Wheezing in babies
Discussion
I don't know if anyone has guidance. Like all things will ask the consultant when we see her but any experience welcomed.
Baby has had persistant colds/coughs and broncholitis (sp) - chest recession/high resp rate etc since coming out of hospital. It's never been bad enough to require any major treatment but has been enough to delay an op and to get sent to hospital by Gp 3 times.
He's now on an inhaler to help as feeding became a real issue with the persistant coughing and wheezing at night. Still slightly recessed.
Apart from that and bad reflux (oh and the hernia op) and constant constipation he's healthy and gaining some weight.
Is this wheezing and coughing likely to persist? If I remember correctly a lot of babies wheeze and grow out of it?
(background - 32 weeker - 6 weeks in scbu - severe RDS treated)
Baby has had persistant colds/coughs and broncholitis (sp) - chest recession/high resp rate etc since coming out of hospital. It's never been bad enough to require any major treatment but has been enough to delay an op and to get sent to hospital by Gp 3 times.
He's now on an inhaler to help as feeding became a real issue with the persistant coughing and wheezing at night. Still slightly recessed.
Apart from that and bad reflux (oh and the hernia op) and constant constipation he's healthy and gaining some weight.
Is this wheezing and coughing likely to persist? If I remember correctly a lot of babies wheeze and grow out of it?
(background - 32 weeker - 6 weeks in scbu - severe RDS treated)
I was kind of wondering if this would develop into asthma. It could be a hang over from his start in life that is lings are weak. I don't know. I don't know what is normal to be honest!
He's now vomiting as well - which is more than usual. The virus appears to be making very phlemy and exascerbating his reflux.
He's now vomiting as well - which is more than usual. The virus appears to be making very phlemy and exascerbating his reflux.
Our first baby developed heavy wheeziness/breathing difficulties on a regular basis from a few months old. Typically happened at night, meaning a midnight dash to the out of hours doctor service where they gave him a nebuliser.
Eventually they decided he was asthmatic (with chesty colds as a trigger), once we had the inhaler the doctor told us how many puffs we could administer if he was having an attack, and this seemed to solve the problem. Good news is he has largely grown out of it and at 6 very rarely needs the inhaler.
Eventually they decided he was asthmatic (with chesty colds as a trigger), once we had the inhaler the doctor told us how many puffs we could administer if he was having an attack, and this seemed to solve the problem. Good news is he has largely grown out of it and at 6 very rarely needs the inhaler.
Our little man (just under 6 months) has had a cold for about a month now which has pretty much subsided but he has a nasty cough.
Doesn't seem to bother him too much. Took him back to the Doc's on Monday and she detected a slight wheeze on his chest so she has given him an inhaler and breathing tube (thingy).
Apparently he just needs to have it around once a day to clear up the wheezing.
He seems very happy again!
Doesn't seem to bother him too much. Took him back to the Doc's on Monday and she detected a slight wheeze on his chest so she has given him an inhaler and breathing tube (thingy).
Apparently he just needs to have it around once a day to clear up the wheezing.
He seems very happy again!
Got two toddlers, getting sick is just a fact of life, it's all they seem to do this time of year. Currently our youngest wakes up every hour for a good moan, cough, wheeze etc repeat ad infinitum. I reckon they are sick 8 months of the year - lol. It's good for them really, strengthens the immune system for when they're older.
Definitely keep on top of the breathing of course, use the nebuliser, use karvol, calpol, milk, do silly dances in front of the mirror etc to cheer them up
Try going in the bathroom and turn on all the hot water taps to create a steam room. That can help sometimes too.
It really is amazing how sick the little beggars get and how frequently. It's certainly scary until you realise just about everyone elses kids get the same things. Of course should never ignore or get complacent about symptoms and if the doctors tell you off for being over cautious tell them to politely bugger off! lol
Definitely keep on top of the breathing of course, use the nebuliser, use karvol, calpol, milk, do silly dances in front of the mirror etc to cheer them up
Try going in the bathroom and turn on all the hot water taps to create a steam room. That can help sometimes too. It really is amazing how sick the little beggars get and how frequently. It's certainly scary until you realise just about everyone elses kids get the same things. Of course should never ignore or get complacent about symptoms and if the doctors tell you off for being over cautious tell them to politely bugger off! lol
Don't know if this is relevant to the OP, but my son was born 6 weeks prem so under developed lungs.
After 2 weeks in scu he had to have a blood transfusion ( 1 of 3, unrelated issue) and then also developed bronchiolitis.
This caused him to stop breathing several times at home (daddy here administered mouth to nose several times), he ended up in hospital for 2 weeks, one of those weeks in his own little oxygen bubble.
The first year of his life we were back and forward to hospital at any time of day and night at the first whiff of his breathing become a struggle - usually it turned out we were just being over concerned parents!
