First Trip to the ER

Its been a rough 24 hours...thats for sure. Last night brody was getting more and more congested and as you know, at this age they cant take medication. so pretty much your stuck to home remedies to help them. We were suctioning his nose, beating on his back trying to loosen him up, standing over boiling water to try to break up the congestion...and nothing was helping. Finally about 11:00 last night he was getting to the point that his lungs were caving in, because he was trying so hard to breathe... so we took him to the ER. After a few breathing treatments and getting his nose suctioned out with a high power suction, he really wasnt any better, so they decided to admit him to the hospital. They monitored his breathing all day and kept a close eye on his oxygen levels. He apparently has a virus called RSV...and he wasnt the only baby at the hospital with that virus. its pretty common at this time of year, but babies have a REALLY hard time with it because they cant breathe through their mouths like we can, so when their nose gets clogged up, they feel like they are suffocating. Anyways, the virus normally lasts at least 2 weeks so hes definitely not out of the woods yet. they told us just to bring him back to the ER if he has anymore trouble. so we are home now and hes doing pretty good. Its pretty pitiful to see your little baby in a hospital room hooked up to all sorts of machines.....but he did look really cute in his miniature hospital gown:)