When Chloe was a baby (about 5 1/2 months) she had RSV. She didn't have to be hospitalized, but it resulted in long battles during the winter months - and some summer months for that matter - that required breathing treatments, albuterol, prednizolone,(sp?) etc. It was pretty brutal. We had to wake her in the middle of the night to give her treatments, etc. It was awful.
When Brett was a baby he also got RSV, we basically had to do the same regimin with him as we did with Chloe, and nine times out of ten, they both had to have treatments and medicine at the same time.
Fast forward to Owen. He got RSV at 2 1/2 months of age, and actually had to be hospitalized. It was pretty bad. I've never seen it that bad before - the other two where never hospitalized. We stayed in the hospital for 3 days to get it under control. This also resulted in many days after that with treatments, and medicine.
Each winter, Ryan and I would just expect to do breathing treatments with each of the kids, and it just kind of became routine. Chloe and Brett were diagnosed with asthma, and they said it was a result of having RSV at such a young age. Owen was never diagnosed with asthma.
Here's where I start to knock on wood...
My kids have been SOOOOOO healthy this winter. I actually can't tell you the last time we had to do a breathing treatment. Usually in the summer we have to have a round of them, because if someone gets a cold it usually effects their lungs. NOT this summer!! And usually after we go to the indoor waterpark hotels each year after Christmas we have to bring the nebulizer with us, because at least one of the kids would start coughing and wheezing while we were there. NOT this time!! And usually by October we are starting treatments on somebody, and we've yet to do ANY!!
It awesome, really! We have prayed over our kids so much for this problem, and I'm really just going to believe that the Lord has healed them!
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