Mummy V Nurse Sometimes its great being medically knowledgeable and other times I feel it may be a hindrance. Knowledge is a powerful thing and medically I am aware of the usual outcomes associated with attending GPs etc... Hence why usually something has to be really bad or I have to be really worried before Ill attend a GP Practice or Hospital. Well now I could kick myself... As most of you are aware Frankie ended up in A&E last night, I usually jump on her being unwell as my biggest fear is her suffering or becoming really poorly. Again as most of you will know Frankie has had a cold for approximately 5 weeks now. The last few days she developed a nasty cough, I took Frankie took the doctors when she was in week 2 of her cold as I was unhappy that her cold was lasting so long. At the time our GP was very satisfied that we were keeping her chest clear etc etc... It doesnt help that when Frankie is unwell she is still smiling away and being her usual bubbly self... Nothing gets her down which I am SO happy about but when your trying to explain HOW unwell your baby has been as she is laughing/joking/blowing raspberries they usually think uh oh here we go, paranoid mother again!! Last night I had reached my limits, watching our baby cough so much she was vomiting everywhere, off we went... Its appears that between the time of the first visit and last night Frankie had developed a chest infection (SO ANGRY AT MYSELF, Im a nurse my job is to look after people which believe it or not I usually do very well, but how could I miss this is my baby, she is the last person I would want to see suffer yet I tried to let her battle through, I suppose I can put this down to being a clueless first time mum or just a tin heart nurse?! Am I more worried about what Doctors will think, eg Im being paranoid/OTT??), her chest is clear again now but the Doctors gave her some amoxicillin prophylactically (apparently very common in our beautiful babies during the winter months). As much as I am mad I didnt take her back sooner, I am glad I trusted my instincts last night. As I said before it really doesnt help that clearly Frankie has a really high tolerance of feeling like poo, and doesnt give much indication into being unwell but I certainly will not take the risk and leave her that long again. In a nut shell... If your worried its better to be safe than sorry, sod what other people think! Our babies are our priority and thats what matters!!! Reflective practice is so important and I have definitely learned a big lesson about Motherhood V Nurse. On a positive as you have all seen Frankie is as bright as ever!!!! And were so excited for her first Christmas of which she will hopefully be fighting fit for 💞
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:56:04 +0000
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