Any experience with RSV?

[sara76]

Amelia has it

[moonstone523]

What is rsv?

[sara76]

Basically a yucky cold for you or I but can be bad for babies, mostly if they're premies or immunocompromised.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001564.htm

[jen812]

No help, but I hope she feels better soon.

[mrschelseap09]

No, poor thing!

[sara76]

I know, poor monkey:(. She has it very mild. She doesn't even have most symptoms, just a profusely running nose. Her Dr only checked her for it to rule out anything bacterial, but sure enough it came back positive. So it can't be treated with antibiotics. Tonight I'm just keeping watch over her and making sure if she coughs its not croupy and so far so good.

I remember diamondgirls DS had it a while back. He was like 3 months I believe at the time. She hasn't been over here though has she?

[moonstone523]

Oct 12, 2012 22:54:51 GMT -5 sara76 said:

I know, poor monkey:(. She has it very mild. She doesn't even have most symptoms, just a profusely running nose. Her Dr only checked her for it to rule out anything bacterial, but sure enough it came back positive. So it can't be treated with antibiotics. Tonight I'm just keeping watch over her and making sure if she coughs its not croupy and so far so good.

I remember diamondgirls DS had it a while back. He was like 3 months I believe at the time. She hasn't been over here though has she?

She is my FB friend. You should find her and ask!

[sara76]

I'm actually chatting with her on Facebook now, haha.
Yep her son needed breathing treatments. How scary. I don't think A has it too bad but I don't have anything to compare it to. Her Dr is going to call us today to see how the night went and we will decide if she needs breathing treatments. Fingers crossed that she doesn't get worse because right now she seems really good besides the nose stuff.

[babybchbum]

T has had a runny nose almost a week but I chalked it up to teething. I probably should take him in

[sara76]

It may not always be necessary but I don't think it ever hurts to bring them in, personally. I was pretty sure the Dr was just going to tell me to keep her hydrated and give Tylenol for comfort, but turns out I got some education about this illness which apparently is very common in kids.

[melis74]

Mia had it her second or third week in daycare. Like you, I thought it was probably just a cold but I wanted to make sure and was shocked that she had rsv. Fortunately it was very mild and she did not need breathing treatments either. Unfortunately, she also had ear infections at the same time and had to go on antibiotics. I hope A feels better soon and does not get worse!

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[momabear]

I only found your post thru my pro board app. Don't even know what board this is, but wanted to reply when I saw RSV. I have had 2 children hospitalized with RSV when they were very young. One was a preemie but the other was a large full termer. The most important thing is to know that it will get worse for a few days from first symptoms. It is standard to be its worst at day 3 and then get better. The other thing is to watch the little one for wheezing or fast breathing. If u have either of those, u probably need nebulizer treatments. My son was only diagnosed when I called the MD b/c he was breathing fast. The MD had me count DS's respirations and when I got to 70, he said to go straight to the ER. There they swabbed for RSV. He spent a week in an oxygen tent and then came home on nebs. I am not trying to scare you, both my boys are healthy and fine now. RSV is just something to keep a close watch on. I hope this is a mild, quick case and your little feels better soon!

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[sara76]

Thank you for your experience and info! Not a fun thing for you to have gone through, I'm happy your boys are better now!

Her symptoms started Thursday so that makes today day 3. If this is the worst it's going to get than I'm very very thankful we've got a mild case. I'm still watching her like a hawk though for difficulty breathing and I probably won't stop until she's married and out of the house, lol. Today is the doc thought we may need a nebulizer but she's trucking through, nursing like a champ and breathing well despite the crap in her nose. Did I mention I'm thankful?

Poor little peanuts. Do you know how long the contagious part lasts? I will need to run to the store for another supply of boogie wipes eventually this weekend and I don't want to spread this all over town.

[melis74]

I want to say I took her to the Dr on a Tuesday and they had me keep her home until her recheck on Monday.

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[amellis2]

I just wanted to say that even though the girls have never had RSV, the breathing Tx really aren't that bad. My girls were champs and eventually began to hold the mask to their face on their own.

[sara76]

The oxygen in the hospital though...oh no no. I have anxiety thinking of it. I like her right in her crib at night where she belongs.

[tashaandsage]

I hope A is doing better already! I don't think it was RSV, but on two separate times Maisy had to use the nebulizer when she was a smaller baby and a simple cold rapidly developed into wheezing. It wasn't fun doing the treatments (Maisy was not a fan!) but it was amazing how quickly she responded to the albuterol and got better.

[sara76]

She's doing so much better. She just spent 12 hours in her crib and didn't cough once. She's still a little congested but mostly now she's just having some residual runny poops.

Naturally now her dad and I have stupid colds. I'm due also. I haven't had so much as a runny nose since at least a few months before I got pregnant with her. I think she's tougher than her dad and I combined.

Her Dr said that a part if the trouble with this sickness is they can be congested for a couple of weeks. He said finally one day we will find a really soaking wet diaper and it will have passed. I'm interested to see if that really happens.

ETA I didn't realize the breathing treatments were kind of common. I had no idea Maisy had them. My niece needed them when she was 2 or 3 and they scared her so we used to sing "Puff the magic dragon" to keep her focus off of it. I did learn in child CPR that if a an adult loses consciousness it's likely coronary and an infant is likely respiratory. So with an infant or child the compressions are important while you wait for oxygen, and for an adult they are to hold them over until a defibrillator arrives.

[sara76]

Oh my now I feel terrrrrible. She's getting better. I'd rather be sick then have her sick, but if H wasn't here today I would be in rough shape