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Babies and RSV

Some of you that visit my blog, might have been wondering where I have been, or rather why I haven’t been posting the past few days. I just got home from the hospital with my soon to be 8 month old.

A few days ago, I noticed a bad sounding cough and I was a little worried, so I called the doctor, who told us to go to the emergency room. When I got to the e.r, they immediately sent us to see the doctor because my sons breathing was bad. After being given a breathing treatment and a steroid medicine they sent us home.

The next morning my son started sounding very bad at around 3a.m, he was making grunting, grasping noises between his coughing. I felt it inside that something was wrong. So off to the hospital again we went. Once again they rushed him right to the doctor, and started breathing treatments again, after two treatments they realized he was sounding bad, and not getting better, so they decided to admit my son. After a nasal test, they confirmed he had RSV, this is comparable to bronchitis, and can be deadly for babies.

So for the past few days my little one has been in the hospital, having breathing treatments done, and taking Prednisone, a steroid to help the swelling of the lungs.

Finally, today the doctor decided he sounds good enough to come home. So here we are, back at home. We have to continue to give our son breathing treatments at home, as well as give prednisone. Hopefully if he stays well, we won’t have to take him back to the e.r.

I want to say to all you parents out there, please watch your little ones very carefully. A cough, or cold can turn into something way worse in an instant. The sooner you catch it, and seek medical attention, the better off your little one will be.

Thanks, for reading about my son, and RSV. For those of you that believe in prayer, please keep my son in yours.