Drew's 1st Day of Preschool

I knew when Drew woke up twice in the middle of the night demanding ice cold water that he probably wasn't feeling well. In fact, after his bath I noticed a rash, but thought maybe the water was a little too warm, or it could have been caused by the new detergent I was using. Turns out neither was the reason for his rash.

He woke up this morning G.R.U.M.P.Y! What was supposed to be his first day of preschool would now be spent at the doctor's office.



The rash that less then 12 hours earlier was only on his trunk was now covering his entire body, face, as well as the top/bottoms of his hands and feet. He was a drooling fool because he couldn't swallow but still continued to ask for every food imaginable. Oh yes, it was going to be a fun day!

Diagnosis: Scarlet Fever.

Once I was back home I posted a status update on my FB page to let people know what the doctor said. I was then slammed by people who questioned my skills as a mom. I was made to feel negligent and I went so far as to do the ugly cry. It was possible I was due for a good cry and that contributed to it...but I was hurt - so very hurt. I was made to feel like due to my neglect, Drew's strep throat had gone untreated for days therefore leading to scarlet fever. I won't go into details, but after reading a bunch of articles I no longer feel like an awful mother. Drew showed no typical symptoms of scarlet fever and I took him to the doctor the same day he told me his throat hurt, and a mere 15 hours after I noticed the rash.

Hopefully Drew will get to have his first day of school on Friday, but if not then he should certainly be good to go on Monday.