Recovery

Hannah seems to be doing much better now, thank goodness.

Last night was very iffy, as we almost went to the ER when her fever hit 103.1 around 11 pm.   Daddy and I kept going back and forth with the “do we go” or “do we not go.”  She was having no sleep apnea at that point, so we decided to give Motrin a chance to work again.  Sure enough, an hour later, she was down to 100.3.  Two hours later, 99.1.

We kept her propped up all night, constant suctioning, constant monitoring, etc.   She hadn’t eaten all day long, and she barely tolerated pedialyte.   But finally through the night, she kept the pedialyte down, and we were able to give her about 13 ounces over a 12-hour period.

We kept her in our bed instead of her crib so we could keep a closer eye on her.  Finally, at 5 am, Daddy and I switched roles, and her nurse showed up at 9 am to take over.    She spent the morning not feeling that great.  However, I think with the addition of food which she started tolerating (about 1/3 her normal rate at first), 3 doses of the amoxicillin in her body, and just getting TLC and love gave us the turnaround we hoped for.   By the late afternoon, she was starting to play with her toys, chasing after her iPad that her brother had “stolen” from her, and was laughing and smiling more.

Here we are, 24 hours later, and Hannah is sleeping in her crib.  She is still really gooky, and I’m having to suction immediately now because she it is really thick still.   We have moved her feeds up to 2/3rds her normal rate, and she is tolerating it really well.   We haven’t noticed anymore sleep apnea, thank goodness!

As for fevers, we are still on round’the’clock Motrin so we aren’t giving her a chance to get a fever higher than 99.8.   Tomorrow we will start cutting that back.

What a difference a day makes… another hospitalization avoided…THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!   I dreaded, dreaded, dreaded the thought of having to go back there with her.  Almost made me cry.  Well, if Daddy tells it, it did make me a bit emotional when we were discussing whether or not to take her last night.

It is cliche, I know, but Hannah really is an amazing fighter.  Strep AND trachiitis, and yet she still has the strength to fight it along with everything else she is dealing with.

Love my girl