Thanks ladies for telling me of your experiences. I will keep him home tomorrow and get an asthma plan done up at the doctor. Just wondering though is it odd for an attack like this to occur out of the blue, assuming it is asthma? He is on singulair tablets but that was more to keep his Eustachian tubes open and put a stop to the ear infections. And would that be considered a bad/ serious asthma attack? They don't get much worse do they - not sure how I'd cope if they do!!
has he ever had asthma diagnosed before? If hes never had it before I would be inclined to think croup rather than asthma, expecially this time of year. Croup isnt necessarily less dangerous, my parents nearly lost both my brother and I because of severe attacks when we were very young, but we tended to get a very severe form, but it is very different to asthma. I would be investigating alternates and not necessarily seeking an asthma diagnosis which can lead to unnecessary interventions. The other "indicator" I have found for croup is a slight illness up to 3 days either side of the attack. My attacks were usually an indicator that I was 24-48 hours off getting sick, and more likely to occur at seasons change- either as it was getting colder or warmer.
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