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Having a child in daycare, I became very aware of RSV. Last year right before Christmas we experienced this first hand. Our son was 4 months old and came home from daycare with cold like symptoms. We noticed a persistent cough and fever. We took him to the doctor to find out he had RSV. This was scary to go through, but since we caught it early we were able to just treat with medication and go home.

Prior to this I hadn’t even heard of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). I found out all I could, you can check out all about it here:

We were fortune to not have a severe case. Being pro active this season is the only preventative you can do. Especially if your baby was born prematurely. Premature births are more at risk because their lungs were not fully functioning. But all children are susceptible to getting RSV.

We have learned steps to protect our little one for this season, washing hands regularly and keeping toys sanitized. We are working hard to make sure not to go through this again this year. I even checked to make sure these are also followed up at day care as a preventative measure.

 Check out more information here: http://bit.ly/2bvRxSm

 It is better to be aware and prepared than to be shocked like we were.