told me the doctor called another no in because he had pnemonia. They gave me a breathing machine and 3meds. He still sounds kinda bad and it has been three day.. Just curious, do they normally hospalize babies this young. any advice would be great. thanks
2007-05-17 10:09:15 · 10 answers · asked by lrios1229 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My son had bronchiolitis at 7 months old and he was not hospitalized. It took him several weeks to get over it. He was also on a nebulizer. It caused him to have Reactive Airway Disease and we had to use the nebulizer everytime he got a cold up until he was about 3 or 4 years old. He would cough non-stop. Here is some more info on it: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/bronchiolitis.html
2007-05-17 10:23:11 · answer #1 · answered by Tina B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God I read some of the responses and talk about causing hysteria! They certainly don't hospitalize every case of pneumonia. It depends on the severity of the symptoms. My son has had pneumonia 6 times now, and has never come close to being hospitalized. It'll take a while for him to fully get rid of the cough. But what you want to watch for is the fever (if he ever had one) - make sure that is gone, that should be gone within 48 hours of being on the antibiotic. And of course watch your son's breathing. If you see him breathing rapidly, becoming lethargic (like, really lethargic, not just "I feel sick" lethargic), looking bluish around his lips, or doing "belly breathing" (his stomach going way out and in with every breath) - or if you have ANY concern with his breathing, take him back to the doctor. Other than that, he will be fine. It would take my son a good few weeks to shake the cough, and it would sound horrific. Keep doing what you're doing, run a humidifier in his room, and I hope he feels better soon!
2007-05-17 18:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies do better at home, so if they are at certain stages, they would prefer them to have home treatment. This is a big change in recent years because so many kids then get secondary infections from the hospital bacteria. The doctor should have given you specific criteria about when to bring him back. If you are concerned, call the office!
2007-05-17 17:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Follow up with your doctor. It could be a condition known as RSV - Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-shul) virus (RSV) is a very common virus. RSV usually causes mild cold-like symptoms in adults and children. But premature babies or those with lung or heart problems have a high risk of getting very sick if they catch RSV early in life.
My son was a full term healthy baby and had RSV as an infant. go to www.rsvprotection.com for more information. Quite often with kids it can be misdiagnosed - Look for breathing patterns in the chest - If he/she breathes in and the rib cage is showing - breathing under or deep breathes you should have them checked.
2007-05-17 17:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by outkastindy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the severity of the symptoms. Usually they try to treat the baby at home but if the doctor feels he needs extra IV fluids, certain nebulized medications, or oxygen they will hospitalize the baby.
2007-05-17 17:16:51 · answer #5 · answered by Laura H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If ur 6 month old has an Pneumonia, he/she should have been hospitalized A.S.A.P. What city do u live in? and what kind of hospital or doctor is that?
In Chicago, even an adult is hospitalized for an pneumonia like that!
The elderly and babies are at a higher risk, so they should be monitored! you should get a second opinion.
Make sure, that no one who is sick, goes near ur child, even if they have a lil cough!
make sure that everyone washes and sanitizes their hands before touching the baby! look into it fast and good luck.
2007-05-17 17:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by hot_rican_4_ju 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
do the meds and machine for as long as the doctor told you to and if after you're done doing that and he's still not any better, then call you baby's doctor and ask them what you need to do.
2007-05-17 17:14:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, they definitely can and will hospitalize babies that young if they have any serious problems like pneumonia!
It's in their best interest so they can get better.
2007-05-17 17:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it gets worse they may hospitalize him, luckily you caught it early. Follow all the dr advice and it will get better. Good luck
2007-05-17 17:13:41 · answer #9 · answered by parental unit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he has pneumonia they usually hospitalize. Might want to get a second opinion
2007-05-17 17:16:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