BB coughing

Last Friday, we brought Yuan2 to see PD again when her cough got worse after 2 weeks and her sleep and appetite were affected. To our horror, PD detected wheezing sound when she breathed (low panting) and put her on nebulizer for 20mins! So careless of us -- we didn't think much of her on-off cough! Should have bring her to see PD earlier! We were brought to a separate room for nebulization. At first, she was fascinated by the mask but began to wail after a while -- gosh, so heartpain to hear her cry but gotta continue to put the mask on. She dozed off soon after the mask was removed -- need to wait 20mins before seeing PD. Phew, her airways was clearer and she could sleep more comfortably. PD up the dosage from 1.5ml to 2ml for Ventolin to open up the airways. He warned that her condition may get worse for the coming 1 week. If dun develop to bronchitis, will take another 2 weeks to recover. He advised us to look after her at home then put at IFC and watched out for signs of lethargy, fever etc.

As TK was back in army for reservist, I took leave to look after her -- haha, re-lived the maternity days of baby care! My day revloved ard bath, feed, sleep and play. More tiring then working! As predicted by PD, her cough worsen on the 5th-7th -- each time she coughs, her whole face would turn red and cough till wanna vomit kind. Her appetite drops drastically. From her usual 200ml, she barely finishes 60ml and will push the bottle away. I need to warm the milk and coax her to drink later -- one feed can take 1 hour!

Thanks to many SMH May09 mummies who shared tips on how to soothe baby -- she coughs fewer times and still as active :) Hope she regains her appetite soon!