To think mould has made my baby Ill?!!

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My 10 week old baby has broncilitis 3 weeks ago, she has now started coughing again but not as bad although the cough can last for a very long time :-(
We have the humidifier on every night and the walls and curtains are always wet in the morning from it but soon dry off although I don't use central heating much as was told it can make asthma worse so use a portable radiator.
Well today I was doing a big clean and noticed under the window an curtains a patch of mould say a foot square, concealed by the chest of drawers.
The chest of drawers also has some mould growth.
I've binned it and cleaned the carpet, dried the curtains and have left the window slightly ajar to stop the condensation but could this have made her Ill, this peice of mould??

Oh bless her :(

Mine have got better as they've got older. Mine disappeared virtually, then came back suddenly about 8 years ago. It's very true what they say, that even if you think you've grown out of it, always keep an inhaler with you.

Mine too, I had it twice a year from about age 8-13 then it got really good but by 16 needed 3 inhalers to keep it under control. It got better again (co-inciding with me finishing my Chem A-level ) and I was fine until earlier this year when I couldn't stop coughing for about a month and my ventolin/clenil wasn't cutting it so got put on the purple inhaler (forget the name) only to be fine a few months later. I have odd lungs.

We got told by the Asthma nurse not to share ventolin inhalers and to each have a separate one. I laughed as there is no way I am taking 2 easi-breathe inhalers and 3 ordinary inhalers and two different sized spacers on a weekend trip to the supermarket when 1 inhaler and 1 spacer will do the lot of us (have a back up inhaler too though).

I was looking forward to the day we could leave the house without packing inhalers and spacers - looks like that could be a long way off then!

Did the nurse give a reason behind the not sharing ventolin inhalers?

Don't stop the humidifier, just keep it in the living room which presumably has better ventilation. The humidifier will hep loosen the mucus and keep the babies chest clear, but the baby may still have a cough.

The mould may have aggravated the illness but will not have caused broncholitis. They rarely diagnose asthma in newborns however broncholitis can give a wheeze and asthmatic symptoms, which should be kept an eye on.

Please don't feel guilty you have done the right thing by getting rid of the mould and it does take a while to get rid of the cough that comes with broncholitis. It is likely to return as another member said. Just be on the lookout for signs of deterioration. But keep doing what your doing, you didn't cause your babies illness.

I keep an inhaler and spacer in the car glove pocket. I use a spacer as it's much more efficient if I'm really bad.

I've been tons better since I sold the horses, last time I had a really attack was when I got some rugs out to wash before selling. I hadn't realised they were affecting me so much. :(

Thankyou for all your help.
It's so hard seeing them sick :-(
It's hard to know what to do, she caught the broncilitis before I used the humidifier so before any damp/mould but now it seems to be back I'm just questioning anything that could have contributes, apart from the obvious which is that is "just happens" like the doctors say

I'm allegic to mould ever since living in a house with a mould problem. I am now extremely sensitive to mould and highly allegic to it; it brings on truly dreadful asthma.

Do not let your baby be near mould! Certainly not in her room! If you must use a humidifier, use it in the bathroom and air it afterwards. Exposing your child to mould spores is putting her at far greater risk of future harm than turning on the heating or drying out the air etc would do. I'm sure the hospital don't wish you to make the place so humid there's actually a foot of mould growing!

i live in a mouldy house, i am moving next week, but my chest as suffered from the damp, not sure if its allergy to mould but if i go near it i get an instant asthma attack i never had trouble until now i now need to have the inhaler everywhere. check every wooden item in your house, i found it on my ds cot on one side and underneath it., behind his furniture.

the humidifier shouldnt be needed if a house is damp enough to have mould an and it will make it awhole lot worse. put the central heating on a lowish setting, no central heating will make it worse.

Ahem. Are you mixing up a humidifier (makes air damp, will increase condensation if there are cold walls) and a dehumidifier (extracts water from the air, typically with a fridge-like design)?

If a landlord claims you've caused damage, it could be difficult.

If you think the humidifier is useful then keep heating on low (not your radiator) and have the windows open during the day to dry the room out properly.

Know it's not great for that heat to be going out of the window but it'll get the room dry.

I've had a lot of mould experience recently & this is what I do. I leave all the bedroom windows open a bit (24 hours a day). We have double glazing & the kids sleep downstairs so I lock the windows open. I also leave both the bathroom ones open all day, but shut them at night. I use Lakeland's Mould Remover as necessary - it really is fantastic stuff. I make sure that all my furniture is not pushed against the walls but at least an inch out from the skirting (maybe more on outside walls) away so that air can circulate. I also move all my furniture out at least once a year (sometimes twice) and clean the wall behind if there is mould. I disinfect the carpet too, then hoover. Heating is left on 24 hours a day at 16c, sometimes (if I am really cold) I turn it up to 18c in the evening. We also have an open fire in the lounge in the evenings. I had bronchitis last year and it was horrible :(

Forgot to say I also clean the back of wardrobes etc with anitbac apray. I leave it to soak into the chipboard etc before wiping. Either dispose of cloth or boil wash it. I find the mould can also grow up table legs etc so be careful to check carefully to make sure you've got it all & try not to spread it around otherwise it just spreads more...

What I do along with the unibond powertab I talked about which are big tablets in these plastic containers that take water out of air. Like the ones with the crystals from poundland but very heavy duty and amazing. I also have no wardrobes at all in our place all clothes are in those plastic drawer things from wilkos and I have mini damp thingies with the crystals in each drawer just incase any gets through plastic.

Also have very minimal amount of stuff in bedrooms. We also put windows on vent where its a little open all the day when we are out and at night if its warm enough. Also dont have any wooden furntiture have plastic or metal, and wipe the walls down as much as you can.

please help I had my baby 2 months early my flat is full of mould and bugs living in walls my social worker say my baby cannot come home due to the mould but hospltal want to discharge her I have other small children who are always getting colds/coughs I don't want to risk bringing my baby home I fear she end up back in hospital she not that strong yet
worried mum
stacey

Hello, can you get in touch with your landlord. They should really help you to sort the mould problem out as it sounds dreadful for you.

A few years ago we lived in a flat full of mould so I know how horrible it is. We used a lot of detox mould and mildew remover and had all windows open and heating on but it cost us a fortune having radiators on all the time. We also got special paint that kept the mould away a bit longer after cleaning it off. Your landlord should do this for you.