14 week old DS very rattly chest, bubbly breathing, bad cough. GP sent me away....

[SleepyCaz]

He said it was a virus and no problem. But tonight she seems to have struggled to get her breath a few times, once for what seemed like ages, but wasmaybe only 10 seconds, went purple. Worried, help. Bought Karvol vapouriser for tonight and have put some Karvol drops on her sleepsuit. What else can i do tonight? She needs to have a good old hack to bring it up, but babies can't do that! Bless her. Thanks everyone

Try steam in his room (use a kettle for a bit)

You might be able to 'wind' some of the phlegm up (over your knee with his head down a bit and pat his back)

Do keep a close eye on his liquid intake & how wet his nappies are

If you are at all concerned take him to A&E they would much rather reassure a panicky mum than treat a very poorly baby

If you are worried, get her seen, again, tonight.
Babies change scarily quickly, both for the better and the worse.
Viral respiratory infection simply means antibiotics will not help, NOT that your DD cannot be unwell with it.
Seriously, you know her best, get her checked out. It is part of our job to check out children of worried parents. Yes, there might be nothing further that can actively done for him other than you being there for him, reassuring and holding him (upright usually helps, I spent many a night with DS2 sleeping on my chest, me sitting on big armchair in living room) and giving him Calpol in regular intervals.
Viral illnesses such as croup and bronchiolitis are usually mild but can be not so mild.
So, again, get him checked out.
V best of luck!

If actually having difficulty breathing, I would ring the out of hours doctor and explain he is worse now and needs to be seen again please...keep repeating until they say OK we'll see him

Can also try tilting the cot slightly to raise the head end, eg with a couple of books, saline nasal drops from chemist if congested.

If you feel like its getting worse, or even if you are just more worried now then you were before, then get it checked out. At worst you will have some reassurance that all is OK.

Thanks all of you Am going to prop her bed up now and will try the steam in the room too. She is drinking lot's of milk, but it's a struggleto get her to have any water. Should i really force it? She has had some Calpol as she was a bit hot, cooled down now though. Really hope she's not going to get worse.

It's horrible when a wee one is poorly - poor you. Maybe milk is best, it will give baby the fluids and nutrition it needs... as someone said, you are aiming for lots of wet nappies!

Above all, trust your instincts. If you feel you need to see a doctor, take action and don't take no for an answer.

Sounds like you are doing fine - best of luck and get well soon little one!

If you can can you strip her down to her nappy and watch her breathe? If you can, when she breathes, does her skin really suck in around her breast bone and ribs?

Ds2 has bronchiolitis as a young baby and it was the sucking in that made the OOH GP take notice of my concerns.

We were sent to the Paed assessment unit at the local hospital who monitored his oxygen saturation levels for a couple of hours and checked him really thoroughly before sending us home as he was maintaining his oxygen levels well.

He didn't need any more treatment but we were on an 'instant access' pass the the PAU for a week if I became worried which gave me peace of mind.

How is he?