Cat

Well he still has stinking cold, and is a constant snot machine, but is coping well, he hates his inhaler, but since starting to use it has hasnt had anymore mad screaming sessions in the night. Still waking a fair bit from coughing but settling quickly so not to bad. Keep finding blood inhis sheets though from nose bleeds cause his nose is so congested

If Ella is coughing lots of junk at night, have you tried sligtly raising her mattress at the head end? having them on a it of a tilt help the chest drain away as they sleep so this might help with her coughing at night.

Kina

I haven't tilted her mattress, but that's a good idea. Sounds awful as I feel sorry for her but you only have so much patience and mine was running thin today. She was SO horrid! Just throwing herself around and screaming all day, when I tried to wipe her nose you'd think I was killing her!! Am really pleased she's in bed now

That's really sad about his nose bleeds, poor love. Good that the inhalers helping though. My auntie said not to give her milk at night as it would make her worse, but she needs it. She's barely eating I wouldn't deprive her boobie if she was still on it, so don't understand about the milk thing.

It's tiring isn't it when they're like this?

KX

Hi Cat I have pm'd you as Rebecca is approaching 10 months and was put on an inhaler a couple of weeks ago after re occurring chest and throat infections.

I have asthma too, and OH had it when he was young-he was diagnosed at 0 month grew out of it by his teens.

Hope he is okay hun xxx

Caroline

Milk is supposed to increase mucus productoin (sorry if tmi) so it makes them more snuffly and chesty, hence not to give milk esp at night. I thought it only applied to cows milk but maybe wrong. DS is borderline asthmatic and soonas he starts coughing/ gets snuffles we drop his milk intake to bare minimum until it clears.

Cat

Oh Inever thought of that, thats true, milk does produce mucous. Imight replace noahs ovaltine with a hot ribena or something, that should give him a good cold fighting vitamin C boost too.

Kina

Hope he starts getting better soon Cat! You're dealing with this better than me, at the moment I could go and lock myself in the loo. My little bundle has decided that I'm not allowed to go to the toilet, leave the room, move etc etc. I've just put her down for a nap so I can get a bit of a break!

Cat

LOLyou obviosly haddnt read my other post today, saying how Ilost it last night, ended up shouting at noah and runing upstairs to my room to cry!

Kina

Sorry Cat didn't see it! Will go and check. Sorry you're having a really rough time of it too, I feel like giving up, giving her to DH and telling him to look after her for a few days!

Cat

Well Im in a readt mood today. Has a nice evening with OH and noah slept all night. Just woke up the once at midnight, but I haddent fallen asleep then anyway. I couldnt elieve it when he woke crying this morning and Ifound it was light outside. OH was already up getting ready for work so he went into him wihout me needing to get out of bed. SO Igot an exrta hour before getting up at 8!

Kina

Yay, glad you had a good nights sleep and are feeling a lot better

Ella's in a better mood but was still coughing a lot last night so not a fab nights sleep. DH was awake from 5 thinking about us getting a new house, so he's stressed. I'm hoping my poor bubba girl is on the mend, It's so awful seeing her poorly