Anybody around I can talk to? DH just taken to hospital by a neighbour and I'm at home with the baby and panicking.

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DH started with what we thought was a migraine last night, not uncommon for him. Today it's still there but he went to work anyway. From about 3pm he started to vomit (again not unusual when he has a migraine but he usually only vomits once).

He has been sick 11 times. A colleague drove him home, I phoned the on call doctor an hour ago who said he needed to go straight to hospital as he couldn't talk on the phone. He was lying on the floor groaning and crying by this point. He's clammy and says he's freezing cold.

Obviously our car is at his work 12 miles away so I knocked on every neighbours door until I found one in and they've taken him to hospital.

I'm at home as we have a 6 month old who's in bed and I didn't want to waste time waking her and packing stuff in a bag for her.

I'm terrified. DH is a calm, reasonable man usually but couldn't string a sentence together and was just clutching his head and rolling on the floor.

Somebody talk to me.

Do I phone the hospital in a minute and see what is happening?

I would if it were me. I would also be phoning around and getting someone to babysit and someone else to take me to the hospital.

Oh no, your poor DH. Hope he is okay.

Yes,think I'd be calling the hospital just to make sure he is there and being seen.

He's in the best place. By all means phone the hospital.

I'm glad you have a good neighbour to take him to hospital.

Try not to worry too much, easier said then done I know, you've done all you can.

SOH - don't panic. I know that's easy to say. My mum has horrendous migraines and has been to hospital a few times.

Just wait until you know they'll have arrived and ring the hospital. Is there no one at all that can look after M for a while?

Either find someone to baby sit or take baby with you to the hospital.

Family is at least an hour away. Don't have anybody I can ask and dd is breastfed and we have no ebm.

Oh God I should have woken the baby. It was all such a rush and I just wanted him to go.

I have no money. How do I get to the hospital with no money?

Agree with cargirl. Either find someone to babysit or settle dd in her carseat and phone for a taxi to take you to the hospital too. Sitting at home will be more stressful than being in the hospital.

Whereabouts are you? Is there a local Mnetter who could help?

yes, if you can't find a babysitter, pack a bag with nappies, bottles, food and drink for you, spare clothes and take your baby to hospital to see your dh.

speak to your family now

just so you can have some back up

a taxi may take forever

Sorry that sounded a bit abrupt but if you are really worried and hospital don't reassure you, then better to be with him. Can you finssomeonetobaby sit or someone you can drop baby off with? Otherwise babies are remarkably portable.

Can you get a family member to come to you and helkp you to the hospital, someone to hold your dd in between feeds - maybe walk her in ehr pram
You need to go

I have known a couple of people who have had viral meningitis...it is very painful and has the symptoms you describe but is not nearly as dangerous as the bacterial sort and people recover well from it!

Are your neighbours back from the hospital? Can they give you an update and then take the baby? My neighbours did that for me when dh was taken to hospital. Tbh though given the age of yours, I would just pack some things then lift the baby and go. Hope all is ok.

How awful, poor you, and your poor DH.

Phone the hospital. And if you'd rather be with him than worrying at home, can the neighbour come back and babysit for you? Then you won't have to wake the baby at least.

I hope he's ok.

No you should not have woken the baby, what you did was right but i think i would sort a baby bag out, all that the baby will need, wrap the baby up put her in a car seat if you have one & go down to the hospital in a taxi, or even get a taxi to where your car is so you have a car but taxi would be easier.

Phone hospital first, see what they say so you can put your mind at rest, he is in the best place but try to get there to be with him i hope he is ok xx

Just ring the hospital first and try and find out what's going on. Get all the facts before you start tearing down there with M in tow. They should be there soon surely. Wasn't there a MNer that said that they would come over when M was unwell?

Ring the hospital first.

my neighbours also took dd1 for me when dd2 had to be rushed to hospital. It was an emergency, there was also no time to get stuff ready.

mazmack, you beat me to it. I was about to post that it sounds exactly like me when I had viral men.

SOH, phone the hospital. Find out if he is still in A&E or has been moved to a ward.

Will your dd sleep in her car seat?

I would get a bag of things together, nappies, wipes, snacks, mobile, purse, etc and get a cab to the hospital.

Do you mean you have no cash, or no access to money AT ALL? If you can get cash out of a machine you can ask the taxi to stop en route. Or get it to take you to DH's car if that's nearer.

This must be really scary for you but try not to panic. He's in the best place now. You just need to come up with a way of getting to him.

can dh
family phone for you

and come and stay the night so if he needs to stay in you could be there first thing in the morning