Oklahoma Mom Shares Her Story After Baby Hospitalized With RSV

On Tuesday Krista was in there three days and her mom Trina is a first-time mom and doesn't have a lot of experience with sick babies but said she knew something wasn’t right.

Wednesday, January 2nd 2019, 5:55 pm

By: News On 6


Krista Driver is a beautiful eight-week-old who just got out of The Children’s Hospital at St Francis.

On Tuesday Krista was in there three days and her mom Trina is a first-time mom and doesn't have a lot of experience with sick babies but said she knew something wasn’t right.

“She wasn’t smiling; the brightness in her eyes were not thee.”

She took Krista to the Springer Clinic Urgent Care, and they hospitalized her with RSV. She was dehydrated and had also developed kidney and bladder infections.

Dr. John Lukeman of Warren Clinic says he’s seeing lots of RSV right now and says what seems to be a simple cold or allergies, he says,  can get serious in a hurry.

Related: RSV: What To Do When Your Child Has Respiratory Syncytial Virus 

“Days 3 to 5 are when kids can get pretty sick,” said Lukeman.

He says it can quickly develop into pneumonia and newborns are not able to fight it off like older kids. Dr. Lukeman advises, “For babies under two months old we’d like to stay indoors, wash hands frequently, and no major exposures.”

Trina Driver says she’s gotten the message, and Krista is beginning to be her normal self again.

 

 

","published":"2019-01-02T23:55:54.000Z","updated":"2019-01-03T01:08:40.000Z","summary":"On Tuesday Krista was in there three days and her mom Trina is a first-time mom and doesn't have a lot of experience with sick babies but said she knew something wasn’t right.","affiliate":{"_id":"5c784a0c4961cb23ad330098","callSign":"kotv","origin":"https://www.newson6.com"},"contentClass":"news","createdAt":"2020-02-01T19:25:21.513Z","updatedAt":"2022-03-31T19:35:27.352Z","__v":2,"breakingNews":[],"entities":[{"_id":"6246027e6880e45323e239dc","text":"Krista Driver","type":"PERSON","__v":0},{"_id":"6246027f6880e45323e23b31","text":"John Lukeman","type":"PERSON","__v":0},{"_id":"6246027f6880e45323e23b10","text":"Trina Driver","type":"PERSON","__v":0},{"_id":"6244cf8a6880e45323bcb6bd","text":"The Children’s Hospital","type":"ORGANIZATION","__v":0},{"_id":"6246027f6880e45323e23b4e","text":"Springer Clinic Urgent Care","type":"ORGANIZATION","__v":0},{"_id":"62422b286880e45323bfc17a","text":"Warren Clinic","type":"ORGANIZATION","__v":0}],"hasBeenCheckedForEntities":true,"openInNewWindow":false,"show":true,"link":"/story/5e35d0a12f69d76f62016cd6/oklahoma-mom-shares-her-story-after-baby-hospitalized-with-rsv","hasSchedule":false,"id":"5e35d0a12f69d76f62016cd6"};
logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

January 2nd, 2019

November 13th, 2024

October 28th, 2024

October 17th, 2024

Top Headlines

November 19th, 2024

November 19th, 2024

November 19th, 2024

November 19th, 2024