More Than a Cold
Owen is feeling much better now!
I reported recently that Owen got his first cold. As it turns out, that cold has turned into an ear infection/sinus infection. My poor little guy is sick. This is the first time we have had to deal with him being ill and I think it may be have been harder on me than it was on him.
When we were at our 4 month check-up, the doctor said that if a cold lasts longer than 7-10 days it needs to be checked out. When Owen was on day 13 of his cold I decided to take him in. The reason I waited was that he really wasn’t getting worse but he wasn’t sleeping well and had a very runny nose. I decided that I would have him checked out because I just didn’t want to keep wondering if there was something more going on. I’d rather be on the safe side and not have to worry all weekend.
When the doctor checked him out he said his ears didn’t look normal and that he was in the early stages of an ear infection or sinus infection. He recommended we treat it now so that it didn’t progress. I love that my doctor is a minimalist, he really doesn’t like to use medications unless it is really necessary and that is something that I also feel.
So the fact that he wanted Owen on antibiotics meant that we had a reason. Within 48 hours of being on the antibiotics Owen started sleeping better and the runny nose started clearing up too. My baby is on the mend and I’m happy to say we have made it through his first illness. It is never easy for a mother to see her baby sick but I know I am going to have to deal with it through the years. As long as I trust my mother’s intuition I think we will get though even the toughest times.
How did you deal with your baby being sick for the first time?
