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Post by shellk on May 12, 2004 11:21:17 GMT -5
Kourtney had never had pneumonia but had severe sinus and ear problems and heart problems.....Good luck honey prayers for little Cooper..
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Post by Claire on May 13, 2004 0:41:20 GMT -5
Adam had 14 pneumonia by the time he was 2 years old. Some were viral but most wee aspirational pneumonia due to his poor coordiantion with swallowing. He is now 6 and is doing fine.
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Post by kaylis2 on May 16, 2004 1:08:50 GMT -5
Cooper looks really cute! He and my little guy are almost the same age -- Mikah was born Dec. 18th.
He's had to be in daycare since the beginning of March, and before that his brother brought stuff home. It has seemed like we go from one illness to the next with narry a break of more than a week. Only one has been serious, so far and we managed to avoid the hospital by the skin of our teeth -- he had an URI that got both ears, sinuses, throat, and lungs.
Our Early Intervention worker showed me a technique for loosening stuff in the lungs. It's not quite Karate chops -- you cup your hands and thump with the cupped hands. It's best if their head is lower than their tush when you do it. She was shown it by a respiratory specialist.
I also take him to the doctor a _lot_. Any time I've a question I either go in or call.
I hope things improve soon.
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Post by steffipoo on May 16, 2004 12:42:24 GMT -5
Yes the pounding on the back with cupped hands works so well. They use this for kids with CF. Gets a LOTTA junk out of the lungs and up.I think they are called chest percussions. I have been given this cup thing to use but found it easier with my hands. Ask the doc for one.This way the stuff doesn't stick down in the lungs creating pneumonia. Helps getting the junk oout after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Good luck
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Post by amyzimoski on May 18, 2004 10:45:40 GMT -5
Hey there-
My Natalie had phemonia at least once a year and one year she had it twice up until she was 4 years of age. She also had bronchitas quite a bit in between the phemonia spells. I used the breathing machine anytime I heard any kind of abnormal breathing but this did not seem to help all that much. I found that the phemonia was something that she simply had to grow out of. I still keep a cold air humidifier in her room and if she sounds at all congested I use a mineral oil in the water that is called "RC". It contains Ucalyptis,peppermint and some other plants. It has helped her breathing so much. But before you use mineral oils I would suggest you consult with you physican. We also had her adnoids and tonsils out this year and man o man has she been well!! I want to kiss her doctor! she had a really hard time breathing because her tonsils where so big that they almost met in the middle. I hope your little one gets better soon and we'll pray.
Amy
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Post by amyzimoski on May 18, 2004 10:46:24 GMT -5
Hey there-
My Natalie had phemonia at least once a year and one year she had it twice up until she was 4 years of age. She also had bronchitas quite a bit in between the phemonia spells. I used the breathing machine anytime I heard any kind of abnormal breathing but this did not seem to help all that much. I found that the phemonia was something that she simply had to grow out of. I still keep a cold air humidifier in her room and if she sounds at all congested I use a mineral oil in the water that is called "RC". It contains Ucalyptis,peppermint and some other plants. It has helped her breathing so much. But before you use mineral oils I would suggest you consult with you physican. We also had her adnoids and tonsils out this year and man o man has she been well!! I want to kiss her doctor! she had a really hard time breathing because her tonsils where so big that they almost met in the middle. I hope your little one gets better soon and we'll pray.
Amy
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Post by amyzimoski on May 18, 2004 10:49:53 GMT -5
sorry about the posting twice..my computer freaked out and I didn't see the first reply.
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