More Breathing Problems...

Emma falling asleep during a breathing treatment. This was around midnight Sunday night/ Monday morning. She had woken up coughing and wheezing, so I told her she could watch Elmo while we used the breathing machine. Even Elmo couldn't keep her awake once she was able to breathe again though.
At the doctor's office on Tuesday. Silly Emma running off with Mommy's sunglasses.


So Emma got sick again this weekend. What started off as the sniffles Sunday morning turned into a full blown cold and asthma attack by Sunday night. She was up all night coughing and gasping for air. We used the nebulizer, but it only seemed to provide temporary relief. By Monday night, I was pretty worried about the way her chest and belly were retracting as she breathed, so we headed to the doctor Tuesday. Yep, I was right... the asthma attack had irritated her lungs enough that it had turned into bronchiolitis again. So now she is on ventolin and an inhaled steroid through the nebulizer, an oral steroid, an antibiotic, and a cough syrup. The funny thing is, in between attacks, Emma was still just her happy self. I just hate having passed this asthma junk down to her...