OK, so that doesn't sound so strange, but it was kind of on the weird side for us. The first year with the twins was spent going to the doctor many a times only to hear, "These kids don't look sick. Everything looks good."
I'd swear their coughs sounded awful. I could almost bet you could here congestion in their lungs. One time, one of their ears was even bleeding. But still nothing was wrong-- bleeding ear ended up just being a scratch.
Not that I'm complaining. I just feel a little sheepish taking my kids in all the time for NOT being sick. You think you can trust your instincts.
The twins didn't get actual sick-- like fever, aches, wouldn't eat, etc.-- until they were about 15 months old. So it was unusual when my nine month old was actually sick with an actual ear infection.
The events got even stranger when he had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics. We've never had problems like that. And yet, there it was. A nice red rash all over his body.
Ever since that, infamous, ear infection things have gotten strange around here.
There was the case of the melting eye-- as my husband called it.
Turned out to be allergies, of all things. Just a little Benedryl, and he was all better.
Then there was my morning with Quasimodo.
Same kid, same eye, only this time it was a bug bite. Benedryl still did the trick.
And lets not forget, the lovely abscess. Brought to us by the baby who's ear infection started it all.
I know it's sounds strange, but it's kind of strange to have people confirm that I should be worried about whatever bump, or swelling, my kids have. Most the time I feel like I'm over reacting. Or, I guess, a more proper way to say it is: I don't trust myself enough to not react, but I don't want to over react, but I'm worried if I under react it will be to late-- or things will just have escalated further than they should have.
I guess my biggest issue is I react when I shouldn't. I don't think about all the things that could happen. And, when a real problem occurs, I talk myself into thinking it's not as bad as I think it is. In fact, when it really is a proper time to worry, I'm usually not worried.
How's that for strange?
Luckily even our strangest of illness' have ended up being low key-- with a side of knowing that trip to the doctor was not for naught.
Going to the doctors sometimes drives me crazy! You think you're going in for something legit after watching the kids' symptoms and reading online and talking to other mothers - I've even called a nurse hotline - only to be told that nothing is wrong or there is nothing to do to fix it. DRIVES ME CRAZY! It was the worst with Tomy because I would get the, "you must be a first time mom" look. As if being a first time mom changes what information was available before deciding to go to the doctor. Honestly, would they rather I neglected my suffering child?!
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad that your little guys have had so many icky boo boos. They're just so cute - even if they sometimes look like Quasimodo :)