reflux?

How lucky your littte foster son is to have you!! And how brave you are to take on such a responsibility after having two refluxers. You must have the patience of a saint!

I’ve known kids who cough and cough (especially at night) who end up finally being diagnosed with ashtma. I say finally because it’is not an easy diagnosis to make. The symptoms can be different for each child, and they sometimes come and go. Does he wheeze at all?

I’ve had two babies with reflux. My daughter had silent reflux. She never coughed at night. My son has reflux – he coughs from time to time for a few nights in a row and he has a slight wheeze sometimes. There’s asthma in my family and in dh’s family, so I’m not sure if my son’s coughing is from his reflux or if it’s a cold, or if he has early signs of asthma. (It figures, I just had him at the doctor on Friday and he was fine then!).

I remember one time my son choked on his spit up after refluxing and he had a terrible wheeze and cough for a few days. It cleared up on it’s own and he didn’t wheeze or cough again for a long time.

I’m sorry I’m probably not being very helpful. Welcome back to this site. I hope your little foster son doesn’t have reflux and that whatever is making him cough clears up soon.

The smokey environment he came from could be the culprit. Hopefully the cough will improve in the weeks to come. Maybe a cool mist humidifier would help (if you live in a dry environment.) I use them at night for my babies and they always seem to help. Raising the head of the mattress might help a little, too. (I bet you already thought of these things having babies with reflux already, but I thought I’d mention it just in case).

I use Dr. Brown Bottles and I think they are terrifc. If you don’t have any luck with Playtex, maybe you could try Dr. Brown.

Good luck with your little foster son. He’s so tiny!