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| Mya at Primary Children's hospital again.. due to a cold/fever. This is the doctor taking fluid from her tiny little spine. |
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| This was hard to watch. All of the tests and torture she had to go through. I just kept looking at her tiny little body on this huge bed, praying that she would be okay. |
If at all possible, try never to let your baby get a fever before 60 days of age. The pediatrician will send you to the Emergency room and this is what they HAVE to do: Spinal tap, Blood work, Urine test, IV's and anti-biotics for 24-48 hours. The poor poor girl! They just have to be careful, and have to make sure the baby doesn't have a bacterial infection or meningitis.
On Thursday November 29th, her one month birthday, Mya was not feeling well at all. She wouldn't open her eyes all day. I knew something was wrong. I went to the pediatrician in the morning, but they said she was okay, just to watch her. Throughout the day, I could tell she was getting worse. Her fever kept rising. She wouldn't eat much and would randomly shout out a cry in pain, and then go right back to sleep. So I took another temperature and it was 101.9. I called the pediatrician and they said go straight to the ER. I guess if babies have a Temp of 100.4 or higher, they should be seen.
This is Mya with the nurses deep suctioning out her nose so she could breathe. As the night went on she got more and more congested. It was a very long night! Neil and I were so worried about her. She just wasn't herself. She even fought the nurses in taking medicine. She closed her mouth so tight, and then when the medicine was in her mouth she would spit it back. She didn't want anything to do with anyone!
The cast looking thing on her left arm was support to help keep her IV in her arm.
The tests came back saying she had two virus'. One was a cold one, and the other a type of flu.
We were able to go home, late night, the next day. She was keeping her temperature down, and was fighting off her symptoms. I just felt so bad for her and all that she had went through. She's a fighter! We just love her so much! It's been hard on the family with having to go through this roller coaster ride. I've been trying to stay strong, especially for EmmaLee. She has had the hardest time. But I feel like we've learned a lot. We have been so blessed with support from family and friends. I don't know what we'd do with out everyone.
