Allergies Medications: Toddler, Gerber
Results 1-10 from 207 articles
Living with a Milk Protein Allergy
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on January 15, 2012
-
My son was officially diagnosed with a milk protein allergy last friday (after beign suspicious for months). He is 14 months old and has been doing very well with soy...
Answers
- Both my girls have milk protein intolerances. They aren't allergic. We have pretty much eliminated all dairy from our meal preparations. It wasn't that hard, actually....
- My daughter was also diagnosed with protein allergy when baby, she was vomiting and getting rash, so we took her to take the test and she was allergic to a few things ...
- BIG TIP – Look at the bottom of the list of ingredients on packages. There is usually a brief list of allergens. If dairy is listed, you can quickly eliminate that p...
Cereal in Bottle??? 1St Foods Gerber?
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on November 3, 2006
-
My baby just turned 5 months old and 2 weeks ago I started giving him cereal on a spoon. I only give him a few spoonfuls mainly for the purpose of development rather ...
Answers
- Oatmeal will work from a bottle just fine. Just be certain you are getting plain oatmeal not one with fruit in it. You can open the nipple larger by clipping the ope...
- We put a little cereal in our baby's bottle at about 5 months and she liked it. We used Avent bottles and they make a special nipple for "thicker feeds". It works rea...
- I am a 29 yr. old stay at home mom with two very wonderful, lively, creative girls, 7 yrs. and 16 months old and a son on the way, who strongly disagrees with the cer...
Milk Protein Allergy?
Asked by K.V. from Philadelphia
on March 29, 2008
-
Yesterday I fed my 3 1/2 month old a bottle of formula for the first time. After 2 oz., the area around his mouth became blotchy and his cry sounded hoarse. I immedi...
Answers
- My son, now 2 1/2, also has an allergy to milk protein. He too had trouble with formula but he was not diagnosed until 14 months with his food allergies. We were told ...
- My son has this allergy, along with allergies to tree nuts (peanuts, cashews, walnuts, etc), eggs, and others. I continued to breastfeed him until just two weeks ago (...
- We too have a son with a milk allergy. He started getting a reaction around his mouth when I added formula to his cereal at about 5 months. He would get red where it...
Is It an Allergy Rash, Hypersensitivity or What???
Asked by A.G. from San Francisco
on May 30, 2008
-
Hello ladies: I have a 61/2 mos old boy and I'm very concern. He has developed a terrible rash, on his little butt that at this point I'm not sure what it could be. It...
Answers
- We had something similar and ended up switching diapers and diaper creams. We had always used Pampers and A&D Gold with our first daughter and had no problems. Our sec...
- A., I am not sure what to tell you about your little one's rash. However, one of my daycare providers used to use a bed sore cream on severe diaper rashes that wou...
- Hi there. I am an acupuncturist and herbalist and I specialize in the treatment of children. Rashes like this are very common & unfortunately western medicine's only ...
Seeking Help on a Healthy Menu for Picky 21 Month Olds
Asked by A.R. from Kansas City
on February 19, 2008
-
I need help making a menu for my 21 month twins. I think they need more variety but they can be picky. Any ideas on some meals that are easy and they will love?
Answers
- My newly turned 2 yr. old likes chicken nuggets (Tyson only) taco roll-ups (Delimex) the other brands are too spicy. macaroni and cheese (I don't use all of the che...
- Hi A. R I have 21 month old twins too. 1 boy and 1 girl! What kind of stuff do they like now?
- Choose healthy foods that you eat and give them the same foods. Simply put, barring food allergies, you should not have to go out of your way to find foods they like....
HELP 19 Month Old Daughter Extremely Constipated!!!
Asked by A.B. from Norfolk
on May 1, 2008
-
My 19 month old daughter has been extremely constipated lately. I still breast feed her and have had no issues with this in the past. I noticed it started since she be...
Answers
- Hi. Two of my three children's bowels have always responded to apple juice. Often several servings of apple juice (100%) will do the trick if you want to try somet...
- you can add prune juice to the milk that your daycare provider is giving her that should help.. it worked for my daughter!
- Two things struck me as I read your question: 1. Organic milk may still cause the problem if her difficulty is that she lacks the enzyme to digest cow's milk solids ...
14 Month Old Vomiting for a Week
Asked by K.T. from Seattle
on August 31, 2009
-
My 14 month old daughter has been vomiting for a week (since last Monday). The first day was 5-6 times, and then 2-3 times a day. We have tried just sips of Pedialyt...
Answers
- Take her back to the doctor and thenm what you have told us.
- I am sure you will get a ton of advice but this method has worked with my kids, my mom's kids and her mom's kids so maybe it will work for you. 2tblspoons jello gel...
- My daughter did the same thing around the holidays. She has always vomitted for no apparant reason and has a dificult time shaking a stomach bug. When she was an inf...
Allergy to Gummy Vitamin?
Asked by M.R. from Greensboro
on December 12, 2010
-
This is going to be a little long, so please bear with me. My son is 2 1/2 years old and a few weeks ago he had a cold, so I started giving him the Disney Gummy vitami...
Answers
- My 18 month old had a bad fever a few months ago and because we wanted to keep fluids in her, we gave her some Pedialyte (not sure if that is spelled right). Within an...
- Hi Mama, Products designed for our kids often have a lot on extra chemicals that their little systems have a hard time processing. If your son is already sensitive...
- If you are seeing similarities, in either the foods or places of processing (there are sometimes allergens on equipment), yes, an allergist might be a good place to st...
Need Help with 16 Month Old Daughter's Severe Constipation
Asked by E.B. from New York
on November 27, 2007
-
About the time I stopped nursing and started my 16 month old on formula (10 mo) she started getting constipated and had a flare up of eczema. I tried switching her to...
Answers
- I blend/hide prunes in a lot of my son's food. It acually is quite tasty. send me a message if you would like some suggestions or concoctions that I make. My son is ki...
- E., Take your daughter to her pediatrician. If the pediatrician does not have a solution, request a referral to a pediatric gastroenterologist. While this typ...
- My Daughter had constipation after I stopped nursing as well. I Put 1 tablespoon of karo syrup in her bottles. It is something my gram told me. Also if she eats alot o...
How Do I Get My 16 Month Old to Take Vitamins? Please Read Entire Post
Asked by K.J. from Albany
on May 15, 2010
-
Thanks so much in advance, I know this post is long, I am so sorry! My 16 month old is an extreme poor eater. And sometimes he gags and throws up with certain foods. H...
Answers
- Hi K. J: Children learn from examples. How is the diet of everyone else in the family? How was your diet when pregnant with him? This may be an opportunity to cre...
- My 14th month old is also a gagger...has been since day one. Texture is a huge issue & I have created some recipes that seem to agree with her. I am no help with the v...
- you might want to try a chewable that dissolves easily. I began giving my daughter her acid medicine as a chewable when she was about 12 months. If he has some molars ...
