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Help need answers for 8week old
Well my son was hospitalised 2 weeks ago for fever which they brang down with meds and iv.. He had bloods done and lumber puntcher and they said a viral infection.. Well now hes got a terrible cough which is worse at night and im not too sure what to do.. I dont want to go to docs to be told its part of the viral but on the other hand the hosp said we've been thru the worse.. Any advice would be great!
Im not exactly sure about whooping cough. None of my kids had it and this is the first pregnancy it was even brought to my attention. Im sorry im not more help but I wish ur lil one the best!!! Plz keep us updated
Me too :( hes been ill on off for 4 weeks!! Its so depressing seeing him destressed :( x
Last time i call nhs direct they told me to go a&e at 3am in mornin and told me to give my baby 5ml of calpol i had to correct them!! I went chemist and he said go docs in mornin as could be bactrial infection
Take him to the doctors just to be on the safe side. Doctors have ftms bringing their babies in for much less than that. If you are in England give nhs direct a call, they are great at giving advice, or you could ask a pharmacist.
my son was a month when he got this really bad cough n congregation i took him to doctors and had a nose swab to test what he had came back that he had croup was so bad went on for 3 weeks took him back and had a sinus infection he just finished his antibiotics. just ask doctor to swab the nose to test for what virus it is
No hes due his injections this week but i dont think they'll allow it as hes not better.. I just wish he wuld get better so he can have them.. Ill def be ringing doc in morning.. Would of gone docs today but bank holiday and closed :( i have been doing the steaming in bathroom.. Is whooping cough worse at night??
Did u get him the vaccination for whooping cough? Its really bad lately and it can lead to death. Im not trying to scare u but im letting u know. Ask the doctor about it.
Take him to the Dr for sure. A cough that young isn't somethin to mess around with. You can try bringing him into a hot steamy bathroom to help him breathe easier..or use a humidifier. Good luck!
Yes i will def keep an eye on that.. He done some werid thing yest where he looked like wind was blowing in his face but it wasnt which freaked me completely.. Ill take him to docs tomo anyways just for peace of mind.. Im the worlds biggest worry wart when it comes to my children!! :)
Just watch his breathing...and make sure when he breath he isn't sucking his stomach under his ribs to hard...at 2 months old we were in the hospital with my little guy and found out he had rsv and because I was a worry wart like you and got him to the hospital right away they were able to treat it no problem. So I say it pays to be a worry wart lol
no mucus stuff? Yh most prob is.. Think i worry to much and googling is the worst thing a parent can do!
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