did u bring him to pd? what pd said? cos my pd said if a baby's feeding is affected, must bring him to see doctor...Sigh I so worried.. He's so congested until he milk also dont't want to drink. I use syringe then he choke on the milk...
Hi Regina,did you bring him to pediatrician? what pediatrician said? cos my pediatrician said if a baby's feeding is affected, must bring him to see doctor...
Hi epicurean,Hi diymummy,
My boy (20 months old) perpetually has phlegm issues coz of the muscle relaxant & tranquiliser that he has to take. What really helps him to clear his phlegm (either by coughing it out or swallowing it & it comes out in his poop) is a combination of advice from his neuro, nurses & osteopath:
1. To avoid vomitting out milk, do chest taps 1 hour after the end-time of the feed. Chest taps are what reginakoh has recommended - cup your hand and tap on your boy's chest to create vibrations to loosen the phlegm so that it's easier for him to clear. For his front, position him at 45 degrees recline and tap 5 minutes on each side of the chest (right lung & left lung). For his back, you can choose to drape him over your shouder & do the same for both sides. Can do chest taps a few times thru'out the day and esp before bedtime so that he can sleep better without the congestion bothering him.
2. Give him water regularly to thin out the phlegm ... makes it much easier to clear.
3. If he's extremely congested, ask your paed if he could prescribe Fluimucil or Rhinatiol which thins out phlegm. Fluimucil is better coz it's non-drowsy. Give him a sachet of Fluimucil then follow up with chest taps ... he'll cough quite a bit coz of the effect of Fluimucil to get him to expel the phlegm.
My boy has very thick, sticky phelgm which he clears regularly with chest taps. I only need to use Fluimucil when he's sick coz that's when the amount of phlegm increases exponentially! When he really can't clear it despite both methods, we suction it out ... it's an invasive procedure and he hates it so that's the ultimate last resort.
dont't worry, your boy will be able to clear his phlegm and congestion with your help coz children have a strong sense of self-preservation
Wow.. That's along time... Sigh...dearie, medi wont wk so fast for babies, cos their medi are mild. my pediatrician told me phelgm needs 1-2 week to recover AFTER cough has recover... so whenever dear son down with cough, he will take around 1week+ to fully recover from cough and ANOTHER 1-2 weeks for the phelgm to go away..
as for the patting chest, maybe he will vomit out the phelgm 2-3 days after you started patting him. continue to do until his phelgm is fully cleared =)
Thanks! Will look out for the gooey stuff in his poop.Hi diymummy,
Sorry! I didn't make it clear in my post that by chest taps, I'm referring to both front & back taps coz the overall vibrations created are more effective at loosening phlegm. If your boy's nose is also congested, you can give him infant nose drops and add in nasal taps. Our osteo taught us this routine:
1. Nasal taps - place 3 fingers over cheekbones & tap 10 times on those fingers with 3 fingers of your other hand. Repeat for the cheekbones. This action creates vibrations in the nasal cavity to loosen phlegm to move down the throat.
2. Then do chest taps, can start either with front or back but do both. The whole process takes around 20 minutes. I usually distract my boy with some music or TV during the process.
You can check if your boy has indeed swallowed his phlegm by looking at the consistency of his poop ... there'll be 'gooey' parts compared to his usual poop consistency.
If your boy is resisting feed coz bothered by his congestion, try to aim to do the tapping process in between feeds so that he'll clear some phlegm to feel better to feed. The nose drops also did help my boy when he struggled to drink when his system was so clogged up. You do need to be patient coz it takes time for your boy to learn to clear his phlegm, to recover & for the phlegm situation to revert back to normal.
Btw, nasal suction doesn't work for my boy coz his phlegm is so sticky & thick. The suctioning I was referring is the process of putting a thin tube into his nose or mouth, down his throat & using the suctioning machine to get the phlegm out. It's traumatic to say the least, for me & him. He so hates it!
Wow.. That's along time... Sigh...
Sorry, can I also ask, I remember you mentioned that your boy got bronchitis from the coughin? How did you know that it became bronchitis?
did pd mention tt ur girl has bronchitis? if he did not mention, u shd trust him =)Hi mommies, my gal also have cough, running nose and phlegm. I sometimes can hear the phlegm when she is breathing.
Today went to doc and was given cough and running nose medicine and ventolin also. Could she be having bronchities also? She tends to cough more at night especially since lying down. These few nights she cry more also and wakes up in the middle of the night.
When you child is coughing and having running nose, do you mommies still have the room air-con on or the fan? I tried not to use air-con (my temp is usually 28 deg) and use only fan but she perspires in the night. Any thoughts?
Thanks