First Grade: Saline Drops
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8 Month Old Iwith Recurring Low Grade Fevers
Asked by A.B. from Portland
on May 14, 2008
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I have an 8 month old daugher. She was 4 week early at birth and wieghed 6lbs 9oz. She droped to 5lbs in the first couple of days and has remained in the 5% for weight...
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- I'm so sorry you've had to deal with so much in your daughter's early months. While our situations are completely different (my daughter had recurring urinary tract i...
- You have received some very good suggestions already. I would also suggest a Naturopathic doctor. Please also consider researching colloidal silver. A few drops every ...
- Dear A.- I have had great success with chiropractic care. My daughter has been seeing ours since she was two weeks old. We have managed to go through two years of c...
Help-Baby's First Cold.
Asked by K.P. from Columbia
on April 24, 2008
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My daughter just came down with her first cold and of course, it's breaking my heart. She had a low grade fever yesterday and woke up this morning very congested -but...
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- It sounds like your are doing everything perfectly! Luckily, these things seem to pass rather quickly. Good job!
- Putting tea tree oil in a humidifier can help. It is a natural anti-fungal agent. If she is coughing, a warm mist humidifier (she is too little to scald herself--som...
- Go to the health food store and get liquid vitamin C. ask them about dosage. I gave my son about a 1/4 teaspoon at that age. The liquid helps the mucous to pass and ca...
Baby's 1St Cold
Asked by L.H. from Allentown
on March 22, 2007
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My husband caught a cold and has shared it with me and our baby. She is not running a fever but has a little cough and sniffles. She is restless and just looks at me...
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- I've been told that even with Motrin they should not have that until 6 months old, that it should strictly be Tylenol until that point. I would also try a humidifier ...
- Hi L... I would use saline drops to clean out her nose. Also a humdifier~ we run one all winter long in my son's room. If you still have the nasel aspirator from the h...
- When my daughter got her first cold at 2 months, the biggest problem for her was sleeping. Since she was too small to take any medicines, and I wanted to make sure sh...
Newborn Allergies
Asked by S.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2007
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Hello
I am new to the site, I have a one month old is it possible that he can have allergies already?? He has been congested since birth (had a c-section he was 10pds...
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- I found this and i think it may help. How can I tell if my baby has allergies or just a cold? Because the symptoms of nasal allergies (also known as allergic rhini...
- Hey S., I just wanted to respond because I went through a lot with my daughter at a young age and one of the things was a cold after just a two weeks old- the congesti...
- you can try raising his head when he sleeps. put blocks or something under his crib or even a folded blanket under his mattress.. he may slide down, if he does, roll a...
1 Week Old Infant - Cold, Stuffy Nose
Asked by G.H. from San Francisco
on February 25, 2010
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I am so paranoid as a new mom. My son has a stuffy nose and we try saline drops, the nasal aspirator and siting in the bathroom with steam but he still seems uncomfort...
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- Glad to hear your baby got a checkup and that all is fine. I wanted to recommend the BEST nasal aspirator. It's called Nose Frida (aka The Snot Sucker) and they sell i...
- Good morning! Coming from experience with lack of oxygen in a child I think you should take him to the doctor to have them check his oxygen level just to make sure ...
- You have to get that cold out, as they are just too young to do anything about it. Get the soft tip bulb syring and suck the yuckky out. They will fuss a little but it...
First Cold for 9 Month Old! Ugh!
Asked by H.B. from Phoenix
on November 3, 2007
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My 9 month old daughter just came down with her first cold (stuffy/ runny nose, cough, sneezing, raspy throat, and mild fever) and its been a not so good day for us. S...
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- Hi, A couple things.. first I love baby vicks but a nice hot steamy bathroom and warm bath. I like to add a couple drops of lavendar and eucalyptus essential oil. The...
- You can get saline drops at almost any store. You put a few drops in each nostril (which she will hate), wait a bit then suction out her nose with a bulb syringe. Al...
- Hi H., I hope your little one gets better quickly. I have used just the plain saline spray or drops, it's called "little noses". No drugs in it~ just simple saline so...
First Week of Daycaren's Got Us All Sick!
Asked by A.R. from Austin
on September 7, 2008
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My 14 mo old son JUST started daycare (he's only been there 3 days over the past 2 weeks!!) and he has the runny nose crud and cough, I have pink eye and my husband is...
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- OK, this time of year is notorious for illness and it just gets worse over the winter. Once your child enters the world of other kids, it is true they will pass germs...
- My 1yr old just starting day care as well and we are sick with vomitng, diarrhea, pink eye and fevers. We just keep passing it back and forth. i feel like we should al...
- I am not a fan of daycare! But our son goes to a at home daycare. Kids get sick from being at daycare no doubt about that. Our son got sick the first week being there ...
I Have a Question About Colds and Eating?
Asked by J.R. from Atlanta
on December 9, 2006
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My daughter Kaitlyn will be 20 weeks old on dec 12, and she has her second cold, and just like last time she had not been around anybody that was sick and so I am usi...
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- Hi J. Yes you are partly right, symptoms such as runny nose and wet coughs are part of teething but if there are fevers thats generally means there is an infection ...
- J., relax honey your first child always have a mom edgey. As far as the cold goes as long as shes not weezing, she's pretty much alright. This is the cold sesion. Yes...
- Hi J., My daughter did the same thing. My pediatrician told me that the coughing and sneezing were her way of clearing out her nasal and bronchial passages and sh...
Nervous About Giving 6 Month Old Benadryl
Asked by S.K. from Seattle
on May 18, 2009
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Hi ladies,
My six month old has been up with a stuffy nose and coughing for the past two nights. The doctor says she has a viral illness (no ear infection, nothing...
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- S., you are trying all the good things that can help with congestion. My grandchildren, as babies, benefited the most from sleeping in their car seat and moisture. C...
- When my son was four he had a severe allergic reaction, and the first doctor I took him to said to give him Benadryl. We did, and it was awful. It knocked him out fo...
- Babies are obligated nose breathers, they don"t understand that they could open their mouths to breath so they try and breath through the mucus. Keep her nose clear a...
What Could Be Causing 10-Month Old to Have Congestion/runny Nose So Often?
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on January 22, 2009
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My almost 10 month old son has yet ANOTHER round of congestion/runny nose. I would say about 60-70% of the time since he was born he's had this congestion/runny nose t...
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- My oldest daughter was this way her first 2yrs of life. We were at the Drs office at least every 2-3 weeks...it was crazy! She did have constant ear infections, upper ...
- I would get a second opinion from another doctor. True, babies can get a lot of colds and that could be the reason for all the frequent congestion and runny nose, but...
- I agree with the advice already given about checking out possible allergens in the home. Q: Are you nursing? When I was nursing my boys, I wish I had made the conn...
