My worst nightmare

Erourke · March 2010

I am sitting in the PICU with my sweet baby girl Lola. She has RSV. I brought her to the ER last week because of her cough, and they sent me home saying she was fine, and that I was overfeeding her - causing relfux. She coughed through the night so I made an appt with the pediatrician. At this point Lola is 9 days old. The pedi told me roughly the same thing. He said she was not sick and just had to get fluid out of her body. Finally after an entire weekend of coughing, my husband and I took her back to the pediatrician on Monday to have her looked at again. They tested her for RSV and she came back positive. At the doctors office, they did an albuterol treatment, and suctioned her nose. They also did a chest xray. Her airways started to close up and she stopped breathing in my arms. They rushed her by ambulance to the PICU unit at a childrens hostpital close by. She has been intubated and on a ventilator.

I am so heartbroken by all of this. I cant get the picture of my little baby girl looking so lifeless out of my head.

You might remember me mentioning my mother in law who came to visit us in the hospital when Lola was born. She was sick with a cold and didnt tell anyone. PLEASE!! Do be extra careful when having visitors to the hospital. Even if they dont know it, they could be sick. RSV shows up as a common cold in adults - but is much more severe in infants.

And please pray for little Lola. She is in stable condition now, but is not out of the woods. For now we just have to wait for the virus to run its course.

Arcadia1114 · March 2010

T&P & hugs. I'm so sorry

mistywhite400 · March 2010

Holy crap, please poke your MIL in the eye for me!! She should know better!!!!

Praying for your sweet baby girl!!

Cgelske · March 2010

Tons of Thoughts and Prayers to you and Lola. I can't even imagine what your going through.

sleepingbeauty825 · March 2010

This is so scary! Good for you being persistent like you were. You should post this on 3rd tri too, or at least the part about hospital guests. Our thoughts are with you and pretty miss Lola.

amg2007 · March 2010

I will be praying for you and little Lola. I'm typing htis as I hold my son in my arms who was diagnosed with RSV last Wed....your post really hit home. My son is doing much better, but we had a lot of sleepless nights with this stupid virus. It will run it's course, and she will be fine, but I know how scary it is. HUGS!!!!!

seanandcallie · March 2010

Praying for Lola and for you and your husband. I can only imagine the fear and worry you are experiencing. I wish I could give you a hug!

Keianna · March 2010

Hoping things make a turn for the better real soon.

lilbugs momma · March 2010

I'm sorry you too have to go through this. It's the most awful feeling ever. Addie was admited a week ago and was released on saturday. Hold her/ touch her every second you can. It makes the time go by faster and makes it easier on you! T&P for you and your family.

Osment · March 2010

T & P coming your way!!

(((hugs)))

myonetruelove · March 2010

I'm so sorry you have to go through this. T&P for Lola and your family.

heatherh43 · March 2010

I am so sorry that you have to go through this. Sending thoughts and prayers your way.

lilydeven · March 2010

im so sorry, thoughts and prayers

Kingston54 · March 2010

T&P, I hope she will be just fine soon!

NastyAnnie · March 2010

T&P! I am so, so sorry. Here's hoping little Lola heals quickly.

And, I fully get your frustration; both my SM and my MIL had fvcking pneumonia the week before Jack was born, and BOTH of them visited him in NICU. I was SO p!ssed Luckily, he didn't get sick, but it could have gotten bad very quickly.