If your infant has asthma symptoms, act quickly. Follow the asthma control plan your doctor made for handling symptoms. Watch your infant closely for signs to seek emergency care. Suckling or feeding stops. Skin between the infant's ribs is pulled tight.
Chest gets bigger.
Cry changes in quality becomes softer and shorter. Do not wait until the last minute to learn how to handle an emergency. Have an asthma control plan to get to the doctor or hospital that includes knowing how you'll get there, how much it will cost, and who will watch your other children. Do not have your infant rebreathe into a bag held tightly over his or her nose and mouth. Do not give your infant over the counter antihistamines and cold remedies.