My little boy is sick. He has a cough, runny nose, teary eyes......a cold. His very first cold.
I guess I knew this time would come sooner or later. Still....it hit me out of the blue and all of a sudden and no matter how much you may have thought "It's ok. All children get sick now and then." it made feel overwhelmed with worry and concern. Even filled me with fear. Fear that something horrible could happen, like childs death. I know pretty extreme but that's how I feel. I hear him cough and I jump right up beside him, looking at my little darling with despair and distress, trying everything to help and calm down the cold.
Nothing seems to work and he keeps crying. What heart wrenching sound that can be for a mother.
I feel helpless.
I am very glad that my Hubby helps out a lot. I wouldn't know what to do without him. Compared to me he is less stressed. While I seem to just fall apart by Fynn's crying and dry coughing he goes ahead and takes charge. He sucks out the mucus out of Fynn's nose with saline drops and bulb so he can breath better which makes the little one cry with fury, his face all red and little tears running down his cheek, my heart aching in pain.
I am sooo thankful for my husband being around and helping wherever he can.
Today little Fynn his still sick. We really pray and hope for him to get better very soon. We watch and see. If not we go back to the doctor again. Right now all we can do so we were told by the doctor is saline drops, humidefier, keep nursing for hydration and keeping him uright for at least half an hour after each feeding for easier breathing
I guess for a first-time-Mom it is quite normal to freak out over a cold that my baby has catched (especially that young of age). But many other mothers advised me, saying that it will be fine and he will be better. I am to hang in there.
Glad to know that I am not the only one who went through panic attacks like this and other mothers can understand my feelings.
I guess I got to get used to it since I read that children get a cold much quicker and more often (up to 8 times a year) because their immune system is still immature and developing. *sigh* I will try my very best.
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