Poor little Matthew has been sick with a fever and has not been his usual happy smiley self. You can just tell that he's unhappy. He's been difficult to settle for his day and night time sleeps which is not normal for him at all. We've had 3 nights straight of unsettled sleep, with a very upset and crying little boy and on the last night when his temperature spiked at 38.7 degrees, we decided that a trip to the hospital was in order. Fortunately the emergency department at the hospital was completely empty at 4am and we were attended to pretty much right away. The doctors ruled out the possibility of a urinary tract infection with a simple test. Matthew happily played in his hospital bed wooing the pretty doctor and nurses while his Mum and Dad were busily trying to catch his wee in a specimen jar! We were eventually sent home at 8am when his temperature went back down again.
Thankfully, kind grandparents were able to lend a hand and watch over Matthew while his tired old Mum finally got some rest.
2 days later ...
a rash broke out ALL over Matthew back chest and tummy and it was another scary trip back to see the doctors. Fortunately this time we were told that Matthew had a 'good rash' and his mystery illness was identified to be 'Roseola Infantum'. I'm very pleased to say that little Matthew is all better now.
Some info on Roseola Infantum for those who are interested:
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