Toddler Pneumonia

My 18 month old son was diagnosed with pneumonia yesterday. I was 2.5 hours away doing a sales call and my husband was just under an hour away. I immediately called the doctor when our daycare provider (that baby whisperer) said his fever was back. This would have been the 3rd day that I had thought the fever was gone. We had 30 minutes to get to the Doctors office before the doctor was gone and I had his health card. Talk about a stressful situation. I knew if the pediatrician didn't see him the walk in clinic would require his health card.

Although, I didn't know it was toddler pneumonia at the time, I knew it was serious with a fever back again!

My husband arrived at the doctor's office and she was kind enough to wait in order to see my son. She quickly diagnosed him and sent us down for an x-ray confirming the infection in his lungs. Mild pneumonia, confirmed.

I was feeling really guilty about not catching it sooner. I thought he just had a cold because he was acting his normal self. Playing lots, running around. I knew he was sick because he wasn't sleeping well and he was coughing a little.

The Doctor prescribed him Amoxicillin 3mls 3 times a day and already the mucous is starting to come up. His nose if running more and I can hear it come up when he coughs.

My homemade remedies to sooth and help the antibiotics are:

steaming the bathroom for 10 minutes and clapping his chest and back with my hands for another 5 minutes 3-4 times a day. Including honey and cinnamon into his cereal before bedtime at night. Warm air humidifier in the bedroom during all sleep times.

Here is a helpful website I referred to when learning more on the illness: Dr. Sears  I also check this website for many other questions I have about the golden boy.