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Pologirl wrote:
Was my distinction between coughing at night/in bed vs coughing lying down not clear? These can be distinguished and if *lying down* causes coughing then my little list applies. Well, except that unless you conduct a little experiment, it can be really hard to tell since they're mostly lying down when in bed--and often exposed to similar conditions when lying down but not in bed ;-) Best wishes, Ericka |
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Hi Pologirl
no she got nothing new when we moved but the cough was already there before moving. Thanks for your advice and I did take it on boared so please dont think I didnt but i'm pretty sure this is asthma related. april "Pologirl" wrote in message ... Was my distinction between coughing at night/in bed vs coughing lying down not clear? These can be distinguished and if *lying down* causes coughing then my little list applies. Re onset in October, did she get something new in preparation for all the moving? New lovey, new quilt or sleeping bag? We have pollen allergies; during pollen seasons vacuuming with a HEPA filter vacuum helps but we also have a HEPA air filter that we run in the bedroom all during the day. That really helps us sleep better. Pologirl |
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On 18 Jan, 16:38, "Jamie Clark" wrote:
"Jeni" wrote in message ... Hi April Nice to see you here again. Glad to hear the pg is going well, good luck with the scan on the 31st. IKWYM too about the 'what the heck have I done' feeling - I get that all the time. I reckon you've been doing a brilliant job with Joanna, and you have all the support in place should you need it, so try not to worry. Easier said than done I know. The rest of this thread about Joanna's cough has been really interesting from my point of view. Ds has always been 'chesty' - ie. it goes straight to his chest if he has a cold, ever since he had Bronchiolitis. He was given steroids to try and ward off Asthma (as my dh had it as a kid, but grew out of it as an adult). He does sometimes cough in the night, but doesn't wake from it 99% of the time, so I'm not worried - but it does sound like OP's may be onto something with Joanna. I'd agree it's worth going to see another doc and try and get referred to an expert, as it does seem that she needs something more than you are already trying. I hope you get some answers soon for both of you. Jeni Jeni, Colds that settle and hang out in the lungs, and night time coughing are pretty clear signs of asthma, and couple that with a dh who had asthma as a child, and well, it sounds to me like your DS has asthma. The coughing at night doesn't have to wake them up to be problematic, it's the cough itself which is indicating that her lungs aren't happy. I don't think you can "ward off" asthma. Ward off an attack, perhaps, but not the issue itself. Taylor had similar symptoms, but I never heard wheezing when she breathed, and she never was short of breath or had any breathing troubles, at all. Yet her doctor has heard wheezing with the stethescope, and takes asthma in children very seriously. If you do not treat it, it can damage the lungs. Lungs do not repair and recuperate, the way that other body parts do. So you want to be very careful and proactive in terms of asthma treatment. I'd recommend you bring DS into the pediatrician for a discussion about the possibility of asthma and longterm management. Thanks Jamie, I appreciate your advice. Recently he's been fine, but next time it flares up I will deffo discuss the possibility of asthma with the doc. When he had bronchiolitis both the doc and the hospital paed didn't detect any wheezing, but I guess things can change, so I'll get him checked out. Jeni |
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Ericka Kammerer wrote:
unless you conduct a little experiment, it can be really hard to tell Exactly! Note that the doctors are already conducting little experiments of their own, by prescribing various drugs. Pologirl |
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On Jan 17, 10:40*am, "april & co"
wrote: Hi peeps Well it's been a few weeks since I last logged on, the last time I wrote here I had to write through google groups as my internet provider didnt have a newsgroup reader thing but i've now switched to ntl so have now got newsgroups again through outlook express woohoo. Well lots have happened since I last wrote, I moved home in December, we were planning to move in on the 15th december but there were a few problems which resulted in us crashing at parents houses until we could finally move in which was the 24th december but when we moved in there were still issues with the central heating and hot water so we had to use portable heaters to keep warm and for bathing had to grab one at a familys house when we could, I hated that soooo much as I like to bath daily. We have now got the heating and water sorted which is great but the cooker doesnt work so that means we're limited to what we can eat which can also be annoying but this is to be sorted on the weekend hopefully. About a week ago we had more bad news which was my mother in law who I was quite close to passed away which was expected as she had motor nurone disease and dementia but we didnt quite expect her to pass away so soon so it was still quite a shock, we have her funeral next thursday the 24th jan a day before Joannas birthday. Joanna, well she's doing great apart from a cough which I will come back to. Joanna has now been home with us for just over 2 years and I really mean just as she came home on the 2nd January 2007. It was great to meet that milestone and it's been tough being a parent at times but I love her to bits and wouldnt be without her. It's much easier now that I'm back in Luton close to my friends and family and not stuck in wales where I didnt really know many people at all. Social services visit us rarely now and are still planning to lift the care order in the near future. Joanna has a night time cough at the moment which I am trying to sort out, I am taking her back to the doctors tommorow and hope they do something as she's had this night time cough since October now and its really bugging me now. Pregnancy, well i'm now 11+6 weeks pregnant and things seem to be going ok and I have my first scan on the 31st January which I am soooooo looking forward to. I was a rollercoaster of emotions when I found out about the pregnancy, at first I was super happy about it but then it sank in a little further and I just crapped myseld thinking omg can I really do this, can I parent two children, what if I have it and can't cope and lose both the babies to care blah blah and thought of terminating, I then spoke to the guy who done the parenting assessment who said I could parent another baby although it still took me a while to get my head around the whole thing but i've now pretty much excepted it and if I feel the need to ask for help then I will. I look at the small bump every now and then and think wtf have I done but surely every parent goes through this. I know I love the baby as Im petrified of MC the baby so theres obviously something there otherwise I just wouldnt care. catch u soon and sry about the essay. --www.freewebs.com/lastchancerabbitrescue FWIW - DD had a prolonged cough (only 3 weeks rather than 3 months though) and her doctor determined it was due to a sinus infection and prescribed antibiotics. I'm not normally one to pump the meds if I can avoid it, but was willing to try and it did wonders. Though she didn't have much of a runny nose, there was drainage which was giving her the cough. This was sort of left over from when she had croup. I hope Joanna gets better soon, and best of luck on your pregnancy! |
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"april & co" wrote in message
... Pregnancy, well i'm now 11+6 weeks pregnant and things seem to be going ok Did you quit smoking yet? Or is the health of your unborn less important than the need to satisfy your craving for nicotine and 4000 other harmful chemicals? |
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