On Saturday morning of Thanksgiving weekend Maddux woke up and was having trouble breathing. He was taking really short quick breaths and couldn't seem to get a good deep breath. We were still in Las Vegas but Greg and I were worried about him so we called our paediatrician in Cedar. After telling him what was going on he suggested that we either bring him to his office or take him to an emergency room in Vegas. So...we rushed home and met the doctor at his office where he proceeded to try a breathing treatment with Maddux and check his oxygen levels and determined that he was under respiratory distress. He told us his recommendation was to admit him to the hospital so he could get on oxygen because he believed that if he continued to breath the way he was that eventually his little body would give up because it was having to work way too hard to get oxygen in. I was so scared and in tears as we took our little guy to the hospital. We ended up having to stay at the hospital over night and most of the next day too.
BUT I am happy to say that after one purchased nebulizer, lots of breathing treatments, two ear aches, and one hospital stay later he is home, happy, and on his was to healthy! It was a terrifying experience and one I would be happy to never repeat!
Maddux is such a happy baby that you could barely tell he wasn't feeling well
The crib looked like an animal cage at the zoo but he didn't seem to mind it
Here is our cute little patient in a mini hospital gown and all
We love this guy!
11 comments:
Sorry to hear about your scary experience! Glad to hear all is well now. Hope you have a great holiday!
How scary! I'm glad he's ok!
That would be so scary. I would have been crying too. Mya had to get stitches no long ago and I cried a ton when they gave her the freezing needle. Glad he's feeling better.
BTW Mel, I'm finally attempting a blog at http://chidfam.blogspot.com/
if you want to see my kids.
that is beyond scary!!! Im glad he is doing better now.. what an eventfull thanksgiving!!! Hope things are good from here on out
I am so sorry that you had to go through such a horrible experience. I am gald that everything is all right now! He is so cute!
So scary. I'm glad he is doing better. He is sure a cutie in that hospital gown.
Phew--I'm so glad he's okay. There is nothing more heart-wrenching than to see your baby sick. I'm so glad he's doing better.
oh my gosh...this is crazy! how thing!! i am happy to hear that he is doing better. babies and hospitals are never a good mix. give him a GIANT kiss for me!!
I can't imagine how scary that must have been! We're so happy that he's feeling better. He looks so cute in his hospital gown.
whoa! that is scary! when taylor was 16 months old he had to stay in the hospital once for dehydration... his fever was 106 + he had to get an iv + everything. AAAHHHHH! i've never recovered, LOL! i know he doesn't remember, but now every time he gets a fever i FREAK!
i'm so glad he's ok!
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