Freaking Out.... - Lewisville,NC

Switch her onto a soy formula, or since she is close to a year, go to rice milk. Also avoid anything with wheat. I went thru the same thing with my son, they also wanted to try and put him on previcid (that's when I drew the line). I started doing some research and milk (even soy) and wheat are high mucus producers, most people think that if you have an allergy it is all in the stomach, but these both cause respiratory problems. Good Luck.

I have a 4year old ibeen dealing with his allergy of milk,eggs,penutsandsoy then it turn in to asthma when it gets cold seson it gets bad i do not take him outside just rent movies and playing with him; sand or dogs gets bad asthma ordusts ,cold feets when it gets cold cover her with zipper pijamas do not wash hair if is too cold good luck call if you want M. ###-###-####

Hi! I know it is so scary watching your child go through all this. My middle daughter was on all the things you mentioned when she was little. Did your Ped. explain to you that most children will grow out of childhood asthma? Well, they do! That is the good news! My daughter is now 9 yrs. old and doing fine. She has not been on a nebulizer or any meds in a few years now. I still keep a bottle of singulair handy, but havent had to use it in a long time! Hang in there, things will get better!

Hey! Sorry to hear you are going thru this. I myself am going thru it also. My youngest son who is 2 1/2 had RSV at 2 weeks old and literally stopped breathing at night. He was in the NICU for 2 weeks. He was not diagnosed with asthma but he was on breathinng treatments and steroids till 1 year old and off and on till 2. He got Croup at his 1st birthday and then again at 18 months. Because he has had so many problems since birth when ever he gets sick he gets it 10 times worse than a normal healthy child his age. He is underweight and now goes thru speech therapy because he is speech delayed. Trust me it is very scary and i freak out over it all the time. I even slept woth him for about a year just so i could watch his breathing. The only thing that kept me sane was lots of praying and putting it in God's hands! Everytime he gets a runny nose i will watch his breathing. Every time he has to have a breathing treatment(which is slim to none now) they always give me enough supply to last a year! I will pray for your family.

My daughter, now 18 months, went through this when she was around 6 months old. Our pediatrician sent us to a pediatric respitory doctor and he said she would most likely grow out of it by the time she was two. Thankfully she is much better. He instructed us to only use the nebulizer when she was having trouble (we could often hear her breathing or feel it in her lungs when she breathed). He put her on Xopenex and it seemed to do the trick. If she did get sick we would only use the nebulizer for about 3 days and she would be much better. I don't think we have had to neb her for almost 3 months now. Don't get scared and hope that she is as lucky as my little one and outgrows it.

I have/had asthma. They gave me all of those drugs and told me what they told you and it was true, until I got off that train! I saw a local homeopath and I no longer suffer with asthma and no longer need the meds. If I get sick, it doesn't automatically turn into bronchitis as it used to. So there are natural alternatives that actually offer hope.

I would also look into food sensitivities, dairy and wheat are biggies in respiratory issues.

A.

Hey H.-
From the sound of things, it seems your little girl has the same issue my son had when he was smaller. I'm a smoker, but didn't smoke around my son much, regardless, he kept having breathing problems. After trying most of the medicines you mentioned, none of them really seemed to clear it up, it just surpressed it for a little bit. Finally, Christmas 2006 he got very sick and we took him to the hopital. He ended up having RSV, you may want your doctor to check into this. I did find out that everyone pretty much gets this from time to time but its worse in children. I also found out that most children that get it.....it will be the worst if they get it before they're 2 years old. Hope this helps.

Okay - first of all, try to stay calm. Our kids can sense when we are stressed and upset and this makes it all the harder for them because they become stressed as well. This does not help the situation. You are doing all the right things by gettin her the treatment she needs. My youngest developed pneumonia three times in his first year of life (he is now two). Each time we went through the same thing you are going through now and each time he gets a cold I hold my breath a little praying that it doesn't turn into it again. Here's the good news - he hasn't had episode in almost a year now. He's had a few colds but none have turned so bad that he needed meds to get over them. Hopefully, with your daughter, as her immune system stregthens she will also be able to get over these bugs easier. They cannot officially diagnose asthma until there are multiple breathing episodes like this. She's way too young to have this diagnosis yet. Keep an eye on her, stay calm and be there for her. She'll get through it. Continue to get her good treatment and stay positive, especially around her. Best wishes!!

H.,

I'm no Dr but your daughters symptoms sound alot like my brothers son. He had RSV which he got at 3 weeks and was in intensive care for over a month on all kinds of medication to get his breathing regulated and the fluid out of his lungs. I would ask about RSV, it might be something they can run a test for and that way if they rule it out you can return the asthma diagnosis. I think its hard to accept something they cant definitly tell you about because of her age. Good luck, I know she'll be ok. Babies are so much stronger then we think they are.

L.

My son had this happend in Feb. of last year. He had just turned 2 years old. He had a pretty bad cold and when I was holding him I noticed he was trying too hard to breath. I took him to his doctor, luckily they were open on Sundays from 12-4, and when we got their they checked his oxygen levels by putting the monitor on his finger and it was pretty low so they started some albuterol treatments in the office and after one his level still were not up so they called us an ambulance to get transported to the hospital. Once we were there he had been on oxygen for a while and his levels were coming up but they still kept him overnight and did chest x-rays. I still don't know exactly what it was but she did say that more than likely anytime he got sick like that again we would have to use the albuterol and flovent nebulizers, which we have to with his bad colds, but not all.

It was a pretty scary experience, but he was fine and now I just know when he gets sick and starts with the heavy coughing and breathing I start the nebulizers and it usually helps it out after the first day of treatment. Good luck with your little girl!

Albuterol is a bronchodialator..( opens us up ) not a steriod..I have Cystic Fibrosis (48 yrs old).I'll say a pray she heals quickly! C. ____@____.com

I wish I could say something to help you, but when I read your story, my heart opened up to you, I can't even imagine, but I hope all comes out okay for your little angel, and yourself. God Bless.
T.

Our oldest, now 12 went through all that. He does not have full blown asthma, he does carry an inhaler during spring and fall for the pollen outside. While hating having all these meds going at once, it sure does make a difference!! We bought the nebulizer when he was 10 months old, and used it quite often. Everytime he got sick, about every 3-4 months, we would have to use it. He is a very healthy 12 yr old boy and plays sports, goes hiking with his Boy Scouts, can climbs trees in a flash, etc..... So in the end those meds are worth it to me! Good Luck! :)

Mam-
Have you thought about seeing a holistic Health Practitioner? I only ask because my best friend had leukemia and asthma when she was 2 and her father put her on herbs and vitamins--NEVER used chemotherapy and my friend not only healed but NEVER relapsed! She did use an inhaler for a time butt then grew out of it. There is some great stuff for respiratory problems ... and some people will say you can't know the side affects or benefits but vitamins and herbs have been used for 1,000 of years ... whereas all the drugs the Dr.'s put people on are all experimental, they don't know the side affects either, so either way you are taking a chance. I would trust nature better anyway.
V/R-Jenn

Hi H.,

I have a 3 yr old grandson with asthma since a newborn. He is still using the nebulizer only infrequent as he grows. His doctor has predicted he will outgrow this. Hopefully, will be the same for your little girl.

It is very scary when they are so little. When you here the wheezing you know the neb is needed. Now mine starts with a cough & is on every 4 hrs as needed. Usually, this only occurs during season changes, if then.

I just keep neb & meds with me & daycare only if may be needed.

Good luck to you. Hope this helps in some way~~~

Debbie