My poor baby! |
Nia's temperature shot up overnight on Thursday and despite two cool baths and Tylenol her fever would not stay down. When I called her dr. on Friday morning they asked to see her immediately. The dr. checked her ears, breathing and eyes then took a look in her throat and proclaimed, "Aha! Coxsackie!"
I was like, "What did you just call my baby?!"
He then explained it was a virus going around NYC. I shared the news over the phone with Mr. Love Bird who was at work who proceeded to Google for more info:
Coxsackieviruses are part of the enterovirus family of viruses (which
also includes polioviruses and hepatitis A virus) that live in the human
digestive tract. They can spread from person to person, usually on
unwashed hands and surfaces contaminated by feces, where they can live
for several days.{Source}
Oh wow! I suddenly lost my appetite.
Oh wow! I suddenly lost my appetite.
On our way home from the dr. |
My Love Birds |
Anyway, Nia took ibuprofen interspersed with Tylenol for two days then her fever broke and she was back to her normal self being silly, dancing and playing.
My Lil Love Bird's recovery pose |
Hope my readers are staying happy and healthy!
P.S. Speaking of "sick day" Kelle Hampton over on Enjoying the Small Things wrote poignantly about her baby's sick day. The description of her as a little koala clinging to her hip was exactly how Nia was with me. She shrieked when I tried to put her down and was my little shadow even more so than she normally is. You can read her post here.