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Posted: 02 November 2007 at 2:28pm \| IP Logged

Like any other familys mine has been plagued with the dreaded lurgy. This time it's Billy's turn. He's started with a really chesty caugh so I decided to get him checked out. The doc said he had asthma and prescribed a ventolin and a baby spacer.

I'm sure when my others were ill and I suspected asthma they told me they couldn't diagnose it until they were two. This time I didnt think it was asthma but his chest was rattly so thought that he may be getting a bit of a chest infection. He's also been prescribed some steroids, and I thought he was too young for them also.

I was told he was too young (3 1/2 months) to get a chest infection due to his immune system still being strong from me, yet he can have asthma already. Anyone else been told anything like this from so young?

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Posted: 02 November 2007 at 2:38pm \| IP Logged

I have no Idea, but I hope he gets better really soon.

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Posted: 02 November 2007 at 5:28pm \| IP Logged

Jen, Joshua had steriods much younger than he is due to his RSV which is a respiritory track infection (effectively a chest infection) and he got that at 3 weeks, and then as you know least once a month thtere after, so no I wouldn't say Billy is too young for a chest infection. As for the asthma, I was told with Joshua although he was likely to develop it they couldn't diagnose it until he was 2years at least and usually thats too soon to tell. As it was Joshua grew out of his chest problems and does not have asthma. The doctor has probably looked at the history and decided to treat Billy as it is likely he will have it. All 4 of yours have it to some degree, as does yourself. Maybe Billy will grow out of it. Hope the little man is ok xxxxx

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