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can anyone reccomend a humidifier for breathing probs in a 4 years old????

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chocolatespiders · 21/01/2008 09:30

my daughter had a constant cough for weeks took her to gp on 3rd jan... he prescribed and inhaler for bedtime.... but she is no better.... she is off school today and going to gp at 11....

i am so worried about her, as her breathing is so shallow.... she loves gong on scooter and bike but hasnt been able to the last few months as she gets so breathless...

we had a humidifier when she was a baby, as she had bad cold... but i have tried it and it doesnt work... i am really broke , but i do have a stash of £2.00 coins in a terramundi.. so i am wondering whether it is worth using this money.... and will it help... payday is another 1.5 away..

thankyou

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chocolatespiders · 21/01/2008 10:03

is a cool mist better or a warm mist?

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princessmel · 21/01/2008 10:06

We have one from Argos this one

Its very helpfull for ds. He's just turned 5. He has a brown and blue inhaler.

I was thinking that we needed another for dd as sometimes they are as bad a seach other and they both need it. £10 off today.

Sorry but its not that cheap

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chocolatespiders · 21/01/2008 10:17

thankyou so much. that is great... i have reserved one

and i will have some £2.00 coins left over....!!!!!

i hate christmas the wait between pay days is a killer.... should be at work now but home with pooly dd

thanks again

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princessmel · 21/01/2008 10:57

Thats ok Hope it helps your dd as much as it helps my ds.

I don't know what we'd do without ours.

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chocolatespiders · 21/01/2008 12:23

i have made my purchase

been to gp... before she just had the blue inhaler.... now he has given the brown one, and we have to go back next week....

how is you ds taken his inhaler as dd is not that keen ....

this is all so new to me,as never had asthma in family...

so do you have humidifier on at night time..

do you also have an air purifier?

sorry for the questions..

any other tips you have i would be grateful for

thankyou

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princessmel · 21/01/2008 12:29

Hi, ds has a brown inhaler morning and night. He's had it since he was 18 months.

He is so used to taking it. He did get upset at first but soon got the hang of it.

He has the blue one when he is coughing badly. Usually after running, trampolene and sometimes at nights. He's worse during and after he's had a cold or virus.

I put the humidifier on at bedtime when he's coughing a lot. It does make the floor damp so I put a few towels on the floor. And you get condensation on the inside of windows in the morning.

We have no asthma in family either.

Hope you get on ok

princessmel · 21/01/2008 12:29

Hi, ds has a brown inhaler morning and night. He's had it since he was 18 months.

He is so used to taking it. He did get upset at first but soon got the hang of it.

He has the blue one when he is coughing badly. Usually after running, trampolene and sometimes at nights. He's worse during and after he's had a cold or virus.

I put the humidifier on at bedtime when he's coughing a lot. It does make the floor damp so I put a few towels on the floor. And you get condensation on the inside of windows in the morning.

We have no asthma in family either.

Hope you get on ok

princessmel · 21/01/2008 12:32

Oh and he has an allergy safe pillow and duvet.

I make sure I hoover a lot and I hoover his matress. Wash his bedding on high temp to kill dust mites which can trigger some asthmas. Try not to hoover when she is around though as it makes the dust fly up.

I also wet dust his room as it gets rid of more dust.

Another idea is to keep as few fluffy toys in the bed as possible. These can go in the frezzer in plastic bags to kill dust mites.

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chocolatespiders · 21/01/2008 13:52

thankyou.... for taking the time to post that info - very usefull thanks

do you leave machine on all night, do you just use it in winter when heating is on...

we have storage heating which i think prob doesnt help?

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princessmel · 21/01/2008 14:08

Hi , Thats ok. Thats what MN is all about.

Yes its on all night. I think it switches itself on and off during the night. Not sure why or how that works though.

It looks like a kettle and just puffs out mist to make the air damp. I'm not very technical, sorry!
We don't have the heating on at night. Don't know about storage heating . Sorry

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chocolatespiders · 21/01/2008 14:20

ok i will just leave it all all night

it is on now as dd is so tired from her disturbed nights so she is sleeping.... and has not yet coughed....

i will search you out if i need any more info...

got to go back to gp next week, he was very good he printed me out some info for me to read..

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JossStick · 21/01/2008 14:23

When DS1 had trouble breathing in the night when he was about 6 months old - my HV recommended getting an old kettle and boiling it in the room a few times.

JossStick · 21/01/2008 14:23

Just seen he's 4 though!

Perhaps you do need a safer option!

JossStick · 21/01/2008 14:25

SHE's 4 i meant (brain collapses).

princessmel · 21/01/2008 14:31

Yes we used to put pans of boiling water round the cot. Once they are in a bed its too dangerous obviously.

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