Poor Tyler has not had very good luck this winter. In November he had bronchiolitis which had us in the ER for half a day but this time we got hit a lot harder with RSV.
Monday, Tyler woke up with a runny nose, cough, and a very light fever but I thought it was just a cold. He didn't seem to be acting any different so I kind of dismissed it. Tuesday morning (New Years Eve) he woke up and it was a lot worse. Now he would cough and then sneeze and when your kid has a runny nose and starts sneezing…well its just not sanitary! ;) I also noticed that he was having labored breathing which was similar to when he had bronchiolitis. I decided to take him to the doctor just to make sure it was a cold. Well…I was very wrong. Poor baby had RSV. They gave him a breathing treatment and told me to come back on Thursday since they were closed on New Years Day. I took him home and went and got a nebulizer so I could begin giving him breathing treatments at home every 4 hours.
Getting his first breathing treatment in the doctors office
Poor baby was not feeling good!
We went back to the doctor on Thursday morning and he wasn't doing better. His pulse ox (the oxygen in his blood) was 89 and normal is 95 or better. He had developed a double ear infection so we did another breathing treatment and were sent home with 2 medications. They told me to call back if he was having any trouble breathing or seemed to get worse. After his nap he woke up and his cough was worse and he was so upset which is not normal for him. After he finally calmed down I called the doctor to see if I could come in one more time because I was scared to put him to bed overnight unless I knew he was ok. When we got there the doctor said he was still getting worse so he said we needed to be admitted to the hospital. Thankfully Brian had met me at the doctor so we just headed over together. We had no idea what to expect….
We got in a room at Plano Presby and Tyler was quickly hooked up to a pulse ox machine and put on oxygen. Basically they drew blood, gave him shots, breathing treatments and deep suctioning every 4 hours. It was pretty much the hardest thing I have ever had to see. Thankfully, Brian helped hold him down during all of the painful things and I left the room. When they finished I ran in and took Tyler and snuggled with him in the hospital bed we shared. Basically, they monitored his oxygen around the clock and wouldn't let us go home until his oxygen levels stayed above 90 all night. Finally, Saturday night he made it all night without oxygen! We were SOOO happy to go home and sleep in our beds. We had so many friends offer to come bring us things at the hospital but because of how contagious Tyler was we had to say no. I would hate to get any one else's baby sick! Thankfully, both of our parents were able to come up and visit. Tyler enjoyed watching cartoons pretty much non stop, having his paci all day, and getting whatever he wanted. :) He became very attached to me and says "momma" and "hold me" pretty much all day long now. I am so thankful that he is pretty much 100% now (a week later). His ears are both still really infected but the shots he was given should heal it in time. Here are some pictures from our time in the hospital.
Get us OUT OF HERE! Lets go home :).
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