need advice with 10 month old with asthma!!!!!

√v^√v^√♥ - posted on 06/01/2011

Yeah my son had RSV at 5 months old and it lasted an ENTIRE week and was a TOTAL nightmare. We had to stay awake with him all night to make sure he kept breathing, due to sooooo many boogers and bronchitis congestion, wheezing and they mentioned an allergy or asthma too possibly.... He also had a huge temperature and an ear infection. Does your baby have a temp? If he does pop a temperature, know that there is Motrin and Tylenol you can give them in childrens form and that you are supposed to give the Motrin to him once, then wait 3 hours, then give the Tylenol. Then the motrin and tylenol and keep doing this to keep a constant temp in your kid. This took us 2 days to learn and was a nightmare. Also, if your baby doesn't like liquid drops, look for the packages of medicine that say Oral Concentration, it's a gel form and it is much easier to give young ones. Ask the doctor for doseage information on these drugs just in case, as under 1 isn't listed on the packages.

You can buy a nebulizer for home so that you can do the treatments there instead of running back and forth all the time. I would, expecially as your son has pneumonia and asthma and is that sick with such trouble breathing.... I know it costs about 50$, the same as a humidifier, and the doctor can prescribe the medicine that goes in it.

Sleep apnea is no joke, and if his oxygen is low when sleeping that sounds exactly like what it is. So I would look into it and ask your doctor tomorrow how to help with the apnea. He may have to sleep with oxygen or you give it to him in the middle of the night? Not sure how that would work.

We bought a humidifier and I was really worried about that choice decision as we had to hold our son over it sometimes. We also filled the bathroom up with hot steam by running hot water and closing the door. This helped him a lot.

I would be really really worried, because even as sick as our son was, yours sounds much sicker! The low oxygen, pneumonia and asthma is a very very bad combination. So I would definiatly be interested in what the doctor has to say tomorrow...

I'd think if he is crying so much during the day, he is probably feeling really bad and exhausted by not getting good enough sleep...

Also, our sons worst days were the first 3, so since it's been 5 days for you guys... be careful and keep an eye on him. Don't let the doctors make you feel like a paranoid mommy, whatever you do. They are very good at doing this on autopilot and downplaying situations.

Whatever you do, ask as many questions as possible. Bring a frickin notebook - there was so much when we went in with our son that I was glad my boyfriend was there because I missed half of it! Write down your concerns and the doctors answers... and then think about it for a minute before asking more questions to make sure you cover all the basis..... sleep apnea, pneumonia, asthma, nebulizer for home treatment, etc.... Good luck

Amber - posted on 06/01/2011

have they tested him for rsv. its not common in infants after 6months but it is possible. my son have rsv and its sound just like the symptoms my son had....