and you can not stay in the entire season. What are you doing to protect your little one?
I don't think we've had this thread.
Long story short we can't do the shot (it was the only one we were willing to give).
So we are looking at staying away from anyone who has a sniffle, watching the baby like hawks for anything out of the ordinary, staying away from crowded places, and only me and dh be the only one to hold the baby.
Any more stay safe in RSV season if you have to go out?
We're doing the shots, but still being cautious. Handwashing is very important. I also carry a little Purell bottle or Purell wipes for while we're out, just in case.
I feel your pain. My 34 weeker didn't qualify for Synagis. She has already had RSV and spent 3 days in the hospital on oxygen
and I'm sure she got it from her older sister. I don't know what I can do about that. I can't really keep my baby in isolation unless I also keep my 5 year old in isolation. At the very least she has to go to school and she would be devastated if I kept her from her other activities.
Originally Posted by egoldber
I feel your pain. My 34 weeker didn't qualify for Synagis. She has already had RSV and spent 3 days in the hospital on oxygen
and I'm sure she got it from her older sister. I don't know what I can do about that. I can't really keep my baby in isolation unless I also keep my 5 year old in isolation. At the very least she has to go to school and she would be devastated if I kept her from her other activities.
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We qualify for the shot and had the first round back in Nov, but his ped thinks he might have had an adverse reaction and doesn't want to risk the next 5 rounds. I hear you on keepin a 5 year old in isolation, its very very hard to do.
Peony, good luck with asking your ped. I don't think there is anything wrong in asking and finding out if it is right/not right for you.
Originally Posted by splendid
Peony, good luck with asking your ped. I don't think there is anything wrong in asking and finding out if it is right/not right for you.
I asked and she's going to look into it. I think our major hurdle will be our insurance, they suck.
: she is going on her 3rd week of nebulizer treatments but her o2 levels seem fine...my 2 yo niece lives with me(she was a 33 weeker) and gets rsv every year even though we NEVER go anywhere
: but he father is a mall security guard and my dh manages a QT so they are probably the carriers...the bad thing is that the virus can live on any surface for 24 hours
so even if hands are washed they can still get it from toys, furniture...(my dd got it in the dr's office and we were only in the exam room)
after my research and one shot of synagis, we've decided not to continue.
we stay home a bit more than what I'd like, and I make everyone wash their hands. other than that we don't do anything out of the ordinary not to get it. i'm not doing wbv anymore either. dd was born at 34 wks 5 days, nicu for observation only and weighed 4lb 8 oz at birth. she was born in Sept. she's not in daycare either and we have no other children. we do visit my sister and bro who have 5 dc's between the two of them. dh teaches in a public school so he's exposed to a lot!
i've switched to a holistic ped, i take my vitamins and she has several homeopathic remedies that i give her daily.
You sound similiar to me. We had talked ourselves into the shots (don't give them to our kids normally) and then my holistic ped talked me out of it. Well not really but she did say our lifestyle was such that she felt comfortable if I didn't. She said since we were fully breastfeeding (without additives or formula supplementation so nothing was put into the breastmilk or gut that would dilute or change its antibodies and protective factors, we homeschool our older three so we don't get the school exposures, we eat a whole foods organic diet with supplements and homeopathics for immune support, and we willing to make sure she never went out. We traded who would be home so one could run to the mall for socks or do the grocery shopping. We limited visitors to friends who could be relied on not to come over sick or just off being sick. My dh worked as a manager in a store, lots of exposure. So he went on immune support as a daily maintainence and when he walked in the door each day from work went straight up and took off his clothes, put them into the laundry, washed his hands(soap, water and purell) and then put on a fresh set of clean clothes in case of RSV living on his work clothes from somebody sneezing. She wasn't sick at all that year. It was tough, but we all were able to do it for her. It was fun when April came around we baptized her and had a Christening Celebration and Coming Out Party for her. Then we started getting out as much as possible. She is still a homebody though, she likes when we stay at home.
Lorrie
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