| Title: | Parenting |
| Notice: | Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3 |
| Moderator: | GEMEVN::FAIMAN Y |
| Created: | Thu Apr 09 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1292 |
| Total number of notes: | 34837 |
Our 10-week-old son was just diagnosed as having a
"floppy eppiglotis" (sp?). The main symptom he has is
that his breathing is very noisy. Our doctor said that
it is something he will outgrow, but I would like to
hear from anyone whose child may have had the same condition.
How long before they outgrew it? How did they deal with the
concern over their child's breathing? Even though I now know
that it is not impairing his ability to get air, I still find
myself constantly checking on him, and glued to the baby monitor.
Thanks, Marlene
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| 66.1 | Wheezing | CSTEAM::WRIGHT | Mon Apr 27 1992 10:11 | 10 | |
For almost his whole first year, my son's breathing was also "noisy".
I had him to the doctor many times due to my concern about this.
It sounded to me like he was wheezing. Yet everytime, they assured
me that he was fine. He did finally outgrow it, at about 10 months.
But I know how you're feeling. No matter how much they assure you that
all is well, you can't help but worry. Especially because my mother kept
suggesting that maybe he had asthma. That really scared me. But my
doctor was right. It was something that he outgrew. Now, at 18 months,
the wheezing sound is long gone.
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| 66.2 | my son did too | APACHE::FRIEDRICHS | Keep'm straight 'n level | Wed Apr 29 1992 15:09 | 15 |
Our son also had the same thing. I forget when he outgrew it, I didn't
notice when it left, just after it was gone. Don't worry it is very
common.
You will notice that it goes away with his breathing at rest first then
when he is being fed and finally when he is trying to crawl or
physically exert himself he will grunt. That will go away last.
Actually I found it comforting because I could alwys her him breathing
while he was asleep.
No for the ultimate answer "He will outgrow it!"
cheers
jeff
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