First Time Using Nebulizer

[hmw]

My son (who does not have CF) needed nebulizer treatments as an infant due to a nasty illness. He hated them and was screaming pretty vigorously throughout the treatments. As hard as it was to cope with, the hospital staff was very reassuring, telling me: if he's crying, you know he's getting an especially effective breathing treatment due to how deeply he's breathing! It didn't make me like the crying any more, but just knowing that made it a little easier for me to cope with what I felt like was torture to him. He didn't need too many treatments so never had to get 'used' to them as the kids here do... but as others have posted, it does become routine in time so hopefully he will soon be able to tolerate them better.

It is a common thing for babies to have trouble with loud noises; if this is a particularly big issue with your son I wonder if running the neb while not using it periodically with him in the same room can help get him acclimated to the noise. We also sit ours on a folded towel so vibration against the table doesn't add to the noise and keep it as far away from Emily (my child w/ CF) as the tubing will allow (it drives her nuts and ours isn't even that loud!) I'd be careful not to block the air vents or filter on it, though, if trying to muffle the noise with something on or over it.

 

[hmw]

My son (who does not have CF) needed nebulizer treatments as an infant due to a nasty illness. He hated them and was screaming pretty vigorously throughout the treatments. As hard as it was to cope with, the hospital staff was very reassuring, telling me: if he's crying, you know he's getting an especially effective breathing treatment due to how deeply he's breathing! It didn't make me like the crying any more, but just knowing that made it a little easier for me to cope with what I felt like was torture to him. He didn't need too many treatments so never had to get 'used' to them as the kids here do... but as others have posted, it does become routine in time so hopefully he will soon be able to tolerate them better.

It is a common thing for babies to have trouble with loud noises; if this is a particularly big issue with your son I wonder if running the neb while not using it periodically with him in the same room can help get him acclimated to the noise. We also sit ours on a folded towel so vibration against the table doesn't add to the noise and keep it as far away from Emily (my child w/ CF) as the tubing will allow (it drives her nuts and ours isn't even that loud!) I'd be careful not to block the air vents or filter on it, though, if trying to muffle the noise with something on or over it.

 

[hmw]

My son (who does not have CF) needed nebulizer treatments as an infant due to a nasty illness. He hated them and was screaming pretty vigorously throughout the treatments. As hard as it was to cope with, the hospital staff was very reassuring, telling me: if he's crying, you know he's getting an especially effective breathing treatment due to how deeply he's breathing! It didn't make me like the crying any more, but just knowing that made it a little easier for me to cope with what I felt like was torture to him. He didn't need too many treatments so never had to get 'used' to them as the kids here do... but as others have posted, it does become routine in time so hopefully he will soon be able to tolerate them better.

It is a common thing for babies to have trouble with loud noises; if this is a particularly big issue with your son I wonder if running the neb while not using it periodically with him in the same room can help get him acclimated to the noise. We also sit ours on a folded towel so vibration against the table doesn't add to the noise and keep it as far away from Emily (my child w/ CF) as the tubing will allow (it drives her nuts and ours isn't even that loud!) I'd be careful not to block the air vents or filter on it, though, if trying to muffle the noise with something on or over it.

 

[hmw]

My son (who does not have CF) needed nebulizer treatments as an infant due to a nasty illness. He hated them and was screaming pretty vigorously throughout the treatments. As hard as it was to cope with, the hospital staff was very reassuring, telling me: if he's crying, you know he's getting an especially effective breathing treatment due to how deeply he's breathing! It didn't make me like the crying any more, but just knowing that made it a little easier for me to cope with what I felt like was torture to him. He didn't need too many treatments so never had to get 'used' to them as the kids here do... but as others have posted, it does become routine in time so hopefully he will soon be able to tolerate them better.

It is a common thing for babies to have trouble with loud noises; if this is a particularly big issue with your son I wonder if running the neb while not using it periodically with him in the same room can help get him acclimated to the noise. We also sit ours on a folded towel so vibration against the table doesn't add to the noise and keep it as far away from Emily (my child w/ CF) as the tubing will allow (it drives her nuts and ours isn't even that loud!) I'd be careful not to block the air vents or filter on it, though, if trying to muffle the noise with something on or over it.

 

[hmw]

My son (who does not have CF) needed nebulizer treatments as an infant due to a nasty illness. He hated them and was screaming pretty vigorously throughout the treatments. As hard as it was to cope with, the hospital staff was very reassuring, telling me: if he's crying, you know he's getting an especially effective breathing treatment due to how deeply he's breathing! It didn't make me like the crying any more, but just knowing that made it a little easier for me to cope with what I felt like was torture to him. He didn't need too many treatments so never had to get 'used' to them as the kids here do... but as others have posted, it does become routine in time so hopefully he will soon be able to tolerate them better.
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<br />It is a common thing for babies to have trouble with loud noises; if this is a particularly big issue with your son I wonder if running the neb while not using it periodically with him in the same room can help get him acclimated to the noise. We also sit ours on a folded towel so vibration against the table doesn't add to the noise and keep it as far away from Emily (my child w/ CF) as the tubing will allow (it drives her nuts and ours isn't even that loud!) I'd be careful not to block the air vents or filter on it, though, if trying to muffle the noise with something on or over it.

