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Acid Reflux
Asked by K.S. from Philadelphia
on October 15, 2008
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My 7 month old daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux last week. Her symptoms are difficulty swallowing breastmilk and formula at times, coughing alot and gagging wh...
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- Our son's had it since 2mo (hiatal hernia). Zantac never worked on him, so we do: Axid (which is increased with every 2lbs of weight gain) 3x/day, rice cereal in bot...
- My daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux when she was a few days old and was put on Zantac. She outgrew it when she was 9 months old. She was constantly spitting u...
- We had the same issues with my now almost 2 year old. He was on Zantac seemed to work for maybe a month and then stopped. Then they swiched him to another medicine s...
Frequent/almost Constant Burping
Asked by K.T. from Los Angeles
on June 16, 2008
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My son has been burping frequently on and off for about 2 weeks now. It will get better for a little while, and then pop up again. He will start burping almost constan...
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- Are you absolutely certain that he is not just doing this as a stim? I don't have any autistic children but I do have a friend that does and once he learns a behavior,...
- Kudos to you for finding a great life!! I don't know anything about autism but try getting his system more alkaline than acid. There is a product called Perfect ...
- Based on my own experience, I would also suggest you try giving your son probiotics and yogurt (if he's not dairy sensitive). And ease up as much as possible on refin...
Any Moms Out There Have Experience with Adderall??
Asked by J.M. from St. Cloud
on January 28, 2008
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My 6 year old is on Adderall for his ADHD. He was only on it 2 weeks when he started having panick attacks. He screams that he can't breathe, he is afraid to die and a...
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- Hi J., Go see another psychiatrist and get a different medication! Don't wait. Everyone reacts differently to medication and he might be having problems with it. If...
- Hi J., I'm responding to your questions regarding Adderall. I'm a registered nurse and have worked with children who are on this drug. First of all, Adderall is a...
- J., My son is ADHD, ADD, high functioning autistic, and many other things. We tried the adderall, hated it! We found that anything that is a stimulant based drug di...
Diaper Rash
Asked by M.B. from Wichita
on November 9, 2007
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Hi moms,
I'm having problems with my son having HORRIBLE diaper rash, his poor bottom is so raw I can't touch him. The problem is he has to take antibiotics every da...
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- I swear on the product "Butt Paste." You can get it at Wal-mart. It's great!!! It clears up a red and rashed bottom very quickly!!
- I also wanted to recommend a spray diaper rash treatment. My second son had horrible excema and that is the only thing that worked for him. I had to buy it online thou...
- I'm not sure if he's old enough (you may want to contact his pediatrician), but I found that peach juice helps with loose bowels. Also, I love Arbonne's diaper cream ...
2 Month Old Refusing Bottle
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on February 25, 2010
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Okay ladies-HELP!!! Thanks to those who have already responded!! My 2 month old is refusing to take a bottle (I forgot to mention that it's breastmilk we're trying to...
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- My baby did the same thing. The only way she would take the bottle initially was if I put her in her bouncer seat or car seat and sat behind her. I reached around he...
- Hi you have some great answers. I was the mama who wrote about this. My daughter started on a bottle at the hospital, started nursing at 4 days and took bottles of pum...
- your child could have mouth sores and they can hurt and be painful to take a bottle and suck on it. It can happen as it did to my son many years ago. They may not be v...
12 Week Old Having Trouble Breastfeeding Due to Grunting and Straining.
Asked by J.L. from Roanoke
on February 11, 2008
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Hi everyone,
I hope someone out there can help me. I have a beautiful 12 week old baby girl and just recently, w/in the last week, has started grunting and straini...
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- Hi Jennifer, I suggest contact LLL Legue. Here is the link to find the nearest one http://www.llli.org/webindex.html. There is one at Birthcare in Alexandria the ...
- Wow, sounds so familiar. I went through the same thing with my daughter. Turned out she had reflux. You may want to ask your doctor about that. She was put on Prev...
- She may have some gastro issues that may be small solution by maybe not breastfeeding, or diluting your breastmilk with water.
