A Mom’s Instinct

So, here’s the scenario:

Shea woke up with a swollen, red eye this morning, and I thought he was having an allergic reaction.  I noticed his eye puffing up yesterday, so I figured this morning that it must be allergies.  I gave him half of a children’s Zyrtec tablet around 10:30.  Within an hour, he was saying he was tired and crawled up on the couch to fall asleep.  This was while we had friends over visiting, which was odd.  But, I just figured it was the Zyrtec.

An hour or so later, I decided to move him off of the couch into our bedroom.  I was planning on taking a quick shower and I was a little concerned about him.  I knew something wasn’t right.  As I was getting ready to jump into the shower, I heard him stirring on our bed and discovered that he was throwing up.  Within the past hour and a half, he has thrown up 4 times, and all he has left to come up now is bile.  I am absolutely convinced that he is having a reaction to the Zyrtec.

I started getting a little concerned, so I decided to call the pediatrician.  The secretary answered and I was immediately put on hold.  In a few minutes, the phone was answered again and I requested to speak to a nurse.  I was met with a quick, “This is ______.”  Okay, I just asked for a nurse.  Are you a nurse or not?  If you’re a nurse, say so.  Don’t just tell me your name.  I proceeded to tell her my issue and she quickly dismissed it, telling me he probably has a stomach bug.  I told her I didn’t think so, trying to explain to her why I was so concerned.  She checked with the doctor to appease me, and when she returned, told me the same thing.  She said that the vomiting should not be occuring as a result of taking Zyrtec.

I got off of the phone (oh, and by the way, Shea puked again while I was on the phone with her) and sat here with Shea on the couch until, once again, he woke up to puke.  This time it was green.  Nothing but bile, and he could barely get it out.  Oh, and it was also coming out of his nose.  So pitiful.  After getting him settled again, I picked up my laptop to do a little investigating  of my own, and this is what I found:

“In children, stomach pain and vomiting may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.” ~via Web, MD

So, I decided to call the pharmacist since the nurse (at least, I think she was a nurse) didn’t seem to be concerned.  The pharmacist basically told me to keep him hydrated (which is pretty impossible when he’s puking every 30 minutes) and that if it continues, to call the Dr. or take him to the emergency room.

Isn’t it crazy how quick the Momma Bear instinct kicks in?!  I’m telling you all, there is something wrong with my child, and it’s not just a stomach bug.  It has to be a reaction to the Zyrtec.  Hopefully Zyrtec won’t be the cause of an emergency room visit later.

(And, once again, vomiting in the middle of me posting this.  That makes 6 times in the past 2 hours)

If this doesn’t stop soon, somebody’s gonna  have to listen to this Momma Bear!  Mamas know when there is something wrong with their babies.