Peak flow meter numbers for children

[Miracle29]

My dd is 6 and recently been diagnosed with asthma. The gp sent me a peak flow meter and asked me to do this twice a day. It's come today and it's called a mini Wright flow meter with a yellow label with the numbers on down the middle not the one that's green, yellow, red. The gp never told me what numbers I should be looking at, as in what number would be too low. Does anyone have any advice on this meter. It doesn't say anything in the instructions either. Thankyou.

Our gp asked us to do it twice a day and plot the numbers on a graph so that you know what your child’s normal is. So there isn’t a ‘low’ number as such but what’s low for each individual, if that makes sense?

As long as you’re satisfied that your DD isn’t worryingly short of breath right now I’d just take a reading morning and night and make a note of the number or plot it on a graph. After a week or so you’ll get a picture of where her normal level is and will know that her asthma is worsening if she blows a lower-than-normal reading.

If ever the measure barely moves at all that’s a sign that she’s badly short of breath and needs seeing quickly.

Request an appointment with your surgery's asthma nurse (I think they all have one?) who will check your DD's peak flow technique and give you general advice.

Brilliant that makes sense thankyou. It had come with a chart so will start to monitor and dot it down and hopefully get a good idea of what the numbers are. Thankyou