DD was started on seretide & ventolin at 2, then was switched to flixotide last year. I try to keep the flixotide going when she's most affected (winter months etc) & make sure I always have ventolin on hand JIC.
When she was first put on ventolin, it was 2 puffs 4 times a day. I think I did it for a couple of weeks, maybe 2, because her asthma was set off by a chest infection & I kept it up til the infection was gone.
I would ring the doc & ask. FYI, from my phone call recently with the health line they can actually have 4 puffs every 4 minutes in the case of emergency til you get to the nearest hospital. Just in case you ever find yourself in that position.


sconeonamission - most chemists hire out nebulisers. I'm lucky that my sister was asthmatic as a child & mum gave hers to me, but its so much easier than a puffer if you can get one. Just ask the doc for a script for the nebules. Mine was happy to do it.