{"id":70559,"date":"2023-11-24T23:44:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T23:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70559"},"modified":"2023-11-24T23:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T23:44:30","slug":"inconsolable-mum-pleads-dont-stop-breathing-after-baby-daughters-eczema-turns-out-to-be-deadly-infection-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/inconsolable-mum-pleads-dont-stop-breathing-after-baby-daughters-eczema-turns-out-to-be-deadly-infection-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inconsolable mum pleads 'don't stop breathing' after baby daughter's 'eczema' turns out to be deadly infection | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHEN baby Nancy Shave developed a rash on her face, her mum thought it was just her eczema playing up.<\/p>\n

But five days later, devastated Melissa Shave, 32, was told to say goodbye to her little girl who, aged just 20 months, had, in fact, developed Strep A.<\/p>\n


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Melissa, an NHS mental health nurse and mother of two, says: \u201cShe has eczema on her face so, looking back, I don\u2019t think I looked at it the way I should have.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew about Strep A but it\u2019s one of those things you don\u2019t think will happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a horrible 48 hours of non-stop crying \u2013 we were in absolute shock.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought we were going to lose her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nancy, born in June 2021, had been unwell for around two weeks before she deteriorated on Boxing<\/span> Day last year.<\/p>\n

Melissa, of Madeley, Newcastle under Lyme, says: \u201cShe was slumped over on her front and her tummy was sucking in while she was breathing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melissa drove the tot to hospital, refusing to wait for an ambulance.<\/p>\n

She says: \u201cI remember thinking, \u2018Don\u2019t stop breathing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By New Year\u2019s Eve, Nancy was in dire straits, infected with several bugs \u2013 but it was Strep A threatening her life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Melissa says: \u201cShe wasn\u2019t getting enough oxygen and was having fits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nancy was given a total of eight chest drains and was put on a ventilator, which \u201cblew a hole\u201d in one of her lungs.<\/p>\n

With \u201cnot much hope\u201d left, doctors used an ECMO machine \u2013 a device which acts as an external set of lungs, used for patients with severe respiratory failure \u2013 and Nancy remained in hospital for two months.<\/p>\n

Melissa, who is married to Lawrence, says: \u201cWe were told she might die. Luckily, she pulled through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has been left quite weak. She is on long-term antibiotics [and] has scarring on her lungs.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we are hoping for a full recovery with her being so young.\u201d<\/p>\n


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Symtpoms of a Strep A infection <\/h3>\n

Strep A is a common type of bacteria and most infections from it are mild and easily treated with antibiotics. <\/p>\n

Some infections, however, can become more serious. <\/p>\n

Common symptoms of a Strep A infection include: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature, swollen glands or an aching body<\/li>\n
  2. sore throat\u00a0(strep throat or\u00a0tonsillitis)<\/li>\n
  3. a rash that feels rough, like sandpaper (scarlet fever)<\/li>\n
  4. scabs and sores (impetigo)<\/li>\n
  5. pain and swelling (cellulitis)<\/li>\n
  6. severe muscle aches<\/li>\n
  7. nausea and vomiting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The NHS says you should trust your instincts if you think your child is seriously ill – you know better than anyone else what your child is usually like, so you'll know when something is very wrong.<\/p>\n

    You should call 999 or go to A&E if: <\/strong><\/p>\n