Hi everyone, thanks for letting me join.

So last Monday I took my third child (8 months old yesterday) to the GP after 5 weeks of various infections that don't seem to fully clear before another arrives, change in personality, not settling, unusual constant screaming, when sleeping he will wake crying or cry in his sleep, blue patches on the top of his nose, purpley bags and patches of red on his face (much more localised to the right hand side of his face/head)

Constant rubbing of the right side of his head, eyes and ears.

His tummy feels hard a lot of the time but not at the times he has/after eating or drinking.

I just have that awful mothers instinct that something isn't right.

I'm not by rule a "worrier" I have two other children; a two year old little girl and a three year old little boy.

So I know children get poorly and I've never ever worried about our other two as I am about my youngest right now.

At our GP appointment on Monday I explained everything and she examined him and mentioned his paleness, pallor and bags and said her gut instinct was to refer him under the two week rule.

Luckily his appointment is tomorrow (Monday 21st October) at 4pm

It has still been the longest week ever as I'm sure most of you can relate too.

I've never joined a forum before but just wanted to chat to some people in the same boat or that had been there before as I have some family who I've spoken too but they've mainly been telling me that everything will be ok and that he's probably anaemic or tired etc.

I just want to be heard and taken seriously.

The worry is keeping me awake every night.

Thanks for listening/reading.

From Kathryn x