I took Emma back to the doctor's office today and he prescribed a puffer for her. I know puffers are quite common, but nobody in this house has ever used one so we don't know anything about them. I went to the drugstore and got the puffer and the kid version comes with this big plastic contraption that you attach the puffer to. It has this rubber mask at one end that I have to put over Emma' mouth and nose and she has to take 6 breaths. We have to do this twice and then she has to rinse her mouth out with water. Well, I figured, good luck getting a 2 year old to do all that, but she did great!! She wasn't overly thrilled, but she did let me put the mask over her face and she followed instructions. I'll see how she does with it tomorrow now that she knows what it's all about...it may not be so easy the 2nd time!
Thomas and I went to the outdoor rink again. Well, I should say we tried to go to our usual rink but it was "closed due to inclement weather"... excuse me?? Isn't a temperature in the 30s and a light snow PERFECT outdoor skating weather...what are they waiting for, beach weather??lol Anyhow, thankfully another rink in our area toughed it out through the one inch snowfall and we had a great skate! Thomas' skating is really coming along, it's great to see!
4 comments:
Deanna uses a puffer for a recurring cough she has, and adjusted to it in no time, over a year ago. Emma will be fine and lots of children need them for different reasons when they are small and then grow out of needing them. I find that I make-up a silly song to sing for the time she is supposed to be breathing in the mask for, and that helps distract her and make it a little bit fun.
Poor Emma! I hope she's okay soon!
Glad to hear that Thomas' skating is improving - I haven't been yet this year, but am an avid skater myself.
Cari
I hope Emma does well with her puffer. It's not so bad. Kira had asthma as a baby and until last year she used her puffer regularily. Emma was put on a puffer for a nasty cold last winter but she only needed it for a short time and hasn't used it since. She was really good about taking the mask and meds. Good luck and hope Miss Emma is feeling better real soon. Big hug Emma.
Hi my sweet Emma hope you are feeling better soon..we Luv you
Carolyn& Rebecca
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