Hopefully better.

Here are Pappa and Leia at our lunch-date yesterday with B+R. We had a very nice time there, even though Leia was feeling under the weather. She had been fine all morning. She ate 1 portion of breakfast and she had a yoghurt in the early afternoon. We got home and she wouldn't eat or drink anything, and we gave her some pear juice (she drank about ½ a box), which she projectile vomited onto the dining table.. :/ :D Poor thing.

Thankfully, Farmor and Farfar had bought a really cool table cover, to help protect the usage of the table from babies. I think we have gotten full use out of the cover. :))

After that, we called a.. nurse hot line number and the woman said it sounded like a mild case of the European illness called "Vinterkräksjuka" or "Norwalk illness/virus" (Norovirus). (The same illness that Fredrik got while in the US a few years ago, and that I then had on the Air France flight between Cincinnati and Paris. What fun!)

A mild case probably because she wasn't vomiting everything she was eating, and didn't seem to be in any abdominal or back pain.

The nurse gave us a recipe:

- 1 liter (4 cups) of water
- 6 tsps of sugar
- ½ tsp salt

Bring to a boil and let cool.
Give 1 tsp every 5 minutes, until it is certain the child isn't going to vomit. Then start giving larger amounts. When everything stays down 3-4 hours, then try giving food.

She said that if Leia won't eat, at least this will give her the essentials she needs and keep her hydrated. Leia LOVES the mixture and drinks it without a problem. But she won't eat anything. She took a small nibble from a cracker at dinner. And she took a bit of potato from my fork, she spit a bit of it out, and then realized it wasn't dangerous and tried to put it back in her mouth again. :) But she wouldn't take anything else.





We are a little worried about her not wanting to eat anything, but we are happy that she is taking the liquid without a problem. She had 1 cup full (8 oz / 250 ml) before going to bed last night. And then she had 1,5 liters today (6 cups)! So she has had a good amount of liquid and she is wetting her diapers.

She has the worst gas ever. She is very, very gassy, and she is trying to poop - which isn't going to happen because she's had no food! She stinks.. oooh.. her gas is rancid.. :D Very disgusting smells. After her bath this evening she passed a lot of gas, and she was much happier afterwards. So we know that made her feel better.

She went to bed at 19.30 last night, and didn't wake up until 09.15 this morning. :) She slept.. 13hrs 45mins. :)) Poor thing. I had checked on her twice during the night and she was sleeping soundly. So she was up at 09.15 and then at 11 she wanted up in my lap; she laid her head down on my chest and went to sleep. :)) So I got in the couch and Pappa put a cover over us and she slept for an hour. :)





She had woken up at 11, then at 13.00 she went to sleep in bed and woke up around 15.00. :) We had dinner and she had a bath, and she went to bed then around 18.00. But the fireworks have already started so we aren't sure how her sleeping will go tonight of course. :/ Each State in the US makes their own fireworks regulations. But in Sweden all fireworks are legal, so .. it is often very loud and bright in the sky no matter where you live. :) (Which can be a good thing for watching fireworks - but not if you have a sick baby!!) :))

We are glad she is sleeping so much - she is working everything out of her system. We are also pleased with how much she is drinking. And her passing gas is good as well. We aren't happy about her not eating. If she doesn't eat tomorrow, then we'll call the "hot line" number again, and see what they suggest.

We absolutely love the nurse-calling numbers in Sweden. We don't even fool with going to a doctor. We call the "district nurse's number" if we need to see a doctor. Otherwise Fredrik calls another number, I'm not sure what it is for, but they just answer your questions and give you tips or make an appointment, or give you the best hospital to go to at that present time. I honestly think that nurses should run the medical system in Sweden. Just completely get rid of the doctors and let the nurses take charge.


A couple of pictures from our drive yesterday:






Hmm..
Leia hasn't had a fever at all. It has been on the high end of average (99 degF / 37,2 degC). So that is good. But she was very dehydrated before we started giving her the sugar/salt liquid. I definitely suggest the mixture to others! Leia really likes it and she has kept down every drop of it and she isn't licking her lips anymore (when she was dehydrated).

We just want her to get better of course. Not fun at all. :/ She has been a little active: walking around, playing with things, and laughing/smiling. So we know she hasn't completely lost touch with reality. :)) I even felt of her tummy and rubbed it some, to make sure she wasn't having tummy pain. She didn't complain when I pushed and rubbed, so she hopefully doesn't have any abdominal pain.

We'll see how she sleeps tonight; she'll probably go in and out because of the fireworks, but if she won't eat in the morning, then we'll call and see what they suggest. :)

Otherwise, it is a pretty boring New Years.. :D Not exactly in any kind of celebration mood. :)


From yesterday:








Leia's colorful dress she got from Mormor + Morfar for Christmas. :)
Love that sweater, too, no? Fredrik and I got that from Target when we were there last year. It is a size 2T (24+ month). It was.. maybe.. 7$ (45 sek). :))

So keep sending even more positive Get-Well wishes for Leia! She needs them!