Before Sophia came along, I used to think that parents were ridiculous for not showing up to parties/gatherings if there baby had a cold or a cough. I used to think, that if they caught a cold, that it was no big deal, if anything it was building up there immune system. Now I know why parents are not so crazed about building up there immune system....especially when there infants....
Sophia has been sick twice. The first time was awful, the second time is not much better, in fact it has been worse.
She had a cold the first time, we were completely unprepared and out of town, for that matter. We had made a couple of trips to Walgreens for anything besides cough syrup that might relieve her symptoms, but there isn't much of anything besides Tylenol that you can give them. So we bought juice, bottled water, Baby Vix and some saline nose drops, all of which only subdued the symptoms briefly. That night she was sneezing, and so congested that she had to breath with her mouth open. Sophia was so frustrated, one of the things that comfort her, is her thumb, she could not suck her thumb or a bottle! The second night was better, since our second visit to Walgreens included a humidifier. For those days she was so tired and frustrated, and so were we.
Since Sophia has been sick this time and although we are more prepared, she has been coughing, sneezing, congested, and even more fatigue. The sight of any nose drops, tissue or Tylenol make her cry. Last night she was so frustrated she woke up every 30min to an hour, wanting to be comforted.
The helpless feeling you get is horrible, its those moments that you want to pull out your special powers and make things all better.
The one thing about Sophia, though, is if you smile at her amongst her fatigue and exhaustion, she returns the smile.
I know she'll be ok, but I still hate that she is sick...
Sophia has been sick twice. The first time was awful, the second time is not much better, in fact it has been worse.
She had a cold the first time, we were completely unprepared and out of town, for that matter. We had made a couple of trips to Walgreens for anything besides cough syrup that might relieve her symptoms, but there isn't much of anything besides Tylenol that you can give them. So we bought juice, bottled water, Baby Vix and some saline nose drops, all of which only subdued the symptoms briefly. That night she was sneezing, and so congested that she had to breath with her mouth open. Sophia was so frustrated, one of the things that comfort her, is her thumb, she could not suck her thumb or a bottle! The second night was better, since our second visit to Walgreens included a humidifier. For those days she was so tired and frustrated, and so were we.
Since Sophia has been sick this time and although we are more prepared, she has been coughing, sneezing, congested, and even more fatigue. The sight of any nose drops, tissue or Tylenol make her cry. Last night she was so frustrated she woke up every 30min to an hour, wanting to be comforted.
The helpless feeling you get is horrible, its those moments that you want to pull out your special powers and make things all better.
The one thing about Sophia, though, is if you smile at her amongst her fatigue and exhaustion, she returns the smile.
I know she'll be ok, but I still hate that she is sick...
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