Chest PT

Part of Kelsie's CF therapy is to help clear her airway of the sticky mucous settling in her lungs. We do this by "pounding" on her chest and have been doing this twice a day since she was 3 weeks old.  It is vital in keeping her lungs healthy and will be part of her daily maintenance for the rest of her life. When she is bigger, there is a vest that she can wear but for now, we do it manually. It takes a total of 20+ min and has to be done at least an hour after a feeding - otherwise it would likely cause her to throw up. So, finding the time to do it is becoming more and more difficult but its so important that we have to make it priority.We have to pat pretty hard but if she is in a deep sleep, she usually just sleeps right through it.  

If she is awake, TV is the only thing that will keep her still long enough for PT

But most of the time, we do it when she is sound asleep :) Doesn't phase her a bit.