Snotosaurus Takes Virginia
If there is anyone out there who would like to make a million dollars, I have a product for you to invent: Baby Cough Syrup. Amazingly, it does not exist for infants. Andrew's cough was so bad last night, it took two hours to get him to sleep, and then he woke up at 3am and didn't go back to sleep until 4am - all because of his cough. The cough was bad enough - not hacky, really, but very drawn out - that I took him to the doctor this morning, where the following conversation was held:
Me: He has a cough and a runny nose. And since we're here, he will obviously not be coughing and his nose appears to be dry.
Doctor: Yeah, that's the way it goes. I have kids too. He's not running a fever, and his ears are okay, and his lungs sound clear, so I'd say just watch and if the cough gets worse...
Andrew: HACK COUGH CHOKE SPLUTTER COUGH COUGH WHEEZE COUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.
Doctor: *eyes wide* Good God.
Me: Yay, Andrew! Good boy!
Doctor: What say we do a strep test?
Holding the baby down for a strep test turns out to be an excellent way of getting your morning exercise. Happily, it was negative. The doctor wasn't sure if cough stuff came for infants, but she uses it for her older kids and said if it's on the shelf, it would be fine to try.
Not only is the stuff not on the shelf, but there wasn't even a space for it, so I'm going with the assumption that it doesn't exist, not that it does exist and was pulled in that recent batch of "Oops-don't-use-this-medicine-on-your-child" recalls.
Anyway, assuming Andrew will nap for longer than 45 minutes this afternoon, I have video for you. Don't hold your breath, though.
Me: He has a cough and a runny nose. And since we're here, he will obviously not be coughing and his nose appears to be dry.
Doctor: Yeah, that's the way it goes. I have kids too. He's not running a fever, and his ears are okay, and his lungs sound clear, so I'd say just watch and if the cough gets worse...
Andrew: HACK COUGH CHOKE SPLUTTER COUGH COUGH WHEEZE COUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.
Doctor: *eyes wide* Good God.
Me: Yay, Andrew! Good boy!
Doctor: What say we do a strep test?
Holding the baby down for a strep test turns out to be an excellent way of getting your morning exercise. Happily, it was negative. The doctor wasn't sure if cough stuff came for infants, but she uses it for her older kids and said if it's on the shelf, it would be fine to try.
Not only is the stuff not on the shelf, but there wasn't even a space for it, so I'm going with the assumption that it doesn't exist, not that it does exist and was pulled in that recent batch of "Oops-don't-use-this-medicine-on-your-child" recalls.
Anyway, assuming Andrew will nap for longer than 45 minutes this afternoon, I have video for you. Don't hold your breath, though.