of this...?
My little boy 13 mths has been really poorrly since friday following vaccinations on thursday ( hib and ...?)

He started with whinging and loss of appetite followed by vomitting for a day and now terrible diarroeah and a low temp 34.5 and BLUE lips!

he appears very poorly - sleeps till 1pm every day and then dozy two hours later - but the cold ams and legs and blue lips do concern me...

any docs or nurses??

any similar??

tia

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glassslipper · 27/03/2007 21:50

hopefully you're on the phone to nhsdirect now. let us know how you get on.

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GreenandBlackOtter · 27/03/2007 21:54

GRRRRRR
I have rung them and they are 'exceptionally busy' and only dealing with calls of an urgent nature - he is asleep and i would rather wait than wake him {!?}

any nurses here?

or docs?

dp seems to think he is ok and if i am still worried take him on the morning....

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popsycal · 27/03/2007 21:55

i am tempted to say that it is urgent

glassslipper · 27/03/2007 21:57

read this and call them back.

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GreenandBlackOtter · 27/03/2007 21:59

glass thankyou i did read that and summised that maybe he was suffering minor meningitis symptoms due to vaccination....

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popsycal · 27/03/2007 22:00

breen and blck - there is no 'minor' abotu meningitis symptoms - please please ring

glassslipper · 27/03/2007 22:00

he may well be and may be ok in the morning but better to have someone tell you that than to worry about it all night.

popsycal · 27/03/2007 22:02

agree totally with glassslipper

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GreenandBlackOtter · 27/03/2007 22:05

i have rung ...they are ringing me back!

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tinkerbellhadpiles · 27/03/2007 22:08

If they haven't phoned you back in five minutes GO TO CASUALTY - there is no point in hanging about and they will send you in anyway.

Hillary · 27/03/2007 22:13

Please go now if this is meningitis time is of the essance. My dd had menengitis/sceptiacemia and nearly died please go NHS Direct will send you there anyway!

lulumama · 27/03/2007 22:14

hope he is ok xxx

JodieG1 · 27/03/2007 22:41

Any news?

mum2sons · 27/03/2007 22:41

Please do take your son to casualty. This is not a normal reaction. Please trust only yourself as his mum. You know him best and know this is not normal.

JodieG1 · 27/03/2007 23:11

Still nothing? How is your baby? Assume he's back to normal as you've posted on threads 20 mins ago.

tinkerbellhadpiles · 27/03/2007 23:17

JodiG1 - you stalky minx you! Seriously, let's hope he is fine and that they have checked him over and given him the all clear. I have to go to bed now. Perhaps there will be an update tomorrow?

emkana · 27/03/2007 23:24

Oh dear I hate this kind of thing.

I sincerely hope BabyOtter is okay.

Frizbe · 27/03/2007 23:28

hope he's ok too.

Hillary · 27/03/2007 23:34

We are all with you GreenandBlackOtter.

Please keep us posted, we are all worried for you. xx

Debz72 · 28/03/2007 07:55

green and black,
I tried to get on here last night, but couldn't log on (angry).
I'm a nurse, I would have advised A and E asap, as did lots of other very sensible mums. How are things now? Hoping all is ok.

glassslipper · 28/03/2007 08:26

hope that everything is ok greenandblackotter.

hope you didnt think i was nagging last night and i hope that your son is ok.

xx

3littlefrogs · 28/03/2007 09:38

My internet was down last night - have only just seen this. I am a nurse and with those symptoms I would have said A&E NOW.

I really hope that he has been seen by a doctor and is improving. Please let us know.

nailpolish · 28/03/2007 09:48

omg yes i hope she didnt sit and wait for them to phone back.......

no doctor or nurse would think badly of you taking your child to A&E with anything remotely suspicious

lulumama · 28/03/2007 10:07

any news on babyotter?

ShinyHappyDalek · 28/03/2007 10:10

Agree-with-3LF....blue-lips=cyanosis....not-to-be-messed-with...usually-requires-an-ambulance!