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My little boy is one years old and for the last 5 months he has suffered dreadfully with chest infections. He has been sent to casualty twice, and then again last night, this time being diagnosed with croup. Everytime he catches a cold, he ends up with a chest infection, and he has had a cold twice a month (or there abouts) since he was 7 months old. He doesnt go to nursery, but occasionally through the week I meet up with friends who have children of the same age. This is where he picks the colds up from, but he ends up suffering more than they do!!!
He really enjoys the company of other children (and I admit I enjoy the company of the mothers) and I think it is good for children to mix with other children to learn social skills. But do you think I should keep him isolated for a few months, so he has a chance to recover fully from this bout of illness, or does he have to get the colds to become stronger. The doctors have said unfortunately he is prone to this, and most likely every winter we will be in the same boat.
I just want him to get better. So, should I keep him away from other babys (cos I no that all babys get colds all the time) Or do I just ride it out? Please help me x
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.i would just ride it out. my 7 year old has had it more times than we can count, he now gets it every 3-4 months and is no longer severe enough to go to hospital, but when he first got it (at around 2 after starting nursery!) he used to have to go in to hospital.
our gp has said he will grow out of it and touch wood, he seems to be. I would try altos suggestion of the steam room, unfortunately for me that didnt work with my son! I wouldnt ever recommend a steam unit (you can but in pharmacies) my gp said that although they can help sypmtoms of croup they can often hide more serious problems (my son sometimes has an asthma attack as well as croup).
Good luck, it will get better, and less scary as they get older.
Strange you should say that, one time when my little one still got it badly, we thought we should take him to the hospital for the cold steam machine and nebuliser and he was wheezing away, we got him outside, it was freezing! the car was also cold and on the way there he stopped! so we got my dad to drive round for a while near the hospital and my son thought this was great, we took him home and he was fine!
These are all things to try unless he is struggling to breath, i know its hard but dont panic, we are quite calm in the handling of my little one when he gets it, unlike the first few times when i was nearly sick with worry!
Check for asthma - althouth it will not be conclusive until he is 18 months old. Do not be scared of socialising. My boys were in full time day care by the time they were 1, they caught everything going but have not missed a day off school (they are 7 and 5) yet! My old GP said if they get the germs early they will be better at primary age - it certainly worked for my two. The children who stayed at home are often off school but my two are not (mind you I work full time and have a strong work ethic so equally that will contribute!)
I found steaming a right pain. Buy some olbas oil, put in on a tissue and place under the pillow or under the sheet if he is too young for a pillow.
The earlier correspondent is also right - this time of year a cold frosty morning works wonders.