Just a little recap and update on Declan’s condition. Declan showed cold symptoms on Monday, February 1st a little cold, no big deal. Friday the 12th we were up all night with Declan not just crying and fussing, but full on screaming inconsolably from 2:30am to 7am. I did get him to sleep twice in the Ergo for a few minutes each time and he would just startle awake screaming. I called the advice nurse described the symptoms, she did some reading, asked me a bunch of questions and told us to get to the ER now because he might have intestinal intussusception. We drove to the ER in a slight panic to find out Declan only had an ear infection. THANK GOD!!
We got some antibiotics and went home. The antibiotics gave Mr. D bad diarrhea and a yeast rash. So, we went through the antibiotics and he seamed to be feeling a little better. But, he was still really fussy most of the time, his cough got worse and his nose was still dripping constantly.
Yesterday I went to the Dr again (not my regular pedi) and he was surprised to hear that we are in week 4 of this cold and that his cough and runny nose has lasted that long. He peeked into Declan’s ears and saw that the left one looks good now but his right ear is now infected and he has a sinus infection as well. We are on antibiotic number two, baby probiotics 3x a days and doubling up on the Tylenol and Motrin.
My poor, sweet baby, I feel so bad and wish I could do more for him. He is a bit fussy today and is pulling and sticking his fingers in his ears a lot but he does seem to be feeling a little better.
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