Reese has had a cold all week, and Owen caught it. When we were at the doctor on Monday, the pediatrician told us to come in right away if it looked like Owen was exhibiting RSV symptoms. By Friday, he was. Very runny nose, wheezy sound when he cried, bad cough. I decided to take him in, since it was Friday. They swabbed his nose and the doctor checked him out. Even before the results were back, she was pretty sure it was RSV. It was.
Fortunately, he seems to either have a very mild case or be handling it very well. He's a little raspy, but his breathing hasn't been labored at all. Many babies are hospitalized with RSV, so we're feeling very lucky and watching him closely over the next few days to make sure it doesn't progress to that level. She said this season has been very bad for Strep and RSV. I guess we're just lucky to have had them both in our family in the last week!
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