Firstly a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Miss E - wow time really does fly with these little ones. Glad to hear you had a wonderful birthday and congratulations on the walking too!

Now to everyone else I am so sorry, but this is about to become another ME post. I really will try and come back soon and not be so selfish - I promise!

Anyhoo - Jazzy had another febrile convulsion early on Saturday morning (by the way - those that are on my Facebook, please don't mention on there). We don't really know what caused the temperature this time as she has been well. She had a mild cold over a week ago, but she was well this last week. When I was putting her to bed I noticed that she felt a little hot so took temp - 38.4 - so gave panadol and she went down fine. She woke me about 3am and demanded a breast feed - I noticed she was very hot so temp again - 39.7! As soon as I took it I knew that we were back in that danger area again. So I gave her panadol around 3:15am - she started fitting about 3:25am and fit lasted about 7 mins (about the same as last time). Was uncouncious for about 5 minutes - she just started coming around about the time the paramedics got there. So back to RCH to get checked out. I believe the JUNIOUR doc that we saw there took the easy way out and because she had a bit of dried snot around her nose said that it was an URTI that caused the fever. HELLO!!! Do you not understand that she just had a fit - she was foaming at the mouth and the nose - OF COURSE she has dried snot around her nose. Did you not hear me when I said that she had been fine up until I put her to bed??? Did you not hear me when I said that I went through this all last time and she ended up with mastioditis due to no-one picking up on a middle ear infection??? Anyhow, I demanded AB's - which the doc did provide. Now, I am well aware of the fact that AB's will not work if it is a virus, but there was no way I was going to go the whole weekend before getting to a doc who actually knows our situation without AB's - not after the last time.

So we still don't really know why she is spiking a fever - she still has the fever by the way. I am off to see our NEW GP this afternoon and hoping that she might actually spend the time to try and figure out what is going on. I can tell that she is in pain and not well - but it is NOT a URTI - she does not have a runny nose etc.

Sorry for the vent girls, but just so over doc's saying everything is a virus when I know from experience that this is not always the case. I am probably now going to turn into the sort of mother that doc's hate to see coming, but I really feel that I let Jazzy down last time - I am meant to be her voice and I tell you people are sure going to hear that voice now!

Anyhow, vent over - I hope you are all well. I do promise to come back when I have been to the doc's and also when I have calmed down a bit and can focus on everyone else again.

Janie xxx