Almost 3 years ago, my third child was born. It was my best pregnancy and easiest labor and delivery. The recovery was a walk in the park. I thought for sure that adding on a third kid would be no problem.
I was wrong. At 8 weeks old, Rhett was admitted to Children’s Hospital due to RSV. His little body fought to breathe. He was congested and had to be suctioned out frequently in order to get oxygen and when that didn’t work, he needed an oxygen mask. It was terrifying.
He developed an ear infection, so he received antibiotics.
He developed thrush and a yeast infection from the antibiotics.
He got better, then developed another ear infection.
More antibiotics.
Then breathing treatments. Albuterol.
More yeast.
More antibiotics.
Reflux and spit-up and projectile vomiting.
Ears.
Antibiotics.
Breathing treatments.
Ibuprofen. Tylenol.
ANTIBIOTICS.
Do you get the picture? Do you see the cycle? We were on a cycle of insanity. After the 8th round of antibiotics, he got ear tubes and that seemed to lessen the frequency of the ear infections… but it didn’t heal him. Continue reading “Rhett’s Story – How Treating the Root of Illness Changed Everything”