Infant Asthma

S.,
Good morning! My children haven't had infant asthma but they do have food allergies. Wheezing can be a symptom of that as well. You could request a referral for a pediatric allergist to rule that out if you'd like. You could also talk to your pediatrician or allergist about eliminating foods if you are nursing or changing formulas if you use formula. Common allergens are milk, soy, eggs and nuts, to name a few. I know all children don't have food allergies but I'd hate to not mention it in case it could help! I've gotta run before munchkin #2 wakes but you're welcome to email me if you'd like any more info. Googled and found this quickly : http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/foodallerg...

Best of luck with his symptoms.
K.
oops- I just saw other similar responses - sorry for any overlap!!

One thing that will go against him is disposable diapers. They give off toxins and cause asthma like symptoms. If you do a google search of disposibles and asthma you will find one stufy where they put lab rats on clean disposible diapers for 1 hour and they experienced respitory problems.
Good luck
L.

Hi, S., I have not personally had a problem with this, but my friend has 3 out of 4 asthmatic children. She switched to
Melaleuca products, and her children have not used inhalers in over 2 1/2 years!!! Good luck. N. B.

Hi there,
Have they taken a look at his tonsils? Perhpas a weird question, but my older daughter was recently diagnosed with childhood sleep apnea. Part of her symptoms were wheezing and raspy breathing that she had forever (exasperated by individual cold events) When we finally got past treating individual cold events and got a referall to an allergist and Ear Nose Throat doctor, both even before physically examining her "knew" it was her tonsils (and adenoids) causing the breathing issues; confirmed by physical exam. So, its just a thought. Best wishes!

Well, really! An infant cannot be diagnosed with Asthma so young. I think you should take him to a chest X-ray. My two children had the same problem from birth until 1 years old and both of them take neubilzers treatments for there whezzing.

I hope this helps.

Hi S.,
My twin boys had infant asthma. It was actually viral induced caused by RSV when they were first born. This is probably a bit different than infant asthma, but I imagine when he catches a cold, it will increase. Anyway, when mine were infants and struggled to breathe, we made frequent trips to the ER and they were hospitalized on many occasions. Finally, a Pediatric nurse suggested we purchase a nebulizer and use it several times a day while the asthma was bad. There is a particular steroid (I think it is called Pulmicort) and a med that works immediately (can't remember the name off hand). Once we started this routine several times a day, the twins were able to breathe and sleep without a problem. It also kept us out of the hospital. But, we needed to begin the regime at the first sign of a cold. Hope this helps!
JM

Are you a big time cleaner in your house? Do you tend to use sprays, bleach, Lysol-type things, in your home? If so- stop right now. The indoor air quality of your home can contribute to it.
Unfortunately, asthma is all too common. It is more common in boys, and he may outgrow it when the proportions of his body change and triggers are recognised, minimized. He's too young to test for allergies, so you need to try and keep his environment as natural as possible. This can help tremenously and did in our case. Cantact me if you want to know what else we did and take "mild" asthma seriously. B.

If you are interested in a more holistic route, an acupuncturist can help with this. I have clients that I have sent to several practitioners, and they had very good results.
Diet plays a very big role as well.
Feel free to contact me if you want more info. and referrals.
L.
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So my son had the same problem and for some good news first, he's now three and unless he gets a really bad cold, we have no symptoms, so it can get better. My only real advice is get a nebulizer if you can, some insurances cover it, other's don't. It takes longer, but it works better and my son and a neighborhood friend both will sit with the nebulizer 100% better than the deal with the straight inhaler. Best of luck, be vigilant, but realize that it's not the end of the world and try not to worry too much (so much easier to say now then back then)!!

My daughter is 4 years old and was only recently diagnosed as asthmatic. Her symptoms showed when she had a cold, when she was as young as 5 months! She'd have a lingering chronic cough that didn't respond to any medicine. We never gave her over-the-counter meds, as there is already a family history of asthma and my son older had already been down that road and they had proven dangerous to him. But, even the asthmatic treatments weren't working. A pediatric allergist finally recommended Pulmicort and another med (can't remember name right off hand) instead of Albuterol. Worked immediately! Very frustrating process, but we now have answers.

I don't have any personal experience with infant asthma, but I wanted to ask you if you have consulted an allergist. Have you looked into whether or not he is reacting to something in his environment (i.e. food, pets, etc..)that could be causing the wheezing? Allergies and asthma tend to go hand in hand. I'll pray that you get the answers you need. God bless!

Hi S.,
Both Barabara and Heather mentioned the use of chemicals in the home and how this can have an adverse effect on anyone who has a condition such as asthma. One of my daughters started showing signs of mild asthma, but 18 months ago I decided to try using more natural based products in my home and she hasn't had a problem since. It is actually much easier and cheaper than most people realise to cut the chemicals from your home and it really will improve the health of your whole family. Let me know if you are interested in going down this road and I can give you some more details.

L. P

Are you nursing?
I'd give him infant probiotics bought from the Health Food Center in the frig section, to up him immune system.
Run a cool mist humidifier, and always depend on God.
You can go to the Healing Rooms of Tiderwater too and they will pray and have gone miracles, so it would be worth your time! Looking them up...Ches.
God Bless!