Saturday, June 6, 2009

Stopping the cough.

Tonight I am staying awake. Staying awake so that I can check in on my boy and his cough. I hate coughing. It doesn't matter who is doing it. It drives me crazy and I have to make it stop. I feel guilty when it is my kid and I am so aggravated. For some reason, the cough always seems to strike on Friday when I have less access to a doctor or when we have something fun planned. For all these reasons, I am obsessed with making the cough go away.

When Brayden was 18 months old he had a terrible case of pneumonia. His little chest was heaving and struggling for breath and we ended up in the ER. Since that time, I never sleep when Brayden is coughing. I am constantly checking in, making sure that he is breathing and giving him breathing treatments around the clock to ensure his airways are free.

Recently, I have begun to wonder if we need to push for a diagnosis. The pediatrician tells me he will outgrow it but to me, the coughing seems to have become more chronic. I feel like I need to be his advocate and make sure that we are not missing something. Maybe we are introducing allergens that are causing him problems. Maybe I should just clean my house more??? I want to move forward and come up with a more preventative plan instead of always being behind the cough.

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