OK ladies, we all need to channel that famous MN positive thought power....Dejags 4 week old little girl is seriously ill in hospital and she need us......

[LadyTophamHatt]

I recieved this email this morning.....

All,

Thanks for your best wishes on my other thread.

Carys was admitted on Thursday morning to the our local Paediatric unit with an unknown viral infection. She was tested and on Thursday evening, we got the bad news that she is RSV Positive. We were told that it was going to a rocky road as this virus is very dangerous for newborns and prems.

Thursday night was ok. She held her own without support. Unfortunately on Friday morning she started deteriorating (as expected) and was placed in a full High Dependency Unit. She was hooked up to every monitor known to man, a drip and a zillion wires and placed in a resuscitair. Yesterday was rocky - her sats were swaying wildly and every slight bit of stress was sending her Heart Rate, Respiration and SATS haywire. Just after lunch DH and I decided to insist on a transfer for her to a Neonatal ICU - unfortunately because of the virus (which is very contagious), we couldn't find a bed anywhere in Cape Town in a PICU/NICU in an isolation ward. It was decided to transfer her to the adult ICU in our local hospital which is where she remains now.

My darling girl is fighting for her life. She is stable but critical. Please mumsnetters, please pray and send all of your best thoughts (I truly believe in being positive) to us.

My life is upside down, my baby is so sick and I am sitting her in the family room in the middle of the night almost too scared to go into the Unit for fear of bad news.

God help us.

I'll try to keep you all updated when I can.

Love dejags
xxxxxxxxxxxx

Dejags, my heart was in my mouth when I read this, I had no idea until I opened the emial. I hope with ever single fibre in my body that Carys makes a quick recovery and is able to come home again soon to be with her gorgeous big brother and adoring mum and dad.

I'll be thinking of you all.

Emma.
xxxxx

Aah dejags, so pleased you have good news. Been following this and thinking of you, having gone through ds2 being hospitalised after a bad fit/stopping breathing etc. However much i used to moan about NHS I realise now it's brilliant - or has been in our case- and I hope things continue well for you all xx

I hope she continues to improve. Still thinking of you and send all our best. x

Carys sounds like a real little fighter..lets hope and keep praying she continues to get stronger and improve

love and strength to you all xxx

So pleased to hear that Carys is improving.
Still thinking of you all, and looking forward to your post announcing that you're all home safe and well.

Hope things stay on the up.

xx

Oh I am sorry I missed this

So sorry you're all having to go through this but I really hope she ahs tirned the tide now. i will of course be praying for you all, and send you positive thoughts and much love

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Hope things continue to improve. Keep strong, Dejags and Carys. Lots of love and good health vibes.

My love and prayers for you both. xx

Been away so only just seen this.

Sending you all love and strength and prayers for continued improvements. xxx

Good to hear that she has been making progress - you're still in my thoughts

darling dejags, so sorry I didn't see this sooner. Thinking of all of you now and sending huge positive vibes for Carys. Glad to hear things are getting better this morning.

Love to you all. xxx

good to hear she is making progress.my dd2(Gloria)was in hospital over christmas,but she came off the ventilator on xmas eve which was brilliant,she had to stay on oxygen for another week but she just got stronger and stronger.i remember her first cry after the tube came out and it was so wonderful to hear.
it was hard on my older children but i had to stay with her,she was so small and helpless(but not so helpless she couldnt pull her ng tube out 3 times!).

my eldest daughter also had rsv when she was 12 days old(she is 8.5 now),she was in hospital for 5 days on oxygen.

i drew great strength from reading the hundreds of thak-you cards pinned to the noticeboard in icu.

hope Carys continues to improve and will be back at home with you soon xxx

wishing your dd a speedy recovery xxx

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Thank goodness there's been some progress in Carys's condition, that's great news.

Dejags - Oh mu goodness, what a shock, what a very frightening time. My thoughts are with you.....keep fighting, little Carys.

Sending loving and positive thoughts to you all. I hope she is making progress. x

Great to see some positive improvements Dejags

Still praying for you all x

Have only just seen this -hope Carys continues to improve. Thinking of you all.

Glad to hear things are looking more positive
Still thinking of you
Keep strong x x

only just seen this - sending you my very best wishes xx

hoping your LO is well today and has had another good night.x

Glad things are looking up for wee Carys, Dejags. Still keeping everything crossed for her here.

Good to hear that things are on the up dejags xx