Albuterol and Pulmicort to treat bronchitis and pneumonia?

My nine month old has had lung problems since he was born last June (the night he was born he stopped breathing), in November he got pneumonia (has had it twice since then) and has also had bronchitis three times since then. After having him on different antibiotics, amoxicillian and zithromax, and still fighting it, I went to a different doctor last monday and he still had bronchitis, the doctor put him on a nebulizer with albuterol, he had a follow up appointment this morning and still has bronchitis so he is to keep up with the albuterol and now has to take pulmicort as well. Everything that I have read about the two says "treatment for asthma" is this also normal treatment for bronchitis and pneumonia? Why is my son having these issues, my husband had childhood asthma, there is no smoking around any of my children, we have pets, but after today they are on the way out the door...what else could be causing these problems.. what can I do to help my baby.., I have never delt with this

I have asked our family doctor (the one that he had been going to until about two weeks ago) about having him tested for asthma and she said that they (doctors) don't test for asthma until at least six years of age because of lung development not being complete. She also happens to be the CEO at our clinic, so I figured it would be difficult to get another doctor to run the test. Is this normal, or can you still get the tests done?

Albuterol and Pulmicort are used to treat many respiratory diseases in addition to asthma. With bronchitis the combination of the two is definitely therapeutic. Your doctor is correct, nine months old is too young to diagnosis him with asthma. At his age they just call it reactive airways disease. As to why your son is having lung issues, it could be one of many reasons....underdeveloped lungs at birth, allergies, genetics...etc.

It's not just asthma that Albuterol treats you'll find people who are suffering from emphysema using it. How did your baby come down with this because babies are prone to a lot of infections at 0 to 9 months of age. Your child may have inheritied the gene that develops into asthma since the father had it as a child. Did you think of having your son tested by a genetics specialist to see if he will develop asthma or any breathing issues as he gets older? You might be surprised to learn a few things by having him tested since it's not only medical but developmental too. Find a genetics specialist and get tested to find out exactly if your son is prone to asthma.