A&D: Preschooler
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Getting A&D Ointment off Clothes, Hair, and the Smell Out of the House
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on August 1, 2008
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My adorable 2 1/2 year old niece just emptied an entire tube of A&D ointment on herself. While mom and dad were talking in the other room, she squeezed it out and rub...
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- Try dishsoap. It can cut through the greasy stuff. If you can get Prell shampoo, the plain original one, that will work too. As for the smell? Maybe bowls of bakin...
- I have read the other responses and agree that the dish soap may work in the hair but I'm not sure how drying that would be. What I would recommend is a product by Sh...
- Try cornstarch. Sprinkle in the hair and allow to sit a few minutes. Follow with a good clarifying shampoo, Neutrogena makes one. They may need to try this several ti...
4 Year Old Figgity and Shaky Hands
Asked by J.M. from Los Angeles
on September 27, 2008
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Hi Moms...something heavy on my mind tonight. I picked up my daughter at preschool this afternoon, and asked how her week was, I was asked if I had ever noticed her ha...
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- I don't have any experience with the shaking hands. I think you should definitely see the Ped and have her checked out. Just a note about the school...schools cannot d...
- Hi J., I don't have experience with shaking hands. I just want to extend my compassion as a mom, and tell you not to be hard on yourself. As moms it's so easy to feel...
- I know it's worrisome, but try not to spend too much time jumping to conclusions right now. First of all, I seriously doubt it's the ointment she had on her lips. If...
My 3 Year Old Daughter Has a Closed Vagina.
Asked by S.S. from Washington DC
on March 18, 2008
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My 3 year old daughter has a closed vagina. She was prescribed an estrogen cream a last year, which seemed to work. But, not long after we stopped the treatment it r...
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- I grew up having kidney problems and my mom waited until I was older for some of the more uncomfortable test. I wish she would have had them done when I was little an...
- I have no experience with this, but I just did a quick search on the internet and found this, which you might find helpful: http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?xyzpdqa...
- My youngest daughter (almost 2)also has a closed vagina and I too had the same concerns that you do. I've done quite a bit of research and there is little chance of i...
Almost 3 Year Old's SEVERE Dry Skin
Asked by C. from Chicago
on February 13, 2007
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My son's skin has always been real dry, but especially in the past year or so. I'm quickly running out of ideas on how to help it. He's almost 3 years old (will be t...
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- Hi C.... It sounds like it may be a "dry skin condition". Duh! But there is an official name for it, ichthyosis vulgaris. It is a common inherited skin disorder ...
- My daughter gets dry patches around her mouth and we use Kara Vita's Everyday Skin Penetrating Cream and within a very short period of time, the scales and redness are...
- My 4 year old has the same thing, she has eczema, we use hydrocortosone cream on it, that helps a lot and in the baby section, there is an eczema cream ,I forget who m...
Almost 4 Year Old, Very Chapped Lips
Asked by S.B. from Wichita
on January 7, 2011
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My almost 4 year old has very chapped lips. I put lip balm on it and my husband puts some kind of mentholatum (sorry about the spelling) on it at night. But it seems l...
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- EWWWWWW!!!! PLEASE don't put Vasoline on her lips! Especially since she will probably lick it off! Vasoline is PETROLEUM JELLY - a clearer, thicker version of MOTOR OI...
- I second the neosporin lip therapy. It's made for chapped lips and, unlike regular neosporin, you don't have to worry if she licks it off. Although it is not recommend...
- Lip balm actually worsen chapped lips. Try plain Vasiline peterolium jelly.
My 3 Year Old Son Says It Stings When He Poops.
Asked by S.J. from Eugene
on June 9, 2010
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For the last week my 3 year old son says it "stings" when he poops. Today he is trying to hold it in because he says it hurts too much to poop. He usually poops once a...
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- vaseline will fix it right up. It could be that his stomach is just dumping too much acid for his bile to take care of (bile neutralizeds acid... it's why when we h...
- Saw something like this on the tv recently. Children sometimes have difficulty describing what they are feeling. That means although your son says it stings he may...
- My son had the same problem...we ended up in the emergency room. He was so full of poop the x-ray was distorted looking. The ER doc told us to give him Miralax every ...
How Do I Get My 3 Year Old to Stop Licking His Lips So Much?
Asked by T.W. from Detroit
on October 23, 2008
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My 3 1/2 year old has been licking his lips and around his lips a lot the past couple weeks. As a result he has dry patches that are really red and even a spot that lo...
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- My son does the same things and his lips are horrible as well he will actually suck on his lips good luck I just use chapstick like 20 times a day!
- I continue to use my lansinoh breast feeding cream that was meant for me on her! It is a little sticky. But whenever she gets chapped lips, or even an irritated nose...
- My kids would rarely use chapstick at that age and if they did they'd eat most of the tub. So after they fall asleep at night I'd put vasoline on them. It would be al...
4 Year Old Potty Trained W/diaper Rash????
Asked by S.X. from Chicago
on December 19, 2009
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My son has allergies and sensitve skin.
He has gotten some pretty nastey diaper rashes in the past.
He's been potty trained for almost 2 years.
But frequently he co...
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- Try a cream for a fungal infection, like Lotrimin (Yes you can get a fungal infection anywhere it is moist, like down there). One of my children had something very mu...
- The symptoms sound like a food allergy; it would be worth doing some research, in my opinion. www.allergykids.com is a good starting point. Hope this helps. Poor littl...
- My son used to get a reaction like this to orange juice. Also Charmin toilet paper has too much perfume in it for us to tolerate. A & D ointment helps heal chafed skin...
Diaper Rash
Asked by J.M. from McAllen
on October 10, 2006
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I have a 2 year old who has very sensitive skin. Whenever he has a cough w/ flem he gets diarrhea and the rash begins. His skin is so sensitive that he begins to bleed...
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- Hello J.. My 4 year has semi-sensitive skin. We just went through our first bout of rotavirus. My son had diarrhea and vomiting for over a week, both at the same ti...
- J., my son was extremely prone to diaper rash also. We did EVERYTHING to try to help. He would immediately have sores that would bleed and weep. We could only use o...
- Desitin Creamy formula diaper cream, Boudreaux's Butt Paste, and Pampers Sensitive Skin (no alcohol) wipes are the best! Generously apply the diaper creams. Poor thi...
Trying to Break Daughters Habit of Licking Her Mouth, It's So Chapped and Red
Asked by K.D. from New York
on January 22, 2008
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My daughter is 3 years old. She has developed this habit of licking all around her mouth. It's all red and chapped all the way around! We keep telling her to stop l...
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- Hi~ I am having this conversation with my 2 dughters daily!! I put a dab of AQUAPHOR on thier lips and it works. I it doesn't burn b/c it is made for chapped skin. It...
- Hi..we had this exact problem last year with our son. So weird. It went away in warm weather, summer, etc. and thankfully seems to have disappeared this year. Maybe...
- Hi K., I am not sure how to get her to stop. It seems to continue once lips are chapped. Think about it when yours are & you don't have anything on hand to put on, ...
