[blparent] Another Nebulizer Question

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hmm, drawing might work.  She's just a little mover.  Sometimes I worry 
about her managing to sit in school all day, but at least in preschool, 
she's well-behaved.  I'm hoping that as she starts to feel better, I can 
help her put it together that it's the treatments that are making her stop 
coughing.  I'm supposed to do the treatments every four to six hours, 
depending on how much she's coughing.  Plus the steroids morning and night 
for five days, and I'll be glad when those are done.  They're supposed to 
increase appetite, but she wouldn't eat anything all day except what I made 
her eat to take the medicine.

I don't have a baby boy.  *Smile.*

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Shelby Young
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 8:49 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] Another Nebulizer Question

Jaxcen's goes really fast as well. His doctor said 10 to 15 minutes or until 
it sounds different. I'm not sure why it doesn't take as long at home. Maybe 
you could have her sit at the table and draw. How many times a day is 
treatment required? Good luck!
How's your baby boy?
Shelby



On Oct 10, 2012, at 9:32 PM, "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com> wrote:

> I’m going to put in a call to the doctor tomorrow, but I’m hoping one of 
> you nebulizer pros might be online tonight.  When we did a treatment at 
> the doctor’s office, the medicine took between fifteen and twenty minutes 
> to get turned into mist so Sarah could breathe it all in.  I was told that 
> I have the same machine here at home.  I’ve followed the steps very 
> carefully for pouring the medicine into the receptacle and putting the 
> face mask in place.  But the medicine seems to go through awfully fast, in 
> less than half the time, if that.  There don’t appear to be any 
> adjustments on the compressor or on the mask apparatus.  What could I be 
> doing wrong that would make the medicine go through so much faster?  And 
> while we’re at it, any tips for keeping the little one still and wearing 
> the mask would be greatly appreciated.  I do turn on a TV show, but so 
> far, I’ve had to sit there and physically hold Sarah on my lap and keep 
> one hand on the face mask so it stays in position.  Otherwise, she’s up 
> squirreling around and losing the mask, or unplugging the hose from the 
> unit.  I’m sure this will soon be same old same old, but right now, 
> especially with the short course of steroids that’s turning out to be way 
> too long because it keeps Sarah amped up and ready for a fight, it’s one 
> step below pergatory.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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