Many of us go to the store on a daily basis and if we have a young child, we simply take them along with us. That is what happened when Vivienne Wardrop went shopping one day, but the next day, her son had a 40°C fever and ended up in the hospital for 10 days! She believes it came from the shopping cart seat.
Wardrop told the doctors that she had not been anywhere else with the baby all week so they assumed that it came from the shopping cart. The day after their trip to the store, the baby was vomiting and had severe diarrhea. The doctors recommended rest and fluids but he continued to be ill.
After blood tests, Logan, her baby, was diagnosed with adenovirus, rotavirus, salmonella poisoning and meningitis. Fortunately, he is now recovering but he stayed in the hospital for almost 2 weeks.
“Just wanted to warn parents against using baby seats in trolley [or shopping cart] without wiping down or using a blanket.”
“Didn’t even think about it just popped him in and did a quick shop. I hadn’t been anywhere with him in a week so doctors advised only place he could of gotten it.”
“My 10 month old woke up the next morning so sick. Took him to hospital and he ended up in intensive care for 8 days. He ended up catching adenovirus, rotavirus, salmonella poisoning and got meningitis because of the strain on his body.”
“Ended up with a central line as his veins were collapsing due to severe dehydration. He was in hospital for a total of 10 days and will still take another week or 2 to fully recover. So please be careful I never thought something like this could happen.”
It is recommended that you use disinfectant wipes to clean the area where your child will be sitting in the shopping cart. You can also opt to carry the child.
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Via: Little Things
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