I know. Urine and infection. Why on earth would I post about this? My sweet little baby cake, Gianna, was in the hospital for a few days, a few weeks ago with a really high fever and vomiting and dehydration. Ultimately she was diagnosed with a UTI (urinary tract infection) and possibly a kidney infection. She had a renal ultrasound and a VCUG (void cystourethrogram). Everything came out looking pretty good besides a thick ureter. So we thought yay! Just a fluke.
Beginning yesterday and today, the fever and vomiting have returned full force this evening. Delightful. She was up all last night with a fever and ululation and today the vomiting started again. :( she drenched both of us down to our underwear.
Because my other thermometers are about as useful as a unicorn cage at the zoo, I went out and bought a temporal thermometer. Very handy for sleeping babies.
By the way, sick babies are the worst. Heart breaking. I'm taking her in to the doctor tomorrow and bracing myself for a not very sound sleep tonight...especially since sick babies often go on a nursing strike, the utters turn into hard painful rocks.
Happy 8th month birthday Gianna! Wish I could undo whatever has caused you this fever and sickness. :( And happy St. Nicholas day tomorrow. Don't forget to leave out your shoes tonight!
To quote Fr. Francis, Gianna is a "super nova of love"
ReplyDeleteOh, no! This sounds awful and so scary. =( I hope that this time won't result in a hospital stay... Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like this one might actually be a stomach bug...based on the evidence that Davy is quite sick with the same symptoms. yuck. We should find out Wednesday what Gianna's urine culture shows. Thank you for the prayers!
ReplyDelete