Mother's Intuition?

Does she look good to you???

Okay...for some reason I feel anxious about my daughter. I am naturally very intuitive...and I don't know if I am just anxious, b/c she's been so sick and I am paranoid or if there IS some reason to be anxious. When my son was 18 mths old. He was sick...he cried when he would try to play with his toys. He wouldn't eat or drink....he was not himself at all. I called my pediatrician's office, but the nurse dismissed me. It was Christmas Eve and she didn't want to stay longer...Well, I could feel it inside me he was sicker than what they wanted to think. Yes, mamma was right. We took him to the ER on Christmas Eve and they said he was badly dehydrated. What happens when a toddler is dehydrated is they shut down completely...won't eat or drink. So, they gave him an IV and kept us their hours...then they made sure he would drink some apple juice before sending us home. That was the 1st night we noticed my daughter didn't scream the whole night & she slept all night! Thank goodness! Anyway, we had to take our son back the next night do be checked...and he was much better.

My pediatrician is awesome. He cares for my children like he would care for his own. He will go to extremes to rule things out. he has said he trusts mother's intuition. Today we went for a recheck, because my daughter has been finished with both antibiotics for 2 days now. She still just doesn't seem right. She is very tired, still fussy, and she doesn't look like herself at all. He did a blood count on her and everything seemed okay. He was very kind to sit down, show me the numbers and explain them. The only thing that was off was her platelets were high...he said that just meant she was still sick. He suggested I give her a Flintstone vitamin with iron to help rebuild her system. he said she was VERY sick and it will likely take another week or so for her to bounce back. He said if she spikes a fever or isn't better in a week or so to bring her back. I will. I hope she gets back to herself in the near future....like by the end of this week. If she doesn't for some reason I will take her back.

In the meantime anyone who reads this pray for her. Pray that she gets better and look better and that I will calm down. I REALLY feel anxious. I am normally not like this...