We\u2019ve Have been through hell & back with our Baby On 30th September our 4 week old baby fell sick with high temp, refused bottles, mottled skin, vomiting & floppy like a rag doll we arrived at temple street to be told she has a \u201ccold\/viral infection\u201d that she would be fine to go home after some fluids we knew ourselves that it was more than that, we were told we\u2019re just \u201cyoung concerned parents\u201d & our daughter would be fine Skye then went onto receive 2 lumbar punctures, we pushed for her blood work and refused to go home without them all signs pointed to Meningitis\/Sepsis her results were negative for Meningitis so we pushed for her bloodwork to see if it was Sepsis.<\/p>\n
I stayed with Skye that night were multiple tests were done, still no answers the next morning the infectious disease department came running in the door at 7 in the morning with multiple doctors picked Skye up and she was just lifeless they started giving her antibiotics again and told me that they found high traces of Group B Strep infection (GBS) in her system since she was born that should\u2019ve been treated with antibiotics when she was born but they weren\u2019t given to her in the hospital so our baby lived 4 weeks of her life unwell & it eventually led to sepsis cause it was left untreated all the signs\/posters on the wall of temple street hospital for Sepsis became a reality for us never thought it would happen us we were\u00a0 blessed as Sepsis can kill you within 12 hours & Skye was nearly at that mark someone was watching over us & now we have a healthy 1 year old.<\/p>\n
My advice I can give to you is ask to be tested for GBS when giving birth as it\u2019s not always tested & be aware that any infection can lead to Sepsis Just ask \u201cCould it be Sepsis ? Kian was a friend Se\u00e0n Hughes & I myself have been to a lot of the campaigns raising awareness if it wasn\u2019t for joe and Karen\u2019s campaign awareness our outcome today would\u2019ve been very different so thank you Please be aware of the signs and symptoms as you never know who\u2019s life you could save\u2764\ufe0f[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”303″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” el_class=”img1″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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