Our home as of late has been a little off kilter. Sam has gotten a bad case of the chickenpox. There is the few days leading up the outbreak with a little boy not quite feeling well. The night with the fever and then the next two days of break outs. Silly me I had been hoping for him to get them as a little guy so then it was done and over with and he would have the immunity built up before going into School this fall. In the typical manner of my little guy, he doesn't so anything small or low key!
We had chickenpox EVERYWHERE!! Unsure of the ones that were in his eyes, mouth and bum, we decided to take him to the Doctor. Now I must tell you that Sam doesn't go very often. We are strong believers in Homeopathy, natural care, and letting the body do what it needs to do without the interference of outside sources and medicines. We figure our bodies are very smart and know what is best for itself to heal. We don't bring down fevers as this is the body killing what is harming it. We let noses run as this is the body getting out what it doesn't want inside. The body knows best. We often tell the kids when they say that are not feeling well or something hurts to ask their body to make it better, it knows how.
Now I didn't know that Chickenpox can hurt. I had heard of the itching but not the pain. So we had been giving creams and oatmeal bathes and he was still complaining of them hurting. The Doctor confirms that for many the pain is far more intense than the itching and so we should be treating the pain as well as the itching. This means lots of Tylenol. Gulp...... Giving medicine of any kind is way outside my comfort zone. But I look over at my little guy who is sobbing from the pain and the itching and I can't help but want to do WHATEVER will make him better. Isn't that the natural instinct of a Mother?
A day later and lots of snuggles, sleeping, and some medicine (we had to make a shopping stop as I didn't have anything the Doctor suggested) Sam seems to be doing better. He has a little bit of energy back so we are trying to come up with quiet activities to encourage more rest.
The process of trying to do what is best as well as standing for what you believe in was difficult. I have always said that it is easy to stand for all natural when everyone is healthy, but it another when someone gets sick. In this situation we used a combination of both to make the best decision for Sam, but it was difficult for this Mama. A Mama who is still trying to figure everything out.
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