DD has asthma and bad chest infection

Mandles

Its funny. My son has a blocked nose aswell as asthma(hes the one i previously posted about) and in Florida he was like a different child. Not the slightest runny nose(which he usually has daily!) and no Asthma at all.
Lets all move there.Hope you had a nice time and hope she gets over chicken pox soon. I covered mine in honey (over the spots) as its a great healer and they don't have one scar.(might not be great in garden though as she might come in covered with ants also!)

Tim_Deegan

kit wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Just been to Florida for 2 weeks and DD is much better :T..... oh, apart from the fact she now has chickpox! 8 weeks worth of antibiotics and she still manages to catch chickenpox!

I am trying to keep the cat out of her room. All bedding is being washed at 60 and her mattress has been hoovered and turned.

I guess I will have to wait and see if she gets bad again now we are back. Am going to be keeping a close eye on what may trigger it this time..... after I've finished keeping a close eye on her scratching that is!

You say you have a cat.......my wife has very mild asthma which is brought on by some animals. The strange thing is that we used to have a cat with very long hair, but she wasn't allergic to it, but she is allergic to both her mum's cat and dog that both have short hair.

What type of quilt, pillow and mattress does she have?
You might be better replacing them with those made from hypoallergenic materials. You can put a pillow in the feeezer, and possibly her quilt, but obviously you can't put the mattress in there. Be careful if you do replace the mattress as some retailers will play on your fears, and try to get you to spend a fortune. You shouldn't have to pay more than £100 (delivered) for a decent quality single mattress. If you don't have any luck, then contact me.

blue_monkey_2

Ah yes, about the mattress. When I was younger I used to have a plastic cover that went right over my mattress and zipped up as I was allergic to bed mites - it is very common. I am not sure if they still make them but maybe see if you can get a matress cover first as this would be much less expensive.

Hope you had a great holiday by the way. We went armed with all my asthma medication, hayfever tablets, drops, etc.. and did not need them at all. It really is very strange isn't it.

Ted_Hutchinson

kit wrote: »

Just been to Florida for 2 weeks and DD is much better

The sunshine superstar: study reveals Vitamin D as 'wonder vitamin' shows it's effect on reducing incidence of colds/flu that was first reported Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D
andthis shows low vitamin d status is twice as bad as smoking for lung function. You wouldn't let you child smoke but as Most people in the UK have insufficient Vitamin d throughout the year you daughter improvement while in Florida had something to do with the greater availability of sun and consequently higher vitamin d status.

hollydays

Havent read through the whole thread,but Manuka Honey helped me a lot when i was recovering from pneumonia(how did i get that-I have NO idea) though its pricey it worked for me.Obviously i used anti biotics too.Health food shops etc sell it.

https://www.manukahoney.co.uk

kedj

Through my teens I went for several years where my asthma was poorly controlled and I restricted my activities to what I felt able to do. I thought I had no alternative. This is completely the wrong thing to do. I now regularly take steroid inhalers and my asthma is well controlled. If you find that your daughter is taking the ventolin all the time, it will probably mean that she needs to take a preventative inhaler as well - not necessarily a steroid one and maybe not all the time either. But asthma should be controllable for the majority of the time, your daughter should not be constantly having difficulties. If your daughter's asthma is not well controlled, then make sure the doctor / nurse is aware - maybe keep a diary of symptons and try to see someone who is understanding of your concerns.

I believe there are blood tests to check for allergies, which you may not like the idea of if your daughter is only 2. Personally I would seriously consider getting rid of your cat, if you think this is a cause.

My son had symptons at around 2 - 3 years, but has grown out of them - he is now 7. My daughter is 5 and occasionally has asthma symtons too, but these have quickly cleared with the ventolin. Hopefully, she will outgrow it too. I hope things work out for you and your daughter.