OT Help:Baby with Bronchitis

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My 19mo old has had a lingering cold for over a week & now she has a rattling

in her throat & chest that worries me. Her doc is on vacation (of course) &

he's more naturally oriented. Right now I'm giving Chestal (a homeopathic cough

med), with small doses of C & Transfer Factor along with a drop or 2 of

propolis herb now & then.

Is there anything that can help break this mucous up & prevent it from

getting any worse? My MIL is getting over pnemonia so this is of concern for

me...

Thank you,

Michele

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Thanks W... other than this rattling cough & hoarse throat that started

today, she seems fine. Theres no fever & she's been playing & is breathing fine

except for a very stuffy nose (which I use the bulb on now & then as she

hates it). Shes sleeping soundly right now but mouth breathing; just very

stuffy.

I will watch it closely & try to look for the Naturmade expectorant if I can

get out tomorrow.

Thanks!

Michele

In a message dated 9/29/03 4:52:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

maryandphilip@... writes:

<< Of course, if you suspect she is having trouble breathing, you MUST

get her to a doctor right away. That's a non-negotiable bottom

line.

Do you have a humidifier? KAL's eucalyptus oil -- bought at a

regular drugstore-- may help.

Doing some searching on google for information about how many

respirations per minute and what are some signs that a child is

having trouble breathing, might be helpful for you to consider. For

Ethan, he has asthma, and when he gets a cold or is about to get one,

we see the little indentation at the base of his neck coming in and

out when he breathes... ribcage looks more " visible " ... as things

progress the breathing gets shallower and more frequent and those are

signs that we give him albuterol to literally open up the airways via

nebulizer. So again, difficulty breathing needs to be taken

seriously. The first time Ethan ever had a problem, he just had that

rattling sound and we didn't know anything was " wrong " but we figured

we'd take him to the doc to get an rx for a cold medicine to break it

up. They hooked the oxygen saturation things to his fingertips and

his levels were in the upper 70's low 80's. He had NO other obvious

signs that anything was wrong. Had that level continued into the

night we probably would have had a trip to the ER. And that was the

start of the " asthma " . Prior to this event, we'd never really

noticed anything significant. SO again, if she's not snapping out of

it relatively soon, consult a doctor.

If you think it is truly related to mucous buildup, then guaifenesin

will break up mucous--it is an expectorant. Naturmade sells one and

I found it at our local safeway. Healthfood stores may have a

guaifenesin brand. Robitussin might sell a guaifenesin-only

product.

W

>>

[Guest guest]

Of course, if you suspect she is having trouble breathing, you MUST

get her to a doctor right away. That's a non-negotiable bottom

line.

Do you have a humidifier? KAL's eucalyptus oil -- bought at a

regular drugstore-- may help.

Doing some searching on google for information about how many

respirations per minute and what are some signs that a child is

having trouble breathing, might be helpful for you to consider. For

Ethan, he has asthma, and when he gets a cold or is about to get one,

we see the little indentation at the base of his neck coming in and

out when he breathes... ribcage looks more " visible " ... as things

progress the breathing gets shallower and more frequent and those are

signs that we give him albuterol to literally open up the airways via

nebulizer. So again, difficulty breathing needs to be taken

seriously. The first time Ethan ever had a problem, he just had that

rattling sound and we didn't know anything was " wrong " but we figured

we'd take him to the doc to get an rx for a cold medicine to break it

up. They hooked the oxygen saturation things to his fingertips and

his levels were in the upper 70's low 80's. He had NO other obvious

signs that anything was wrong. Had that level continued into the

night we probably would have had a trip to the ER. And that was the

start of the " asthma " . Prior to this event, we'd never really

noticed anything significant. SO again, if she's not snapping out of

it relatively soon, consult a doctor.

If you think it is truly related to mucous buildup, then guaifenesin

will break up mucous--it is an expectorant. Naturmade sells one and

I found it at our local safeway. Healthfood stores may have a

guaifenesin brand. Robitussin might sell a guaifenesin-only

product.

W

> My 19mo old has had a lingering cold for over a week & now she has

a rattling

> in her throat & chest that worries me. Her doc is on vacation (of

course) &

> he's more naturally oriented. Right now I'm giving Chestal (a

homeopathic cough

> med), with small doses of C & Transfer Factor along with a drop or

2 of

> propolis herb now & then.

>

> Is there anything that can help break this mucous up & prevent it

from

> getting any worse? My MIL is getting over pnemonia so this is of

concern for me...

>

> Thank you,

> Michele

[Guest guest]

Actually I have the name wrong-- it's Naturade not naturemade

Do a froogle.com search and type in

Naturade Guaifenesin

and it will call up the product as well as some " children's combo's "

and list prices.

For anyone else, Froogle.com was pointed out to me as a great way to

find the best deal on a particular product.

W

> > I will watch it closely & try to look for the Naturmade

expectorant if I can

> get out tomorrow.

>

> Thanks!

> Michele

>