Bronchiolitis: Infant
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Bronchiolitis
Asked by K.O. from New York
on January 30, 2010
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Hi moms-
My 5 month old had developed bronchiolitis. She is really stuffy and keeps coughing. As a result she's not sleeping well. I know that it's a virus and we mu...
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- My son had this when he was 3 months old. I feel for you! It's terrible! Our doctor gave us a nebulizer and albuteral for him to be used every 4 hours. I don't th...
- Hi K., I have put a little ground up alfalfa and vitamin C in a bit of juice or water. But make sure your doctor is ok with it. Are you using the little bulb syring...
- Look on the bottle and/or ask your doctor, but Vick's Vaporub makes a Baby Vicks version that I've used on both of my boys when they were infants. I'm pretty sure I us...
2 1/2 Month Old with Bronchiolitis
Asked by M.T. from Oklahoma City
on February 9, 2007
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I'm not sure if I spelled it right, but we took my 2 month old to the doctor with a very bad cold and cough. He said she had bronchiolitis. Can anyone tell me what I c...
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- Hi M.- I am a pediatric chiropractor in Kansas, and a "survivor" of bronchiolitis at 4 months old. I wish my parents had known then what we know now... Of cours...
- My daughter had that at 5months she is now 6 months. Syring her nose. And when she coughs my peditrician also recommended turning her over and patting her on the back ...
- I know it sounds horrible, but take the blue syringe they gave you in the hospital and suck it out that way. My daughter is 2 and they just had me do it to her. It sou...
Infant Inhaler
Asked by J.B. from Indianapolis
on June 18, 2008
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My 8 month old daughter was just diagnosed with viral induced asthma and was given an infant inhaler to use twice a day. The medication she was put on is called Flo Ve...
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- It's not the kind of steroid that will mess with metabolism or cause infertility. It is a "localized" steroid that stops inflamation in the bronchiols so your child ca...
- Hi, my daughter (now 8) was diagnosed with RSV around 6 months of age and had to go through daily steroid treatments of pulmicort and albuterol. We gave it to her thr...
- My son took that too at that age for recurring bronchiolitis without any problem. I took the same medication myself for years without side effects. Inhaled steroids ...
What Does Retraction Look like in an Infant?
Asked by M.Q. from Amarillo
on February 22, 2008
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I have an 8 week old infant with Bronchiolitis and have been told to watch for retraction. I notice when he breathes in that there is a spot on either side of his low...
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- M., Retraction is exactly what you are looking at. If when your son breathes in, you can see the skin going into the ribs, that is retraction...also look for his u...
- What you're looking at is definitely retractions and should be taken very seriously! When babies have retractions it means that they are having to use extra muscles to...
- My son had chronic croup. He had what they called retraction many, many times. When he would breathe in it was like his chest skin would wrap up under and around his...
Infant Cough
Asked by D.C. from Phoenix
on April 6, 2008
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Hello
My daughter is 11 weeks old. She had the usual vaccinations at 2 months old. Since then she has had a cough that won't go away. I have been to the doctor twice ...
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- D., There are Therapeutic Grade Essential oisl that will help allievate her cough. you are welcome to email em for more help. www.jessicawild.com J. Wild mom to f...
- Hi D., I'm not sure about the cough - My son didn't have that but I Know for a fact that there is not any mercury in vaccines anymore. They changed the formulas over...
- Well my son had the same thing happen to him so i maked it one my calender and the following year with in days it happened again. The wind and nasty stuff in the air t...
Infant with RSV
Asked by L.M. from Austin
on November 17, 2008
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I took my 3 month old baby girl to hospital this past Wednesday. They ran a series of test on her, it came back that she has RSV- respitory virus. Ok great, but now wh...
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- Get a new freaking Dr. he sounds like an IDIOT, she is 3 months old for goodness sake. This is a serious virus and you need s/o who is interested in helping you.
- Go to ER or another Doctor.......
- My friends baby is a month old and recoverying from RSV and he was on around the clock breathing treatments at the hospital and at home to help with the mucous in the ...
How to handle infant congestion?
Asked by S.G. from Dallas
on February 24, 2008
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My 5 month old son has been constantly congested for 2 months, and it has turned into two ear infections so far. He carries a fever of 100 - 102 with it, and it has on...
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- Hi S., While you are in the process of finding out what is causing the congestion, a few more suggestions to try to help alleviate some of the discomfort is to elevat...
- Do you have animals? My oldest was sick like that also and we had two furry dogs in the house. Turns out he is very allergic to pet dander and as soon as we moved the ...
- Have you asked your doctor about brething treatments? My daughter had very similar things happen when she was really young and they put her on breathing treatments and...
Sick Baby
Asked by A.W. from Atlanta
on October 30, 2007
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I took my 7 month old to the dr last Wednesday (almost a week ago) as he was coughing pretty badly. The dr told me he has bronchiolitis. She then recommended the flu s...
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- Children can run fevers from the bronchitis or the flu shot. Your doctor is right about needing it. Believe me the last thing you want is a child sick with the flu. ...
- Hi A., There was a time for vaccinations in our history. And there may even be a time today but it is the pharmaceutical industry is who is educating our doctors to...
- My doctor wont give shots if a child is sick.Dont know why your doctor rec. it but not only would my doctor had stopped the coaching but he wouldnt be dumb enough to g...
Any Mothers with Infant Who Stopped Breathing or Had ALTE
Asked by R.C. from New York
on September 21, 2008
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hi everyone
my 9 week old baby boy on friday stopped breathing for 10-15 seconds and turned blue. We went to the pediatrican and ER and they told us he had experience...
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- Did they check for reflux? A similar thing happened to my son 2 days after he was born and when checking his heart they saw acid in his esophagus. The cardiologist e...
- Maybe your doctor already told you this but some of the stuff I've learned recently regarding SIDS may be helpful - Make sure no one smokes around baby, especially not...
- What a scary experience. Even as a nurse it would have unnerved me. ALTE is an acronym for an event that could be cause by anything. Croup, reflux, bronchiolitis a...
Baby Will Only Sleep in Swing
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on February 3, 2008
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My son is going on 9 months old and has gone from one health problem to another. First we dealt with colic when he was first born, then it was reflux disease, next wa...
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- I am sorry if this is not what most people will advocate but its the best - trust me. Put your baby on his stomach to sleep and if you are too nervous get a motion se...
- Your poor son. As they doctors say, sleep them propped up when they are ill. Okay,yea - how can you do that when they are in a crib. I am a mom of twins... I JUST t...
- I dont' know if this would be worth it for you since he is already 9 months, but maybe this would help? http://www.ambybaby.com/ Also, he is old enough (assuming...
