Mum Bethany writes, “Max was born October 2016, very fast delivery but nothing untoward.
He was quite lazy when he was born and hesitant to feed. At 10 days old he had his first admission back to the hospital as he wasn’t feeding properly and we were having to syringe feed him. They put it down to being a lazy boy. Two days later, a Friday, my instinct was screaming. The GP reiterated the lazy boy, I took him to A&E.
We were taken up to the paediatric ward. A cannula was placed in his foot after three failed hand attempts. Then a Paediatrician came to see him. I remember her picking him up and the most high-pitched squeal imaginable came out of him. Nothing was staying in. He was heavily mottled head to toe. He wasn’t awake, other than two squeals. He was immediately taken for a lumbar puncture and various tests. More tubes and wires.
Late-onset group B Strep infection had led to sepsis. He was hospitalised for a week and had to continue IV antibiotics for a further week.
He is doing amazing now, he is delayed in some at nearly six and needs extra help, but he is a happy, thriving little boy and I couldn’t ask anymore. I didn’t realise until after, just how poorly he was and it didn’t really sink in emotionally for months. I ended up deleting all the pictures I took at the time as seeing them is too hard.
I wanted to share his story as a message to listen to that niggly sick to your stomach ‘feeling’ it was obvious in hindsight but it was so easy to downplay at the time. Eternally grateful for our paediatric team.”