I had been active around here for a few days and I wanted to keep it that way but sometimes there are things and situations that make us forget everything and if it's about our children even faster. Last week was a bit hard for us, we were in hospitals 2 times for several days each time and it all happened because we decided to take Olivia to the allergist because her skin was still breaking out despite the treatment sent by the dermatologist. The allergist upon seeing her said that he could not give a diagnosis without tests and thought that Olivia might have bacteria on her cheeks (luckily not) so he referred us to a hospital where we stayed for 3 days while they tested Olivia and saw how she reacted to a treatment of creams sent to her at this hospital. The tests were hard, because they could not get her blood and they could not find veins in her arms or feet and after so many attempts they decided to take her out of her head (where they also tried several times). She did not stop crying and neither did I, so my husband stayed with Olivia and the nurses, meanwhile I left the room to cry and wait for my baby because I was probably interrupting the tests. At this hospital Olivia's skin improved quite a bit with the treatment (a lot I would say) so while the test results were coming back and after 3 days in the hospital we were discharged and were happy to go home.
Pero... en un hospital puede pasar de todo y en nosotras no fue la excepción, así que dos días más tarde Olivia empezó a vomitar mucho (7 veces) por varias horas y ya empezaba a deshidratarse porque llevaba varias horas sin hacer pipí, yo también me sentía muy mal ese día e igualmente con muchas ganas de vomitar pero estaba muy preocupada por Olivia, así que muy tarde por la noche decidimos irnos a otro hospital, y por supuesto otra vez nos hospitalizaron para ponerle suero a Olivia y ver cómo ella iba reaccionando. Allí nos dijeron que no le diéramos nada de comida por varias horas y de todas formas Olivia no quería comer y se fue a dormir, yo también porque me sentía muy mal, y al despertar yo no paraba de vomitar, así que probablemente tomamos un virus del primer hospital, aún así temprano tenía que atender a Olivia y entonces te das cuenta que no sabes lo fuerte que eres hasta que te conviertes en madre, por suerte luego de vomitar varias veces me sentí un poco mejor, solo necesitaba darle tiempo a mi estómago de recuperarse. Olivia también empezó a sentirse mejor, no vomitó más pero si estaba comiendo muy poco lo cual es normal mientras su estómago se recuperaba.
But... in a hospital anything can happen and it was no exception for us, so two days later Olivia started to vomit a lot (7 times) for several hours and she was starting to get dehydrated because she had not peed for several hours, I also felt very bad that day and I also wanted to vomit a lot but I was very worried about Olivia, so late at night we decided to go to another hospital, and of course we were hospitalized again to put Olivia on IV fluids and see how she was reacting. There they told us not to give her any food for several hours and anyway Olivia didn't want to eat and went to sleep, me too because I felt very bad, and when I woke up I kept throwing up, so we probably took a virus from the first hospital, still early I had to take care of Olivia and then you realize that you don't know how strong you are until you become a mother, luckily after throwing up several times I felt a little better, I just needed to give my stomach time to recover. Olivia also started to feel better, she didn't throw up anymore but she was eating very little which is normal while her stomach was recovering.
Los resultados llegaron y para nuestra sorpresa la alergia a la proteína de la leche de la vaca salió negativa, aunque salió positivo gluten primera clase los doctores dijeron que es básicamente nada, es decir, no quiere decir que Olivia sea celíaca, probablemente ella solo tiene una dermatitis atópica muy fuerte, y es que justo después de empezar a vomitar la piel de Olivia volvió a estar con brote, ellos dijeron que es normal después de un virus pero nos recomendaron visitar otro dermatólogo y el alergólogo de nuevo. Por suerte ya nos sentimos bien, ya no vomitamos, aunque yo un poco desanimada y triste por ver la piel de Olivia roja y ver cómo se rasca a veces tan fuerte me parte el corazón y deseo ser yo la que esté pasando por todo esto, por ahora solo espero que podamos encontrar solución a este problema pronto.
The results came back and to our surprise the cow's milk protein allergy was negative, although it was positive gluten first class the doctors said it is basically nothing, that is, it does not mean that Olivia is celiac, probably she just has a very strong atopic dermatitis, and is that just after starting to vomit Olivia's skin was again with outbreak, they said it is normal after a virus but they recommended us to visit another dermatologist and allergist again. Luckily we already feel good, we don't vomit anymore, although I am a little discouraged and sad to see Olivia's skin red and see how she scratches sometimes so hard it breaks my heart and I wish I was the one going through all this, for now I just hope we can find a solution to this problem soon.
No fue nada cómodo estar en los hospitales, pero debo confesar que en el segundo hospital estábamos mejor porque teníamos una habitación solo para nosotras y el sofá donde yo dormía era más cómodo también porque no quedaba con inclinación, Olivia tenía una grande cuna solo para ella. El idioma también es estresante para mí, porque ninguna enfermera hablaba inglés y entonces debíamos entendernos a través de señas o números, aunque a veces encontraba algún pasante de medicina que hablaba inglés y traducía para mí lo que decía el doctor o cuando ya mi esposo estaba en el hospital con nosotras él hablaba con ellos y luego traducía para mí. Lo único bueno de todo esto, es que descartamos algunas alergias en Olivia, hicieron algunas ecografías en la cabeza y en el abdomen de Olivia y salieron bien, además me di cuenta que Olivia tiene mucha gente que la quiere y está pendiente de ella, todos mis amigos y mi familia no paraban de llamarme o escribirme para saber de ella y ofrecernos lo que sea que necesitemos incluso estando a distancia, gracias porque realmente no saben lo acompañada que me hace sentir eso después de todo ( y sí, también hablo de mis amigas de Hive que incluso sin conocerme físicamente están mas pendiente de nosotras que otros) y bueno mi esposo se portó a la altura también acompañándonos hasta que las enfermeras le decían que tenía que irse y me llevaba comida y las cosas que necesitaba para asearme mientras estuvimos allí ah y mi suegro pensando en mi alimentación me llevó algunas frutas también y no paraba de escribime para saber cómo nos encontrabamos. Aún así, no es cómodo estar en el hospital, y finalmente estamos de vuelta en casa, desea lo mejor para nosotras para que no tengamos que volver a uno.
It was not at all comfortable to be in the hospitals, but I must confess that in the second hospital we were better because we had a room just for us and the couch where I slept was more comfortable also because it was not inclined, Olivia had a big crib just for her. The language is also stressful for me, because no nurse spoke English and so we had to understand each other through signs or numbers, although sometimes I found a medical intern who spoke English and translated for me what the doctor said or when my husband was already in the hospital with us he would talk to them and then translate for me. The only good thing about all this, is that we ruled out some allergies in Olivia, they did some ultrasounds in Olivia's head and abdomen and they came out well, I also realized that Olivia has many people who love her and are looking out for her, all my friends and my family kept calling or writing me to know about her and offer us whatever we need even being at a distance, thank you because they really do not know how accompanied that makes me feel after all (and yes, I am also talking about my friends from Hive who even without knowing me physically are more aware of us than others) and well, my husband was also up to the task of accompanying us until the nurses told him he had to tell him he had to go home, I also talk about my friends from Hive who even without knowing me physically are more aware of us than others) and well my husband behaved to the height also accompanying us until the nurses told him he had to leave and took me food and things I needed to clean myself while we were there ah and my father in law thinking about my diet took me some fruits too and did not stop writing me to know how we were doing. Still, it is not comfortable to be in the hospital, and finally we are back home, wish the best for us so we don't have to go back to one.
