No Worriess Elaine. Yorkhill is fab its where Max had his op and they will look after you where is your nearest pead unit. if you dontwant to post it on here do email me or pm me. like you dont get on much but am here if I can help at all. Dont be afraid to take a pen/paper or even dictaphone with you to consultant appt so you can listen to it when you get home and you can get consultant to write down anything you not sure of or long words and write a list of questions that you want answered any consultant will be happy with all these things

Good Luck and am here if you need me xx

hi jenine

thanks so much for all your help, i dont get on here as often as i would like so its only now im reading it

i dont really have a lot more info as im still waiting for Rhys peadatric follow up it does worry me that he may need the antibodie treatment as the peadatric care where we live is not very good hence the reason we were sent to yorkhill hospital

i really appreciate all your help though, i will be in touch if i need any more help

Hi Marksey

I got the info from my textbooks and a paper I wrote on the subject as I am a childrens nurse. the best advice for building up immune system is the same for any child a well balanced diet and if you feel they need an extra boost then abidec vitamin drops but really they shouldnt need this. unfortunatley when babies get infections it does tend to take them longer to build themselves back up again. I will have alook to see if there are any websites that you will be able to access with out being a healthcare professional. but the only other thing i can suggest is chatting to GP. I do understand where you are coming from as my nephew is ill every month after he nearly died at 6 weeks from being lactose intolerant. and now catches everything and anything. How old is your friends LO as babies immune systems are always very fragile in the first 6 months this is why weaning isnt recommmended until then.

HTH

Jenine and Max xx

sorry ladies kinda g/c your thread but thanks for the info ninilloyd where did you get it from ?? im interested in learning more ... the lo i know suffered from brohncilitus (sp) as a baby but he's nearly 16 months now but his immune system is so low i would like to try and find out more about causes .. preventions and treatments etc if you have any good web links let me know

xxx

Elaine

If the blood test comes back that he needs immunoglobulins (someone elses anti bodies) this is normally a permanaent thing that happens every month and will be done in hospital on an overnight stay I have seen children and been involved in the care of children having this. it also depends which cell of the immune system is affected. sorry I cant be of more help but if you have any specific questions do email me jeninemac@hotmail.com  and put immune system question oin title bar and I will help as much as I can.

Good luck for the results of the other blood test do let me know how you get on

Hugs Jenine and Max xx

Firstly I will start with Bronchiolitis which is predominantly triggered by RSV (Respiratory syncitial virus we are coming into what paediatric nurses call "bronchi season" now. there isnt any treatment for bronchiolitis only supportive measures when the baby may need humidified oxygen therapy and some cases feeding by a tube this is only temporary though so baby can fight the infection and not use energy struggling with feeding. 2-3 % of all infants are admitted to ospital with the virus during the annual epidemic 90% are aged 1-9 months. Bronchiolitis is rare after 1 year off age

Low immune systems are more trickier to explain and there are several types. Elaine can you give me any more info. will post more info shortly xx

big hugs hun hope bubs is better soon if anyone does have any info on this im interested about hearing about babies with low immune system mainly because a lo i know suffered from bronchilitus (sp) and seems to suffer from a low immune system .. does it get better with age ??

Hi Elaine sorry havent forgot just been busy promise it will be done tomorrow x

thanks guys, it is a worry

Hi Elaine I will do some research and get back to you can you give me a couple of days? Really hope Rhys is oin the mend soon Jenine xx

Sorry to hear about your bubba hun, my Summer hasnt had anything that serious thank goodness, but she's had a tummy bug and 3 colds and she's only 8 weeks old. I get so angr when the nurses are constantly putting off her injections cos there's something wrong with her, as we need to sort the problem not leave it\!!

hi i just wondered if anyone else had come across this problem, my little boy is 10 weeks old and he first had a uti at 2 weeks unfortunatly this was not treated properly by his peaditrician and he ended up developing e-coli and septis and is currently being treated with oral antibiotics at home to prevent viral meningitis.

all in all we have spent 4 and a half weeks in hospital with him and tests show his kidneys seem to be working normally although he is slow to empty his bladder, he also had blood tests which show that his immune system does not work properly and he may need to be injected with someone elses antibodies to boost this, we are waiting on the results of another blood test to prove this

i was just wondering if anyone else had come across anything like this? its been a very confusing and upsetting time and i cant seem to find much info on this

thanks

elaine & baby rhys

x