Austin started daycare last Monday. By Wednesday, he already had a stuffy nose. By Friday, he had a harsh cough. However he did not have a fever and was acting his normal self. This second week though, his cold got worse. On Thursday, I had to take Austin to daycare by myself for the first time. On Wednesday, Brian and I both took him to daycare so I would feel more comfortable on Thursday. Brian had to take my car to get fixed Thursday morning so I needed to take Austin. Plus it was about time that I started taking him since again the daycare is at my work. So Thursday morning was going okay. We were a little behind schedule but I figured everyday is not going to go perfect.
Before this week, we only had one car seat for Austin. We had a carrier that was also a car seat in the Escape. So even when Brian would take Austin to daycare, he would have to go switch cars with me because I am the one who always picks him up. We bought a second car seat for the Accord that is a convertible car seat that he will have until he no longer needs a car seat or booster seat. Right now I like the carrier car seat better because it is easier to carry him around in it. Since the weather is getting nicer, it is not as bad though. Back to my story... On Thursday morning we got Austin in the convertible car seat and I drove him to daycare. While driving, he was coughing but he had been doing that for a week now. Well when I went to carry him into daycare I was in for a big surprise. Austin had vomited everywhere! I do mean EVERYWHERE! I could not believe it. It was all over him, all over the car seat, and all over the back seat of the car. Oh my! At first I really did not know what to do. Luckily I had extra blankets so I used them to help clean up a little bit. Then I took a clean blanket and wrapped Austin in it and carried him inside. Once we got to his room, I changed him into some clean clothes.
Finally I got to work. I knew something was not right with him. Austin does not vomit. He usually does not even spit up much. So I was beginning to worry about him. After work, he felt warm so I took his temperature. It was 99.6 axillary. Now I knew he was getting worse. Thursday night was an ugly night. Austin was miserable, crying all the time. He would not even sleep in his crib. He has always slept in his crib but not Thursday night. Actually he did not really sleep at all. Brian stayed up with him until 1am so I could get a few hours of sleep. Then I was up with him the rest of the night. I let him sleep in his bouncer chair when he would sleep down stairs with me.
I felt so bad for him. Plus I was now sick. So we were miserable together. He was still vomiting after eating so we learned not to feed him too much. He was crying a lot. Brian stayed home Friday morning for a few hours and then took Austin to daycare in the late morning. I went to work early on Friday. That was awful. I do not like being up all night with a sick baby and then going to work. Austin no longer had a fever so that was good. I still wanted to take him to the doctor to see what was going on. I knew something was not right. I got an appointment in the afternoon. The doctor diagnosed him with a bilateral ear infection. No wonder he was so cranky. He is now on an antibiotic for 10 days.
Austin does not like his bubblegum flavor medicine. We have now learned to put it in a little breast milk (about 0.5 oz or so) and he will drink it with the milk. Otherwise he just spits it back out. Also at first he was still vomiting, so he would vomit the medicine back up. Finally he has stopped vomiting and we have gotten several doses of antibiotics in him. He is starting to feel better and acting more normal again. He is back to chugging bottles again so we know he is feeling better. He still has a harsh cough. Hopefully that will go away soon.
Last night he slept in his crib again. He only got up once too. He was so tired. Today he has been sleeping a lot.
We are letting him sleep so he can get better. We have a vaporizer in his room. That seems to help him at night. Brian uses the bulb syringe to clean out his nose for him. As you can imagine, he hates that. I wish he could just blow his nose but he can’t. Let’s hope this week is a little better for all of us!
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