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Pulmicort - Steroids for Asthma/Lung Issues

Do any of you have children who have taken Pulmicort or another steroid for asthma/lung issues. My son was born 3 months premature and therefore had immature lungs. In addition he had a chest tube for a pneumo-thorax and pneumonia all in the first two weeks of life, came home on oxygen, etc. This was all a year ago and he's doing incredible. Has been off of oxygen since April. All of that said, he is struggling with weather changes and the cold and flu season. A tiny cold leads to wheezing and bronchiolitis almost every time. My doc...

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Neb Treatment or Inhalerr? ETA - :)

My baby has been on and inhaler for over a week straight, every 4-5 hours yet still gets wheezy. Does the inhaler not work as well as it could for infants? Baby is almost a year old, wheezing always comes back after a bit but is only off and on, not all the time like it was before. They said to go back in if it happens again before our next doctor's appointment but it comes and goes so once I get there, it has calmed down or has died off.....someone suggested a nebulizer woudl be better but I had no idea there was a big difference. Don't...