9 days to go and DD has walking pneumonia!

[Fintastic]

DD is on antibiotics now. Somebody please tell me that she’ll be over it before too long!

I don’t want this to sound like I’m more worried about the vacation than DD, but she’s acting fine – she has a low-grade temperature and a wet cough, but she’s acting like herself. I just want her to be able to enjoy Disney. We’ve been planning since September 2006 and now it’s finally getting closer, and now poor DD gets sick.

 

[Kimmumum]

I had walking pnuemonia a couple of years ago 3 times in 3 months.

The only advice I can give is to not go commando. She may look fine and act fine but she will wear out really easy. Try to sneak in a nap. Try to relax a bit. I'm sure she'll be fine but you don't want it coming back after you return.

Have a great time

 

[Fintastic]

We're going to bring our nebuilizer in case she needs breathing treatments while we're there, but I do hope we can kick this thing before we go.

 

[Ellester]

I had walking pneumonia a few years ago, not pleasant. I agree with Kimmum that you may need to take it easier for her sake. I would expect her to be mostly better, but expect her stamina to take a hit. You may need to enforce some rest time to make sure she doesn't overdo it and risk a relapse. Thankfully, kids are resilient so I'm sure you'll still have a great time.

 

[kellyg403]

I also have had it. I agree with others, I felt much better after going through the antibiotic regimine but was tired for weeks afterwards. Take it slow and easy for her!

Kelly

 

[tmarquez]

My DD had it earlier this year, she's 4. Her only symptom was a cough and fever, other than that she seemed fine, not tired, no cold-like symptoms. She got a breathing treatment and went on antibiotics and was literally back to her old self in 2 days. I think little ones really bounce back quick.

Just make sure you finish the course of antibiotice completely. Have a great trip!

 

[Fintastic]

My DD had it earlier this year, she's 4. Her only symptom was a cough and fever, other than that she seemed fine, not tired, no cold-like symptoms. She got a breathing treatment and went on antibiotics and was literally back to her old self in 2 days. I think little ones really bounce back quick.

That sounds exactly like DD. We almost didn't even take her to the doctor because other than the persistent low-grade fever and raspy cough, she didn't even act sick at all. But I wanted it looked at just in case with our trip coming up.

We'll definitely take it easy and go at her speed. We'll have a stroller for her in case she gets worn out and we'll go back to the hotel when we need to.