How can I tell if my 19month old has asthma?

January 15th, 2009 by admin

Red 7 asked:


His cry is not as strong as it used to be and I don’t know if maybe he’s just getting sick but he does lil quick intakes of breath sometimes when he is asleep,it worries me and now I want to check him for asthma but don’t know how they check for that or how old they need to be?
ok to chocohoma or however it is,this is a place to learn from others experiences,and of course i will bring this up to his pediatrician but I am so sick of these drs who make us feel like we are just overbearing parents who worry over something that they claim is “normal” I just got into an argument with his dr yesterday because I wanted xrays and he didn’t want to give it and i said that’s fine but I will go elsewhere anyways and get a second opinion,I’m not taking chances with my son,Can you believe what he told me next???You should be his dr then!….What a punk! I told him flat out I don’t care i want an xray and guess what? he gave me the order.I just hope he was right when he said my son is fine but better safe than sorry best way to be.