Our poor Liam has not been feeling well since yesterday morning, he started with diarrhea then vomiting. Poor baby can't catch a break, luckily though he isn't running a fever. We've done pedialyte, water, bland food, rest, etc. trying to make him feel better. He is just miserable. Now I know two days of the stomach bug isn't the worst thing, but when your child is vomiting even water, it makes you worried.
I was up with him most of the night trying to keep him comfortable. The first thing this morning, his first drinks stayed in about 5 minutes, before his stomach contents covered both of us and the bed. I decided that nothing we were trying was working, and it was time to call the pediatrician's office.
I got transferred to a medical assistant that asked how old he was, when did the symptoms start, and "What was I doing for him at home, and was I doing anything for him?" This struck a nerve with this protective mama. The sarcastic, exhausted and hormonal mama inside me wanted to say, "No, I haven't done one thing to try to make my son feel better, I've only been a mom for just over 5 years and I typically watch my sick children suffer and do nothing to comfort them and make them feel better!" (However, I took a deep breath, and kept my what I wanted to say comment to myself) Really, did this lacking common sense person on the other end of the phone think I would do nothing for my child? I was calling because I had tried all possible options trying to help him, and he was getting worse. I know they screen to see if the children really need to be seen right away, but it's not all about seeing the happy, well children. If they are going to have an issue seeing sick kids when they are actually sick, then what's the point of having a personal physician?
That's my beef for today, Liam does have an appointment this afternoon. Hopefully our boy gets to feeling better!!
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