On Wednesday evening, after going to gym class with Yaya Carole, we noticed right when Allison came in the door that her voice was a little raspy. The following morning, it was just a little worse, and we dropped her off at daycare, and let them know that she may be coming down with a cold or something.
When I picked her up, her voice was considerably more raspy, and she started developing a fever and a ragged breathing. She was never really struggling to breathing, but it was clear that her airway was constricted. That night, she had a very strange barking cough, which we unofficially diagnosed as croup. The idea of taking her to the emergency room crossed our minds, but as long as she was sleeping peacefully (and able to go back to sleep easily if she woke up), we figured that wasn't necessary. (We remember the words of Doc Mick, and his description of what an emergency baby looks like compared to a non-emergency situation).
We took her to the doctors on Friday, who did a throat culture and then basically said "She has what we doctors call _A VIRUS_" and sent us on our way. Call back if she turns blue or develops green runny snot.
I stayed home from work on Friday, and we just hung around most of the day. She was pretty low energy, no appetite, etc. But thankfully, she takes after her mother and is a wonderful patient. And unlike her father, who is a miserable sick person.
I pulled a mattress into her room and slept in there on Friday night. She woke up every hour-and-a-half or so, choking and coughing, but would go right back to sleep. But by the time midnight rolled around, I got the impression that her breathing was clearer, and that her fever was going away.
Saturday looked up a bit. More energy, better appetite, able to run around a bit. I slept in her room again that night and she only woke up a few times. Sunday saw continued improvement.
In terms of getting through those bad nights, I think Diana and I work pretty well together. If Diana wakes up in the middle of the night, sometimes her brain can go into high gear and she has problems getting back to sleep. My brain doesn't have a high gear, so I usually can take care of whatever problems there are and crash again. Conversely, I'm not much of a morning person, so once Allison is up for good at 7am or so, I'm totally happy to sleep for a few more hours. This worked to great effect on Friday night, when Diana slept for something like 10 hours straight (almost unheard of), while I was up every 1.5 hours. Then I slept in until 10am, which worked well for me. Win win.
Today is Monday, and her illness has transformed into a sinus infection with lots of snot. The doctor wanted to see her again if this happened, so she's got another appointment tomorrow. I suspect that she'll be prescribed antibiotics as a result, of which I'm growing more and more concerned. I'm certainly no expert, but I'm hearing from multiple sources that the idea that "green snot = antibiotics" is outdated. So we'll see what her doctor says.
Although she's gotten better and better, I have yet to see that healthy shine in her eyes. She's still a little droopy.
My mom is taking care of her today, bless her. I'm excited to hear how that all goes.
When I picked her up, her voice was considerably more raspy, and she started developing a fever and a ragged breathing. She was never really struggling to breathing, but it was clear that her airway was constricted. That night, she had a very strange barking cough, which we unofficially diagnosed as croup. The idea of taking her to the emergency room crossed our minds, but as long as she was sleeping peacefully (and able to go back to sleep easily if she woke up), we figured that wasn't necessary. (We remember the words of Doc Mick, and his description of what an emergency baby looks like compared to a non-emergency situation).
We took her to the doctors on Friday, who did a throat culture and then basically said "She has what we doctors call _A VIRUS_" and sent us on our way. Call back if she turns blue or develops green runny snot.
I stayed home from work on Friday, and we just hung around most of the day. She was pretty low energy, no appetite, etc. But thankfully, she takes after her mother and is a wonderful patient. And unlike her father, who is a miserable sick person.
I pulled a mattress into her room and slept in there on Friday night. She woke up every hour-and-a-half or so, choking and coughing, but would go right back to sleep. But by the time midnight rolled around, I got the impression that her breathing was clearer, and that her fever was going away.
Saturday looked up a bit. More energy, better appetite, able to run around a bit. I slept in her room again that night and she only woke up a few times. Sunday saw continued improvement.
In terms of getting through those bad nights, I think Diana and I work pretty well together. If Diana wakes up in the middle of the night, sometimes her brain can go into high gear and she has problems getting back to sleep. My brain doesn't have a high gear, so I usually can take care of whatever problems there are and crash again. Conversely, I'm not much of a morning person, so once Allison is up for good at 7am or so, I'm totally happy to sleep for a few more hours. This worked to great effect on Friday night, when Diana slept for something like 10 hours straight (almost unheard of), while I was up every 1.5 hours. Then I slept in until 10am, which worked well for me. Win win.
Today is Monday, and her illness has transformed into a sinus infection with lots of snot. The doctor wanted to see her again if this happened, so she's got another appointment tomorrow. I suspect that she'll be prescribed antibiotics as a result, of which I'm growing more and more concerned. I'm certainly no expert, but I'm hearing from multiple sources that the idea that "green snot = antibiotics" is outdated. So we'll see what her doctor says.
Although she's gotten better and better, I have yet to see that healthy shine in her eyes. She's still a little droopy.
My mom is taking care of her today, bless her. I'm excited to hear how that all goes.
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