lexi Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) My 2 year old had a bad experience with an instructor at swim lessons tonight. She swallowed a ton of water. Her stomach is very bloated and swollen. She’s been complaining of stomach pain. And she’s been throwing up water several times over the past two hours. Should I take her somewhere? Should I keep her here at home and watch her? What should I watch for? She’s so uncomfortable and can’t sleep. She’s in our room so I can keep an eye on her but she’s just moaning and throwing up. I am so worried. My older children are all swimmers and nothing like this has ever happened to them before. Update: We went to ER. No fluid in lungs that they could see or hear. Lungs are inflamed so they think she probably did get some fluid in them and that’s why they are irritated. But not enough to cause issues. Seems like most of it went straight to her tummy. Her tummy is still bloated and aches. They think she swallowed a ton of water. She’s supposed to eat a bland diet and have some electrolyte drinks today. She needs to take it easy and only have a little at a time since her tummy is still very upset. She has kept down a bit of juice for several hours now. She has no fever or any other issues and her oxygen levels are perfect. She has no coughing either. We’re supposed to watch her for those things but they felt like her scans were great and she shouldn’t have any issues other than a tummy ache for a day or two. Sorry it took so long to update. I had to nurse the baby and try to get a bit of sleep. She fell asleep in our room in her “nest” that we made under my desk. She just woke up and is in a pretty good mood. Thankfully it’s the weekend and my hubby is home so he can help out with her. I’m hoping for a nap today. And it was really sweet that when we got home our little dog was beside herself with worry and has not left our sides. She’s been trying to sit on me to prevent me from leaving the house again. Poor dog. She has anxiety. She freaked out when I left in the middle of the night. Now to spend the day doing laundry and washing sheets. Yuck. We did not make it to the bathroom last night. Edited December 15, 2018 by lexi 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, lexi said: My 2 year old had a bad experience with an instructor at swim lessons tonight. She swallowed a ton of water. Her stomach is very bloated and swollen. She’s been complaining of stomach pain. And she’s been throwing up water several times over the past two hours. Should I take her somewhere? Should I keep her here at home and watch her? What should I watch for? She’s so uncomfortable and can’t sleep. She’s in our room so I can keep an eye on her but she’s just moaning and throwing up. I am so worried. My older children are all swimmers and nothing like this has ever happened to them before. Take her in. The risk of dry drowning and secondary drowning are a real thing. Edited December 15, 2018 by melmichigan 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 The throwing up is bad. Take her right in! Go, go! Not urgent care, the ER. Go. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Definitely ER, not urgent care. Somewhere with pediatrics. Edited December 15, 2018 by melmichigan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Agree, ER 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Hopefully you are not reading this because you have gone to the ER Dry Drowning is real! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) The ER. Immediately. Definitely not urgent care. I’ll pray for her, Lexi. Please update us when you can. Edited December 15, 2018 by Catwoman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Praying for your baby. 😞 (((Lexi))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceseeker Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Praying for your little one tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 ER immediately! Hope your little one is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakelly Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 OMG I hope you went to the ER. Poor baby girl, praying for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Many (hugs) Hope you're at the ER and all is well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogger Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I do hope your daughter is feeling better! Let us know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I've been thinking about your little one all night as I work; I hope you guys got the care you needed and all is well or on the way to well. Please let us know if you can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Sue Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Praying for your little one. Yes, ER is necessary. Let us know when you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 praying, and hoping you made it to an ER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 relief! poor little kid, I hope her tummy feels better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Glad to hear she's on the mend! I hope you get some rest today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I am glad she's better and I wish your whole family a day of recovery. I hope the swim instructor gets whatever is the appropriate follow-up and this doesn't happen to anyone else under his/her charge. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Hope she recovers quickly. Sorry this happened to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Oh hugs mama! How hard to go through, and so scary! I think you can buy a pulse oximeter in the store these days, maybe call the local drug store and ask? Or I think some phones you can put an app on them that will do it using the camera lens on your finger! Might give you peace of mind. But sounds like she will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I'm glad she's okay! Every time I read about dry drowning, it sounds terrifying. Even though you're exhausted, you did the right thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I’m so glad she doesn’t have enough fluid in her lungs to make it a concern. That’s always the hard part about these things when sitting behind a keyboard, until those scans are run there is no way of knowing with a child that age. I’m hoping you will have an uneventful day and can all get some rest knowing she’s on the mend. Please follow-up with the swim facility, that should not happen. So scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I'm so glad she's feeling better. I hope you are all getting some rest. I'm really glad you took her in to be checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Thank God, I have been so concerned. Prayed a lot. So so so glad she is OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 So glad that she's ok! Now that you're past the crisis, I have to ask, what in the heck was going on at that lesson that she took in that much water? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 That is just downright scary! I would be furious at the instructor. Beyond furious, blind momma bear rage furious and on the phone to anyone who will prevent that from happening to any other child. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogger Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 So glad to hear she is doing ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Oh, what a relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Glad she is okay. You did the right thing taking her in. Those symptoms could have been serious, I'm glad they were not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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