poor little muffin

[metaphortunate]

Ugh, ugh ugh. Poor Junebug is sick again. His very first fever. Mr. E is rocking him and I am in the only room in the house that gets cell phone reception, hoping that the advice nurse calls us back at some point.

It just came on so fast. 1 pm, he was a cheerful happy baby. 2 pm, he was quietish. 3 pm, he was sleepy. 4 pm, he was crying too hard to nurse.

It's been a nice weekend until now.

ETA: Ear infection. Getting the amoxicillin now. :/ Wasn't breastfeeding meant to help with this sort of thing?

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

Poor Junebug, poor family. I am totally fever-phobic, sympathies.

[loligo]

Aw, poor little guy! We had to take our first kid to the ER several times as a baby when her fever started heading over 104 even with Tylenol. There was never anything seriously wrong with her, though -- she was just prone to high fevers in response to viruses. I hope the nurse will get back to you soon. At the ER they advised us to switch back and forth between Tylenol and ibuprofen every three hours, and that always worked, but I wouldn't jump right to that strategy without medical advice first.

[metaphortunate]

It's an ear infection. He's calmed down so we haven't resorted to the Tylenol yet, though we will if he gets upset again. :(

[lovepeaceohana]

Ugh, ear infections :( You have my sympathies! I hope Junebug gets well soon.

[norah]

Poor everyone. Fevers are so scary.

[wild_irises]

What she said.

[dancingsinging]

What a drag! I hope he's feeling well enough to nurse again? The pressure of sucking must have been hurting his poor ear. :(

When my kid was an infant, I was always most glad to be breastfeeding when she was sick, because there was always the last resort, stick a boob in the mouth trick. It was exhausting doing all that nursing, but better than an inconsolable baby. Of course, then I'd get this huge upswell in milk production just as she was getting better. :/

I hope he's better fast, and that childcare isn't a huge hassle. Hugs.

[wired]

(hug) I hated that.

You can also ask your pediatrician for "otic drops" which are topical painkillers you can drip in his ear canal. It is unpopular at first, but works wonders.