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My son had RSV last summer/fall, and it is serious stuff. I was terrified he was going to stop breathing in the middle of the night.
He is on breathing treatments now. I wonder if he is more suseptible (sp?)
Thank the Lord I live in a rural area. West Nile anyone?

My kids has RSV too, it's very scary and we could have lost my twins as they were only 4 months when they got it. But the breathing treatments have continued throughout the years as RSV can leave children with asthma and a tendency to need treatments even when coming down with what other kids would experience as a mild cold. My kids are going on 9 and 7 (the twins) now and 2 of them seem to be outgrowing the afteraffects now but my one twin just recently needed the breathing treatments and steroids again. Do you have your child sleeping up on a bit of an incline? This is what I did/was advised to do as the mucus is less inclined to settle...so breathing is easier. Ask your doctor about it. I can totally understand how scary RSV is, we have had many trips to the ER in the past. There is a FReeper here who was actively trying to get hospitals to give immunizations to at risk babies for RSV. A vaccine is available but not offered as the cost of it is 'too high'. I wish doctors and hospitals would educate people about RSV and offer the vaccine....