I took Charlie in to the doctor today to see what we could do about his persistent cough that seems to only get worse. He listened to Charlie's chest, and agreed that he was wheezing pretty good. He suggested that Charlie was probably having an asthmatic reaction to viruses he is exposed to at daycare. He prescribed a nebulizer for us to use at home. We are to use it once in the morning, and once at night. We can also have them use the regular inhaler (with a mask) at daycare. We are supposed to try this for 5 or 6 days and see if that doesn't help improve the situation. If not, they may prescribe other medication.
The doctor made sure to say that this does not mean Charlie has asthma- he will probably outgrow this condition. We took some photos of Charlie with his mask tonight-- we'll post those soon. John has posted the photos of Charlie's first two feedings of solid food on his Flickr site.
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Ah - those nebulizer treatments! Brenna is my little asthmatic, and we treated with liquid albuterol most of the time - but occasionally have had the nebulizer. It's quite popular!
Good news though - despite the plague and other germs he's being exposed to now - it's likely he'll never be very sick once he gets to regular school age! I'm amazed how good the girls' immune systems are now.
How has it been working out since returning to work?
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