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Post by odiness on Oct 14, 2007 15:29:55 GMT
Hi everyone,
Here I am, paranoid new Mum again.... he he!
Am a little concerned about Jasmine's breathing and thought I'd get your opinion/s.
Since birth I have noticed that Jasmine is very full of mucus and also has a slight rattle when she breathes. She gets much worse at night and she doesn't seem to like being laid on her back as she appears to find it harder still to breath then. Sometimes she seems to really be gasping for air and trying to catch her breath, she pants too. I worry that she may have a touch of astma or perhaps a slight respitary infection. When she wakes up for her late night feed she is often finding it too hard to breath to be able to feed and gets quite upset. I notice that she sleeps with her mouth open too but perhaps that's just heriditary, lol.
I mentioned this to both the midwife and health visitor from the start and have raised it every visit since. I was told that it is just new born babies and that her breathing will improve once the mucus clears and her lungs get stronger but not to worry unless her colour changes.
I was going to just wait another 2 weeks until her first pead visit but if anything it is getting worse rather than better so I wonder whether to ask the doctor to check her over this week when I go and register her. What does everyone think?
I am also wondering whether perhaps the central heating doesn't help, has anyone tried a de-humidifyer? Thought it might be worth investing.
Anyway would be interested to see what you guys think.
Thanks
Lucy
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Post by debs4 on Oct 14, 2007 16:27:56 GMT
Gemma has ongoing respiratory problems. We are waiting for a bronchoscopy. Her Consultant thinks it is just a floppy airway which alot of children with DS suffer with. It improves as they get older. Gemmas breathing is really loud and she also gets muck in her throat which makes her really noisy. We have a de humidifyer for Gemma because she suffers with croup. It does help, but it makes the rooms really hot and steamy and when we get up in the morning all the windows are really wet, but it does ease her breathing She also sleeps with her mouth open quite alot, her Consultant said because children with DS have larger tongues this is probably why. Also children with DS can have enlarged tonsils which can also be a sign of noisy breathing. I am sure Jasmine is fine but if you are worried I would take her to the doctors for your own peace of mind. xx
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Post by shirley on Oct 14, 2007 19:14:05 GMT
Hi Lucy,
Grace was exactlry the same when we first brought her home and she is still the same today, we have always been told the same as you, not to worry unless her coloured changes. Sometimes her breathing is so noisy at night you would think there was a man sleeping in her room in with lol !!! I mention it at every visit to the docs or pead but none of them are concerened.
Keep us posted
Shirley xx
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Post by pinkshell1110 on Oct 14, 2007 21:12:00 GMT
hi there lucy charlie is just the same, we have the humidifier too but his paed said it's normal for our babes as they have such tiny nasal and air passages.We have seen an ENT consultant who said the same but advised us to have his adenoids out which he did, he is sleeping alot more quietly now infact the first few nights we had to check he was breathing he was so quiet.He still has the rattly sound in the day time though ,at the mo he is quite poorly and has gone back to very noisy breathing. like debs says if you're not happy see the gp i am sure they wont mind lots of love shell,charlie and jasmin xxxxxxxxxx
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Post by pinkshell1110 on Oct 14, 2007 21:18:57 GMT
hi there again i forgot to say have you tried saline drops they loosen the mucous and make it easier to breath you can just buy them over the counter at the chemist for about £1 just squirt a couple of drops in before feeds and at night , you can use them from birth although i dont think they taste very nice but they do work . lots of love shell,charlie and jasmin xxxxxxxxxx
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Post by sarah on Oct 14, 2007 21:19:27 GMT
Daniel was rattly when he was born - we used to angle his cot so he wouldnt be too flat. He used to get worse after a feed - this has really got better know hes a bit older and can cough properly! xx
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Post by odiness on Oct 14, 2007 23:23:11 GMT
Thanks for the replies everyone. I forgot to mention that I have raised Jasmine's moses basket at the top end, I was told it was ok to do this and it does seem to help a little. I notice that she gets worse after or even during feeds too Sarah. Anyway, it has put my mind at rest that you have had the same experience with your little ones, perhaps I should get some sleep tonight instead of listening to Jasmine.... he he. Thanks again. Lu x
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Post by njcorbett on Oct 15, 2007 5:01:12 GMT
Hi Lucy,
We had to raise Lucy's cot too. We put a pillow under the mattress to do this. It seemed to help, but I have had nights with her reclined in her high chair to try to get her to settle when she is unwell (bouncy chair is good as well).
