right now.
Phineas has RSV. He has been sick and getting progressively worse over the past week and so I decided to take him to the doctor. Doc says he's got RSV and there isn't any treatment for it unless he can't breathe and then we have to take him to the RSV clinic at the hospital and they will put a tube down his throat to suction all the mucus out and put him on oxygen. I don't think it will come to that, but it is still really scary. Doc took his temperature and it was 99.7 - not extremely high, but at least his system is trying to fight it off. He has a horrible cough and sometimes he spits up after coughing so hard. Then he can't breathe for a second and gasps for air and starts screaming. He hasn't had any blueness on the lips or face after those bouts of coughing but they are still frightening nonetheless.
Phineas has been a pretty good sport about it though. Besides being fussy and in pain/uncomfortable, he does have his happy moments where he smiles and coos. He is so extremely patient with us as we try to help him the best we can.
I am running the humidifier all day, with eucalyptus and tea tree oil to help clear the air and also his passageways. We do lots of steamy shower bathroom time, and baths for him. We have done saline drops in his nasal passageways and suction when we can, although I read that if you do it too much it can cause more mucus. There's not much else I can do besides all that. He is sleeping much less and his appetite has decreased, but he hasn't lost weight, so that's good.
I wish I could say I've learned something from this trial. I haven't reached the point where I can be grateful for it... but something good has to come from trials, right? I dunno about sicknesses, but at least his immune system is working! So I can be grateful that his body is fighting off the illness and that it hasn't been worse. Things could always be worse!
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Having sick kids is the worst.. but the good thing is you learn things for the next time it happens. And you get better at it. It still sucks every time, but at least you remember what worked and what didn't work! Also, I don't know if you have tried doterra's "breathe" oil? It is SO great when you have colds (it has the eucalyptus and tea tree, along with some other stuff in it). I put 1 little drop in some lotion and rub it on hadi's chest when she starts getting a cold, and then also some on the bottoms of her feet. And if she is really plugged up i will put a little on my chest before she nurses so that she is breathing it in and can eat better. Some other things that have worked wonders with killing the stuff before it gets bad, or preventing it altogether are colostrum chewables for kids, and then Doctor Christophers "Kid-e-Mune" for prevention, and "Kid-e-well" when she is sick. Good luck! Hope he gets better soon!
We're so happy he's better! He's a strong fighter and you are wonderful parents! :)
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