how is the baby's need for affection / touch met?
how will the baby be soothed if she cries?
what are complications of bronchiolitis?
2006-12-05 05:09:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Babies in special care baby units and hooked up to tubes can, hopefully, still be touched, if not held, throught the side of the incubator. I've no experience of a baby being drip feed but my eldest son was premature and had to be fed via a tube through his nose to his stomach for the first couple of weeks of his life. Bronchitis is a severve chest infection which, in adults, aside from causing breathing difficulties also produces phlegm which is coughed up. So, although I don't know what complications that would produce in an infant, I image that getting rid of that phlegm would be one of them.
Hope the infant improves soon :-) But at least she is in the best place receiving appropriate medical care. Try to stay positive and I hope you have her home soon.
2006-12-05 05:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was 3 months old when she was admitted to hospital for this she had a drip and tubes everywhere her heart monitor alarm kept going off every few minutes it was absolutely horrendous, she had nebulisers every few hours and it was really scary, You cope by remembering that they are in the best place and they will get over it, in a few days they will be almost back to normal, it looks and sounds much much worse than it really is because they are so small, You are allowed to stroke them and hold their hands it is really horrible but the oxygen etc really helps, My baby was in hospital with me next to her constantly for about a week and the care from the nurses was excellent it is very common so they are very knowledgable. When she came home she still had a really bad cough for quite a while but other than that she was fine, They said she could possibly get asthma and I was paranoid every time she got a cough for about 4 years and she did seem to get lots of coughs for a while but now she is 5 just started school and happy as anything, she gets no more coughs than any other child and does not have athsma. Im sure your little one will be fine please try not to worry too much I know its easy to say but I have been there, I hope this helps you , just make sure when she comes home you prop up her mattress so she doesnt lay flat as this causes more coughing.
2006-12-05 08:44:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh hon you need to take a breath calm down and talk to the nurses and doctors about this, im not trying to be cleaver, ive had an ill child myself and my best friend is going through a bad time at the moment with her daughter only the hospital staff can help with this question and talk to the parents of other children there sorry if this is happening to u if you ment in general then the nurses touch and show the baby affection and the parents are incouraged to do this babys are looked after well in hospital and usually a parent stays with them and the third question is breathing difficulties and its best to look it up in a search engine
2006-12-05 05:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by julie t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its not treated it can lead to pnumonia.
Your hospital should be allowing you to touch and soothe your baby, the child needs that, and extensive studies show that infants recover quickly and more soundly when they have contact with their mother and father.
You need to insist that you are allowed to interact with your child, even if its just to talk to it and stroke its little head. It is NOT okay for you to be separate from it. You can go directly to the hospital head nurse or director and insist on being allowed to be with your child.
I really havent heard of a hospital these days that doesnt permit parents in the neonatal care unit, they know theres nothing better for baby than mom.
2006-12-05 05:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way, first they're going to do away with the feeding tube, then the oxygen tube and particularly quickly they're going to easily placed the pillow over your face and say we are basically removing the convenience air from the affected person. Ask the the surgeon how long he's keen to flow devoid of convenience foodstuff.
2016-10-04 22:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by greenwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh I feel for you. my daughter had pneumonias and bronchiolitus and all those problems from birth. Its hard to deal with, she now has severe asthma.
just touch your baby when you can, talk to her, sing to her, do anything you can to let her know you are there.
When she cries sing to her, shell hear you and it will comfort her.
And as for complications, i know from experience that if the infection gets severe enough or if they have it frequently it can cause scar tissue build up which can cause asthma.
Good luck and i hope she gets better soon.
2006-12-05 05:12:33 · answer #6 · answered by pixiehopes 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear your baby is so poorly. They say when your baby is in your tummy they hear your voice and sounds around you. Talk to the baby, hearing your voice should sooth her. If you listened to certain music, take that in when you see her and play it to her.
Best of luck I'm sure everyone's thoughts and wishes for her to get better are with you. xx
2006-12-05 06:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by SARAH S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my God. I wouldn't know what to do, because my baby was a premee. And she was in a tank, and I couldn't keep my self together. So I 'm sorry I wouldn't know what to do.
2006-12-05 05:14:02 · answer #8 · answered by jessica c 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