Infant Asthma

Hi

Just recently my DD was coughing up so much that she was throwing up
milk daily. Finally, she was prescribed asthma medication and that
seems to have helped with her coughing. We were told to give 2 puffs/
day for 6 weeks, if her cough is completely gone then to give just 1
puff at night. Anyway, the medication is giving her thrush which i
think was causing some feeding problems. Would washing her mouth out
after the puff help? I also use probiotics and they seemed to have
helped but is that alone enough? I have nystatin but haven't given it
to her yet as it didn't work for her in the past. Lastly, do I really
need to give the asthma medication for such a long time? Are there
any side effects to the medication as well as if i were to stop the
medication?

Thanks
Nitu

"nitu" wrote in message
Lastly, do I really need to give the asthma medication for such a long
time? Are there any side effects to the medication as well as if i were to
stop the
medication?

You should probably be asking your doctor these questions. Many of us on the
newsgroups don't have experience with asthma, as it can be a life
threatening disease if you don't follow instructions. If you stop the
medication and she still needs it, then the asthma will get worse.

Sue

Sue skrev:
"nitu" wrote in message
Lastly, do I really need to give the asthma medication for such a long
time? Are there any side effects to the medication as well as if i were to
stop the
medication?

You should probably be asking your doctor these questions. Many of us on the
newsgroups don't have experience with asthma, as it can be a life
threatening disease if you don't follow instructions. If you stop the
medication and she still needs it, then the asthma will get worse.

Sue



Very recently there has been a thread which probably answers a lot of
your questions.

Try to search for asthma in this newsgroup.

Tine, Denmark

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Hi

Just recently my DD was coughing up so much that she was throwing up
milk daily. Finally, she was prescribed asthma medication and that
seems to have helped with her coughing. We were told to give 2 puffs/
day for 6 weeks, if her cough is completely gone then to give just 1
puff at night. Anyway, the medication is giving her thrush which i
think was causing some feeding problems. Would washing her mouth out
after the puff help? I also use probiotics and they seemed to have
helped but is that alone enough? I have nystatin but haven't given it
to her yet as it didn't work for her in the past. Lastly, do I really
need to give the asthma medication for such a long time? Are there
any side effects to the medication as well as if i were to stop the
medication?

Thanks
Nitu


I don't have any experience with asthma, but I do with thrush and
Nystatin. I suggest that you both treat the baby, and that you paint
your breasts with it both before and after nursing. That should clear
up the thrush pretty easily.
Larry