 

[ashmomo]

My 6 month old will often be fussy when starting her nebs...if I start her chest percussions at the same time it usually puts her right to sleep. She tends to be relaxed with the percussions. But then again, she is used to all this also. Hope something helps make it better for him and you! Good luck!

 

[ashmomo]

My 6 month old will often be fussy when starting her nebs...if I start her chest percussions at the same time it usually puts her right to sleep. She tends to be relaxed with the percussions. But then again, she is used to all this also. Hope something helps make it better for him and you! Good luck!

 

[ashmomo]

My 6 month old will often be fussy when starting her nebs...if I start her chest percussions at the same time it usually puts her right to sleep. She tends to be relaxed with the percussions. But then again, she is used to all this also. Hope something helps make it better for him and you! Good luck!

 

[ashmomo]

My 6 month old will often be fussy when starting her nebs...if I start her chest percussions at the same time it usually puts her right to sleep. She tends to be relaxed with the percussions. But then again, she is used to all this also. Hope something helps make it better for him and you! Good luck!

 

[ashmomo]

My 6 month old will often be fussy when starting her nebs...if I start her chest percussions at the same time it usually puts her right to sleep. She tends to be relaxed with the percussions. But then again, she is used to all this also. Hope something helps make it better for him and you! Good luck!

 

[Ratatosk]

With DS, we too did nebs while he was sleepy or sleeping. He'd also fall asleep during CPT. There were times that he'd cry or scream -- particularly with tobi. Thank goodness it wasn't too often -- usually when he was overly tired and didn't want to sit still.

 

[Ratatosk]

With DS, we too did nebs while he was sleepy or sleeping. He'd also fall asleep during CPT. There were times that he'd cry or scream -- particularly with tobi. Thank goodness it wasn't too often -- usually when he was overly tired and didn't want to sit still.

 

[Ratatosk]

With DS, we too did nebs while he was sleepy or sleeping. He'd also fall asleep during CPT. There were times that he'd cry or scream -- particularly with tobi. Thank goodness it wasn't too often -- usually when he was overly tired and didn't want to sit still.

 

[Ratatosk]

With DS, we too did nebs while he was sleepy or sleeping. He'd also fall asleep during CPT. There were times that he'd cry or scream -- particularly with tobi. Thank goodness it wasn't too often -- usually when he was overly tired and didn't want to sit still.

 

[Ratatosk]

With DS, we too did nebs while he was sleepy or sleeping. He'd also fall asleep during CPT. There were times that he'd cry or scream -- particularly with tobi. Thank goodness it wasn't too often -- usually when he was overly tired and didn't want to sit still.

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Nebulizer use

Ashlee,
Are you using the nebulizer for hypertonic saline or antibiotics? I'm just wandering about the benefits of hypertonic saline for children this age? Of course, it made Sam start coughing more, and now I don't know which is a cough due to the medicine and which is a cough due to something else being wrong? Our situations are very similar - Sam had MI, DDF508. CF Mom's are tough, aren't they?
Nikki

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Nebulizer use

Ashlee,
Are you using the nebulizer for hypertonic saline or antibiotics? I'm just wandering about the benefits of hypertonic saline for children this age? Of course, it made Sam start coughing more, and now I don't know which is a cough due to the medicine and which is a cough due to something else being wrong? Our situations are very similar - Sam had MI, DDF508. CF Mom's are tough, aren't they?
Nikki

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Nebulizer use

Ashlee,
Are you using the nebulizer for hypertonic saline or antibiotics? I'm just wandering about the benefits of hypertonic saline for children this age? Of course, it made Sam start coughing more, and now I don't know which is a cough due to the medicine and which is a cough due to something else being wrong? Our situations are very similar - Sam had MI, DDF508. CF Mom's are tough, aren't they?
Nikki

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Nebulizer use

Ashlee,
Are you using the nebulizer for hypertonic saline or antibiotics? I'm just wandering about the benefits of hypertonic saline for children this age? Of course, it made Sam start coughing more, and now I don't know which is a cough due to the medicine and which is a cough due to something else being wrong? Our situations are very similar - Sam had MI, DDF508. CF Mom's are tough, aren't they?
Nikki

 

[rosesixtyfive]

Nebulizer use

Ashlee,
<br />Are you using the nebulizer for hypertonic saline or antibiotics? I'm just wandering about the benefits of hypertonic saline for children this age? Of course, it made Sam start coughing more, and now I don't know which is a cough due to the medicine and which is a cough due to something else being wrong? Our situations are very similar - Sam had MI, DDF508. CF Mom's are tough, aren't they?
<br />Nikki