Baby's Bag: Pulmicort
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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 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 ...
Chapped Lips
Asked by T.S. from San Diego
on February 7, 2008
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My two year old has severely chapped lips. It is really only the bottom one but it spreads almost all the way down to his chin. It is really red and it has started c...
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- My son had the same problem last summer. He kept licking them and it got worse and worse. I tried the chapstick thing too and he'd wipe it off, causing more friction a...
- You already got some great ideas, but for my son I went to the Clinique counter and got "all about Lips" I use it for myself. It's amazing. I would put something like ...
- I've had really good luck with Rosebud Salve at night time. You can buy it at Sephora or look it up online.
