Oh Christy, I hadn't caught up in your other thread, I'm so sorry to hear she became so unwell I hope she is well on the road to recovery. It's such an ordeal for the whole family to have a little one in hospital

I agree to always trust your instincts - DS had a fall last week and although I had checked and checked and I couldn't see any obvious signs of injury, 10 mins later I just knew by his behaviour that something wasn't right. Feeling like the paranoid mother (especially because this boy has been to the ED more times in 18 months than the rest of the family combined!) I headed for the hospital. He had in fact fractured his left leg and is in a cast up to his hip. It's always better to have these things checked out, even if you are worried about appearing the paranoid mother, and as Rivlas said, never leave until you're 100% confident that your child is well.

Thank you for refreshing my memory about the signs of meningitis. My sister also had it as a baby and the light sensitivity has always stuck in my mind.