Coughs: Saline Drops
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Toddler with Cough
Asked by L.T. from Philadelphia
on January 23, 2010
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What do you do for a 2 year old with a really bad cough. Well actually, the cough itself is not that bad or that frequent. It's just that my son will gag from I gues...
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- HI Loriibeth I'd say that keeping him hydrated and using a humidifier in his room would help and you might think about going to see their doctor if they have sick c...
- my 4 year old has asthma and once in a while he will projectile vomit and yes its from the mucus. besides the neubulizer treatments i give him i also have warm mist hu...
- I highly recommend Chestal cough syrup by Boiron. It's homeopathic, and honey flavored. You can get it at Whole Foods or other natural foods stores. It was the only...
BOOGERS And COUGH!!!
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on March 14, 2007
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I have a 4 month old baby girl and she has had a cough and nasty boogers for the past 8 days. I took her to the doctors the first sign of the cough and she put her on...
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- If she hates her meds please take them to your local CVS/pharmacy and ask the pharmacist to flavor it. Flavor RX is the greats thing, it makes those yuckie liquid med...
- First of all, finish the antibiotic. However, if she still has symptoms, it's likely that this was a viral infection and the antibiotics weren't even necessary. Many...
- get a vaperizer or humitifier. im not sure which you will have to check into it. but thats what helped with Olivia. we have had to use both so im allways geting them c...
Help with Cough
Asked by P. from Chicago
on January 24, 2009
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Help. My DD (2 1/2 yrs) has a terrible cough. It's so bad she vomited in her crib today during her nap. Its not a croupy cough (we've been down that road already). Its...
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- Hi P., I would use a humidifier in your daughter's room. My son suffers from bad coughs too. Our doctor finally prescribed a nebulizer for him to use. The breathing t...
- Hi P.! My daughter had a constant cough starting when she was 3-4 months. Took us until she was 8 months to figure out she had asthma. So, since then she's had a ne...
- Vicks plugin works well, and also a humidifier in the bedroom while sleeping. The thing to be careful with humidifiers is that they must must must be kept very clean ...
My Daughters Cough??
Asked by A.F. from St. Louis
on October 14, 2011
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She is 22 months old and she's had a runny/stuffy nose the past few days. She doesnt cough when she's awake but when she goes to sleep she can't stop coughing and its ...
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- My son use to get that cough and I can't remember the name of it. My doc told me that if he was coughing alot at night, to take him outside to breath in the cold air. ...
- A humidifier will help your daughter a lot. We also turn on a eucalyptus plug in scent or you can get scented drops to put in the humidifer. I've also used the baby...
- Maybe she has allergies?? My boys started the same then it turned into a cough. Doc said to elevate their head to sleep & put a humidifier in their room. Also try the ...
Cough and Conjestion
Asked by R.W. from Los Angeles
on February 22, 2009
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my baby is almost 3 months and has developed heavy conjestion and a cough what is the best thing to do at home or should i just take him to the doctor?
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- Take him to the dr. just to be safe, but if the dr. says it's not pneumonia or some other infection, you can use steam from a vaporizer or run a hot shower and stand i...
- Listen to Carmen! DITTO! Your baby is only 3 months old... with symptoms like that, or any symptoms for that matter, YOU MUST TAKE BABY TO THE DOCTOR.... ASAP! ...
- Always take them to the doctor, you want to have your babies ears checked for infection. An infection can happen at any time and happens quickly! I took my daughter to...
Cough & Congestion
Asked by J.F. from Saginaw
on January 4, 2008
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Hello everyone. Does anyone out there know of a good decongestant and cough suppresant? My son is 2 and has an awful cough and is very congested. I have tried the v...
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- Hello J. - Have you tried the Vicks Vapor Rub on his feet? I know that sounds crazy but I have read a lot about it. Before putting him to bed, put the rub on his feet...
- I have tried Robitussin DM (the one with Guifasin in it, which is an expectorant). It's not the best tasting - and usually involves bribery to get my 4 yr old to take...
- Hello J., I'm new to Mamasource as of yesterday. I've had some experiences with this that I can share with you. Be sure to eliminate all milk products until his...
Child with Cough
Asked by Y.S. from New York
on November 14, 2009
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my nine month old son has a horrible cough that is keeping him up at night. He also has a runny nose. He sleeps with a humidifier but it doesn't seem to help. My ho...
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- My son is now 12 years old and i haven't had a similar problem in the longest while, but this "treatment" usually worked to ease any night-time stuffiness for him at t...
- I am not a professional or doctor, however, this remedy has been suggested and worked for me when i had lost my ability to speak for 90 days--twice. The remedy is to ...
- My daughter is prone to long lasting coughs..not fun! We use an organic version of vapor rub & put it on her chest and on the bottoms of her feet--then cover with so...
How to prevent sneezing and coughing in newborn?
Asked by L.R. from McAllen
on August 10, 2009
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Hi, I have a new 2 week old baby. She had been sneezing on and off, which I know is common. She actually has been sneezing less today, if at all . . . but I did noti...
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- We've got an 8-week old who was doing the same occasional sneezing and some dry coughing. The lack of rain has made it so dry around here that his nasal passages and ...
- It could be something; it could be nothing. Don't be shy about calling the nurse line at your pediatrician's office. That's exactly what it's there for. It's usuall...
- The sneezing is totally normal - since they can't blow their nose this is how they clear their airway. My daughter still sneezes a lot and she's 4 months old. As lon...
Icky Cough
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on October 24, 2007
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My 4 month old son has a really icky cough. It sounds like he has a lot of congestion in his chest. It seems like his cough is full of phlegm...I'm pretty sure I gav...
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- I've been going through the same thing with my 4 month old. He hasn't had a fever and his eating isn't really affected, but the doctor said he had bronchiolitis. They ...
- I put a thin layer of Vic Vaporub on the bottom of his feet and the cover them with socks (especially at night when he's going to bed) and it helps to take the cough a...
- I use the warm mist humidifier from vicks that allows you to add a vicks or kas solution that has that Vicks smell that helps my dauther with her cough and congestion...
Question About Cough!!
Asked by R.M. from New York
on February 14, 2009
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My 9 month old son has a cough only at night. He seems fine otherwise, eating, drinking, no fever, and no cough during the day. We run the cool mist humidifier at ni...
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- What you are describing is exactly what my daughter started with 2 weeks ago. She was only coughing at night, no other symptoms. I agree that it is a post nasal drip...
- I have allergies, both of my son did this and also are being treated for allergies and no longer do it. We started with Claritin (youngest is on claritin - 1/2tsp) My...
- It sounds like it could be post nasal drip. I have it and it is so difficult to sleep sometimes I feel like I am gagging. He probably won't like it but saline drops do...
