Saturday, March 3, 2012

And this makes 3.....

Last night was the 3rd trip we've made to the doctor in the last week, and we pray it is our last for a while. Griffin has still been making some noise when he breathes and we can feel a vibration in his back, usually at night. It's as if he needs to cough and clear his throat, but even when he does it doesn't always help. We are play it safe parents, so we went ahead and made a trip up to the pediatrician's office for after hours urgent care.

The doctor we saw thought his lungs sounded clear but for everyone's peace of mind and so she "could sleep tonight" she suggested Griffin have a chest x ray. Why not? we thought. When she came back in with the results we were all surprised that he did have a hazy spot and therefore we needed to start treating him for pneumonia. Ten more days of his favorite antibiotic! (Sarcasm). 

I never thought I would have such a sickly child! Of course this is all happening after we've transitioned to formula so that doesn't help my guilt for quitting nursing/pumping. I'm not sure if it's genetic but Drew had a lot of ear infections as a child and has also had a few stints of pneumonia growing up too. We are only able to tell Griffin doesn't feel well because he is a little fussy and unusually clingy. She thought we should see improvement by Monday. We'll say our prayers and cross our fingers that he is on his way to no more illness!

1 comment:

  1. Oh no! Poor Griffin. I sure hope he is feeling better. I am sure it has nothing to do with switching over to formula. I worry about that too though. It's the winter and there's all sorts of stuff going around. Maybe he'll get it all out of the way this winter.

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