Ellie's Emergency

Last Wednesday, Ellie woke up from her nap with a croup cough.  Abbey had it last week and has had it before and Ellie was playing and eating, so I thought she'd be Ok.  Put her to bed at 8 and at 10 she was awake with that horrible cough and difficulty breathing.  For the first time as a mom, I chose to take my child to the ER.  I went to University.  It was about eleven when we arrived.  Ellie was miserable and didn't like them doing anything to her.  They gave her the steroid that helps reduce the swelling, but wanted to do a breathing treatment right away as she was struggling so much.  I had to hold her down the whole time while the nurse did the mask.  That was hard.  But I saw progress soon after.

We had to stay for observation for three hours, which is when it wears off to make sure she could breathe.  I forced her to settle down and I stayed right next to her.  She slept some.  I did, too.  We had four doctors... It's a teaching hospital and the Peds side was slow.  Sent home at 4, she is doing better today.  Hard to see my little one struggle.  Glad we were in Syracuse and not oswego.