Well we had an eventful 4 days…..
Last Thursday morning at 4am (also Cody’s birthday) we woke up to a screaming baby in her crib…. She was burning up. 103 degrees!! We gave her Tylenol and called the doctor’s office. We couldn’t get in until 10:30 though and at that point Ella would not eat anything. At the doctor’s office her doctor noticed she was wheezing while breathing. The doctor couldn’t confirm if this was early signs of asthma or just due to her lungs being so premature. So we’ll have to keep an eye on that. We did an Albuterol inhaler for 10 (LONG) minutes (Ella screamed the whole time) and the doctor came back and rechecked her lungs… after hearing a significant improvement she prescribed her with an inhaler for us to give her anytime we hear her cough and wheeze. She said she had a bad virus and for us to give her Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours. Even with that and cooler baths we couldn’t get her fever below 102. She was so hot and only wanted to be held, when you held her she would just cry and moan in your arms. Broke Mommy & Daddy’s hearts :( She had the fever for more than 54 hours and was not a happy little girl. This was the sickest Ella has ever been. It was so scary; we felt so helpless & were literally exhausted with no sleep. Grandma/nurse Teri stayed with us Friday night to help out and give us a break to get some sleep. She took her temperature and listened to her lungs.
Ella is finally starting to feel better today… still has a cough and stuffy nose.
Last Thursday morning at 4am (also Cody’s birthday) we woke up to a screaming baby in her crib…. She was burning up. 103 degrees!! We gave her Tylenol and called the doctor’s office. We couldn’t get in until 10:30 though and at that point Ella would not eat anything. At the doctor’s office her doctor noticed she was wheezing while breathing. The doctor couldn’t confirm if this was early signs of asthma or just due to her lungs being so premature. So we’ll have to keep an eye on that. We did an Albuterol inhaler for 10 (LONG) minutes (Ella screamed the whole time) and the doctor came back and rechecked her lungs… after hearing a significant improvement she prescribed her with an inhaler for us to give her anytime we hear her cough and wheeze. She said she had a bad virus and for us to give her Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours. Even with that and cooler baths we couldn’t get her fever below 102. She was so hot and only wanted to be held, when you held her she would just cry and moan in your arms. Broke Mommy & Daddy’s hearts :( She had the fever for more than 54 hours and was not a happy little girl. This was the sickest Ella has ever been. It was so scary; we felt so helpless & were literally exhausted with no sleep. Grandma/nurse Teri stayed with us Friday night to help out and give us a break to get some sleep. She took her temperature and listened to her lungs.
Ella is finally starting to feel better today… still has a cough and stuffy nose.
So needless to say we are VERY ready for spring & summer and no more sickness! :(
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