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Sunday, January 9, 2011

RSV, Night 2, Day 3

Well, today hasn't been as good for our "Little Bear". That's his new nickname given to him by his Daddy. And I love it!

He had a decent night. He slept from 9:30pm until 4:30am again. There were a few times where he had a hard time exhaling, but for the most part he rested well.

At 4:30 he woke up with his awful stuffy nose and another blowout. Luckily, he didn't require a change of clothes this time! I fed him and gave him a breathing treatment. He was coughing pretty bad after his treatment, and he had one episode that scared the stew out of me. I woke Gib up just for moral support. I hate to be up alone at night. It really is so lonely. And scary. At least for me.

Matthew went back to sleep until around 8:30 this morning. He has gotten his breathing treatments every four hours today. He is more sleepy than normal and took a good nap on my chest earlier. He is currently sleeping again in his swing. He hasn't been nearly as hungry and has been spitting up much more than usual.

I almost took him to a pediatric urgent care center today, just to be checked again before our snow comes. I decided not to go because I really felt we are doing everything we can for him right now. Even though I'm a nurse, it means nothing when it's my child. Plus, I've never had a baby with RSV before (Emma Grace was older), and I've never worked pediatrics. I'm so fearful that I will miss something...that he will need to go to the hospital, and I won't know it. I would never forgive myself.

And if I'm truthful, I'm afraid he's going to die.

There.

I said it.

Tough to swallow and even think about. But it's the truth. My mind can't help but "go there". It only happens in 1-2% of cases, but you know how I feel about statistics, especially the 1-2%.

I'm trying to think positive and PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!

And TRUST, TRUST, TRUST!

Uggh.

Prayers please...for me and him.

Love,
Tonya

4 comments:

  1. Tonya, I am praying like crazy for Matthew and his mommy. I know how easy it is to let our minds go there. I will be praying that you (and I ) can take every thought captive to Christ! Praying for healing! Love you!

    Sara

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  2. Night is the WORST for me. I can deal with pretty much anything the kids throw at me during the day, but night... oh it is so scary.

    Still praying for you guys!

    Hang in there! Night 2/3 after the symptoms showed up was the lowest point for Aaron when he had RSV.

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  3. It's hard not to "go there" when you've "been there." Thinking of you and Matthew tonight and hoping and praying he's doing better. Praying for peace for you as well.

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  4. I hope he is doing better today. As soon as I read this I stopped to pray.

    Praying for peace for you too.

    Love, Linda

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