my baby is 12 days old and had 1 high temperature of 38.3, I phoned 111 and was told to bring him into A&E to be checked over. He hasn’t had a temperature again, he’s feeding fine, nappies are fine, sleep is fine, he is fine! but they’ve done a lumbar puncture and taken blood and are giving him antibiotics. A nurse and a doctor came to assess him last night and they were both confused as to why the original doctor had done a lumbar puncture and admitted him to hospital over 1 high temperature, but they decided not to go above him. I want to go home, I feel I can take better care of him there where I can have the help of my partner and family when I need a break/sleep through the night.
my question is, can I discharge him? can I choose to take him home? will social services or something open a case? im super stressed and just want him home, and now that the nurse and other doctor were confused as to why he’s been admitted it’s even more frustrating. He can’t sleep well here either because there’s lots of noise and other poorly children crying and screaming through the night (bless them) and doctors in and out every hour or so doing something to him.