Post by hilwithonelary on Jan 5, 2015 23:20:34 GMT -5
We do not. DD did need albuterol for about 5-6 days about a year ago. She used a nebulizer one time at the doctor's office, but then we used a mask/spacer with a regular inhaler at home.
Ds1 has allergies and asthma controlled by medication (including inhalers) but no nebulizer. We've only done breathing treatments for ds2 once at the pedi. I don't think any of ds1's friends have one either.
Ds has had to use one 2 or 3 times at the dr office but we don't have one at home. We do have an inhaler and the pediatrician has mentioned that he might have asthma. We're supposed to use it if his cough sounds a certain way.
Yes. But my pediatrician sister keeps telling me the modern way is a regular inhaler with spacer and says I should insist my pedi prescribe that. Baby girl was a preemie with lung issues though so she is at higher risk for respiratory problems. I'm just hoping she outgrows it.
(Have it for one kid but not the other, though we'd obviously use the same machine if needed.)
Yes. He is too young to really be able to use inhalers correctly and we get much better results when using the nebulizer. I also had and used one from ages 6-14 or so.
I trust his pediatrician completely. And IDGAF if they're over prescribed--they help my kid breathe when he's wheezy and retracting. Not being able to breathe is horribly scary, and I can't imagine feeling that way as a clueless toddler.
Post by shellbear09 on Jan 5, 2015 23:28:46 GMT -5
Yep she got it around 7 months when she had croup. We were told to use it as needed.for the excessive cough or breathing problems. I do think it's pretty common. We did use it a couple times recently but that was the first time since last winter.
Yes he has one. He had RSV at 10 months old, which micro-scarred his lungs. Ever since, every sickness settles into his lungs and he gets bronchitis or pneumonia. Cue antibiotics, chest X-ray (he's had 3 already), rescue inhaler. So now when he starts to cough or wheeze, we use the nebulizer. Like Brie, I trust his pedi completely. I don't think he's overprescribing anything.
He's also on a preventative inhaler (Qvar) to help prevent illnesses from settling in his lungs. Seems effective so far ::knock on wood:;
Yes. Everyone in my house was super sick for the first month of DS' life. He was tested for RSV at 3 weeks old! We left with the nebulizer that day and used it extensively for the next two weeks. Since then, we've had to use it maybe 3 times? I have asthma and mild allergies and DH has terrible allergies & is prone to sinus infections. This poor kid hit the respiratory jackpot!
Yes. We got it when DD1 was 4 or 5 and had this hacking cough that wouldn't quit, and we used it again when DS has RSV as an infant. DD2 has never had to use it.
Yes, he got it when he was 2. This year we got an inhaler with a spacer - he just turned 5. I've only had to use the nebulizer a couple of times each winter, but I've been glad I had it when I needed it.
Yes. But my pediatrician sister keeps telling me the modern way is a regular inhaler with spacer and says I should insist my pedi prescribe that. Baby girl was a preemie with lung issues though so she is at higher risk for respiratory problems. I'm just hoping she outgrows it.
(Have it for one kid but not the other, though we'd obviously use the same machine if needed.)
Interesting. My pedi was shocked to learn that the "spacer" with the mask for the inhaler was a hell of a lot more than twice the cost of the cheapest nebulizer. That stupid the of plastic was about $120. The cheap nebulizer was $30, I think I paid $45 for the one we got (only because they were out of the other). So I'll take the old fashioned way, thanks!
Oh, and the mask and inhaler made my kids scream. They absolutely hate it even though it's short. But they love the nebulizer (of course I bribe them with TV or iPad time), it used to be a sure fire way to get the baby to sleep.
I only got the nebulizer because kid 3 had RSV. The others had to suffer the mask whenever they needed inhalers.
No. DH has one. Dd had RSV at one point but we just used an inhaler with spacer. She loved it, I guess from seeing DH use his. I had to hide it from her.
The pedi gave us a spacer, the same one she used to administer treatment in office that I watched her open, brand new. No idea how it was billed but I only paid our copay, no other charges except the rx copay for the inhaler itself.
Post by undecidedowl on Jan 6, 2015 1:45:30 GMT -5
Yes. He has a nebulizer and an inhaler with spacer. He needs one or the other every time he gets a cold. He prefers the nebulizer most likely due to getting to watch tv while doing it.
I did read something recently about a study supposedly finding no improved outcomes using the nebulizer over an inhaler. I imagine with the littles whichever can be most successfully administered is the best way. Because damn it sucks trying to force a breathing treatment they don't want.
Yes. For some reason it was the same price to rent one, when my kids had bronchitis, as it was to buy it. We actually bought 2 because we managed to lose the first 1 when we moved.
Yes. We got it when he had bronchiolitis a few months ago and needed treatments for a few days. Haven't used it since.
We have one for the same reason. The doctor's office rented/loaned it to us & told us to keep it "at least a few months." We used it a few times for each kid, but now it just sits in a corner.
Yes. We got it when he had bronchiolitis a few months ago and needed treatments for a few days. Haven't used it since.
We have one for the same reason. The doctor's office rented/loaned it to us & told us to keep it "at least a few months." We used it a few times for each kid, but now it just sits in a corner.
If it was a loaner please return it so others can use it. I had to buy one because my kid needed a treatment and they didn't have any loaners left in the office.
We just got one last week - she's had a bad cough, and when the doctor learned I had had asthma as a child, she said to go ahead with it just in case this becomes a recurring issue.