‘Throw Them Out’—Mom Warns of the Hidden Dangers of Tub Toys After Toddler Suffers Nightmarish Infection

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Posted by Eden Strong – No Shame on Monday, September 21, 2020

 

“A bit of an internet medical guru, I immediately wondered if he might be developing cellulitis, and so off to the ER we went. There, another doctor once again agreed with my diagnosis and wrote him a prescription for oral antibiotics, which we filled and gave him at 2:30 a.m.”

Confident that things would be better when they woke up, Eden finally went to sleep. But the next morning, things had only gotten worse.

“When he woke up at 6 a.m. and I laid eyes on him in his crib, I screamed to my husband to get in the car,” she says. “His eye was so swollen that the white part was bulging out from between his eyelid and his iris was being obscured. He felt hot to the touch and a temperature check showed that he had a raging fever.”

As soon as they arrived at the ER, doctors began an IV antibiotic to reduce the swelling, and a CT scan was administered to check for damage to his retina.

In a matter of hours, Baylor had contracted severe cellulitis that eventually spread down his cheeks and to both eyes. Doctors warned Eden that her son may lose his vision in the more severe eye, but by the grace of God, they both healed with no long-term damage.

Following their terrifying week-long ordeal, Eden has just one message for parents:


Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm is the Editor of foreverymom.com. An outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure, she lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese all while capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras. Follow her on Facebook.

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