We are finally back home but not discharged from the hospital just yet. I have to bring BB C back to the hospital 3 times a day for her antibiotics jabs (at 9am, 4pm and 11pm). The dr. has given us home leave, which means that we still have to pay for the room for the next 5-7 days for the jabs, after which she will be on oral antibiotics at home. The IV line is still inserted into the back of her palm for purpose of administering the jabs and to draw out blood.
The initial urine test results were out this morning and it showed that the WBC (white blood cells) are down from ‘uncountable’ to only 2…. which means that the infection is almost cleared. The urine culture results will be out later as it takes between 3-4 days for each culture to be complete. As soon as BB C’s UTI has cleared, we plan to bring her to a pediatric Nephrologist for further consultation / tests. This looks like a long and tedious battle and I just hope that BB C’s right kidney is free from scarring and damage. The paed said that looking at the ultrasond scan, the kidneys do not look that bad. The paed also mentioned that BB C will most likely have to be on a mild course of antibiotics for 7 years (coz the kidney stops growing after 7 years) to prevent the kidney from scarring.Â
More tests would have to be carried out to see if BB C has Kidney Reflux and to see if her kidney is free from damage or not. These tests will be carried out if the pediatric Nephrologist deems them necessary, which I hope he will say that they are not necessary.
That’s Baby C on the first day. When her body temperature touched 39.3 degrees Celsius at 4am, the nurses stripped her and sponged her. I was also not allowed to put long sleeved rompers / pjs on her. She wore the hospital gown.
That’s BB C on the 3rd day, when the fever came down.
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I won’t say anything because I’m not in your shoes, and I won’t pretend that I understand what you’re going through. I can say that as a mother myself, it would tear my heart out as well. God bless little Cassie.
Cassandra looks very cute in the second photo, my goodness. I’m glad she’s feeling better now.
I hope that piece of underlay she’s sleeping on is just temperorary coz it doesn’t transfer heat well. It insulates the heat and traps it under her body. I remember when my baby slept on one, she sweat profusely and by morning her shirt was all wet.
When my baby Clarisse was admitted for UTI, I opt for a single room where my husband and I can be with her. I hope the hospital is but a short distance away from your home cuz having to go back and forth 3 times a day, for a week (?) is very taxing.
Reading about your bunch of posts on Cassandra’s UTI and Kidney Reflux brings back rather unpleasant memories of mine. When my baby’s fever nearly hit 40c, it was 3am. The doctor ordered we admit her for further tests. I cried my eyes out while waiting for admission.
What ensued was days of anxiety and constant worrying. First of all, I prayed for her temperature to come down. Luckily her fever went down soon after her first dose of medicine and antibiotics. She remained in the hospital for another 3 days to keep her fever in check and to wait for the culture results.
While in the hospital, I could barely sleep for 2 hours at a stretch in between breastfeeding sessions, temperature checks, medication schedule, doctor visits and such. I remember them all too well.
Most importantly, family help and support is really appreciated in moments like these.
i feel so good to see her smiling again….u have to be really strong to face this, Shireen. May God be with you.
its a good thing that the dr allowed you to have home stay but goin back to hosp 3x a day is very tiring, we went thru the process wen samuel was allowed home stayed for 5days wen i was preg wif jesse, but dun worry, im sure bb c will recover soon
Praying for Baby C. You take care too..!
BB C has a very nice disposition, she does not seem cranky all the time to think what she’s been through
She just look so cute and adorable…