This month, Amelia had her first fever. It started on a Saturday, then went up on Sunday. Poor little thing! On Monday, we took her to see her pediatrician who did a test and guess what: RSV. We got to bring her home and I took off work for a week to nurse her back to health. I am so thankful she was not admitted to the hospital. RSV is a virus that affects the respiratory system and the top part of the lungs in an otherwise healthy infant. In a preemie or a baby with other health problems, it can also affect the bottom part of the lungs, which is really bad. Amelia was otherwise healthy, so she just had a fever, congestion/runny nose, and a bad cough. I had to give her an oral steroid and a vaporized breathing treatment. After a week she was feeling better, so I called her doc again to make her she was no longer contagious, then we went to visit Ava. They had a great time playing on all of Ava's fun toys!
P.S. My little chunky now weighs over 11 pounds!
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