Last Friday Nathaniel was diagnosed with RSV. He had had a cough that was going on for about a week, and it was gradually getting worst. During the day he was fine; not whinny or irritable. Nights were a little harder. So I did not worry too much, but since Elie was never sick as a baby I wanted to make sure I was doing everything right and not over looking anything with him, so I called the nurse help line Friday morning.
The nurse asked me if had been wheezing, which he was not, but as soon as a said that, I looked at him (he was sitting next to me) and I heard him slightly wheezing. The nurse said I needed to come in to see the doctor.
So here's my newest BFF. Nathaniel has to breathed through this every 4-6 hours. With the breathing treatments the mucus and cough should go away. He coughs less, not as stressful and night time sleep is a lot better.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with RSV, here's a little info:
an inflammation of the small airway passages entering the lungs. In adults or older children, RSV presents itself like a common cold, but with infants, it become a bit more severe.
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