another tedious asthma question i'm afraid

[allieBongo]

cannot get through to dr. dd (2) has nebuliser at 8.30am and 11.30am and is starting to gasp a little again. how frequently can i give her this? they advised 4hrs at the dr's but the nurse okayed the 11.30 one?

If shes not able to go 4 hrs comfortably between nebs then she should be seen. Does she have a cold aswell? Was it salbutamol in the neb or steoids aswell?

salbutamol and we have started prenisolone and singulair this morning. think i will keep phoning them

it's usually about 6 hours. she had them at 6.45 so should m starting. she has had 3 courses over the last 3 weeks so not sure if they are as effective now?

I would say if she's not managing 4 hours between she needs to be seen.
Poor little thing, she's really going through it at the moment isn't she.

When we had a home nebuliser for DS2, the doc's rule was always to go to hospital if he needed the nebs more frequently than every 4 hours. That meant he probably needed oxygen as well and monitoring of her blood sats.
The first time DS was admitted (18 months) he needed hourly nebs for 3 hours, then two-hourly for 12 hours etc, and he was also on 24 hour oxygen.

I really would take her to hospital.
Good luck, and let us know how you get on. Watching them struggle for breath is so frightening.

been to see dr. she has not deteriorated since this morning. am giving her half a dose every 2 hours now, and if she worsens we go to a&e then. she is quite happy, just coughing and wheezing when it wears off

sounds like your dd has been struggling for the last 24 hours or so, allie. Worth a trip to hospital maybe?

pointy, i'm just sorting it now, we haven't even managed 2hrs yet

hope she's getting better

we have just got home. she is on the mend at last