He cannot get rid of this poxy viral infection...

[Tazdevil]

I am so tired and so fed up and god knows how he actually feels. What the heck do I do??? Or CAN i do???

It's so wearing to now have a second child in the house who is up all night constantly coughing :no:

I just don't know how to cope with it all. Hubbie at work this evening and I am struggling to get Nate to settle at all and dreading the evening ahead with Kaede who 'also' has chickenpox at the moment too so not sleeping at all for crying and scratching :no:

Last night I gave up with Kaede and for the first time ever brought her back downstairs and sat her on the couch with her blanket so I could at least eat some dinner. But I can't see how to keep on going like this????

Nate shows no signs of improvement and they keep saying they can't give him anything becuase it is viral. He doesn't sleep well anyway which is probably normal for his age, but well it does seem like everyone else can get their baby to go back to sleep after 3am except us :puzzled: He will probably sleep after his next feed for a couple of hours, and hopefully 3 if I'm lucky, then he'll take his next feed and go down okish after that, but then he'll wake as usual at 3ish and off we go again. Even when I do manage to get him settled at the moment the slightest cough from him wakes him up and off we go again:no:

I am beyond this :zombie: and starting to be constantly like this :cry:

Does anyone at all have any ideas how I can help get rid of this cough EVER???? They once told me Kaede's would go 'soon' and two years later she still has hers - so I'm starting to panic :-(

[*Fallen Angel*]

I can imagine how wearing this situation is for you all and Nate so :higgies: . I would take him back to the GP and get a 2nd opinion. Can they not refer him to a paed who can do a thorough check up? Is he very phleghmy? Maybe it could be the milk (sorry, don't know if you are bf or not).

We have had some pretty bad times with Jess this year and her cough, so you have my utmost sympathies:higgies:

[lucypede]

:hug: You must be exhausted. How unfortunate to have both of them ill at the same time too.

Maybe you could try elevating the head of Nate's cot a bit? They always recommend you sleep sitting up if you have a bad chest (I used to as a teen) as it prevents the phlegm from sitting welling up (nice). It could help him to breathe a little easier at night.

I really hope it gets sorted soon.xxx

[L66TTY]

Hugs to you. With them both coughing is there anything in the house that could be causing it? Have you had our boiler serviced recently etc etc?

I think for a few nights it might be best just to tuck him in bed with you so you can at least get some sleep.

This is my worst fear about having another baby!!

[Tazdevil]

well, we got through the night 'somehow'. I eventually got Nate to sleep at 8.30 and then took Kaede upto bed 'late' and she eventually went sleep at 9.10.

Cleaned up everything downstairs and hubbie got in from work about 10.45 and sent me to bed.

Nate was up for his next feed about 12ish and around thsi time Kaede started whimpering and coughing. This then went on all night with Kaede and me practically on edge on the bed. Nate had a huge coughing fit at 3.50am that sounded terrible (hubbie was downstairs with him) promptly followed by more from Kaede and so it went on...........

I have wondered often over the last few weeks if 'something' in this house is provoking both my babies to now be not stop coughers and chesty. It seems so surreal that this is happening to me. hosptial insisted it is a viral infection though and nothing we can do about it.

Kaede is just a non-stop situation and I dread the thought of being referred to a paed. for Nate as the Kaede thing is going on now two years whilst we wait for 'these' type of appt.s to actually come up :angry:

He just seems too ickle to me to be suffering this. I want to help him, soothe him, but don't know how. How on earth does this simply just 'go' of its own accord??? It hasn't yet and it's been weeks and the last couple of days it's been worse :o(

[L66TTY]

Darling I think you have to speak to your HV and GP and anyone that will listen it sounds awful.

Can they test for viral infections anyone?

Is you house damp at all or anything like that???

Could you stay say at your mums for a few nights to see if it still happens there?

I know it must be so frustrating waiting for appointments but could you go down the private route at all I know its expensive but perhaps it might be worth it. Or does your hubbies job provide him with private health insurance as its free to add kids.

Sorry don't know much about your situation I just feel so sorry for you all.

Do they cough in the day too?

Hugs and hope you have a better night soon.