Right now I'm in a daze. We're in the car driving to Primary Children's hospital and it is 12:01 am. As a first time mom I am sure I am oversensitive to everything my little one goes through, but I will be glad to find out I'm just being oversensitive in this case. My baby is bright red. From head to toe. Literally. And it has happened in a matter of hours. What I first thought was baby acne now is making me think measles, rubella and scarlet fever. Little girl is only 22 days old, just barely 3 weeks. I feel much better being safe rather than sorry. She started out the day her pretty pink self. We all watched conference together and I had an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction. I had my daughter and my husband sitting with me in our wonderful house listening to inspired words. We visited family, had cake and ice cream for my mom's birthday. But as the day went on Erika just got redder and bumpier. Her face, her legs, her tummy; everything! And she would hardly eat. By the time we got home I was very worried. I called the doctor's office to ask what I should do. I thought it might be an allergic reaction. They told me to bring her in and we were there in minutes. The PA on duty was puzzled. She was perfect except for this rash. He said he was sorry but with her being so small we needed to go to Primary Children's. And here we are just pulling in.
Update
We spent 3 hours in the emergency room only to find out no one could tell us anything. 2 doctors and a nurse practitioner were stumped. We took our baby home and got some sleep. Now we are waiting to go back to see a dermatologist. But fortunately she is totally perfect except for the rash. No fever or vomiting. And it doesn't seem to bother her. It just scares me a lot. Chris gave her a blessing last night and the rash seems to be slowly getting better.
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