How to Get Well Quick!

I have 4 kids and have found that the Airborne (kid) products work well. I try to stay away from all the cold meds b/c they don't seem to do much good. She might be too young for the Airborne products now. My kids like the new Airborne Kid Power Pixies. The box says they are for kids ages 4-12 and my four are all between that age range. They really have helped them if I am able to start them when the cold first begins to appear. I get them at the grocery store, drug store, etc.

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Steamy bathroom and some saline drops for her nose. Other than that there is not much. Fluids are the best medicine. Good luck. I to have a sick child this week.

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Rest, plenty of fluids, vitamin C, eliminate sugar and dairy.

Hope she's feeling better soon.

J.

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Zinc is the best for recovering from a cold quickly - although it's better if they take it as early on as possible (but it still really helps lessen the symptoms and duration even if taken later). You can cut a "Coldeeze" or similar product in half and give it to her (they are like candy, so that's easy), or else just get some zinc tablets (very inexpensive) and crush it up and mix it in her food (I'd do about a 1/2 a tablet a day, but that's just me and I'm certainly not a doctor. You can look up proper amounts for children on line I'm sure). Herbs that really help are Echinacea and Elderberry (a lot of times these are sold in combination, but you can find them separately as well) - you can get these at health food stores and some drug stores sell them. If in tea form, if she'll drink it, fine (I put Stevia powder in it to sweeten it up), or else use an eye dropper to give it to her. Those should really help her to get well sooner. God bless and I hope your birthday party goes well!

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Airborne for kids. Now you will of course have to check the label for the ages and such, but my husband uses it every time he gets sick and swears it shortens an illness by a couple days at least. I bought some for the kids but haven't had to use it yet, thank God. It is packed with vitamins and just helps to fight the illness and boost immunity. I don't remember seeing anything harmful in it at all. Of course you have to use according to package instructions, suggestions..blah, blah! :)

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Not too much juice Mommy she will get a HORRIBLE DIAPER RASH! YOu have to let colds run thier course-they are viral. Just give her what she needs for relief. Some colds can last 10-14 days.

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for the fever childrens motren alway worked for my kids and for the cold triaminic worked the best and it what the doctor recommended hope she feels better soon good luck

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Anything that contains zinc will help. If she is old enough to handle cough drops, there are some that contain Vit. C & Zinc that work well. If not the cough drops, there are some cold remedies that contain zinc. Look for an age appropriate mixture. Echinaecia (sp?) and Golden Seal help too
M.

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Try lipton green tea with lemon. I know she is young but I used it at the beginning of the year with tsp of sugar and it really helped me feel better.

Jen

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When my daughter gets sick all I have to do is place the Triamenic Soothing Vapors fan in her room and within two nights she's over it. And of course rest, good nutrition and fluids as well ;D

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Chicken noodle soup-- my kids love that when they are sick

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No offense, but if she's not feeling well, she probably won't be up for partying, whether or not you want her to. If you push her to 'recover' quickly, she may end up becoming more sick. I am sure your guests would understand if you had to reschedule - - not to mention, are you willing to risk your guests becoming sick because they may get infected by your daughter?

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Based on the interactions I have had with both pediatricians and family practitioners, I wouldn't give her any Tylenol or Motrin unless the fever gets above 102. A fever is the body's natural way of fighting off an infection and so by reducing it, we sometimes prevent our kids from fighting off the infection on their own. Try not giving her Tylenol again unless her fever gets above 102. After that point, most will advise you to go ahead and give them something for comfort purposes. Hopefully the juices and orange slice will also boost her immune system so that she is healthy enough to enjoy her party!

Play it by ear. Let her do as much as she can, then, put her down for a nap. She won't know the dif, poor baby.

REST! Fluids (may want to make some juice popsicles from half-diluted concentrate), moderate exercise and food intake, comfy/cozy surroundings, low doses of Tylenol (helps headache & muscle aches as well as fever), and REST! Maybe even a little Benadryl to help dry her nose and help her sleep. Otherwise, it just has to run its course. And, as someone said, postpone the party if necessary. One of our kids' birthday is Dec. 16, and since it's so close to Christmas w/bad weather, etc, we had him a 6-and-a-half year party on June 16. He loved it! (He's 28, now! LOL)

I agree on not giving her tylenol for the lower temps, as that is impeding her body's attempt to heal her.

I also hear Sambucol is good.