Tessie: My kid has a fever.
Pediatrician: Oh it's probably just a virus, but let's do a strep test just in case.
Tessie: Okay.
Pediatrician: Wow, she's the youngest child I've seen with strep throat yet! AND she's getting about 4 new teeth!
Tessie: Of course she is.
Pediatrician: Good luck with that.
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YIKES!
I hope she feels better soon and your sanity survives the blow.
I still remember (with a shudder) the week that about three of Addy's teeth came in all at once. She was a raging ball of snot and fever and misery.
Throw strep throat in there? I... I... I have no words. Bless you.
Oh dear jebus. I have no idea what to say.
Maddie's turbo horking in addition to a fever, if that makes you feel any better.
Wow, that's a royal good time! And it IS odd for her to have strep- I remember my twins being ultra exposed to it (like sharing an icecream cone with my cousin, who minutes later dropped over with a high fever and strep) a couple of times and they never got it. Poor baby! The good thing about something like strep is that the antibiotics work SO FAST- so much quicker than if it's "just a virus" and has to run it's 3 WEEK course! How many times have I WISHED for strep, not "just a virus"? Too many to admit.
Also, just in case you are like me and sometimes MISS things (which is to say, you probably already know this)- motrin works better than tylenol for teething b/c it has the anti-inflammatory agent. (That's me- full of mom tips that EVERYBODY ALREADY KNOWS.)
Anyway, hope she teeths and heals quickly!
Oh poor pumpkin! I hope she is feeling better.
Here is the question---does strep throat tame the hellbeast, or make her worse?
And 4 teeth on top of it? You must need a drink....or 10.
Oh wow. That must be loads of fun.
Hope she feels better soon!!!
I bet right about now you're wishing to go blind during your Lasik appointment. And deaf.
Poor AD. I hope she feels better soon!
UGH, I am so sorry to hear this. I hope she gets well quick!
Hope you have enough tequila in the house (for you).
On the plus side, she's still too young to climb out of her crib, open the door and pull out your earplugs.
Two blind parents and a streppy, teething baby! Best weekend ever!
Good luck this weekend. . . sounds like it might be rough.
Oh, NO. You guys are going to have a great time recovering from your surgery.
I knew she must be sick when you went AWOL there for a bit . . . streppy baby and you're getting lasahed! sounds like a full week. Drink up!
Sounds like all the makings of a great weekend. Keep the alcohol close. Good luck!
We're a streppy family - three of us get it frequently. The antibiotics work super fast - my kids are usually raising hell within 24 hours. She'll be feeling better in no time - that won't help the teeth though. :-(
Ooooh, what fun! I'm not envying you right now AT ALL.
Poor AD. I hope she feels better soon.
Poor Mommy. Hopefully you don't live in one of them there "Dry" counties in Texas.
You're going to need the alcohol.
Don't throw things at my head, but I don't remember my daughter's teething being all that bad. Is AD a bad teether? Or is it just the one two punch of being sick and getting 4 all at once?
It's their glee when they announce things like that that stings the most, isn't it? That's what makes me want to belt them. Good luck and I do hope you have earplugs and the alcohol of your choice. (AD's choice be damned.)
Sort of like pulling a band aid off really quickly--you get it all over with at once, but it doesn't make it hurt any less.
OH CRIPES! I did it again!
The "Michele" comment is from me.
I have got to stop commenting from my secret ihatetessie.com blog. Honestly!
Was "Good luck with that" the best his years of education could offer you? Did you punch him?
You know, I've had two children and both of them got strep throat at an age that made the doctor exclaim, "Wow! Kids that young don't get strep throat!" I also have had strep throat myself and the doctor exclaimed, "Wow! You're too old to get strep throat!" I'm thinking these docs need to take some continuing education sometime soon, because apparently ANYONE can get strep throat! Jesus H. Sorry for youz, xoxo Jane
Holy HELL! So sorry to hear that. Maybe now she'll start loving herself some good old American TELEVISION!
Either way, hope she gets better really, REALLY soon.
I love that they told you Good Luck! SD almost never gets fever, even when she has an ear infection!
poor kid.
poor parents!
Hold up! *running out the door with a case of wine/beer/151* I'm on my way. There is no job too large for high-proof to conquer...
Well THAT was reassuring.
Aww hope your little one gets better soon. My little one (now 22 months) ended up with Strep throat at the age of 6 months. We have no idea how she got it since she was home with me and not in daycare. Only thing we can figure is putting something yucky in her mouth like daddy's keys. After first day of antibiotics mine was all better.
Ouch and double ouch. That pretty much sucks. Does she like popsicles? That was my only consolation as a kid with a seemingly endless bout of strep.
Whoa.
(on the other hand, this does sound like a legitimate reason to bring on the jelly shots.....
You know, I've never had strep. Weird.
Anyway, like the pediatrician says, good luck with that!
Oh.
Tessie.
Tell AD to quit being such an overacheiver. I mean, there's plenty of time to experience both teething AND strep throat. No need to cram them both into the same week.
Aw, kid.
That sucks.
Oh you sweet sweet thing. I'm so sorry. That really sucks.
I hope the weekend went okay and that the antibiotics are kicking ass.
Yay for antibiotics!
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