RE: It’s Happened Again! - The Third Febrile Seizure We Have Experienced With Our Children - Why We Decided Not To Admit Our Son Into The Hospital Once It Passed!
It's surprising the sort of occurrences you can get used to. The bigger problem isn't the seizure, but what the child is interrupted doing when it happens. If they're playing happily, they could end up falling and hurting themselves. Or if they're in the bath, it could also be a problem.
You'll probably be able to spot behaviors that lead up to it which can be a warning. And if they get sick, you might want to do Tylenol before bed to keep their temperature down through the night so they don't have one that's unmonitored while sleeping. If you have an in-ear or forehead thermometer it's a lot easier than waking them up, too. You can pop in real quick, check em out, and they sleep on.
And if the seizures are all febrile, you have to watch that temperature. The temperatures is the only reason you would need to take them to the hospital, not the seizure itself. Or, if the nature of the seizure's change, you need to see a doctor.
Make sure nothing is in his mouth during the seizure
Also make sure it stays that way, if he vomits during the seizure it could end up going out his nose and mouth and becoming a choking hazard.
And with regard to the visits from CPS. I think these are a good thing. Are they a hindrance? Maybe, but you know what? If they're able to find people that really need help this way, I'd put up with the inconvenience because there are people out there far less fortunate.
So, out of curiosity, did you get lucky and did the doctors, emt, or nurses actually witness a seizure before they believed you that that is what it was?
This is definitely an occurrence I never want to get used to. I never want to get used to seeing my child seizing as such. I appreciate your touch of advice and ideas. Both times he has went through this it has been during the day when he’s right next to us. We always give him one more dose of Tylenol before going to bed just in case it spikes at night. The crazy thing is it’s hard to know when a febrile seizure is coming on. We could have just taken his temperature than all of a sudden it rises and he instantly begins seizing. It’s like a sudden attack that occurs.
I personally do not trust the CPS and what they really stand for today. I feel their operations and intentions have been corrupted and they are doing more damage than a service to families. We will do whatever we have to do to avoid contact with them.
Yes every time we have called the ambulance they have witnessed our sons going through their seizures. The emt are the ones that confirmed with us that these were febrile seizures. So with their guidance and from our experience we know we are equipped to handle situations like these should they arise again.
A visit from CPS is pretty much NEVER a good thing. It means someone suspects you of abusing your children, which is bad enough; but the power they are invested with means if there is anything about you they just don't like, you could very well lose your children. Innocence and guilt means nothing in these circumstances, only the inclinations of the CPS official. That is why many of us are so concerned about never, ever, ever incurring a CPS investigation. We just don't know if we would get a good and reasonable official or one on a power trip.