Excess Mucus - Related to being a Preemie?

RubyTuesday10

My daughter was born at 32w, 1d.  She was in the NICU for 19 days and was healthy until the week she started daycare (actual age 5 months).  For the last 3 months now, she has had an endless bout with a cough or cold.  Only had a fever once, the rest of the time it's just excess mucus which makes it uncomfortable for her to breathe and she oftens chokes on her bottles.  She's been on a nebulizer/albuterol for quite some time.  Tested for allergies, that was clear.  Done 2 rounds of antibiotics.  Now taking a steroid inhaler.  What next?  Not sure if this is due to her being a preemie...  Has anyone else experienced this?

Shabutie

Hi there! Long time lurker, first time poster.. I have a 2 1/2 month old preemie- 2 weeks adjusted. She was in the hospital for 3 weeks and was perfectly fine until we brought her home and she got horribly congested- to the point where she could hardly breathe through her nose. I was in a panic(first-time mom) and I tried EVERYTHING, from elevating her bed to getting the carpets steam cleaned. Nothing worked to lessen the mucous or make it easier to breathe until I stumbled upon the "Nosefrida Snotsucker"  ..Anyways, sorry about the backstory but if excess mucous is your problem, this is your answer. I have made it my mission to help out stressed moms with babies who are having trouble breathing(without suggesting drugs, because I hate giving babies drugs) This thing seems gross at first but, trust me, and thousands of Amazon reviewers, it is awesome.

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PhillyGal34

No advice but I'm right there with you. Ds was born at 31w 5 d and started daycare at just over 10 months actual. He was always really healthy until he started d/c. He got a cold within the first few days which then became an ear infection and then when that all started to clear up he got really stuffed up again. I hate it. He sounds like an old man with the noises he makes. The doctor told us not to suck anything out unless it was bothering him. He hasn't seemed bothered.

Now I'm worried few getting punk eye because his eye was all goopy today. Ugh.

Pips09

If your preemie doesn't have other health issues, then I'd gander it's regular daycare illnesses. Full term babies often get sick a lot the first year in daycare. It sucks, but just something we have to get through. Good luck!