{"id":496,"date":"2012-02-24T20:06:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T00:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andromeda.qc.ca\/guthrie\/?p=496"},"modified":"2012-02-24T20:06:14","modified_gmt":"2012-02-25T00:06:14","slug":"hell-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/andromeda.qc.ca\/guthrie\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"Hell Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

This has been the Week From Hell. Claire developed her first cold<\/a>; the symptoms started over the weekend, but it was really Monday night into Tuesday that things started to go downhill. By mid-afternoon yesterday, Claire had only drank 3 oz of formula plus a few sips of water here and there (she did eat some breakfast and some lunch). With the extremely low amount of fluids and only slightly wet diapers through the day, I started to get worried and called 811, a service where you can speak to a registered nurse who will try to determine whether you can continue to treat the symptoms at home, or if you should go to a clinic or hospital. The nurse listened to me very patiently and determined that I could continue to treat Claire on my own at home, but that I should focus more on fluids and less on meals. She basically said that I should maybe not feed her actual food, as that can take the place in her belly of the fluids that she needs more. She also said that I should give her whatever fluids she likes, not necessarily only formula, and I have to be very diligent about it.<\/p>\n

So that’s what I did. It’s like having a newborn all over again, where we try to give her some formula every two hours, and I make sure that she always has water in a sippy cup at hand. As I mentioned, she had had a total of 3 oz of formula at the time of the call, in mid-afternoon, but we managed to end up with a grand total of 12 oz by the time she went to bed, plus some sips of water here and there.<\/p>\n

After putting her to bed, Claire woke up twice before we went to bed ourselves, but she didn’t want anything to drink either time, and then she slept through the whole night until 9 a.m., which is when I went in and woke her up. I wouldn’t normally wake her, but I figured she had gone long enough without fluids. She only drank 2.5 oz first thing, but did follow it up with 4 oz of water. Just to make sure, I called 811 and described everything. Since Claire was still playing and moving around and there were no signs of dehydration, the nurse confirmed that she could continue being treated at home. I got some more advice about the saline mist and using the aspirator (for instance, I might have to use the mist a few times in one sitting), and this nurse said that although I should focus on fluids, I could offer her some food if she wanted it. She hasn’t had much today, but I did give her some chicken broth at supper and a few pieces off our pizza.<\/p>\n

And I just heard the best thing I’ve heard the past couple of days. Neal had made up a bottle with about 7 or so ounces of formula for bedtime. Normally she drinks 10, but the past couple of nights we’ve been lucky if we get 4 or 5 ounces into her before bed. I was just typing up this entry when I heard Neal call my name. I went in and he said, “Do you think you could make her some more?”<\/p>\n

She drank it all! It doesn’t sound like she’s drinking any of the bottle I just brought into them, but honestly, I’m just happy she drank 7+ ounces in one sitting!<\/p>\n

It’s been a long week. I knew it would not be pleasant when Claire got sick with a cold, but fuck, I was not prepared for this. I expected a crankier, sniffly baby. Not a baby who refused to eat. I will be happy when we turn this corner and everything can return to normal!<\/p>\n

(And in a side note, this stupid cold obviously misunderstood. A couple of days ago, I said – on Facebook – that this stupid cold should pick on someone its own size, namely me. I meant that it should infect me and leave Claire alone. Not infect me and Neal and continue bothering Claire. Sigh.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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