Anyway, fast forward 4 years - he coughs more than most kids, has a slightly huskier voice but generally you'd never know how bad he he'd been.
After 2 weeks in scu he had to have a blood transfusion ( 1 of 3, unrelated issue) and then also developed bronchiolitis.
This caused him to stop breathing several times at home (daddy here administered mouth to nose several times), he ended up in hospital for 2 weeks, one of those weeks in his own little oxygen bubble.
The first year of his life we were back and forward to hospital at any time of day and night at the first whiff of his breathing become a struggle - usually it turned out we were just being over concerned parents!
Anyway, fast forward 4 years - he coughs more than most kids, has a slightly huskier voice but generally you'd never know how bad he he'd been.
Zip106 said:
Don't know if this is relevant to the OP, but my son was born 6 weeks prem so under developed lungs.
After 2 weeks in scu he had to have a blood transfusion ( 1 of 3, unrelated issue) and then also developed bronchiolitis.
This caused him to stop breathing several times at home (daddy here administered mouth to nose several times), he ended up in hospital for 2 weeks, one of those weeks in his own little oxygen bubble.
The first year of his life we were back and forward to hospital at any time of day and night at the first whiff of his breathing become a struggle - usually it turned out we were just being over concerned parents!
Anyway, fast forward 4 years - he coughs more than most kids, has a slightly huskier voice but generally you'd never know how bad he he'd been.
(!) Well done you, can't imagine the stress. After 2 weeks in scu he had to have a blood transfusion ( 1 of 3, unrelated issue) and then also developed bronchiolitis.
This caused him to stop breathing several times at home (daddy here administered mouth to nose several times), he ended up in hospital for 2 weeks, one of those weeks in his own little oxygen bubble.
The first year of his life we were back and forward to hospital at any time of day and night at the first whiff of his breathing become a struggle - usually it turned out we were just being over concerned parents!
Anyway, fast forward 4 years - he coughs more than most kids, has a slightly huskier voice but generally you'd never know how bad he he'd been.
Been into Hospital twice now with my boy for this kind of thing. They describe it as a 'Viral Induced Wheeze' and can't really call it Asthma at this age (he just turned 1). He now has some preventative medicine which he needs daily for the next 6 months. Hopefully he'll grow out of it. It seems that it's not unusual in young children.
marctwo said:
Been into Hospital twice now with my boy for this kind of thing. They describe it as a 'Viral Induced Wheeze' and can't really call it Asthma at this age (he just turned 1). He now has some preventative medicine which he needs daily for the next 6 months. Hopefully he'll grow out of it. It seems that it's not unusual in young children.
Our little man had to go in last weekend (via ambulance) for this... turns out he has/had bronchitusCoco H said:
I don't know if anyone has guidance. Like all things will ask the consultant when we see her but any experience welcomed.
Baby has had persistant colds/coughs and broncholitis (sp) - chest recession/high resp rate etc since coming out of hospital. It's never been bad enough to require any major treatment but has been enough to delay an op and to get sent to hospital by Gp 3 times.
He's now on an inhaler to help as feeding became a real issue with the persistant coughing and wheezing at night. Still slightly recessed.
Apart from that and bad reflux (oh and the hernia op) and constant constipation he's healthy and gaining some weight.
Is this wheezing and coughing likely to persist? If I remember correctly a lot of babies wheeze and grow out of it?
(background - 32 weeker - 6 weeks in scbu - severe RDS treated)
As others have said, re colds and wheezing, most seem to have suffered this winter. I have 5yo and 3yo and they just basically take it turns to have a cold, for the last 5 months. Eldest starts wheezing slightly when the cold goes down to his chest and a couple of puffs on his inhaler sorts it out. I also think central heating - too much dry heat makes it very bad so as per other posts, when you bath them, fill the sink next to bath with boiling hot water to generate lots of steam in the room. Shut the bathroom door, block gap at bottom of door with old towel to make your own sauna. It helps before bed.Baby has had persistant colds/coughs and broncholitis (sp) - chest recession/high resp rate etc since coming out of hospital. It's never been bad enough to require any major treatment but has been enough to delay an op and to get sent to hospital by Gp 3 times.
He's now on an inhaler to help as feeding became a real issue with the persistant coughing and wheezing at night. Still slightly recessed.
Apart from that and bad reflux (oh and the hernia op) and constant constipation he's healthy and gaining some weight.
Is this wheezing and coughing likely to persist? If I remember correctly a lot of babies wheeze and grow out of it?
(background - 32 weeker - 6 weeks in scbu - severe RDS treated)
3yo had acid reflux from about 2 months until, i don't know 9 months when she started weaning and colds make it miles worse, the snot just amplifies it and even the renitodine and domperidone didn't work as well. Again, steamy baths help a bit, but with my experience it is what it is and you just have to work through it, horrible tho it is.
You can get dedicated room steamers. We have one of these which works pretty well when they get all stuffy and bunged up.
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