My 3 Month Old Has Bronchitis

Three months new. Thats all he is.

It all started with a common cold. My cold. Then a stomach flu swept through our house. Luckily that skipped over James. With my cold still lingering even after the flu, my antibody casualties were probably at an all time high. Maybe thats why he got my cold...I didn't have enough antibodies to share, to help him. Or maybe he just got it. But it makes more sense to me this way. Why else did his little body not get the highly contagious stomach bug? Whatever. He got sick anyway.

But then the cough became more than a typical cough.

He started gagging when he coughed. More and more. I'm really not one to rush off to the doctor at the first sign of a cold, even though my mom always insists. It usually and almost always is just that. A cold. Something they get over. Grin and bear it. But when he started to gag and gag and cough at the same time, and turned dark red, I started to get concerned. He couldn't catch his breath. I wasn't sure if it was just the way he was coughing but I knew it wasnt right. And the next morning we were off to the doctor.

Going in I really didn't expect anything, but I was hoping the doctor could do something for his cough. For the chest congestion. The doctor seemed so relax and procedural (not our family doctor). Then he says "Bronchitis". It might not be a big thing to you, and ive never even had it myself, but I know what it is. And I wasnt expecting it. I was floored. And thats probably where my heart had fell to as well.

The doctor prescribed antibiotics and suggested I get a cool mist humidifier, so I did. This is something that he will always be more prone to getting now.

The poor little guy is also lucky enough to be teething, and bad. Red cheeks, drool for days, more poops, more cranky.More hard to please.

We are on our fourth day fighting this thing. And I haven't seen an improvement. He's still having coughing/gagging/hard to breathe episodes. I still wish I could just breathe for him. Cough for him. Clear his throat. He looks at me and knows I'm his Mama. I take care of him. I'm his. And I'm doing all that I can do. But its so hard not being able to do more.

Please pray for him. :)