LATER THAT NIGHT
It's 9:00pm and the older three kids are asleep but I can't settle Poppy. She just keeps screaming. I walk over to the bed where Brandon is.
"Babe, somethings wrong. She keeps vomiting and screaming, she never cries this much"
"Maybe she's just having an off night"
"Yeah maybe, but we can't give her even a little bit of her bottle without her vomiting it back up. She needs to eat B"
"Ok, I'll call mum to see if she can stay with the kids while we take her to the doctor"
"Thank you" I say while rocking Poppy trying to calm her.
20 MINUTES LATER
Stef just got here and we leave to go to the hospital cause no doctors are open this late. When we get there she is still screaming and they see to us almost straight away.
"Ok, Mr and Mrs Foster what seems to be wrong"
I stand there trying to make her quieter with her dummy while Brandon explains.
"Well, she was fine at the start of the day but then towards the afternoon she starting vomiting. Then as it got later she starting feeling colder but her temp was really high and now she is still vomiting even though we haven'doesn'tt fed her cause she doesn't keep it down. She also won't settle which really isn't like her"
"All right let me take a look at you" He says towards Poppy lifting her out of my arms crying and onto the examiner bench"
He does all these different little tests and half way through she settles down. Once he's finished I take her back and put her clothes back on.
"Okay, well I don't think its anything to worry about. She does have a temp but I'll give you some medication for that which should also settle her stomach a bit. Because she was a prem I will advise you to watch her carefully and keep her away from any unnecessary germs"
"Thank you" I say rubbing her back as she lays on my shoulder.
"Also as for her not settling and being really upset that is just because she is feeling unwell. So thats all but if you have any new problems come up please don't hesitate in bringing her back"
"Thank you so much"
"Your welcome. Have a good night"
We both leave and go and get the medicine that he ordered for her and then head home.
AT HOME
When we get home and Stef leaves I heat up a bottle for Poppy and put some drops of her medicine in it. After she finishes it, it seems to be staying down so I try and rock her to sleep. Brandon goes up and checks on the other kids and has a shower. I keep rocking and rocking but she just isn't going to sleep. I guess she's not crying either which is good. I take her up to our bedroom and hear Brandon in the shower. I sit on our bed and put her in the middle. I sit in front of her and play with her until Brandon comes out in his pjs.
"Whats she doing up still?"
"She wouldn't sleep so I just brought her in here"
"Here, let me try, you go have a shower" He says taking her off the bed and cradling her.
"Thanks babe"
I go into the bathroom and have a night refreshing hot shower. When I get out I wash and cleanse my face and then get dressed. I go back into the bedroom and see Poppy asleep on Brandon's chest, making me smile.
"Come on say it, Im good"
I laugh "all right baby whisperer, go put her in her crib"
He hops up slowly and go and put her in her room and then comes back in and cuddles with me in bed.
