So we're going on 3 solid days of Emma just not being herself. She isn't interested in eating (not that that in itself is unusual, but she doesnt even want her favorite snacks or 'junk' -- things she would ask for even if she wasn't hungry). She is also really sensitive. Crying at just about anything. It is like a light switch goes off and she gets really sad. Her lip will quiver and she'll tear up. We were at the children's museum having fun tonight and all of a sudden BAM! She went back to the stroller sat down and started crying.

I thought maybe she was just exhausted... she's been playing outside every day almost all day, but it seems like that would be a one day thing, not ongoing. She's napping, going to bed early enough.

I don't THINK she's sick, but I guess that's a possibility. She isn't complaining of ear pain or anything like that. No fever.

Any ideas??

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Not sure, but she could just need more sleep and might be in a growth spurt... or could be just fighting something.

Hope she is more like herself soon!

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Another thing I thought of is the mosquito bites..she is covered in them from camping. But despite putting anti itch stuff on her, she's pretty much scratched them all open, so I dont think the itching would be bothering her anymore..... I dont know.

I hope she's better soon. It worries me a little.

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Sometimes mom just has a sixth sense that something is wrong and you need to call the doctor, even if nothing is wrong on the surface? Can you call and talk to a nurse, see what they think?

Sometimes when my kids do something like this it's a wait it out thing... unless it lasts too long and then I call. However, usually they snap out of it.

For our kids, it's usually been growth spurts or getting sick, and something shows up that makes it an "oh, yeah" moment. Like a child throwing up suddenly after me getting upset at them for whining all morning. Sigh.

Not pleasant, and very mommy guilt provoking.

Keep us posted.

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Is she maybe allergic to the bites?
We figured out last summer (honestly, thanks to PHP) that Kaine reacts to mosquito bites. He was covered in them, they were swelling horribly, he was scratching them raw. He was very tired, irritable, sick-like but without any real symptoms.
Now as soon as I notice a bite or two on him he gets a dose of benedryl and he goes and sleeps it off for an hour or so and he's fine for most of the rest of the day. Just a thought.
Otherwise I'd think it might just be a phase, if it goes on another day or so without improving I'd take her into the doctor just to be sure.

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I don't know, maybe? They don't seem bad anymore, although they are still there. Most of them she has scratched the heck out of them. I know they are bothering her. Last night she asked me to help her wash them all off. This was in the middle of the night... so I brought her downstairs and used a cold wash cloth and just made sure to clean them all but I bet the cool felt good too.

Her personality seems a little better today. She had a peice of pizza for lunch. So maybe I'll just wait it out a bit longer.

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Jacki,

I am allergic to mosquito bites. They make me feel sick. I have to get medication for them.

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How is Emma feeling now?

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she's doing great now... about a week after this post she had a terrible UTI. Based on the bloodwork and that her temp was so high and she got so sick, the doctor thought she probably had it for a while. So something was wrong! It just took a while to figure it out.

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I am glad things are going better for her.

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