Nicola xx
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Post by debs4 on Oct 15, 2007 7:49:05 GMT
We use saline drops aswell, tons of them. lol. We got them on prescription. Gemma is always more noisy after feeds x
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Post by max on Oct 15, 2007 10:58:15 GMT
I remember Caleb being very snortly when he was weeny. Now he is fine and I forgot that it ever happened! I raised his cot at one end and waited it out really. Now if he gets a cold or sounds rattly I get his chest checked by the Dr but he's not had any chest infections yet.
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Post by lizzymd² on Oct 15, 2007 12:10:54 GMT
Cameron was the exact same. you could here the flem when he breathed. We raised his cot at one end too. We also smothered snuffle baby roundabout him, dunno if it helped.
I remember it was quite worrying to listen too at first but then you got used to it. Other people worried for us when they heard it.
It seems to be quite common because of small ENT area
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Post by lisajg on Oct 16, 2007 21:38:34 GMT
Hi Lucy
All that you've said about Jasmine does sound very familiar but don't worry about asking the doctor if you're concerned. After her feed it may help her if you can keep her upright for a while, and tap her gently. You're probably already doing this, + ditto what everyone else has said. We went through a bucketful of nasal drops when Harry was a baby, lol.
Hope you manage to get some sleep xx
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Post by brandy on Oct 17, 2007 15:49:21 GMT
hi just to say brandon was the same noisy breathing and everything we had to raise his cot.
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Post by odiness on Oct 19, 2007 22:11:27 GMT
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update on Jasmine. I did take her to the doctors today just to get her checked over. I wanted to make sure she has no chest infection as she was very rattly. Doctor says her breathing difficulties are all nasal and due to the fact that the mucus hasn't cleared so I am doing everything I can with the saline drops, raised cot, steamy baths etc. She did say she can hear a heart murmour though which wasn't detected by the hospital but could just be more audible now. Have the first appointment with the pead next Thursday but still waiting for her heart scan so will have to wait and see what happens, hopefully not too much to worry about at this stage.
Overall she seems pretty happy and content bless her. I know it sounds cruel but she's like a little pig at a trough when I feed her the noises she makes, it does make me giggle sometimes.
Will keep you updated.
Lucy x
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Post by sharon22 on Oct 20, 2007 9:29:48 GMT
Hi Lucy
We found that if we filled a bowl of boiling water and put it in the sink and held Jack over if for about 5 mins at night it really did help clear the mucus. If he was very bad we would have done this a few times during the day.
When he reached 3 months we a few drops of karvol oil into the water. Put the karvol in last. We also found that this worked.
When he got a bit older we bought a nebulizer and just put cooled boiled water into it and steamed Jack this way for about 5 mins also. It was amazing the difference that this made. It might be expensive but the difference it makes if just amazing as i said.
Good luck
Sharon
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Post by brandy on Oct 20, 2007 20:57:04 GMT
hi. there is a syringe that you can buy to clear the nose yourself its not very nice as it goes up the nose and sucks out all the mucas.we had it and it is good for clearing them but only if you have the stomach for it lol.when Brandon was at the hospital some doctors said they could hear a murmur and some said he was clear but it turned out there was no problems so fingers crossed for you.
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Post by claireyd22 on Mar 29, 2009 21:08:25 GMT
Just bumping for possible new member.
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Post by odiness on Apr 16, 2009 20:57:02 GMT
Thanks for bumping Claire. Just for anyone new, Jasmine's breathing difficulties were mainly new baby snuffles (excess mucus), she's not too bad now apart from she snores louder than any 30 stone beer guzzling fella... oh and she has hay fever at the mo so is a bit snuffly, but anyway, I had no need to worry. Lucy x
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Post by Vicki on Apr 17, 2009 16:53:11 GMT
Don't know if this helps but we put a bowl of water on the window sill above the radiator, have at times put essential oils in it. We got to the stage we would try anything because we felt the rattling and snuffling might be causing her bad sleep patterns.
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Post by budsue on Jul 19, 2009 17:52:12 GMT
my daughter Breaylyn always had a runny nose and difficulty in breathing the nose drops didnt work i took her off cows milk compleatly and put her on goats milk, within 3 week she doesnt have any problems now i give here soya milk yogurts or make my own angle delight for pudding as they dont do goats milk ones i would recomend trying it as cows milk can cause more mucus
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