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3 Month Old With Wheezing and Coughing

by Katie
(Indiana)

My 3 month old daughter started wheezing today.. been coughing for the past 2 days though. The wheezing isn't severe and she's a happy go lucky baby so I know it's not bothering her. I'm just wondering what I can do to help calm down the wheezing and coughing before making the trip into the doctor's to be told it's really nothing,you know?

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Mar 25, 2009

3 Month Old With Wheezing and Coughing
by: Baby Help Line

Since she has started wheezing you can sit in the bathroom with her while a hot shower is running the steam while help open her lungs so she can breath better.

You need to keep an eye on how labored her breathing is and make sure she is not having shortness of breath.

When ever my son wheezes he feels fine and he does not even act sick at all but sometimes he has to be put on medicine. Wheezing is a high pitched sound created by the lungs when you exhale.

When a child is raspy, they sound congested when they breath out. It can even rattle their chest. When they are raspy a doctor will usually just tell you to try the shower.

If she is still wheezing I would take her to your pediatrician. The pediatrician will probably want her to take albuterol treatments until she is no longer wheezing. So she does not develop an infection in her lungs. I hope she feels better soon.

Liz

Jul 13, 2009

My 3 months old baby
by: AZUCENA J. DE GUIA

my 3 months old baby she is suffering a cough, but she take a medicine... cough is already 7 days now...what can i do for my baby, La help me... my EMAIL:cancerlbaby @ yahoo.com (thanks)

Jan 07, 2010

4 month old wheezing and coughing
by: Anonymous

My 4 month old daughter has been wheezing for about 2 weeks, tried everything, before I took her to the doctor. They put her on albuteral, and said the wheeze should be gone in about 7 days. Going on 10 days and she is still wheezing and coughing really bad at night. They put her on antibiotics, thought it might be bronchitis. She has been on the meds for 2 days and no changes yet. Worried that we might have to go to the hospital to get a chest xray later today. Any advice? My first daughter was never sick ever, so this is all new to me.

Jan 09, 2011

im freaking out my son i weezing and coughing
by: concerned dad

Q. my 4.4 months son has been wheezing since he has been 2 months old now its getting bad we took him to the doc at 3 months and he said he was fine. now the wheezing is really bad and there is a choking kinda cough i read the other comment but the question wasn't answered..

i think it is serious it sound serious is there a nurse or person that has fixed this problem without a shower is there a baby ventilin or dose he have whooping cough someone please give me a good answer..

thanks

Jan 12, 2011

Try another Dr.
by: Anonymous

For the dad with the wheezing 3 month old. I would get another opinion. Our 5 month old is having the same thing where he almost hacks and gags. We haven't taken him to the dr yet but are later today. If you feel uncomfortable and wonder how you can help your little one take him to a different doctor and voice your true concerns. Dont let them stamp it cured, ask questions and walk out feeling like you have a solution. We tried the propped up bed, and the humidifier and all that and it hasnt helped, call your pediatrician and go from there. Good luck-

Jan 16, 2011

found ou tmy problem
by: happy dad :)

i just got back from the doc and she said to me because he wasnt changeing blue or shorting in breath it couldnt be whooping cough so they did som test and they found out it was asmia (if you spell it that way )he gave me a nebulizer and some things to put in it havng seen my son happyer XD

Mar 21, 2011

Extremely fustrerated
by: Janita

My four month old has had the wheezing and coughing for over a month now. He has been to the doctors office 7 times and is taking medicine out the ying yang. First they said it was and upper resp. infection and an ear infection, then they said broncitis, now possibly acid reflux? He is Still no better. He has been put on oxygen treatments (air saturation levels below 90%), albuterol, xopenex, and budesonide breathing treatments, one antibotic for an ear infection, (btw all of that caused thrush so he is on Nystatin for that) oral steriod prednisolone, and just incase it is acid reflux they put him on Zantac, and Previcid. If anyone has any ideas let me know. I am going to take him for a g. i. series and a chest x-ray, then to an allergist. I have got to get this to stop!

His bed is elevated, he sleeps under a humiderifier, medicine give promptly, but I am at a loss.

Mar 22, 2011

4 month wheezing and coughing
by: Shally

Today i am extremely frustrated and believe that it has been my fault that my 4 month is sick.

Just got back from radiology and they did a x-ray on my 4 month daughter. Found out that her right lung is infected.

I have been going to the doctor for abt a month now every time she will tell me "lungs are clear, chest is clear" for wheezing she gave me albuterol.

since my daughter started to wheeze more....i asked my doctor to for a chest x-ray...

Now my 4 month is on 3 different medications
amoxicillin
xoponex and a steriod (pulmicort)

want to find out how bad the side effects are? i notice that my 4 month spits a lot....is there any thing i can do at home to make her more comfortable?

Apr 17, 2011

cough, fever, muscus, wheezing
by: Anonymous

my son just turned 3 mos. and has had a cough for about two weeks. Then the wheezing came about a week later, took him to see the dr. Dr. said a simple cold and will go away. The night came and he started to runt and spike up a fever. Called dr office and talked with nurse, suggest that I take him to the ER. Got an x-ray, blood work, and urine done on him. Everything came back negative. Dr said to give him tylenol and humidifer. Did all that for almost a month now and nothing works. I cannot watch him son suffer like this. Can't sleep, chokes, coughs up mucus, spikes fever on and off, wheezing, splits out all his formula. I mean how long is this going to go on? My poor like baby.

Jun 03, 2011

Extremely frustrated awnser
by: Anonymous

Hi so my son is pretty much exactly the same as yours same symptoms and everything! So I have taken him to several drs and finally got my answer, it's called largomalacia. Check into it, I hope I helped...

Aug 28, 2011

wheezing baby/concerned mommy
by: Anonymous

my son is almost 4 minths old now he started wheezing really bad when he turned 3 minths it was out of the blue and along with the wheezing were coughing and his chest sank in when he was breathing so we took him to the hospital where tjey did a chest xray on him and said hes developing asthma but didnt put him on anything now almost a month later its all the same any ideas on what to do (neither the er or the dr put him on anything) i was suggested the shower thing and a humidifier in his room to see if it would help amd it didnt!! advice please!!

Aug 29, 2011

Controlling asthma in babies
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi,

I'd suggest you take your baby to another pediatrician fora second opinion. I am not a doctor and can therefor not give medical advice.

However oldest son had asthma when was a toddler and he was given medicine that we were to give him through an inhaler. I think that is quite common at least for older babies and children and I have no idea why that opion is not provided for your baby. Some medicines are for controlling asthma and others are for stopping attacks when the do come.

In addition, it is important to try to figure out what triggers the asthma for your baby. In our case, it was when our son got a cold. For others it could be some allergy or cigarette smoke, for example.

Since you are worried and your son's problems haven't disappeared, go see another doctor. Don't give up until you have some answers!

I wish you good luck,

Paula

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