Sick baby - covid scare.

       Hate seeing her ill. 

This last week Ariyah-mai has not been herself. After a very busy week in London then looking after our niece it was nice to have some quite time. However this followed by a boiling hot heatwave were temperature hit 37 degree, which is for the UK. I have never known it to be that high. This meant we had a hot, sweaty baby. On top of that this was our week to get things sorted in the house all the last touch ups before I'm back at work. We decided to paint and clean and sort whole house on the hottest week ever. Which was not a good idea. Painting in the night when ariyah was asleep however the paint was driying  quicker then we could even get it on the wall. This was not fun but finally all done. 

It was far to hot to even go out and enjoy the weather. We got out for little walks and things but far to hot for our little lady. She did get slightly burn at the beach bless her. So it was her first time at the beach with her cousins too. She love it. Wanting to swim in the sea and crawling round the sand. 

Anyways after this hot week leaving us tired, sleepless because it was far to hot for ariyah to sleep. The temperature droped and it was much better. We have visits from family which was nice for ariyah to see her nanny, grandads and grandma. But following these visits ariyah got sick.

Ariyah being ill 

Sunday evening/night was when it started. She been grumpy and not herself that day. But put it down to teething. Then her temperature was 38 degrees. She was boiling to touch. So call 111 who told us to take her a&e. They did her observations, and urine sample but all came back fine so was sent home. We had the worse night ever. She was up every half hour to hour, crying l, feverish. We have her Calpol and put her in our room to keep am eye. We also ordered a cornivirus home testing kit just to rule it out due to high temperature. Which to be honest they should have done a test in hospital but did not. Then refused to when we asked. 

Monday she weren't herself and slept a lot. Gp gave us antibiotic without even seeing her or making any history. We have her one dose on Tuesday morning which she spat straight back out. 

Tuesday she was not herself at all she was so tired she was just laying on the floor, not interested in her toys, were eating, not taking milk. She manage to drink water which meant she were dehydrated. Had direah and less wet nappies. Those who know her will know she none stop, playing laughing, climbing and getting up to trouble. So to just laying and sitting on our lap was not her at all. She was clingy but so hot she also pushing us away crying but grabbing for a hug. She just did not know what to do. 

Then as her temperature rose to 39.3+ as just kept going up, she could kept herself awake and refused milk so we call 111 again. This time they sent an ambulance who took her into hospital, she conveniently perked up. Again anyone with children will know that they do this and make you look silly. She laughing chatting to ambulance crew and nurses when we got there. Again they did observations,and checked her nose and throat, tested urine and told she fine. We were not happy so Ben took her back in and spoke to a manage a pedestrian came down from the ward to examine Ariyah-mai.

The pedestrian checked her and said that she seemed to have a sore throat and possible onset of tonsillitis however because we responded quickly with bringing her temperature down and giving her Calpol it hopefully is the end of this viral infection and see get better from now. That she was over the worse. That we should not give her any more of the antibiotic as the hp should not have prescribed it without seeing her but more so due to her being young and premmy.  Plus they don't even know what infection or if there even is a infection to treat. 

Day 4 (Wednesday) Ariyah seemed cooler and had a better night sleep. So thought it was the end of it. Then she started to just cry, like scream cry. I have never seen her or heard her like this before. Even as a baby with reflux and colic this cry was different it was real pain. We have her Calpol, teething gel and powder. She kept running her ears and making funny grimacing face so again thought it was her teeth. We can see where back ones are coming in now. So put all this down to her teeth again. But she just got worse, crying screaming, throwing herself to the floor she was clumsy tired. Still not eating or drinking. We took her temperature as she felt cooler, but sweating. This time it was low at 35.2 degrees. This continued so we rang the hospital and they told us to bring her up to actual children's ward to be assessed. Same pediatrians saw her, which was better then having to explain everything over and over to be told she is fine. So this time they did some blood tests. It came back that her infection marked are hight whilst at the lower end of high showing she did have a infection but is not to concerning. That it is the tail of it and she be better in a few days. To again keep and eye bring her back if we worried. 

Thursday morning she seems so much more herself, still moaning a bit, and tired but playing and laughing again. She was being her cheeky self. However a rash that started about in a&e yesterday got worse and spread. Last night it was a tiny patch on her stomach which nurse at hospital said was viral. While today it was blotchy, she started to get molted colouring to her skin. She still was not really drinking milk or interested in food. She started laying on floor crying again. Her eyes and arms were also swollen. We have her antihistamines to bring it down. It looked like an allergy rash. Like she got before however she hasn't had anything other then the antibiotic ones. (This contained penicillin) so worried she was all puffy and swollen. Called 111 and was sent back up the hospital. 

Still they putting it down to viral and to just see how she goes. She is much more herself come then weekend. Where she is back to eating a lot. Once she got her appite back and her cheeky personality we knew she was no the mend. 

We did book and do her covid home test just to rule out that. Which we order Sunday night, got and sent back on tuesday. Then after days of waiting it all came back negative which we knew it would as she was feeling much better.

Whilst she was ill, and even a few days after she was still receiving. This week knocked her back a bit. She was no longer interested in standing, did not really want her milk. She sleeping and tired more but still waking in the night. She still had moments where she cry but she is much more herself. 

A new week. 

Sunday she was much better and in time because my brother and his girlfriend came to see us with the dog. My brother is in the navy so is away or working on base most of the time, plus with covid happening, this meant he had not seen her since 28th of December 2019. We now in August 2020. That's a whole 8 months. She was only 10 weeks old now 10 months. So hug difference. They could not believe how big she was and clever crawling,climbing and being cheeky. She loved the dog and was very gentle with each other. 

Funny thing was we have her a treat to feed the dog, as the dog took it out her hand there was pure deviation and anger that the dog took it. We had to give her a snack too lol. But yes she was back to cheeky self but still not fully. Think it's going to take her a while to recover. As she just not interested anymore in standing, walking or anything.she just not as chatty. 

Monday comes around and she back, our cheeky, active clever bubba. She standing alone again, walking and climbing. It's my last week before going back to work so we going to try spend time and do things this week. She taken more random steps today. Which we managed to catch one step on camera. Then running around holding our hand at the garden centre. She also drunk milk and ate so much today. Which we are so half about. She such a goody so we knew she was really I'll when she refused to eat or drink. But we got nothing to worry about there her appite is definitely back. So glad that our baby girl is feeling better. And here to a good week leading to Nico's 2nd birthday this weekend. 

I will post about on both our blogs as we have some friends coming round.