First Round of Antibiotics
Holden is on his first round of antibiotics due to a double ear infection and bronchitis. Our poor baby has been so sick! Trey stayed home with him yesterday, and I stayed home today. It has been two days filled with lots of holding, rocking and cuddling. It's actually been a treat because Holden is usually on the go and we don't get to cuddle with him. Dr. Rubenstein said he could return to childcare tomorrow, since he's had a full 24 hours on his antibiotics. Hopefully, we'll get all these bugs out before his first birthday party!
UPDATE: Holden went to childcare on Wednesday, February 14th. Childcare called me at work at around 2:30 to say he was wheezing and havign a hard time breathing. I picked him up and took him back to the doctor. The good news was that his ear infections were clearing up, but his wheezing was due to a virus, RSV. It's also called brochiolitis, which means its deeper in his chest. It causes asthma-like symptoms. About 50% of the time, a breathing treatment will help clear his brochioli tubes, so we tried it. We used a nebulizer that had a little mask to hold over Holden's face. A mist of medicine came out that he was supposed to breathe in. The whole experience was pretty upsetting. He was bawling, gagging, and pretty much flailing everywhere. I felt like I was torturing him. In the end, the treatment didn't work; he was still wheezing at the end of it. We just have to wait for it to pass, it should run it's course in about 6 days.
When does cold and flu season end?
UPDATE: Holden went to childcare on Wednesday, February 14th. Childcare called me at work at around 2:30 to say he was wheezing and havign a hard time breathing. I picked him up and took him back to the doctor. The good news was that his ear infections were clearing up, but his wheezing was due to a virus, RSV. It's also called brochiolitis, which means its deeper in his chest. It causes asthma-like symptoms. About 50% of the time, a breathing treatment will help clear his brochioli tubes, so we tried it. We used a nebulizer that had a little mask to hold over Holden's face. A mist of medicine came out that he was supposed to breathe in. The whole experience was pretty upsetting. He was bawling, gagging, and pretty much flailing everywhere. I felt like I was torturing him. In the end, the treatment didn't work; he was still wheezing at the end of it. We just have to wait for it to pass, it should run it's course in about 6 days.
When does cold and flu season end?
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