FourCutieBugs
05-30-2007, 07:04 PM
I am really looking for any advice here, but especially for an almost 4 year old. Our Superman had asthma attacks yesterday and last night and this morning. He seems to be reacting to something he's allergic to. I have no idea what that could be. He has also got eczema which flared up slightly too. lots of clear stuff coming from the nose. a bit of a cough today.
When it started I had 2 vials of albuterol left and we used one. then when he needed the next one I couldn't find it. he got worse and worse and was beginning to ask to go to the hospital. :( We are super duper broke right now. like if we spend $0, we'll come out ok this month, but we could be in serious trouble if we do spend any money. So I am a little freaked out that this flared up at this particular time. I tried getting him to drink some coke, but he hates coke, and I tried tea (all I had was chocolate caramel chai enchantment, not his fave either), and I even tried to scare him by popping a ziplock bag behind his head. Didn't work. Didn't scare him enough.
We finally went to the store and got him some more albuterol. This whole experience was so terrifying I wanted to be sure to have something on hand to deal with it in case of an emergency. My dh had asthma as a kid and he's the one who's given me all the advice I so far have. What finally worked was getting him to relax and stay calm. WHen we got in the car to go to the store, I gave him a pilow and blanket and he totally relaxed and then became very chipper and talkative. He was excited that we were going to the store. SO we didn't even give him the nebulizer treatment until after we got home.
WHile at the store, I looked at some of the cafiene pills, but it sayd not to give it to a child under 12. What about half a pill crushed and put into a more favored drink?
Any other ways of dealing with this? ANY advice would be so very appreciated.
When it started I had 2 vials of albuterol left and we used one. then when he needed the next one I couldn't find it. he got worse and worse and was beginning to ask to go to the hospital. :( We are super duper broke right now. like if we spend $0, we'll come out ok this month, but we could be in serious trouble if we do spend any money. So I am a little freaked out that this flared up at this particular time. I tried getting him to drink some coke, but he hates coke, and I tried tea (all I had was chocolate caramel chai enchantment, not his fave either), and I even tried to scare him by popping a ziplock bag behind his head. Didn't work. Didn't scare him enough.
We finally went to the store and got him some more albuterol. This whole experience was so terrifying I wanted to be sure to have something on hand to deal with it in case of an emergency. My dh had asthma as a kid and he's the one who's given me all the advice I so far have. What finally worked was getting him to relax and stay calm. WHen we got in the car to go to the store, I gave him a pilow and blanket and he totally relaxed and then became very chipper and talkative. He was excited that we were going to the store. SO we didn't even give him the nebulizer treatment until after we got home.
WHile at the store, I looked at some of the cafiene pills, but it sayd not to give it to a child under 12. What about half a pill crushed and put into a more favored drink?
Any other ways of dealing with this? ANY advice would be so very appreciated.