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Wheezy Baby Help!

kimberly.kentkimberly.kent member
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* I posted this on 0-3 but you ladies always help me out more * 

Ok, many of you know I'm a first timer. Carter has been up for hours screaming. He's never screamed this much ever. He's been fussy off and on for about a week, had a small cold the week before Christmas, and now is a bit wheezy. We finally got him to sleep but I think it was more he screamed himself tired despite us holding him, wearing him, walking him, laying down with him, anything. He also has been having green poop and I'm BFing. We've cut out dairy (not that I ate much anyway since it upsets my tummy) but it didn't go away and the only other thing different in my diet was adding mother's milk tea to make sure I kept my supply up. So my questions:

1) Should I go out to Wal Mart and get a humidifier to see if that helps with his little bit of wheeziness for tonight?

2) Should I just take him to the urgent care to get checked out since this is off and on for a while?

3) Should I try and see how the night goes and then decide in the morning?

His pedi has the "Let's try everything else first" approach (which is fine with me) but I think it might be at that point where something really is wrong that I can't control. Advice please...DH and I are totally torn about what to do. TIA.

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  • ~Lynchie~~Lynchie~ member
    Instead of going out and buying a humidifier tonight try running a hot shower and letting the bathroom fill up with steam then sit in there with him for a while.  Holden had a wheeze for almost a month and the vicks plug ins worked miracles for him!
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  • BethS2006BethS2006
    Granted gabe is 17 mo but we just went thru this. I would call the dr on call this morning. Wheezing isn't something to play around with and it just means he is working that much harder to breath. Then eating falls by the wayside. Hot steamy shower can be good. We landed on nrbulizer treatments three times a day for a month and a course of steroids. And a diagnosis of restrictive airway disease after the second wheezing episode in two or three months. Worth checking. Good luck and update us!
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  • indigo91804indigo91804

    Call your pedi and if you don't like their answer go to an urgent care type place. Don't feel silly or like you are making too much out of it. If he has had a cold for that long he could also have an ear infection. Very easy for babies to get. Logan had about 13 of them in 10 months. They made him inconsolable. I agree with what Beth said too. Wheezing means it is hard for him to breath.

    I hope he feels better real soon. It is so hard when you feel helpless.  

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  • skenyonskenyon
    A humidifier is always great when they are sick. I would invest in one to have anyway. Hot shower is good, and the vicks plugs are nice too. Good luck
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  • KNemoKNemo member
    We are back on our second cold. I would do all of the aforementioned things, and then go get yourself a humidifier. They work wonders. I hope you get into the pedi today, just to rule out any seious illness or infection. Keep  us posted.
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  • kimberly.kentkimberly.kent member
    Thank you for reassuring me. DH comes from a family where they NEVER go to the Dr so it's hard convincing him to do it. I'm going to try and get him to see a Dr today. Last night was horrible to say the least. We tried the hot shower and he was fine for about 10 minutes but that was it. The only time he slept was inclined in his swing or inclined on my arm so I definately think there is something going on. He is still wheezy this morning as well.
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  • Seattle_JiLLnSeattle_JiLLn

    No offense but why do you have to convince your DH to let you call the ped about your baby?  That's crazy.  IF your DH doesn't want to go to the doc, he doesn't have to.  BUt a 2 month old baby cant' tell you what's wrong.  I would 100% call the ped about the wheezing.  That can be serious.

     On the green poop thing - the only people who seem to worry about green poops are internet people.  I've asked LCs and my ped about it and they all say green is perfectly normal.

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  • greenmtbridegreenmtbride

    I agree with Jill...Pedi told us green poop in breastfed babies is totally normal.  

    We haven't been through this yet, but I did take Liam into the pedi for something that turned out to be nothing.  Do not regret it one bit.  It was totally worth the piece of mind and I needed the face-to-face contact to make sure what we were experiencing was normal. 

     I hope Carter feels better soon! 

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  • kimberly.kentkimberly.kent member

    Alright, we are back from the Urgent Care. Poor Carter has an icky cold that has him all clogged which is where the wheezing sound was coming from. He does have a slight fever so we are giving him some Motrin and lots of cuddles. We did go out and buy a humidifier and the Dr said to have Carter sleep in his car seat for a night or two.

    I felt slightly stupid that it wasn't really anything but I'm glad for my sake that I took him in just to get checked. There is all of this conflicting information about green poop so I wasn't sure, but it is all fine. Carter is resting now and I'm just going to cuddle him all he wants until he feels better.

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  • indigo91804indigo91804
    Don't feel stupid!! Better to be safe than sorry with one that little. Happy to hear there is nothing major. 
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  • Seattle_JiLLnSeattle_JiLLn
    you should never feel stupid for going in.  Ever.  They get paid for this.  it's their job.   My ped once said the only time she'll be mad is if I DON'T come in and I'm sitting at home worrying!
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  • Seattle_JiLLnSeattle_JiLLn
    oh also - does your tea contain fenugreek?  I've heard of people having trouble with fenugreek causing fussiness.    I've also heard that those things should work for you in the first couple of days and you shouldn't have to continue on them for a long time...  do you think you havea  supply issue, or were you just being cautious?  b/c if you create an oversupply, you can theoretically end up with too much foremilk which is the green poop issue taht a lot of people freak about on message boards.
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  • kimberly.kentkimberly.kent member
    My supply had dropped so I thought I would try a few cups. I didn't like the taste though so I decided to stop, wait and see. I haven't drank any since the 29th. I was planning on doing marathon nursing and pumping this weekend since DH was home to help with house work but then Carter wasn't feeling good.
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