Unfortunately after Saturday's trip to the Urgent Care, Kylee did not seem to be doing much better. Sunday she did not nap at all, and getting her to bed was a nightmare. She was coughing so hard she kept waking herself up. I don't think she fell asleep until after 1am, and even then every 10 minutes or so she was disturbed by her coughing.
I decided yesterday that it was probably best to make an appointement with her pediatrician. When we got there they took her O2 sats were only 75%, which is not good at all. They immediately gave her a breathing treatment and that brought them up right away. The Dr. agreed that she does have bronchiolitis, but she also found that she has a pretty bad ear infection in her left ear. The Dr wrote us a prescription for 5 different medications, including a nebulizer so we can give her breathing treatments at home.
Today she seems to be doing a little better, so that is good. The Dr. said that this illness can take up to two weeks before it starts to get better. So far Kaylyn seems to be doing OK. She does have a cold and some coughing, but not nearly to the degree that Kylee has it.
Through it all I definitely consider us incredibly fortunate. For the girls being 28 week preemies, each one of them has only gotten really sick once. So in that aspect we are very lucky. Hopefully in the next couple of days, once the medications have time to fully work their way into her system, Kylee will start to be back to her old self.
3 comments:
So glad she is doing better. It is so scary when our little ones get sick. Hope you are getting some rest too while taking care of her and her sister :)
Poor baby!!! (And Mommy!) So scary. I hope her meds kick in soon & she gets better WAY BEFORE 2 weeks. Hope Kaylyn doesn't get worse too. Hugs, K
I hope both girls feel well soon.
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