Infant Wellness Question.

[ickaimp]

Xan was sick earlier this week, vomit and diarrhoea, but he's gotten over that other than wanting to cuddle a bit more than usual.

What currently has us worried is that his hands and feet are currently cold to the touch, slightly swollen and a mottled red colour. The whites of his eyes are slightly blue, and he has a faintly blue touch to the outside of his lips.

Other than that, he's his usual happy cheerful energetic self, and the rest of him is normal temperature, but we're keeping him warm and bundled anyway. But the colour and temperature is worrisome.

Moms? Dads? Any comments or suggestions as to what's going on?

Thanks.

[edit: *head desk* and now that we're asking, the swelling has gone down and his hands and feet have warmed up, which means the major visible symptoms have faded. And he continues to be be his usual silly self. >_> Still taking him to hospital however.]

Comments

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

It's just the hands and feet that are cold, the rest of him is within normal temps and we've been keeping him warm.

but yeah, we're taking him in.

[saitaina]

Hmm, sounds like a blood flow/warmth issue then. If his blood is a bit sluggish then the hands and feet are cold. Might need more fluids (I get that especially this time of year and my sister had it too when she was a baby).

Tell us how he is!