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
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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.
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Anymore news Dejags? Thinking of you morning and night. xxxxxxxxx

Fingers crossed that Carys continues to make a good speedy recovery. Thinking of you all.

X

Dejags.... just home and have only just seen this.

You have my prayers and best wishes. Your darling DD shares a name (albeit different spelling) with one of my DDs. Beautiful name and I'm sure that your DD lives up to her beautiful name.

I really pray that God holds you all in His arms and that the next update is a really really good one.

Marsxxx

Thinking of you all

dejags thanks for the update

still thinking of you

Best wishes.

Good luck. Must be dreadful.
"Our paediatrician and supporting doctors have been erring on the side of caution in terms of her prognosis which I have found stressful, because they wouldn't give me a straight answer. " I think sometimes doctors just don't know. My father is a doctor. He says they know so little, often.

what a dreadful time for you all, I fervently hope she continues to progress. blessings to you and your family x

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Big kisses to Carys. XXXXXXXXX

Hope she gets well very soon. Thinking of your family.
(Carys is DD3's name too).

My thoughts are with you and your family. I hope the recovery continues swiftly so you can have your little girl home with you soon.

Only just seen this dejags, sending Carys lots of positive thoughts. You're all in my prayers.

Much love.

Thinking of you and your family, I pray your little girl will soon be well and home with you where she belongs.

Quick update:

She's off ICU - back on the High Dependency Ward. Still on oxygen but very stable and doing nicely. Physio treatments upset her and I find that stressful but her crying is a good thing.

What a terrible week , hopefully we are on the up now and it'll get better.

I think if I had been more informed at the outset about how the illness would progress I might have been a little less panicked. The messages on here made me feel far calmer, just knowing that loads of your babies came through it with flying colours was a great help.

Our doctors and nurses have been great. I love them .

Her paediatrician and consultant anaesthetist who was treating her alongside him spoke to us yesterday and told us that they thought it was a miracle that she wasn't intubated. The intubation tray was laid out in ICU and both of them were preparing to do it. Somehow she stabilised enough to put them off doing it for an hour, another hour passed and another and here we are.

You truly are a wonderful bunch of women. Your good wishes and prayers have been a lifesaver (perhaps literally ).

Thank you all!

Stay strong, Dejags. We are all behind you. xxxx

sound like she is doing really well Dejags! I am really pleased and will continue to pray for her recovery.

So good to hear your update Dejags - best of luck to Carys for a fast recovery. Look after yourself too when you can.

Excellent news.
Keep strong.
Best wishes to you all.

Great news Dejags, really pleased to hear that Carys is fighting the virus off. x

Dejags

Thinking of you and Carys and your family & sending love.

Sounds like you've got a little fighter there.

Oh brilliant Dejags! So pleased to hear this, will keep sending the positive vibes..

Dejags - have just seen this - am so glad she's on the up

Just seen this. Wanted to add anther set of good wishes. So glad Carys is on the mend.

Brilliant news dejags. You have been in my thoughts this weekend. xx