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Does He Have A.D.H.D? Does Medication Really Help??
Asked by J.C. from Sacramento
on January 11, 2009
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My son is 12 and a half and doing very poorly in school. He sometimes says the wrong things at the wrong time (tries to be funny and act like the class clown) and does...
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- I, obviously, can not read all the responses. But I do agree about some steps you should take: First: Talk to him, see if he can open up, even a little. He may just ...
- Hi J.. My son will turn 12 in a couple of weeks and sounds exactly like your son. I've struggled with the question of ADD for a couple of years now. As a young bo...
- Has your son had a full neuropsychological evaluation? That would give you a good starting point. There are many different ways to help a child with ADHD, if that is...
Cold Medicine That Dissolves in Mouth for a 2Yr Old????
Asked by C.Z. from San Francisco
on March 25, 2009
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Hi Mama's,
I need some help for my neighbor. His 2 year old has a cold and is refusing and is doing anything to NOT take any sort of liquid or any medication. I rem...
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- Hi My 7 month old boy is sick now and My Ped said to give him 1/2 a packet of Mucinex Mini-melts. But you should ask your MD first.
- They have the dissolvable strips that he can try.
- Please encourage your friend NOT to give cold medicine to her 2 year old. The medical community strongly advises AGAINST using over the counter cold medicine in childr...
Seeking Advice on Treating Excema for Toddler
Asked by K. from Denver
on March 21, 2007
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My son has had excema since he was a baby and he is now 32 months and still has some very bad flare-ups which he'll scratch and make into open sores. Then when I use ...
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- Have you tried the Benadryl spray? It contains diphenhydramine hydrochloride and zinc acetate as active ingredients. It is a large part alcohol, so it will sting, bu...
- My son also had excema as a baby. The one thing that worked wonders for us was Aquaphor. It can be purchased at Wal-Mart or any other store like that. It does not caus...
- My name is H. my son is almost 2 and we have had problems with exzema. The best thing that worked for me was neosporan ointment and giving him a bath without bubbles o...
Ok What Next?
Asked by S.B. from Spokane
on January 11, 2009
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I got alot of good responses to my question about my angry ADHD child. I have been thinking on this diet thing and food alergies ect. He is 10 I am pretty consistant w...
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- Always read the labels of anything you buy. The ingredient that is listed first is the one that has the largest percentage of the package. And so it goes with the res...
- I have an ADHD child, matter of fact 3 altogeather as the Father is ADHD which is ususally the case. My child has angry outbursts too. He is 10. The angry outbursts ar...
- S., Our youngest is 5. Our naturopath just did some food allergy and food sensitivity tests on him. Because the test results would take 2-3wks to come back, she start...
How Do I Increase My Milk Supply Without Taking Any Pills or Medications??
Asked by L.O. from Sacramento
on July 26, 2008
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I am a mommy to a wonderful 7 month old and I've been exclusivly breastfeeding since birth. I have a medela breast pump which I used a few times when my baby was youn...
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- Hi L.- Nurse nurse nurse...pump pump pump! Drink loads of water and drink that Mother's milk tea by the gallon. Fenugreek works as well! Good luck!!
- My daughter is 11 months and a few months ago, when she started eating solid foods more regularly, I too noticed my milk supply decreased. Most daytime feedings take ...
- I take a natural herb called Fenugreek (sp?) which really helps and is totally safe. It I hear that More Milk Plus is also a good product and again, all natural and sa...
Need Advice on Prenatal Vitamins
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on April 26, 2009
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I'm trying to find the best prenatal vitamin for me - and am having a very hard time. I've bought several - but haven't started taking any of them yet. The "TwinLab" p...
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- I had similar concerns. I have some info on natural solutions, I will write back at lunch.
- I was the sales rep for a professional line of supplements sold to Dr's and healthcare providers called Biotics Research. I quit when I had my baby. They are still t...
- Congratulations, D.. I was very happy with the Nature Made vitamin/mineral supplement. It meets the FDA's RDA criteria for pregnant and lactating women, doesn't cont...
Milk Allergy
Asked by S.J. from San Francisco
on October 23, 2007
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Hi,
My baby seems to have a milk allergy and also has acid reflux. Anyone else out there have this problem and what did you do?
I've cut out dairy from my diet ...
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- Hi S., my daughter suffered from acid reflux until she was about 8 month old. She used to scream from pain and I was also frequent visitor of our pediatrician office:...
- S., I had similar problems, though we never had to resort to medicating. I got a prop for our daughter so she could sleep on a incline which helped. As did figuri...
- how old is your little one? one of my twins (now 5 mos) went through a very fussy, gassy period. At 3 mos, it resolved itself. We found the best "medicine" for her ...
Good Multi Vitamin...
Asked by J.U. from Washington DC
on July 8, 2010
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Hello Ladies...I recently started taking Women's One A Day vitamins. I had to stop after 5 days because I started feeling neauseated every day around the same time an...
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- i have the same problem with my one a days. i thought it was the iron. i take them at night so i am sleeping when i would be nauseous. good luck!
- My husband and I take http://www.YummyLiquidVitamins.com. Its a liquid and premixed so you literally "shake it and take it". Look at the free 3 minute video on the w...
- We had a speaker at work who said Flintstones were as good a multi-vitamin as any. (and they probably won't upset your tummy!)
Any Cures for Car Sickness / Motion Sickness
Asked by S.V. from San Francisco
on January 16, 2008
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Our 8 year old son gets car sick once in a while especially on long car rides. We have a seven hour ride planned this summer. Any advice on ways to prevent or comfor...
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- My oldest son gets carsick too. Encourage him to look out of the windshield and not out his side window. The motion on the side tends to make them more sick. Also, ...
- I forget which magazine I saw this in---it says that peppermint helps, too. Buy peppermint scent drops, put some in a spray bottle, add water, and spray in the car. ...
- My seven year old son gets car sick all the time, the poor thing. It helps him to just sleep most of the time, if we have a long trip. It also helps him to look ahead ...
3 And Half Year Old Has Started Biting Her Nails
Asked by C.K. from Seattle
on March 13, 2008
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I have a wonderful 3 and half year old who has recently started biting her fingernails. As an infant she never wanted a binky and never really sucked her thumb. She di...
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- Hi I used to bite my fingernails when I was very young. They thought I was nervous...NOT!...but did find out that any caffeine started the process. I love coffee an...
- Hi C., My neice did the same thing. There is an over the counter medicine that her doctor told her about. Now mommy/daughter put it on together and she says it ha...
- Hi C., Some tips are putting Mentholatum on each finger - it tastes nasty and will stop her from biting. Another option is to take a tongue depresser (they look like...
