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Tuesday 23 September 2008

Snotty noses and horrible rashes

Imogen has got another bug! I've lost count of how many she's had now, but we're well on the way to the 5 before she's one to reduce the risk of asthma etc.
This one started on Thursday night - she woke up just after 10pm with a horrible snotty nose, struggling to settle and feed. After Karvol on Mr Cow, Vicks on her chest & back, saline drops in her nose, and a good hour or so of cuddles I finally persuaded her to settle and go back to sleep. An odd dose of paracetamol over the next 36 hours and she didn't seem to be too bad.
Then late Saturday evening her temperature rose and the paracetamol didn't seem to be helping, so off to the shop to get some ibuprofen. Over the next 24 hours she continued to spike temperatures and she started refusing solids and was just generally miserable etc. I spoke to the local out-of-hours doctor, but decided not drag her out (no screaming so unlikely to be an ear infection, not struggling with breathing, and still taking fluids) on Sunday evening.
A trip to the local surgery yesterday morning confirmed that it's all just viral, with no sign of a bacterial infection anywhere, so all of yesterday we just stayed at home and cuddled lots.
Last night was awful - she woke several times and took plenty of settling each time - which was topped off by a migraine for me. And then this morning she suddenly developed a rash all over the tummy and chest. Dave had changed her nappy when he got up at 8 and didn't see anything, but by 9.30 when I went to get her dressed it was all over. And I just thought the worst - scary or what?! I quickly put some clothes on her and rushed to the surgery again, where everyone was really nice, and very quickly she got checked out by a doctor. It turned out to be a "viral rash" ie nothing to worry about, but was warned that it may get worse before it gets better, may spread more and may move around her body. I've kept an eye on it today - by the time I put her to bed it was on her shoulders & neck and all round her bum as well.
In herself, she's up and down, but she's certainly not herself. Sometimes she's really clingy and just wants a cuddle, but then other times she's quite happy to play on the floor and chase Buster's tail! Hopefully we've got to the worst of this bug now, and she'll improve over the next few days. Until the next one!

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