Thank you! I have been in tears for four days bc I couldn't get anyone but my husband to understand just how sick this baby was gettin while we were at home. He is sleeping so well right now and seems fine now that we are at my parents. Looks like we will be moving soon! Thank you all for your advice and helping me pin point this. Y'all are better than doctors;) hehe! Is there anything I should be concerned about with this mold? It's obviously not down in his lungs since X-rays came back fine.. So I guess I caught it early. Will moving be the only thing I need to do or do I need him on medication or to do anything special?
Good for you for listening to yourself. As a mother always listen to your instincts. New mom or not noone knows YOUR baby better than you.
We had black mold in one of our bathrooms too. We learned that black mold isn't effected by bleach. Our rental agency told us to use distilled white vinegar or lysol. If there is a lot, personally, I would just move. Good luck though. Nothing scarier than a sick infant! And good job sticking to that mommy instinct.
^ I agree, report them then!! Poor little guy and I'd be talking to someone about the doctor ignoring your concerns, I HATE it when doctors do that, treat you like you're oblivious, it's so annoying!! Hope he feels better!
You can report the owners to the health dept if they won't do anything about it as well. Good luck!
We will just have to move since the landlords won't fix it. We offered to buy new flooring and replace it ourselves and they said no lol I've never heard of anyone not wanting their property improved for free but they didn't! So I know they would never treat the mold. I have been at my parents for about 7 hours now and my little man is just fine! So it HAS to be something in the home. It's so upsetting. My poor little man!
I had my basement flood and mildew started growing. The only way to fully get rid of it is to strip everything. Drywall, carpets, even the studs had to be replaced. That was just mildew so if its another type of mold I wouldn't be surprised if you have to do the same thing. If you're not under a lease I would move cause its easier on you. Also mold is a health risk and landlords have to fix it in a timely manner or you could sue them for hospital bills.
U could try cleaning the mold with bleach. It kills it sometimes. It is most likely caused from the mold though if not it could be dust who knows with babies my daughter got that problem and they put her on breathing treatments. Not to long ago she had an asthma attack so that may be the problem also...hope the little one feels better soon.
Thank you ladies so much!
have the doctor do a swab on the nose and send it out to be tested thats what i did
We moved.. our son has other medical issues.
The mold caused them to be worse and he ended up in the hospital. But the best thing to do is move out of the house. Go stay at your parents and see how he does. Good luck. Ps feel free to ask any questions.
Ok thank you! The only ones I found at lowes or Walmart have to be sent off. I'm not under a lease so if I find out it is definitely something in this house, which I've already been thinkin it is, then we are packin up. My poor little boy. It just makes me cry knowing that its something in MY house hurting him
Just last winter I found that the small house I was renting had been making me ill. I, like your child, was struggling to breath. My boyfriend however went completely unaffected. There r sites on the net that sell mold testing kits.
I looked it up, I noticed black looking spot in the bathroom, the landlord thought it was a good idea to have wallpaper in there.. And these spots are all behind and around the tops of the shower. I clean the shower with bleach regularly (I'm a germ/clean freak) but the wallpaper I thought was just old. It looks the same as the black mold on the Internet. Bingo! Thank you so much. What did they do for your little one? Anything I need to do besides move??
Gas wouldn't cause that, but mold would. Go to your parents, spend the night and see how he does. In the mean time start looking for mold. I'm 99% positive that's what's causing him to be ill....but he could also have a cold on top of it. And the mold is causing his minor cold to be worse. I know this from personal experience, our rental earlier this year had mold. My youngest son was extremely ill.
Very strong possibility. That has been worrying me too. It is a rental house and kept up by a very old couple that won't improve anything on it.. We have done lots of work ourselves just bc I refused to let live in it and not have certain things fixed. Then I thought that if it was mold, would it have taken six weeks to effect him? And wouldn't we be having symptoms too? I need help:'( I don't know anything about the symptoms or what this could be.
Is there any possibility that your house has mold?