Life is hard enough when your child is not feeling good, it is unbelievable when the doctor says that your child is also having breathing issues. We recently found out that our house rental was infested with black mold and it was causing Juliana and I to be sick. My husband has also been showing some issues with coughing and had bronchitis about 6 weeks ago. We moved out but we … [Read more...]
Chest Physical Therapy for Infants with a Kinésitérapheute
Exposure to black mold has caused my daughter and I to have severe congestion. There is not much that could be done for us besides moving out of the house. Our doctor prescribed Juliana 6 sessions at the kiné (physical therapist) and an inhaler with two different strengths of medicine. Before entering the office of our kiné, I told my husband that I needed to understand … [Read more...]
Black Mold Infested Our House in France
I have been sick for 5 weeks and my baby has been sick for over 1 week. We thought I had a cold and passed it on to Juliana, not realizing our house was infested by mold. Moisture is dripping from several spots on the ceiling, nourishing large patches of black fungus. Behind my husband’s office door is spot about 1 foot wide by 2 feet high. The wall is so waterlogged that … [Read more...]
What to Do When Your Baby is Sick in France
Our little Juliana just got her first cold at the age of 3 months. It was bound to happen since I have had a cold for over 4 weeks now. Even though Juliana sleeps for 7 to 9 hours at night, by the time I fall asleep from my stuffy nose I get only about 4 to 5 hours of sleep. It is hard to get better when I cannot rest. When she started coughing and sneezing, we took her to … [Read more...]