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inhaler tip from a friend.

Sammy-MaeSammy-Mae
in October 2011 Moms

Remember how a few weeks ago I said I was struggling to give DS his "Puffer" every day.  I am talking inhaler and chamber with mask combo. 

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I was saying it was a two man job and it was hard with my stupid arm.  I mentioned it to a friend who has two little boys with Asthma.  She said, "Oh you just need to know the trick."

Lie baby on the floor body against the wall.  Put baby's arms up over his/her head and hold with one hand.  Baby can't move his or her head in either direction because their own arms are holding them still. The wall prevents the baby from rolling over.  It requires very little effort.  DS still screams his head off but at least it doesn't take two adults and a three year old to administer the inhaler. 

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  • cantalopes24cantalopes24 member
    Is there a reason they want you to use that instead of a nebulizer? I don't think I've ever seen a kid under 4 or 5 use one of those instead of the neb. I know when we had to do breathing treatments with Lo with the albuterol she liked laying down with it blowing at her face.
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  • BeesMomma00BeesMomma00 member

    imagecantalopes24:
    Is there a reason they want you to use that instead of a nebulizer? I don't think I've ever seen a kid under 4 or 5 use one of those instead of the neb. I know when we had to do breathing treatments with Lo with the albuterol she liked laying down with it blowing at her face.

    I was wondering the same..  How come inhaler over a nebulizer?

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  • nittanyllamanittanyllama member

    imagecantalopes24:
    Is there a reason they want you to use that instead of a nebulizer? I don't think I've ever seen a kid under 4 or 5 use one of those instead of the neb. I know when we had to do breathing treatments with Lo with the albuterol she liked laying down with it blowing at her face.

    Our asthma specialist has Gavin on an inhaler like this since he was about 7 months old. I think he said its more effective and the one med Gavin is on doesn't come in nebulizer form. Plus it takes less time? 


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  • katechamkatecham member
    If you have a very active kid like DS they will get only a very small amount of meds from the nebulizer. We can't keep him still for the 10 min it takes to give both meds. The puffer works a lot faster!
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    imagekatecham:
    If you have a very active kid like DS they will get only a very small amount of meds from the nebulizer. We can't keep him still for the 10 min it takes to give both meds. The puffer works a lot faster!

    When G was on neb treatments it took 30 minutes each time! He hated it.


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    DS born Oct. '11

    TTC #2 with PCOS since Nov. '13

    Dx: Low Progesterone (3.3) on 8/12/14

    Waiting for RE appointment on 10/28/14

    Surprise BFP on cycle 12 -- 10/19/14!

    EDD July 1, 2015

    BabyFetus Ticker
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  • BeesMomma00BeesMomma00 member

    imageNittanyMama:
    imagekatecham:
    If you have a very active kid like DS they will get only a very small amount of meds from the nebulizer. We can't keep him still for the 10 min it takes to give both meds. The puffer works a lot faster!
    When G was on neb treatments it took 30 minutes each time! He hated it.

    That makes sense.  Especially if it's something that is routine and not just when sick.  B only had to use the nevulizer 1x (knock on wood) this season when she had RSV/Bronchiolotis/Pneumonia

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  • Sammy-MaeSammy-Mae
    It's because he has to have it twice a day and it takes less than a minute.  It's torture for him to stay still even that long. 
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