First hospital trip

Mady got very sick last week. On Sunday she had a fever of 102.3 and then started vomiting. We could not get her to eat and she kept throwing up and the fever was not going down. We went to the clinic and they told us that it was just a self-limiting virus and to give her Pedialyte. We went home but Mady would not drink the Pedialyte. I don't blame her, that stuff tastes like crap. So we had to syringe it into her mouth throughout the day and still try to give her as much in fluids as we could.
Monday I stayed home with Mady and she seemed to be doing a bit better, no vomiting, but no eating either. She had a few ounces of fomula and actually played a bit so we thought she was on the path to getting better.
Tuesday I picked Mady up from daycare adn found out she had only drank 3 ounces of formula all day. We went to the clinic but they sent us to the emergency room because they were worried Mady was dehydrated. Mady was a little trooper, smiled at everyone, but just laid in my lap. That's how I knew she was sick, she never wants to just lay in someone's lap and she has such a fear of strangers, but she was so good!
After force feeding her some pedialyte, they let us go. Mady's fever was gone, so as long as she was getting some formula and pedialyte, they wouldn't have to give her an IV, thank god.
Day by day, Mady's getting back to her normal self. Since she's my daughter, I'm sure this, unfortunately, will not be her only trip to the emergency room in her life, but we can still hope! :)