As I mentioned last week, Daniel was gone to a car show in Helen, GA this weekend, and we had a really rough weekend without Daddy. Cyndel and Mom stayed Friday night with us, and Mom stayed again on Saturday. Bentley got really fussy on Friday, but I thought he was just having one of those days. He seemed a little better on Saturday morning, so we headed out for a little shopping. He was okay that afternoon until I took him outside to swing. He immediately started fussing and crying uncontrollably. We thought he might have gotten too hot or had allergies to the pollen. After a bath and his bedtime bottle, he drifted right off to sleep. On Sunday morning he woke up congested, stuffy, coughing, and sneezing. It just got worse from there. If his eyes were open he was crying, and I couldn't suction his nose and mouth enough. After three days of fussing and crying, I had about all I could take. Finally, Daniel got home at about 6:00, and he took over. I had already decided to call the doctor Monday morning, so we were just waiting for morning. Bentley went to sleep pretty easily for Daniel, and he did really well for his first nighttime feeding, but he woke up again at 2:40 AM, and he obviously still felt bad. Every time I put him back in his crib he started coughing and choking on all of his mucous. At about 4:00, we ended up propping him up on a pillow in our bed so he wouldn't be laying completely flat. We all slept pretty well after that, but 8:00 couldn't come fast enough...I called the doctor when we woke up at 7:00, and they put us on the schedule for 8:30.
The doctor was really good with Bentley, and he determined that Bentley has a cold.
-The good news...we have a diagnosis, and I know I'm not a horrible mother with an insanely fussy baby.
-The bad news...there's not a whole lot you can do for a cold. We are supposed to prop Bentley's mattress up to keep him inclined while sleeping, and we need to get a humidifier for his room.
Other than that...the virus has to run it's course. The only good thing that came of all this, is that we have an updated weight for Bentley...8 pounds 2.5 ounces...Can you believe it?? He's gained 2 lbs 1.5 ounces since he was born!
We got home at about 9:45, so he had another feeding and went to sleep really easily. I think he feels bad enough to sleep through just about anything today. He has now been asleep for over 2 hours. He looks like a little angel sleeping so peacefully. I plan to let him sleep as much as he wants because he's pretty miserable when he's awake.
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| Doesn't he look so peaceful...you'd never know he feels bad here. |
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| All stretched out...swaddling doesn't work so well for him anymore. :) |
Be praying for my sweet baby in hopes that he feels better soon. He's pretty pitiful right now, and it breaks my heart for him to feel so bad. Be praying for us, too. As you know (if you're a parent), it is absolutely exhausting to have an unhappy baby...especially when you can't do anything for them to make it better. :(
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