Doctors aren’t concerned about toddlers breathing retractions?

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Our two year old has had a bad cough for 4 weeks now, it’s slowly going but still very harsh.
we had her at a&e Sunday because of her breathing and noticing retractions at the ribs and throat sucking in.
they noted the retractions but weren’t concerned, they ended up giving her amoxicillin liquid antibiotics.
They told me if I see no change in her symptoms then to bring her back and they may need to do a chest x-ray.
it’s been 4 days with little to no change in her breathing and today i noticed she was still sucking in at the neck and ribs, but also taking in air after a sip of water or after speaking a few words. She is still very happy in herself, eating and drinking normally just catching her breathe a little more.
I rang the doctors and they advised to
to a&e for any breathing issues…
I have been there today with her and I have been told the same thing, yet they have said the antibiotics should be working by now and they don’t know why she’s having the breathing difficulties, but to finish the course and bring her back again if she is still the same!
i feel like I’m going crazy, being an over thinker again and thinking too much in to this and she is actually okay, but the breathing retractions are throwing me off.
she has about another day or two max on the antibiotics.
added a photo of the ribs sucking in, as can’t upload videos of her throat/ribs.
shes a little chunkier than other kids her age so seeing her ribs isn’t a normal thing.

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How's your little one doing today ?

She’s still the same today, coughing still and ribs/throat still retracting.
I can’t help but worry all day.
cough on to week 4 as for her breathing it’s nearly been a week of it. No improvement….

I wouldn't be happy with this at all. I would get her seen at drs or A&E if your really concerned. Have they checked her oxygen levels ?

I would get her seen again, kids can decline quickly after sustaining like these symptoms for a long time - is her heart rate ok?

I would be looking at the whole picture, resp rate, oxygen saturation, heart rate temperature, colour, conscious level, as well as recession and tracheal tug. Ask them why the recession and tt aren’t a worry for them? Ask what her pews are (paediatric early warning score) and don’t be fobbed off if you’re not happy.

often coughs do last for quite a while after an initial infection, but as someone else said kids can go downhill fast so if you’re not happy get her checked again and don’t be afraid to ask questions and ask what to look out for etc. often resp rate and hr increase if little ones have a fever. But I feel you need more reassurance than you’ve been given that your daughter is well enough to be at home with you so absolutely don’t hesitate in seeking out further opinion. I hope she’s in the mend soon op

They checked her breathing rate and heart rate, they weren’t concerned at all with that and seemed normal.. considering going to a different hospital, being fobbed off twice at the same one has put me off returning.

today she’s woke up again fine smiling and happy, but I can now hear every breathe she takes likes she’s ran a marathon, throat still tugging and ribs, but I feel like they aren’t “tugging enough” for the doctors to be more concerned to do more tests.. They said it’s mild tugging.
they don’t think it’s bacterial, so they said on Wednesday when I was at hospital;m, but viral. I still don’t understand all the breathlessness though.

It could be viral wheeze, in which case she may need an inhaler. But as a PP has noted, it's important to look at the whole picture. If she's retracting but her breathing isn't too fast, her oxygen levels are ok (you can buy a home pulse oximeter for toddlers from Amazon), she's happy and able to do most of her normal activities, then I wouldn't be particularly concerned (note: I am not a doctor, this is just my opinion as the parent of a kid that has had breathing difficulties with almost every illness since he was 7 months. He's a frequent visitor to our local a&e). When my son gets viral wheeze and needs his inhaler, typical signs are: he starts to breathe fast, can't sleep, gets irritable, and stops doing a lot of his usual activities.