It still could be the baby wipes, lotion, and other stuff. even though these items were still in the house during the little ones trip they weren’t being used, and that would mean much less of those products getting into the air.
Yeah, I second that it may be the scented baby products. I have athsma and allergies, and whenever I walk down the baby aisle in the grocery store, I can feel my chest tighten up from the sickly sweet smell that they put in everything. Maybe change the products you use for her and see if you notice a difference - health food stores often carry natural unscented and safe baby products, and Burt’s Bees has a line called Baby Bee which makes some nice things as well.
Well, I asked him about those and he thought Intal was a good idea, so I’ve been taking that. Also, after telling him about how my problems went away when my girl went away, he put me on Singulair as well.
Something is working, thank goodness, though. I still run out of breath after only a short while, but when I do, I can still breathe, even deeply. I haven’t had the feeling of an elephant sitting on my chest in over a week. The quickness to running out of breath, I’m afraid, may come from being out of shape for not doing any real exercise for several months now.
As to which med is helping, Singulair or Intal, I’d have to go with Intal. I kind of felt something the first time I took it, and I’ve taken it before going on walks and stuff and I defintely can do better. But who knows, without a test? 
I don’t think I’m allergic to any of my kid’s products, cuz we don’t use much on her, and what we do use is supposedly hypoallergenic: alchohol-free baby wipes (Costco brand), A&D, J&J baby shampoo, and J&J baby lotion. We rarely (less than once a month) use baby powder, and when we do, it’s the corn starch version (I cook with corn starch and have never had a problem). The only thing I can think of would be the baby detergent (Target brand).
So let’s assume, for the moment, that my asthma is exercise-related. Since asthma is really the symptom of something else, what would it be in this case? What causes exercise-related asthma?
Oh, I forgot to note that I still have problems doing the dishes. But I think that the reason for this is due to the fact that I’m almost looking straight down when doing them and it seems to crunch my windpipe like a kink in a hose.
I was diagnosed by an allergist as having “allergy-induced asthma” when I was in high school; she prescribed the Intal inhaler. I second what you’re saying about “feeling” something; it definitely cuts down on the thick, clogged feeling I would get when my allergies were really acting up.
I finally did this and not a single thing bloomed (well, except the control). He did put me on two new meds, Advair (which I have my doubts about since it’s simply a combination of two other meds I’ve tried) and Nasonex. He also asked me to do a saline nasal rinse two or three times a day… I am a “mouth-breather” and apparently my nasal passages are smaller than normal (my dentist, spotting them in an an X-ray, said they looked “crusty”; my GP said that they only did something about it if it was life threatening).
My GP says that I show all the signs of having an allergy-induced asthma (he specifically pointed out the dark circles under my eyes that don’t go away regardless of sleep) and is at a loss for what’s happening. He’s put me on a trial of Spririva, which he said is the only thing that’s ever helped him (although he defintely has allergies). We were both kind of disappointed that nothing showed up on the test.
Nothing has changed, overall, and I’m still wondering, though, if I’m allergic to my kid. I mean, I know I get attacks from “slow” exercise (sprinting is okay, oddly), like cooking, doing dishes, or mowing the lawn, but I seem to get a lot of attacks at the same time that my girl has a wet diaper or when I’m changing her diaper. However, it may be just a coincidence and that carrying around a 20 lb weight is the trigger.
Does the allergy test, well, test everything? If I was allergic to her urine would it show up on the test? If not, could I somehow do a test myself?
(As a side note, sometimes I feel that if I take the Intal fifteen minutes before exercising, it helps to a degree, but I wonder if it’s in my head. Also, if the Spiriva doesn’t help over the next few weeks, to the pulminologist I go.)
(Frustrated non-grandparent speaking here, so don’t take it personal or as snarky, but…)
How much you want for the kid?
Well, my wife would probably paraphrase some Red Sea parting, 2nd Amendment supporter in regards to a sale. Renting on the other hand…
Ah, that’s too bad, but Fair enuff. We give the kid sugar-sand beaches at home, great dining, and on occasion really dynamite trips.
I’m home every other week, we do vacations twice a year.
How 'bout $100 for a weekend, no charge for longer trips, but we pay all expenses?
Edited to add, any babysitting is free.
No, allergy testing doesn’t test for everything. I had one set of 99 pollens, another set of about the same number (I think) of foods. Then I got tested separately for latex allergy, which was only available as a blood test. If the diapers are a problem, maybe it’s a component in them. Or, perhaps, the ammonia smell is just an irritant? Are you using cloth or disposable diapers? Disposables may have chemicals in them, cloth all I can think of would be the detergent.
I agree about the windpipe bent over thing. As a short person, this happens to me when driving, because of the headrest.
Good luck!
Baby powder. Things that CONTAIN baby powder. Baby things that are perfumed.
When my kids were babies, I would have to go through a little ritual to use powder on them. I’m badly athsmatic, and that level of fine particulate can wreck me for a week or two if I inhale it.
Basically, I would twist the top, and very slowly turn the cannister onto it’s side, letting some powder dribble into my palm. I would then apply it. No "shaking " or “squirting” of the powder through a few inches of air onto baby’s diaper area. Then I’d clean off my hand immediately with a baby wipe.
It did help.
Avoid powder at all costs…
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