Asthma?????????

[smellymelly]

My DD is 17mths she gets coughs every 2 weeks or so, a GP and a HV have both mentioned asthma. Is this likely just from having a regular cough as a symptom....?

She had bronchilitis at 3 mths too if that makes a difference.

We are a non-smoking household ( I gave up 4.5 years ago - still want one though! )

With the spacer let her play with itDS used to give it to us and Bobthe Builder before he had his turn also let her put stickers on it. If you can get the doctor or nurse to let you have a short spacer called an aerochamber we found that much easier to use, but the professionals recon its not as effective as the big ones. Our latest one is metal which seems to be going quite well but I don't know what its called. We have had a couple of hospital stays but not for nearly a year now. Inhalers are now just part of the morning and bedtime routine now bhut it was tough at first - good luck

Forgot to say bubbles were popular too -either as a distraction whilst using the spacer or as a reward after doing it successfully

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