Poor Baby.....

Here is the patient....she was actually coughing when i took this:(

We use the saline drops often just to help break up all the mucus.

1/4 teaspoon every 6 hours

2 puffs every 4 hours

Izzy has had a cold off and on for the past 3 months she has been with us. It flares up when the weather changes. This past Saturday (Feb 13th) when we woke up I decided to take her to the doctor because she coughed a lot Friday night and it just didn't sound good to me. So at 9 am we were off to see the doctor on call at the Searcy Medical Center. It was Dr. Tucker (who we have never seen before). He checked her out and said that it was just a cold...everything sounded good. I asked about her cough and he re assured me it was just the cold....ugh! So we headed back home. By Sunday night her daddy and I noticed she was weezing pretty bad. I happened to be off of work yesterday for Presidents Day so I made another dr apt just to make sure it wasn't anything worse since I could hear the weezing and her cough was getting worse. Unfortunately, Dr Moore had bad news for us. When he listened to her he got up and told us to hang on a minute.....I knew right then it wasn't good news. He said I think it is RSV but let me test her to be certain. In the meantime he hooked Izzy up to a breathing treatment. He came back in 10 min later and told us the test was positive:( He sent us home with a breathing treatment we do every 4 hours and Mucinex Cold that she takes every 6 hours.

Izzy your cough sounds horrible....it make your daddy and I cringe everytime we hear you. We are so sorry you are so sick. You cough until you choke because that stuff gets stuck in your throat. You haven't had much of an appetite at all. You are just eating about 3-4 ounces every 5-6 hours or so. Your breathing is hard but not getting any worse so far. I use the nose sucker often to try to keep your nose clean. Even though you don't feel well at all you are still smiling at your mommy and daddy and act like nothing is wrong. You are such a perfect baby even when you are sick. Mommy has been home with you today but I think daddy is staying at home with you tomorrow so I know ya'll will have lots of fun. You can't leave the house or be around many people for a week so we are home bound until next week:) I hate seeing you in pain and struggling but I know you will be so much better soon. So sorry you feel so bad. We love you very much!!

Mommy & Daddy