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How long for chest infections to clear in babies?

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Monstermoomin · 18/02/2023 15:39

My 5mo has finished her antibiotics for her chest infection yesterday.

She has a cough for around 2.5 weeks and then she got worse so went to UTC and was told it had turned into a chest infection (we'd previously been told it was viral and would just go on its own).

5-6 days of Amoxicillin completed. She is still pretty wheezy in the mornings and nasty cough still there. I'm more bothered about the wheeze than the cough.

From others experience, how long did it take to clear? I don't want to unnecessarily go to the doctor's as we were told with my eldest that coughs can linger (after her chest infection), but it's the breathless wheeze that still happens at times and I can hear/feel it in her chest if I listen at her back.

TIA.

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Monstermoomin · 18/02/2023 17:34

Anyone?

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MrsH497 · 18/02/2023 17:41

My 1 year old (history of bronchiolitis and wheeze) has had a severe chest infection the last 2 weeks amoxicillin didn't clear jt was still wheezy, panting, high fever so sent to paediatric assessment unit at hospital for much stronger antibiotics. She's still coughing but she's much better. If you're worried I personally would see your GP. Viral wheeze is apparently common post cold/cough

TooBusyGazingAtStarss · 18/02/2023 17:43

Usually the cough has gone by the time my two have finished their antibiotics.
If its there for another week after, I'd be back to the docs for more antibiotics.
Wishing your little one well xx

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Monstermoomin · 18/02/2023 17:51

Thank you both, hopefully it'll clear soon but I think good to speak to GP on Monday if wheeze is there in case it's not cleared and her sats are low (they were 93-93% when we went to UTC and they were about to send us to A&E for oxygen but then she seemed to cough a lot and clear something as they improved).

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