AB's YES OR NO?

Hey everyone just need some advice, most have prob seen my whinge about DD being sick for well over a week now, took her to the DR's this morn to find she now has conjunctivitis but also that her Viral Infection / newly formed cold has now turned into bronchiolitis!

I went to a different Dr this morn as they bulk bill, i could get in and wanted a script for the conjunctivitis as DD has passed it onto me too, wasn't looking at her other issues as saw my normal Dr during the week.
The 1st thing the Dr said was how rattly DD sounded, i said yeah had told my prev Dr about this but every time we went in her chest was silent.
He had a listen and said she has bronchiolitis and he suggested AB's.

Now my DR has been trying to stay away from these and let her body do what it needs to do, i need to know if anyone thinks i should use them? DD is 11mths!
I bought them just in case but was thinking might give her 2 days to try n clear and then start if nothing happens?

I prefer not to use meds where possible but she has been sick for near on 2 weeks and i just want her to feel better, she seems to be suffering so much with 1 thing after another!

Please help!

Personally I would start her on them as she has been sick for a long time allready and is obviously getting worse.

But it is your choice

I can't say yes i no...if it were my DD and she had been sick that long i would probably try them.
Go with your gut feeling.
xxx

As i said in the other forum.. If she has bronciolitis, Ab's wont help. AS it is caused from a virus.

That being said, as feeb said, if she has had it that long, it would suggest its more than that. Giving her Ab's wont do her any harm at all.

i agree with holly, abs wont work on brochiolitis

hope miss ava is better soon :hug:

I agree, Bronchilitis is no joke in little ones, DD was in hopsital with it. There is a time and a place for AB's and if you have given her body the best and chance and it isn't working the time is now. Its not worth a trip to hospital when 5 days of AB's at home can fix it. Just remember to use the whole course even if she shows improvement quickly (which she will cause she is so young and hasn't been exposed before.) Also she might need a probiotic or extra yogurt.

GL

Amy xox

Thanks everyone, it's so hard to know when dif Dr's etc say dif things, might give her another day or so and if no difference will start her on them!

Poor little ones, hope everyone else out there is happy & healthy!

if shes like M, and wouldnt drink her formula (or BM), i put her on some Penta-vite. It seemed to boost her up alot. Its a multi vitamin for bubs 0-3 years.

I have to agree that AB's don't work with Brochiolitis if it is the viral form, it can come in a bacterial form as well.

If she is not drinking and has chest recessions (drawing in her ribs when she breathes - above her tummy) then i would take her to hospital. But if she is keeping up her fluids and having wet nappies than best to ride it out.

We have had two bouts this year, and they thought last Sunday was it for the third time, but it ended up being an acute viral infection pneumonitis (imflamation of the lungs) coupled with what they expect is Chronic Mild Asthma (DD has had a wet sounding cough for months now).

I made the call to take her to hospital after the two courses of Prednisolone and two doses of ventolin (4 puffs) and she showed no sign of improvement, went off her food and drink and was having chest recessions. Unfortunately for us it was 4 days in hospital on O2 and Ventolin, we also finished a 3 dose course of Prednislone which we started on the Saturday as we thought it was Croup again.

The other two times she had it we just steamed up the shower, she slept upright in my arms as when she wa laying flat she couldn't sleep and coughed and woke herself up all night, and offered smaller more frequent feeds.

I hope you see some improvement very soon.
xxoo

Thanks again everyone...
*Beema* you poor thing, i worry that DD might have asthma as she has eczema and i had asthma as a child but they can't tell me just yet.
She seems ok with food and bottles (if given upright) and the cough settles a bit during the day with just that horrible wheezing sound, we get her to do a fake cough and that normally helps bring on a real one...
Hope your DD improves and all the nasties go away... it's horrible for our poor lil ones!

Will see how she goes and maybe start AB's tomorrow if she's no better, can't hurt i guess just in case it's a little more, she had a viral infection last week and the Dr says this has progressed so i am not sure if he means gone bacterial etc... hmm wish they would speak in plain language!

Oh well your all wonderful and thanks for your support!

The asthma is a tricky thing, it isn't official until she has had 3 attacks or is over 2 years of age. But her Paeditrician and Dr's at her last admission said that she had all of the markers of CMA they just couldn't officially call it that, yet every refered to her being asthmatic :rolleyes:!

DS had bronchiolitis (was 5 months) and it was horrendous. He sounded terrible, ended up in hospital etc. He coughed for about 6 weeks all up, but we couldn't use ab's.
ONe thing I love is probiotics. A good probiotic. Go to a good health frood store and they will have some. Nothing commercial. The ones we're on are called Life start.
xo

Thanks everyone.... just to be sure started her on the AB's this morn, she was up 3 times before 12 last night crying with cold sweats which is very unusual for her, temp was up to 38 after panadol yesterday and she is just very irritable.

I know this is also because of her eyes but i can't see her suffer any longer so am hoping that the AB's help her that little bit more.
Not relying on them solely but nothing else has worked so far, i don't like the idea of her taking them but i think she has done well to get to over 11mths without needing medications etc and minimum use of panadol and nurofen... guess just saying that to take the pressure off myself. :p

Hopefully with the drops and the AB's we should see some improvement by early this week.

Mumma2Three, will def have a look for the probiotic.. wanna kill this stuff now and then try different things if it ever comes back!

Off to buy her some more yoghurt today as she ate the last one yesterday.. she LOVES her yoghurt... lol

Thanks again everyone for your help!