Fussy! That is the word for Day 4. Nothing made her happy or less whiny. She only settled for her Nie Nie and YeYe. I had phoned them earlier nearly in tears looking for advice for our fussy girl. When they arrived she was totally distracted and YeYe had her giggling and running around for a good hour. (Dad can be pretty funny!)
By the evening smell from her mouth and nose increased and it was awful! Her tongue looked swollen but as she wouldn't open her mouth it was hard to get a good look. She did not eat or drink much despite being well medicated on Tylenol and Advil. I even tried to very carefully brush just her front teeth thinking it would help? (really there should be no toothbrush in her mouth yet!)
Day 5
Oh no...finally she opened her mouth wide enough we got a good look...Thrush! White, red and yucky looking and foul smelling. No wonder she did not want to eat or drink!
By the evening after just a few doses of Nystatin we had a totally different girl. She wanted to drink her water and eat some yogurt....a good start!
Day 6
Phew... with the right meds on board she devoured her "soft" breakfast and drank 1/2 cup of water while we watched her Sesame street movie. A peek into her mouth and it is significantly improved and the smell is almost gone! However, looking into her mouth today we noticed there is a little hole leading from her left nasal passage into her mouth and we are not certain if a stitch has given way or not? Follow up might be a bit sooner than planned!
In the quest for independence.....oh so hungry today!
What a rough road! I would be fussy too! Glad she is doing better and hope there is no issues in that mouth of hers.
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