Log in

No account? Create an account

Remember me

By logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement

: Tobin (fringedweller) wrote in little_details,
2011-05-08 15:47:00

Tobin
fringedweller
little_details
2011-05-08 15:47:00

Common illnesses in babies - non life-threatening

I'm writing a fic where two adults are forced to assume parental responsibility for a three month old child for one to two weeks. The adults are law enforcement professionals and want to do everything to keep the baby happy and healthy but neither is a parent or has knowledge of how to care for infants short of a well thumbed copy of "Parenting For Dummies".

What sort of everyday common illnesses could a child develop that would worry somebody that doesn't know how to deal with them? I don't need anything serious, just something that would freak out the carers.

I have Googled using search terms like "baby illnesses", "non-serious baby illnesses" and "common baby illnesses", but what I think would be more helpful is some first hand experiences from parents who got freaked out over something that ultimately turned out to be something minor.

Thank you in advance if you can help!

Tags: ~childrearing, ~medicine: illnesses (misc)

Tumblr typographic convention used to portray eldritch horror: is there a term for it?

I don't know whether this stylistic practice originated on Tumblr, but that and AO3 are where I see it the most: an alphabet soup of things like…
Glasgow slang, common phrases

Hey, all! I am writing a story in which one of the main characters is from Glasgow and has been living in London for the past 12 years. She's in her…
Lithuanian terms of endearment and other phrases

I'm working on a story for the Hannibal fandom. Without going into too much detail to bore (and/or spoil) you I need to gather some information on…

Post a new comment
39 comments

Tumblr typographic convention used to portray eldritch horror: is there a term for it?

I don't know whether this stylistic practice originated on Tumblr, but that and AO3 are where I see it the most: an alphabet soup of things like…
Glasgow slang, common phrases

Hey, all! I am writing a story in which one of the main characters is from Glasgow and has been living in London for the past 12 years. She's in her…
Lithuanian terms of endearment and other phrases

I'm working on a story for the Hannibal fandom. Without going into too much detail to bore (and/or spoil) you I need to gather some information on…

Log in

Common illnesses in babies - non life-threatening

Tumblr typographic convention used to portray eldritch horror: is there a term for it?

Glasgow slang, common phrases

Lithuanian terms of endearment and other phrases

Error

Tumblr typographic convention used to portray eldritch horror: is there a term for it?

Glasgow slang, common phrases

Lithuanian terms of endearment and other phrases