On 4/11, DD (15 months old) was exposed to a sick cousin (11 months old) at Easter <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/angry.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="angry"> .<br><br>
On 4/16, DD got the cousin's symptoms: high fever (104) for 2-3 days, listlessness, occasional choking cough from thick nasal drainage, constant crying, no appetite.<br><br>
On 4/19 (day 3), I took her to the doc who diagnosed her with slight croup and said the cough was from her nose because her lungs were clear. Nasal discharge was thick and clear sometimes or yellow/green sometimes. Wrote a script for amoxicillin but said not to fill it unless she got worse. It was probably a virus given the fever and that the cousin took antibiotics, which didn't help her at all. Still miserable and no appetite. Never filled the script.<br><br>
By days 4-5, fever was down and spiked to 102 occasionally. Still no appetite but seemed to be feeling somewhat better (not good, by any means, though). Nasal drainage lessened and clearer. Occasional cough that seemed less choking from drainage and more in the lungs.<br><br>
DD has gotten better and better with her appetite slowly returning (thank god for breastfeeding!), her attitude getting better, interest in toys/books/playing returning.<br><br>
By 4/24 or so (10 days +) it was just the coughing fits. She will be totally fine then go into a fit of coughing with whooping and retching/vomiting. The cough sounds wet but isn't productive (that I can tell). The fits only happen once or twice a day, usually in the middle of the night and don't seem to be affected by strenuous play or crying. They last up to a half hour.<br><br>
The doc knows she's not vaxed for pertussis but had suggested that it might be asthma or "broncho-spasms" when we talked last. He said that we could do a nebulizer but didn't press that idea. He hasn't heard her lungs since day 3.<br><br>
FWIW #1: The cousin's cough lasted 2 weeks and she never had the vomitting, etc. (cousin has had bronchiolitis, been on a nebulizer... all before this illness)<br><br>
FWIW #2: She cut 2 molars and 2 canines during this time.<br><br>
Now, 5/11, she is totally better except for this blasted cough. We're avoiding dairy but not taking anything for the cough.<br><br>
What do I do for her? Wait it out? Look into asthma? Look into pertussis (but this came on totally differently that pertussis, right?)?<br><br>
Thanks,
On 4/16, DD got the cousin's symptoms: high fever (104) for 2-3 days, listlessness, occasional choking cough from thick nasal drainage, constant crying, no appetite.<br><br>
On 4/19 (day 3), I took her to the doc who diagnosed her with slight croup and said the cough was from her nose because her lungs were clear. Nasal discharge was thick and clear sometimes or yellow/green sometimes. Wrote a script for amoxicillin but said not to fill it unless she got worse. It was probably a virus given the fever and that the cousin took antibiotics, which didn't help her at all. Still miserable and no appetite. Never filled the script.<br><br>
By days 4-5, fever was down and spiked to 102 occasionally. Still no appetite but seemed to be feeling somewhat better (not good, by any means, though). Nasal drainage lessened and clearer. Occasional cough that seemed less choking from drainage and more in the lungs.<br><br>
DD has gotten better and better with her appetite slowly returning (thank god for breastfeeding!), her attitude getting better, interest in toys/books/playing returning.<br><br>
By 4/24 or so (10 days +) it was just the coughing fits. She will be totally fine then go into a fit of coughing with whooping and retching/vomiting. The cough sounds wet but isn't productive (that I can tell). The fits only happen once or twice a day, usually in the middle of the night and don't seem to be affected by strenuous play or crying. They last up to a half hour.<br><br>
The doc knows she's not vaxed for pertussis but had suggested that it might be asthma or "broncho-spasms" when we talked last. He said that we could do a nebulizer but didn't press that idea. He hasn't heard her lungs since day 3.<br><br>
FWIW #1: The cousin's cough lasted 2 weeks and she never had the vomitting, etc. (cousin has had bronchiolitis, been on a nebulizer... all before this illness)<br><br>
FWIW #2: She cut 2 molars and 2 canines during this time.<br><br>
Now, 5/11, she is totally better except for this blasted cough. We're avoiding dairy but not taking anything for the cough.<br><br>
What do I do for her? Wait it out? Look into asthma? Look into pertussis (but this came on totally differently that pertussis, right?)?<br><br>
Thanks,