Emmett and his Dad made it through the run with no incidents. In fact, Emmett fell asleep, and they all returned home to discover a clean diaper. No explosions, no mess, a completely dry, clean diaper.
Wait a second...
Concerned he might be dehydrated, Emmett's Mom called HealthLink, where a nurse firmly recommended that they go to the urgent care clinic immediately, as Emmett was showing signs of dehydration. They trundled off to the clinic, and waited. And waited. And waited. Contrary to it's name, urgent care has nothing urgent about it, at least for a 21 month old with some signs of dehydration. So Emmett decided to take matters into his own hands, and crashed into the corner of a table. That got their attention pretty darn quick.
Wait a second...
Concerned he might be dehydrated, Emmett's Mom called HealthLink, where a nurse firmly recommended that they go to the urgent care clinic immediately, as Emmett was showing signs of dehydration. They trundled off to the clinic, and waited. And waited. And waited. Contrary to it's name, urgent care has nothing urgent about it, at least for a 21 month old with some signs of dehydration. So Emmett decided to take matters into his own hands, and crashed into the corner of a table. That got their attention pretty darn quick.
Unfortunately, it didn't get them to the front of the line, so 5 hours later, they saw a doctor, and headed home, with a prescription for popsicles and applesauce. And a nice shiny bruise...his very first.
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Here's my mom's oral rehydration recipe, as given to her by a doctor in 1975:
Two cups of water
3/4 teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons sugar
Use warm water in the kettle to make sure the sugar and salt dissolve, and then add cooler water. Give one tablespoon to start. After 30 minutes, try another one to two tablespoons. After vomiting stops, you can move on to semi-solid foods and the such.
Mom says that when we could start to fight and argue about taking it, she knew we were getting better. It's pretty similar to other oral rehydration recipes that are online, although the amount of water varies. I guess it's pretty much all the same – a very low-tech solution. We're definitely not doctors, so seek out medical advice as needed!
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