That is what my mom always called me and my sisters when we were sick. So naturally, that is what always comes out of my mouth when my boys are sick:) Poor little Beau Bugs has been following Dane's path of chronic ear infections, coughing/ wheezing, and inherited Logan's eczema:( In the past 11 months of his little life he has had 5 ear infections and 2 cases of respiratory distress!
Still in good spirits even though he is a Sicky Baby
After our last trip to the pediatrician this week, our doctor determined that enough is enough and that is was time for tubes! In the mean time of scheduling an appointment with the ENT, the doctor gave baby beau 3 consecutive daily injections (yes, we had to go to the doctor 3 days in a row!) of Rocephin since he failed the strongest oral antibiotic (Augmentin) for most stubborn ear infections. Baby Beau's cry while receiving that injection still haunts me! It is not like your typical immunization injections because it is thick and has to be injected slowly, which = lots of pain:( It helped when I gave him ibuprofen before the injection, but he still was ballistic for about 20 minutes after each shot...*tear*:(
Luckily we were able to get into the ENT on Friday and his pre-op appointment is in about 2 weeks. In the meantime, I am praying for no more ear infections! We are giving him daily Zyrtec, suctioning his nose constantly, running the humidifier, and trying to limit his dairy (I guess dairy is linked with chronic ear infections, but this one might be tricky). Fingers crossed that he stays in good health! It absolutely breaks my heart to see him sick and in pain, but right now, Rocephin has done the trick...thank goodness!
1 comment:
Poor sick baby. What a doll though. Your boys are so stinking adorable! I didn't know that about dairy, my niece has ear infections like crazy and tubes haven't even helped very well..I need to pass this info on!
Hopefully he will be on the mend soon! :)
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