I have a nearly 8 month old ds who had covid when 6 weeks old which resulted in him being blue lighted to hospital with breathing difficulties. Since then his been hospitalised with several breathing/coughing related incidents told its bronchiolitis, chest infection, viral etc.
He started coughing again Friday worse at night and wheezing. I managed to get him to see GP yesterday before it took too much of a hold. The gp coukd hear the wheezing before he even listened closely to his chest and said given his history and the family history in dps side he likely has asthma and prescribed reliever and preventer inhalers and a spacer. We've had the reliever and spacer for short periods before when he had bronchiolitis.
He hates the spacer like screams fights kicks hates it. Does he need to use it as he likely will take more in if puffed directly near/in his mouth if he does need the spacer how can I make it more comfortable? What does everyone else do to get a baby to take a pump?
My dm also said that I shouldn't be letting ds become reliant on these things and that he likely doesn't have asthma as it cannot be diagnosed correctly until age 4. I looked and it seems like he has the symptoms but could it potentially be wrong at his young age, should I require a second opinion?
Obviously I'll continue with the drs advice as that's the diagnosis I have but having little experience with asthma I wondered if dm was correct (not that she has any experience either!)