Lilianna23
All that glitters ✨️
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Poor baby!Thanks Lili and Miss K for the advice!
UPDATE- took Momma to a drive through c19/flu/RVM RSM? Whatever it’s called and she has the flu. That seems to be the good news. Mucinex DM and Tamiflu…she’s sounding better already.
Granddaughter. Her fever spiked to 105 yesterday. Took her to the ER, and they got her heading south to 102…Tylenol and something else. So on top of her C-diff she has the flu. I was shepherding mom around so only getting bits and pieces on the phone. She’s has been on anti-b’s for a week or two for this C-diff thing.
The funny thing is the kids are blaming momma for giving it to her and momma is blaming the baby for her catching it!. The clown show never ends! Her and the baby are inseparable so who knows what the truth is. I will pass along the dishes and clothes and glove routine.
Thanks again ladies for your expert advice!
Since my Key West pics broke the spell of winter around these parts, and It seems I have the power of the Groundhog, I’m moving on to Bavarian Spring Pics to trump the furry rodent and bring on spring sooner! That ground pigs prediction be damned!
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There are lots of ways of transmission of c-diff. As @Missk_2022 said, the spores are hard to kill. They can also lay dormant for long periods of time. They are in soil. Some people are silent carriers. Some infants have c-diff in their colon asymptomatically.
Infection can spread by direct fecal-oral route. It can live in the take-out food that was prepared by someone who didn't wash his/her hands well. It can be picked up by touching spores in dirt or on surfaces. It can also be aerosolized.
It's important for anyone changing a baby's diaper to wash their hands immediately after. Putting the lid down on the toilet before flushing helps to keep pathogens from being aerosolized. Studies have shown that fecal particals can be flung as far as 6 ft away from the toilet when flushing.
Casting blame at this time isn't productive. If grama doesn't have c-diff, it's unlikely she gave it to baby. The important thing now is to ensure baby's care so she gets well.
