Baby's Bag: Infant, Albuterol
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Remedies for Infant Congestion
Asked by R.M. from San Diego
on March 1, 2009
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Out little 6 month old is badly congested. She breathes and sounds like there’s a whole slew of mucus in her chest. It came after a cold where she had a runny nose. ...
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- Try putting a humidifier in her room. If you are in a desert, the dry air won't help her get over it. We have one always (we live in Las Vegas, NV). Also, my friend us...
- R., I too am raising my child with more of an alternative appraoch. We are in the minority and this is a wonderful webiste but I have learned it isn't one where alter...
- Doctors said she had a cold right? If this doesn't go away soon go back to make sure it hasn't developed into something more. Find out more about homeopathic medic...
My Baby Has Asthma - UPDATE
Asked by S.M. from Los Angeles
on September 27, 2008
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My son had bronchiolitis when he was three months old, then it turned into asthma. Once he gets a cold, he starts coughing and then wheezing. So I have to give him t...
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- Hi: My grand daughter had a similar experience, and was pumped full of antibiotics, antihistimines etc., over and over and over. We took her to Dr. David Karaba at...
- Both of my children had asthma as infants and toddlers and did grow out of it with no side effects. We used the nebulizer often. I've heard that eliminating dairy ca...
- One of my good friends has a child with asthma... she said her symptoms were dramatically reduced when she switched to toxic-free cleaners in her home. I would be hap...
Allergy Testing in Two Year Old
Asked by A.H. from Dayton
on April 16, 2009
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My daughter just turned two in March & has had what seems to be a chronic cold since she was about nine months old. She was in the hospital in October for three days ...
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- Hello! My daughter had allergy tests done when she was 3- she had eaten an egg roll and then got real splotchy and was having a hard time breathing so we took her to ...
- Hi A., My son had allergy testing when he was five and I was a nervous wreck(can't imagine a two year old). Needless to say from a Mom's perspective the procedure is...
- A., I feel for you having to go through this, because it can be frightening. My daughter was older -4- when she had to be tested for allergies to medications. She had ...
Suggestions to Make Nebulizer Treatments for a 9 Month Old Easier
Asked by R.B. from Duluth
on April 10, 2009
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My son was just diagnosed with asthma so we have to give him albuterol and pretnizone through a nebulizer and he HATES it. We've tried holding the mask up and holding ...
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- So...my suggestion will not encourage deep breathing during the nebs...but can you give them to him when he's sleeping by holding the end of the neb in front of his fa...
- Both my kiddos are on a nebulizer periodically. They have different attachements like a mask, a tube, even my baby has a pacifier one. Try a different attachement. I d...
- I know it is hard, really hard, but really the best thing for him is to cry to get that medicine all the way into his lungs. You can also ask the dr/nurse for the s...
My 11 Wk Old Son Has a Bad Cough and Congestion
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on January 6, 2008
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My 11 week old son is sick yet again. This time he has a really bad dry/wet cough (sort of like the crupe, but different). He started with a dry cough and now has ba...
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- I am sorry but YOU NEED to take him to His Pediatric Physician tomorrow, none of us can tell you what the inside of this babys lungs look like or if they are filling u...
- Has the doctor/nurses or hospital mentioned Pertussis (Whoping Cough)? If not--YOU should. You might get pooh-pooed by the doc, and told it is rare but it is NOT an...
- hi M.,i am a mom of 17 yr old and 6yr old children.my daughter is 6 last year she had a lot of problems.she was coughing a lot and breathing weird,her doctor told me t...
Nebulizer
Asked by L.O. from New York
on December 1, 2010
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My son (9 months) has had a cough for over a month now and his ped has put him on a nebulizer. After his last appointment yesterday it looks like we will be using one ...
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- Definitely call your insurance company first. They will more than likely cover all or partial for you to purchase this. I think we had to pay like $20 for ours. W...
- I have one, it saves a lot on doctors visits which made the insurance company quite happy. My pediatrician knows I have one so he has me use it on the kids when they g...
- if u have insurance they will cover most of the cost if not all. We had one and this year both kids needed to do it at the same time and it took forever so I asked the...
Can Anyone Give Me Some Insight on E.I.A. ?
Asked by A.G. from Boston
on September 25, 2011
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Hi mamas!
So my 5 yr old has exersize induced asthma we believe... his pediatrician gave us pro-air and a spacer and told us to use as needed... well he is very bus...
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- Using the inhaler before exercise does no good. It's for use once he had difficulty breathing at which time it will open up the airways. Look up asthma on the Inte...
- ** Edit: I have used: Xopenex, Ventolin, Albuterol, and Proventil. Some, will make the heart race faster or 'might' make the person a bit hyper. Each person is dif...
- My only experience was a girl on my daughter's soccer team. She did fine with the inhaler type thing she had. This was competitive soccer too. I think we worried ab...
How Do I Get My Son to Take His Medicine
Asked by T.S. from Portland
on January 15, 2010
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My son is 21 months and has pneumonia. He needs to take his liquid antibotics (bubblegum flavored) but is screaming, crying and spitting it out. My husband and I tried...
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- I'd ask your pharmacist. Putting the antibiotic in certain foods may render it less potent and may not treat the pneumonia fully. Your pharmacist may know of an alte...
- My son came down with pneumonia when he was about 1 yr old. Daycare called me at work my son was running a temp. I came got him, took him right to the Dr's office, and...
- T., it looks like you've received a ton of great advice, and based on your comment I'm adding "letting him do it" to my bag of tricks too. I wanted to share one t...
Son Has Trouble Catching Breath
Asked by S.P. from Indianapolis
on April 11, 2008
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My seven year old son enjoys sports and plays about all he can, well one a season. We have noticed several times in the past that when he is asked to really push himse...
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- Dear S., I myself would see if I could get a different pediatrician, or at least a second opinion. I have done a google search for you. Print out some info and take i...
- S. hi. you might call your high school's athletic trainer. see what they think. i had a niece in middle school/high school that seemed to display some of the same s...
- Just from reading that I would definately say "exercise induced asthma" but I'm no doctor. I myself have "exercise induced asthma" I was diagnosed with it in the 7th g...
My Healthy 2 yr.old Had an Unexplained Seizure
Asked by K.J. from Greensboro
on April 19, 2010
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Last night I heard my 2 1/2 yr.old making a snoring/gurgling noise about 1 hr after his bedtime. When I checked on him, he was on his back, staring wide-eyed, drooling...
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- I have a friend whose son went through this. He was about that age when it happened. They told her sometimes a virus can cause it! At the time they ran all kinds of te...
- What a scary thing! I'm so sorry you are going through this. The one thing I would ask is if he had had vaccinations any time recently. Sometimes we forget these detai...
- Here's what happened to us. No. 1 - you're son is on Singulair for preventive medication for Asthma, am I correct? My oldest who is now 5 thankfully has grown ...
