Febrile convulsions! I nearly had a heart attack on Saturday over my baby boy Ryder

[buffstar]

Sorry to hear about your familys scary day at the docs! Glad to hear it all turned out okay in the end, but still a nasty scary time for you all
I well remember the days of one of my brood having re-occuring tonsillitus (sp) and very similar reaction..... As Slofox has mentioned tepid sponging is the way to go - I dont know why, but the sh** always seemed to hit the fan with my daughter at night time..... but you soon learn the signs - hot little body, glazed eyes - into the bath with you my lovely - PJ's and all!
ahhhh kids - dunno what 'love' is till ya got em the pics of your wee Ryder are gorge' btw..... bless

[PrincessBandit]

It's reassuring to read the posts of others who have 'been there done that'. We never had anything like that with our kids but son had bad asthma as a child. He has it well controlled now, but the first time he suffered from it as a baby I had no idea what was happening. It's terrifying seeing your child struggle to breathe and so on that front I can completely understand your panic with your young fellow.
So good that you were there on hand when it happened and took charge of the situation. I reckon often the adrenaline makes you act, but afterwards when you think about it and reflect on it then it hits you even harder.

Hope he continues to improve.

[ynot slow]

Not nice when kids are really sick,worst is seeing them off to theatre,had both mine have surgery before 2 yrs old,you know they'll be ok,but even a 30 mins op seems a lifetime till they are in recovery,and mums are well adept at it,still think my ex was awesome with our girls at that time,I just did the coffee run as excuse to get away and sort my emotions.Having said that I know how my folks felt when I went under surgery so it doesn't get easier as we(their kids age)either,parents will be parents,kids still kids even at 40yr old.

[Mad-V2]

From my experience our kids can handle anything a surgeon can throw at them.
My daughters been through 4 major opp's with kidney failure since birth.
Handing our baby to a stranger like that is the hardest thing I've had to deal with.
Now at 5 she remembers nothing, even now running on one kidney at half strength, you wouldn't know anything was wrong with her.
But the Wellingtons Neo Natal unit did an Awesome job and we cant thank them enough.
Especially putting up with me living there so long.

Hope your little one gets better soon.

[Ronin]

My son had minor surgery when he was 4 1/2. They let me into the recovery room so I could be there when he woke up. The ward sister pointed at a chair "sit down" told her I was fine but she insisted and told me that if she had a dollar for every tough guy that hit the floor with relief when their kid woke up she would be rich. So I sat, and did indeed feel woozy when his eyes opened. You don't realise just how wound up you get.

Hope the little fulla is doing well today.

[Edbear]

I think every parent goes through something like this at some time. I nearly lost both my wife and youngest daughter at her birth. Four weeks premature, born in the ambulance on the side of the road, she had the cord around her neck three times and Jill was hemorrhaging.

The three children are all grown up now but over the years we've had a few scares, too many to mention here, but every parent will understand and sympathise with you!

[yungatart]

My number 3 child had his first febrile convulsion at 11 months...terrifying! I was a nurse and had seen them often at work, but it is a whole different ball game when it is your own, as Riff Raff says. Unfortunately, our boy continued to have them everytime he got so much as a sniffle...I never did get used to them though.

Hope your little one continues to improve.

[Grasshopperus]

Hey Willy, how many K's has the boy racked up on the Quzzi?

But yeah, I can't imagine the terror.

[Taz]

My Daughter now 11 had them frequently up until 4 or 5. First one she was only a couple of months old. Was very scary the first time. We started monitoring her temperature when she was ailing and sure enough as soon as she hit 40 degrees she'd collapse.

[Winston001]

So I told my wife about your heart-rending experience Willy and she immediately knew exactly what you were talking about.

How? When our children were born about 15 years ago, Baby and Child by Penelope Leach became our bible (ok, I sort of glanced at it in an interested way ). My wife devoured it and kept revising as the children became toddlers.

This is simply the best single book on what to know about and expect as new parents. It is a terrifying ride and there are no trainer wheels for parents of young children. You've got them and you just have to cope. Having a book to refer to can save your sanity.

Trust everything is looking up Willy.

[meteor]

My youngest boy (14 now) had a febrile seizure when he was about 2. It the car seat, wrapped up, sun through the window, got too hot and that brought it on. Ambulance to hospital, into a cold bath, clothes off to bring his core temp down and he was as good as new. Very scary stuff. Turns out youngsters can't modify their inner temperature until about 7ish so parents have to dress/undress them appropriately to climate...

[willytheekid]

Its been a long weekend

Ryder had another febrile convulsion on Friday night...lasted nearly two minutes this time.
I watched the poor wee man lock up and slide sideways on the couch into a seizure while he was sitting having a juice box...no warning, nothing!
Paramedics, hospital and the cold hard fact that this may not be the last time.

I don't like these things!...just heart breakingly scary watching your wee kid convulse and not breath


...its been a long weekend

[caseye]

Hang in there mate, that little guy is doing his bit too ya know. Damn straight he doesn't like having these things any more than you like seeing it happen.
You've got possibly NZ's largest support network made up of some damn fine people.
This will pass Willy, look after mum and the kids and the rest will sort itself.

[buffstar]

Dude........ That sucks. farkn horrible innit
was he sick at all prior? or was it just out of the blue completely healthy like?

[ducatilover]

That's bloody scary stuff mate.
Hugs and stuff