Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Location: West Union, WV
3 Year Old Boy With Asthma And Frequent Croup Posted: 12-27-05 18:12pm
Hi. I have a 3 year old son that was
diagnosed with asthma at 9 months old. At
the time they put him on singular at night
to treat his symptoms. That helped for a
while but since he got croup the first
time when he was 14 months old his asthma
has escalated. He now is taking singular,
claritan, pulmicort repsules through a
nebulizer daily. He also take albuteral
as needed. He seems to get croup
everytime we turn around. He has had
croup 8 times this year and is starting to
sound croupy now too. My questions to
anyone that can offer some advice are: 1)
do you think that taking a steroid daily
at his age will harm him or help him
more?;2) are the two(asthma and croup)
related or completely different
topics?;3)are there ways to prevent croup
from occuring so often?;4)should I keep
him home or continue to send him to
daycare 3 days a week? The reason that I
asked the #4 is that my sons doctor
suggested that I should quit my job and
stay at home so that my child would not be
around other kids that carry germs. I am
torn with that decision because I feel
that I would be hindering his social
develoment as an only child if I keep him
away from daycare and he will be starting
preschool next year. If you have any
advice then please help!!!
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Fairy Godmother
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Asthma Posted: 12-29-05 18:39pm
Hello, I know your situation all too well.
My daughter who is 22 now, went through
the same things your son is going though
now. At the time did not have an option
of staying home with her. She went to day
care and preschool every day. I was not
so concerned about "germs" as I was her
being out in cold air when they played
outside. Keep him bundled when he goes
outside and only allow a short time when
out playing. Keep him away from wood
stoves, fire places and anyone who
smokes.This creates havic!!! We could not
go to public places where it was kept
unusually warm in the winter, or the temp,
was not regulated. My daughter seemed to
stay crouped in the winter months and her
asthma was worse, I do not believe it was
because of socialization. She was in the
hospital several times under the tent.
She no longer requires inhalers or her
nebulizer, but did recently require a
breathing tretment at hospital er a couple
weeks ago. My heart goes out to your
little boy, a mother feels so helpless
when there isn't anything we can do to
control that constant cough, or they can't
catch their breath....I do understand.
This is just my opinion, I have no idea if
or how asthma and croup are related. I do
know what its like to be a mother! Just
want you to know your not alone!
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jacks
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Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 2 Location: south africa
Re: 3 Year Old Boy With Asthma And Frequent Croup Posted: 09-05-07 09:18am
renee2
wrote:
Hi. I have a 3 year old son
that was diagnosed with asthma at 9 months
old. At the time they put him on singular
at night to treat his symptoms. That
helped for a while but since he got croup
the first time when he was 14 months old
his asthma has escalated. He now is
taking singular, claritan, pulmicort
repsules through a nebulizer daily. He
also take albuteral as needed. He seems
to get croup everytime we turn around. He
has had croup 8 times this year and is
starting to sound croupy now too. My
questions to anyone that can offer some
advice are: 1) do you think that taking a
steroid daily at his age will harm him or
help him more?;2) are the two(asthma and
croup) related or completely different
topics?;3)are there ways to prevent croup
from occuring so often?;4)should I keep
him home or continue to send him to
daycare 3 days a week? The reason that I
asked the #4 is that my sons doctor
suggested that I should quit my job and
stay at home so that my child would not be
around other kids that carry germs. I am
torn with that decision because I feel
that I would be hindering his social
develoment as an only child if I keep him
away from daycare and he will be starting
preschool next year. If you have any
advice then please
help!!!
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jacks
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 2 Location: south africa
Re: 3 Year Old Boy With Asthma And Frequent Croup Posted: 09-05-07 09:45am
sorry new at this. my son is 11 and still
gets croup and asthma but i have it under
control but it took me a while. try
teaching him how to breath in the nose and
out the mouth and not fast it takes a
while for him to get the hang of it i
watched a documentary on bbc about how to
breath when having an attack it worked
wonders he was diagnosed with cronic
asthma and croup at nine months and spent
the nest three or so years in and out of
hospital, was on his pumps 4 to 5 times a
day and on his machine at least twice a
night so i really know how you feel. Keep
him of anything with orange coloring and
try keep the dust down till you get it
under control, and i know its not easy. my
sons attacks have gone from about twice a
week to about 6 times a year.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 09-05-07 09:53am
I do not know if this is an issue..
Pets, cig smoking, and any other irritants
really need to NOT be in the house.
My asthma lessened when the family cat was
placed outside.
