My 21 month old has a cold and cough since yesterday. His eyes were very watery last 2-3 days and today looks pink. Most probably a pink eye. I have an appt for him at 3:30 PM with his pediatrician.
I was putting him to nap right now and I noticed he is breathing fast. He was moving his stomach out many times to breathe. I called the nurse and she told M. to keep him elevated. She said I can wait until 3:30 PM, asked M. to suction his nose because he could have trouble breathing through his nose. I couldn't suction his nose because he was sleeping by the time I talked to the nurse, he is still breathing fast but I don;t see him pulling his stomach in and out like he did earlier. He has had cough many times but this is the first time I see him breathing like this. Anybody else had this experience? Do your kids do this when they have a stuffy nose?
Thanks.
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Sounds like pneumonia or bronchitis or RSV or asthma, don't wait, take him to the nearest pediatric ER. Belly breathing is serious; go now, good luck, hope little man feels better!
I would take him in. If you can see his ribs when he breathes in or any bluing around the lips take him right away. But I would not wait until 3:30 regardless. Don't mess around with breathing... Please let us know how he is doing...
This is not a medical forum.
If you are this concerned about the health, especially breathing difficulty for your child, GO TO THE ER or Urgent care facility NOW
If you have any doubt, trust your M. instincts and take him to urgent care or the ER. He probably is fine, but I just don't mess around with kid's health.
call her back and ask her to get him in earlier. If she says no, ask her to bring a note to your doctor requesting an earlier appointment or a personal call back.
OR just go there and ask them in person for the pediatrician to see him.
Our pediatrician said abnormal labored berating, warrants being immediately seen by a Dr. Don't wait until 3:30, get him seen now!!
The nurse should have encouraged you to bring him in right away to be seen.
if his breathing is labored or fast - I wouldn't wait until 3:30:
While stomach breathing is right - believe it or not - I freaked when my NICU babies stomachs were extending...the nurses and doctors were trying to calm M. down...too fast can be bad.
Aspirate his nose. To help him breath better.
Keep him elevated so that his mucus doesn't run down his throat causing him to cough more.
Fast breathing - COULD BE a sign of pneumonia or bronchitis - Not a doctor so I don't know for sure.
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My Son had this, it was due to a respiratory infection called RSV. I would request they test for it, because if he has it he needs treatment (hospitalization more than likely) and the sooner the better. My sons was found right away and he only spent one day in the hospital, although he suffered asthma for the next 2 years. My nephews was caught late, and he spent a week in the ICU and almost died. He will have sever asthma for the rest of his life as a result. If he starts struggling (pulling his tummy) to breath again, don't wait, take him in right away.
If you are not sure - you should have him seen now. You can tell the nurse at your pediatrician's office that you want to come in now - if she says 'no' than make sure you get their ok to go the your local children's er. My pediatrician will NEVER say 'no, we won't see him' if a parent is truly worried. Sure - they might make you wait in the waiting room if they take a quick peek and are sure he can wait. But what if it is serious? Toddlers with asthma often have their first episodes associated with a cold.
time for him to be checked....:)
In response to our DS's labored breathing, the ped had us come in immediately. She administered an oral steroid, had us give two nebulizer treatments, and sent us home with a nebulizer and the steroid. The diagnosis was "bronchiolitis." but she said it was good that we came in because there is a lot of pneumonia going around.
Good luck to you and yours
F. B.
If you are at all concerned that it's more serious than you were able to convey take him to the ER.
Children with asthma or bronchitis can have that breathing with the stomach going up and down and very hard to get a breath. I would not wait and wouldn't take time to write on here if it was my child. We have grandchildren with asthma and it sounds a lot like that although probably respiratory issues of some kind.
It could be RSV or pneumonia. I would have gone to ER. Please let us know how he is.
This wasn't happen to M. and it could be many things, but follow your mom's instint and if you think you should go to the doctor before just go, I will never apologize for being concern about my kids health.
Doctors and nurses are use to see many things and many really bad that they are (and probably have to at some points) calm and cold, but we did not went to medicine school not have see tons of kids with the same sickness, is normal to be worry.
However, keep in mind that if the doctor is busy you may have to wait there with your son don't feeling good unless they see him and think he needs to be taken care inmidiatly (which hopefully is not the case).
Hope he feels better soon.
I second ER or same day Dr. s apt. Even my M.D. husband insisted we go to ER with shallow breathing. I'm not medical so don't remember all the implications of what shallow breathing during cold indicates, but I would at least call your dr.
This message may be too late, but I'd push to get him seen earlier or take him to the ER if they won't see him. One of mine was having labored breathing when he was sick. Even standing still, he seemed as if he was out of breath (as if he had just been running instead of standing still). It turns out he had pneumonia. Trust your instincts. If it turns out to just be a normal cold then at least you know. If it turns out to be something more, then you get him started on the road to recovery that much faster.
I just had a case recently where I worried I might be over-reacting because one of my twins seemed better after having a fever over the weekend. I took him in anyway and he had a double ear infection. Go with your instincts.
