Re: OT: help diagnosing infant cough

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We had no fever with our 2 bouts of croup. I would take him in. Does being

outside in the fresh air help? hard to tell in the summer months, I know.

Me? I would take him in. It doesn't mean you have to accept drugs or any care

you aren't comfortable with, but at least you can rule out real potential

illness.

Pam

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> Hello listmates,

> My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production, no

fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

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> Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

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> Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

For croup you can stand by the open freezer and let him breathe that cold moist

air and see if it helps.

Could it be pertussis? Vitamin C cures that iirc. abx just stop it from

spreading.

Patty

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> > Hello listmates,

> > My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production,

no fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> > I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

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> > Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

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> > Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

You might also avoid dairy if you are breastfeeding and see if that helps.

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> Hello listmates,

> My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production, no

fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

>

> Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

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> Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

Just got back from going in. Upper bronchiole infection is what they said. rx

dexamethasone, amoxil and tylenol.

From: Pamela H

Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 12:49 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT: help diagnosing infant cough

We had no fever with our 2 bouts of croup. I would take him in. Does being

outside in the fresh air help? hard to tell in the summer months, I know.

Me? I would take him in. It doesn't mean you have to accept drugs or any care

you aren't comfortable with, but at least you can rule out real potential

illness.

Pam

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> Hello listmates,

> My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production, no

fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

>

> Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

>

> Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

i am gfcfsfcfnf right now.. but that would be a great idea

From: Liz

Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:04 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT: help diagnosing infant cough

You might also avoid dairy if you are breastfeeding and see if that helps.

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> Hello listmates,

> My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production, no

fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

>

> Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

>

> Thanks for any help!

>

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[Guest guest]

I am thinking vitamin C might be a good idea regardless of what it is.. anyone

aware of the dosage on a 13 lb baby? Or should I just take a lot and then it is

my breastmilk?

Thanks again for all the help!

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Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:56 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT: help diagnosing infant cough

For croup you can stand by the open freezer and let him breathe that cold moist

air and see if it helps.

Could it be pertussis? Vitamin C cures that iirc. abx just stop it from

spreading.

Patty

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> > Hello listmates,

> > My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production,

no fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> > I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

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> > Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

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> > Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

Poor baby.

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> > Hello listmates,

> > My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production,

no fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> > I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

> >

> > Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet

and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

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> > Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

Keep an eye on it. I have a friend who lives in upstate NY and after over a

month of misdiagnosis (and over $1000 in med bills) her children have pertusis.

She has three children under 4 and all three have it. It was the worse in her

10-month-old. The 4 year old was the only one vaccinated for it when he was

young. It was a simple nasal swab to determine pertusis.

Hope your baby feels better!

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> > > Hello listmates,

> > > My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus

production, no fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> > > I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

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> > > Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his

feet and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him

in?

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> > > Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

If you have to give your baby medicines .....do add probiotics

From: J & T Real <jtreal@...>

Subject: [ ] OT: help diagnosing infant cough

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Received: Sunday, June 27, 2010, 2:21 PM

 

Hello listmates,

My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus production, no

fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his feet and

steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him in?

Thanks for any help!

[Guest guest]

We have had whooping cough (pertussis) several times (each time gets better);

the treatment is two weeks of erythromycin.

One way to see (hear) if it is whooping cough is you will hear a characteristic

whoop at the end of the coughing spasms. Ours sounded like a barking seal.

Whooping cough has been pretty common in the last few years, even for those who

were vaccinated against it!!

Other week-long antibiotics will only temporarily solve the problem and they

will actually mask what is happening.

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> > > > Hello listmates,

> > > > My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus

production, no fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> > > > I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

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> > > > Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his

feet and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him

in?

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> > > > Thanks for any help!

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[Guest guest]

Also, I just want to mention that adults can and do get it. When we all had it,

I was pregnant 9and sick as a dog). The doctor could tell what it was by talking

to me on the phone. The coughing will be silent for hours and then when it

starts you cannot stop. Then as soon as it started, it stops again.

What a nightmare, but we are probably immune from 3x exposure now.

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> > > > Hello listmates,

> > > > My two month old has developed a bad cough (kinda barky), mucus

production, no fever and chest retractions. Some wheezyness during breathing.

> > > > I would think croup, but that usually has a fever.

> > > >

> > > > Any ideas? Anything I can treat it with at home? I put some ooo on his

feet and steamed him in the shower with some eucalyptus oil. Should i take him

in?

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> > > > Thanks for any help!

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