Emergency Care: Halo
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Need Good Detangle-er
Asked by J.F. from Chicago
on February 9, 2009
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Hi
My 15 month old has always had a lot of hair and it always gets tangled and fuzzed up in the back. She goes to bed all nice and silky, and wakes up with a knotted...
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- I have had great success with the Johnson's no more tangles. It's a creme in a green tube and you can use it on wet or dry hair. My daughter also gets that fuzzy nest ...
- Hello.. I have two sons ages 6 and 9 who wake up with terrible bedhead! I use Paul Mitchell Taming Spray for kids. It is wonderful and smells great.Takes all the kn...
- Hi J., I too had the same problem with my daughter & my hair--she is three, I stumbled accross this product at Whole Foods (I know!!)although I am a very frugal per...
Amoxicillan Allertic Reaction
Asked by H.K. from Jacksonville
on December 29, 2007
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My husband and I went on Mamasource last night to look up allergies. Wonderful source of info of all the other parents who have been through this rash/hives - whateve...
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- H., I don't know about the blue...but when I was a child I broke out in a rash to amoxicilin. They had to stop the antibiotic and give me another and I never took ...
- Find another pediatrician. I go to My Pediatrics in New Tampa. They are great. They are open 7 days a week. Considering the severity of the rash, and the ineffecti...
- It is very common to have a reaction to amox., my son did as well. The only way to stop it is to stop the amox! Your doctor sounds like a putz, I would get a new one...
Keeping 9 Month Old Warm at Night- Sleep Sack?
Asked by J.Z. from Minneapolis
on October 2, 2008
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Now that the weather is getting cooler I'm wondering how to keep my son warm at night without a blanket. He has some fleece footed pj's, but that doesn't seem to be e...
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- There are sleep sacks that have long sleeves, I can not remember where I found them (Target, Walmart, Babies R Us). I used them till she was 9 months (but then it was ...
- The sleep sack may or may not work for your son. Mine did fine with his until about 6-7 months old. Then it just made him mad because it confined his movement. They do...
- Dear J., My son is all over the place when he sleeps as well & has never used a blanket. We purchased an oil filled radiant heater that we placed across from his crib...
Ideas for 16 Year Old Son's Birthday
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on September 25, 2009
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Hello All,
I am looking for ideas of ways to celebrate my 16 year old's birthday. Thinking about a surprise party. He says he does not want a party but as a family hi...
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- If he says he does not want a party, ask him what he would like to do instead? Maybe just he and one friend could go to Dave and Busters or ESPNZone for an afternoon? ...
- Laser tag or paint ball party.
- Surprise him with dinner at his favorite place with the just the family- maybe bowling or some other activity that he enjoys with the family afterwards. As much as ...
SIDS Worry
Asked by K.G. from Los Angeles
on March 9, 2009
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I've been having my 6 week old little girl sleep in a pack and play in our bedroom since we brought her home from the hospital. We have a blanket under her head as a ...
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- Lose the "pillow" blanket. With a young infant I would sleep with both bedroom doors (yours and hers) open, so that you can hear her breathing when you wake at night, ...
- It IS scary, but try not to let it worry you too much because you don't want it interfere with all the joy you are feeling. Yes, there is the rare SIDS case, but most...
- Hello K., Congratulations on becoming a mommy! Yes, blankets are a risk with a baby. There are several other ways to keep them warm. The potato sack sleepers are...
"A Child Can Get Hurt While You're Holding Their Hand"
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on September 13, 2011
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"A Child Can Get Hurt While You're Holding Their Hand"
I've heard this said, and as a mom of an 8 year old boy, I agree that it is SO true!
While we'd like to, we ...
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- It's all about balance-- you don't get the skateboard without the helmet and pads, etc....
- I agree...kids can get hurt w/ you standing right next to them! And I have to admit, when my kids were younger, my husband would get on me because "I was going to mak...
- Nope. We can't protect them at all times, unless, like you said, we put them in a bubble. No thanks. I let my son explore and learn-- and intervene when he may cau...
Ocular Migraines
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on March 31, 2012
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I'm looking to hear from people who have experienced an ocular migraine. What were your symptoms? How often do you get them? Has your doctor prescribed a specific medi...
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- I've had a couple. Basically they were just white light in front of my eyes - kind of like when you get a camera flash in the eye and can't see for a while, but these ...
- I get them once every few months. They start out like Halo's around one eye and they eventually go into both. They are fuzzy around the outline and can blink off and o...
- i know i used to get horrible.. what i called .. headaches behind my eyes.. i never felt like they were that horrible that they were migranes but they were definatley ...
What's the Song That Makes You Cry?
Asked by E.D. from Seattle
on September 4, 2011
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(((laughing)))
Yup. It's one of *those* nights. I've listened to my crying song (five thousand and fifty times). Phew.
What is the song that make YOU cry?
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- I don't listen to country music at all, but I've heard a couple of country songs that make me bawl (maybe that's why I don't listen to it). Something about "Angel's...
- Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle. I used it to dance with my father at my wedding. I can't even watch the video cause I start to cry. We both cried during that dance s...
- "I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe and "Amazing Grace" by just about anybody!
Sleep Advice for Premature Infant
Asked by S.S. from New York
on February 14, 2008
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My premature infant (18 weeks old, 8 weeks past due date) will only sleep in my husband and my arms or in the bed next to us. We try to put him down for naps, but he w...
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- My son was also a preemie, born at 31 weeks. We used a humidifier in the room, I think the noise helped. In addition, my son loved watching the ceiling fan--go figur...
- my son did the same - only slept on me or my husband for 3 months...and only laying on his stomach which meant he was on our chests..just go wtih it and enjoy your lit...
- I tried swaddling my premature daughter too and it didn't work at first. THen I heard about Dr.Karp and his DU-Du (down up down up) technique. It worked like a charm. ...
Who Takes Care of Your Kids When You Are Sick?
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on December 25, 2010
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Okay so i usually am the one taking care of DD even when im sick because of DH's work schedule. He works 5p-5a and he works four nights a week, plus his off duites and...
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- yep, that's when DVDs are your friend. A week or so ago I had a pretty bad stomach thing, and we watched lots of dvds, backyardigans, wonder pets, rudolf the rednosed ...
- yup. talking to ralph on the big white phone with 2 kids. not fun. i leave fun vomiting messages on my husbands voice mail though LOL
- Yeah, that sucks. I sometimes have to care for my kiddos when I'm sick but I'm lucky enough to have my mom who lives really close and if I'm under the weather (and re...
