So apparently I didn't keep Garrett far enough away from Keith, nor did I spray enough Lysol. Last night he started running a fever and sounding croupy. Initially Keith was going to have him sleep in our bed so I wouldn't be up and down all night, but Garrett ended up sleeping on the crib mattress on the floor next to our bed. That way I could reach down to feel his head and check him, but he wasn't kicking me all night long. I still didn't sleep very well, but atleast I wasn't having to trek across the hall every time I woke up to check on him.
Before he went to bed, I was afraid we would be in for a long night with the croup because he had the telltale cough that he gets frequently which lets me know that the croup is on its way. After giving him his inhaler, I gave him a small dose of the steroid that helps him breathe when he has the croup. 8:00 at night is not the best time to give a steroid because it's basically like giving him speed. He was bouncing off the walls for the next 2 hours. He finally went to sleep at 11:00 and didn't have any problems with the croup during the night. Of course the fact that the thermometer read 102.5* right before we all went to bed is why I didn't sleep well. He has the tendency to run high fevers when sick. Back when he had bronchitis at the ripe old age of 16 months, his fever got so high that our thermometer said "error" and the manual told us that when it says "error" the temperature is too high to get an accurate reading. Lovely.
But the Tylenol did its job and Garrett didn't wake up until 6:00 this morning, feeling warm. Thankfully his temp registered at 101. So he was given another dose of Tylenol, another round of the inhaler, and I went ahead and started him on Tamiflu. I'm having my doubts that Keith had the flu because everyone he works with who also was sick, were told that they had a virus by their doctor. But Keith was feeling better faster than they were, so maybe the Tamiflu had something to do with that. In any case, I don't think it will hurt Garrett to take it in order to be on the safe side.
He certainly isn't acting sick this morning. He was very sad to miss out on Teddy Bear day at school, but he understands that he's sick and he doesn't want to get his friends sick too. He still has the croupy cough, but he's able to breathe just fine, so I'm not giving him anymore steroids until his airways sound tight.
What do you think my chances are of staying healthy now? Keith and I steered clear of each other when he was sick, but Garrett is happiest when he's right in my face.
3 comments:
I feel like I am a walking time bomb in the health department! I babysit for a 3 year old, an 18 month old, a 15 month old, a 5 month old and a 4 month old (thankfully not everyday and the 15 month old only occasionally) but they've ALL been sick!! Luckily most of them are kind enough to stay home with them when they're sick, but they come back with the residual cough and snotty nose!! So far, we've managed to stay healthy, but this morning Landon is saying his nose feels stuffy!!! I am ready for warm weather so I can open windows and get rid of germs!!!!
Not good :o)
I hope everyone feels better and that you definitely DON'T get it.
But I don't think your chances are good-lol
I hope everyone is well at your house right now! That flu bug is not very pleasant. My boss at work has had it and I've stayed away from her!
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