Gender Prediction: Preschooler, Claritin
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Claritin or Zyrtec for Pregnancy and 3 Year Old?
Asked by B.S. from Reno
on April 22, 2009
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Hi mommies. I am currently 7 months pregnant and my doc said I can take claritin or zyrtec. Which works best!? I am so miserable this year I can barely stand to be ...
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- my husband likes both! my daughter (2yrs) has a prescription for zyrtec but i just buy her childrens benadryl cuz it does the same thing. i know zyrtec can make you dr...
- I thought no allergy meds were safe during pregnancy, but if u trust your dr then take them. As for kidsit all depends on the kid.You will have to try it and see. My...
- B., Wow! My doctor said 'no' to allergy meds when I was preggers. But, my son and I both are hay fever people and I use Claritin for OTC stuff. But, now we both hav...
Terrible Ezcema
Asked by S.K. from Chicago
on May 10, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter has bad ezcema but is in a study at Children's through which we get great medication that helps with her skin. My two year old son also has horr...
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- Hi S.! I know that you have gotten a lot of replies, but I wanted to add that my infant's eczema was related to a corn allergy. It is more common than you might think,...
- My daughter has eczema and I have several friends how's kids have it REALLY bad. One things that I would suggest and it works really well is Hemp Lotion. I get it th...
- Do your own research. A lot of ezcema is caused by food allergies. Western Medicine prefers to treat the symptoms, rather than look for the cause. Forget trying to ...
Questions on My Allergies and Nursing
Asked by M.E. from Salt Lake City
on March 25, 2008
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I am nursing my 5 month old twins, but my allergies are starting to go crazy. When I nursed my older daughter I took Sudafed my milk decreased. I would like to nurse ...
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- Congratulations for your beautiful family and also for your dec1sion to nurse as long as you can... I nursed for two years and have allergies too... I found a couple ...
- Congratulations for nursing twins for 5 months with another child in the house. You have my admiration. I can give you some ideas about the allergies but I would sugge...
- Have you tried Chiropractic? Your body was designed to fight allergens and if it is not, and you are expressing symptoms then there is a communication blockage from y...
Suggestions for 16Month Old Who Alway Seems to Be Coughing
Asked by D.M. from Daytona Beach
on December 6, 2008
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Hello,
I have a 16 month old son who always seems to have a cough. It has been on and off for a year. It goes away for a couple of weeks then comes back for a week or...
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- I went through 3 years of my oldest daughter coughing and also vomitting. She would cough so hard that she would vomit all the mucous out. This would happen within 3...
- My son had a cough for 3 weeks. I finally took him to the doctor and he had an ear infection which was draining and making him cough. He had no other symptoms of bein...
- This sounds similar to what my son went through except at a much younger age. My son began this as an infant & I took him in about 4 times by the time he was 4 months...
Pregnant... and Sick.
Asked by K.M. from Laredo
on March 15, 2010
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Hi,
So I am half way through my second trimester and I have been sick since I found out I was pregnant three and a half months ago.
I have a deep chest cough and ...
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- I called my ob when I got like that and he told me to try robutessin I think... Any way there are meds out there that could help. Also to help with the conjestion try ...
- 8 oz. of water every hour, yes every hour. Watch the clock and when the big hand hits 12, drink a glass of water. At night, keep a bottle or two of water by your bed...
- That sucks! I am 19 weeks pregnant and can COMPLETELY understand how you are feeling!! Turns out I have asthma and that made my cough worse. I agree with the other rep...
Still Cant Grasp My 2Yr Old Son Has Asthma
Asked by A.S. from Reading
on January 30, 2012
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ever since he was 1 everytime he gets a cold which is every3 weeks it turns into asthma and the use of a nebulizer.
he was on the daily steroid mist but the dr said i...
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- Do you live near a freeway? Recent studies show increase in asthma in children who live within a certain distance of the freeway ( I think it's 900 feet --but I'm no...
- I was told kids generally outgrow asthma attacks by school age. My son(21 months) came down with RSV this month and he is now at high risk for developing wheezing with...
- First off, having asthma isn't related to whether you and your husband has it. Its a person by person condition. There were somethings that could have contributed to ...
How to Stop a Nosebleed
Asked by K.B. from Amarillo
on September 1, 2008
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My 7 year old gets nosebleeds every now and then and a few days ago she had a really bad one and I'm wondering what's the best way to get them to stop. She usually ju...
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- i have not read all your responses - you may have already been told this... my son has the same issue as your daughter. If I will spray his nose with the saline spra...
- Okay, I read all the responses and didn't see this one. It is one of those old home remedies and I used to laugh at it, but it does seem to work for me. Someone t...
- put an ice pack on the bridge of the nose. It shrinks the blood vessels and stops the bleeding. Then use saline nose spray, such as Ocean Mist or a store brand, to kee...
Help Stop the Itching!
Asked by K.O. from Wichita
on September 1, 2008
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Recently, my skin has been SO itchy. It is mostly my legs; however my arms, back, feet, and neck itch sometimes too. The itchiness is unbearable! At night, I must s...
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- You can try taking an eveeno oatmeal bath. Check with your doctor as well if that dont work.
- I think the first thing you probably need to do is see your doctor...to rule out a host fo things that could be causing it. Until you get to the doctor....I would sug...
- sounds like u r allergic to something , i would check with ur doctor first , but i take a pill for the samething i take equate allergy medication , it may also be nerv...
Is It Allergies, Asthma or Something Else? Please Help My Son.
Asked by M.L. from Washington DC
on May 2, 2010
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I am losing a battle. My son, who is now 2 1/2, was diagnosed with RSV at 3 months. Since then, he has suffered from horrible allergy like symptoms. It doesn't APPE...
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- RSV.... probably weakened his lungs. Especially in a 3 month old. Thus, once the lungs are weak, it is susceptible to other lung problems and illnesses. Pneumonia....
- I may try to move out for a couple of weeks to a totaly different environment, as different as possible (if you can), and check if he´s doing better, if he does, the...
- There is always a natural route you can go for any illness. I can sense your worry about too many drugs. This can only be weakening his immune system. There is a he...
Could This Simply Be a Cold or Be More Serious?
Asked by J.B. from Miami
on September 3, 2009
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I moved to FL from MI over a year ago. My son was almost 14 months at the time. I am a stay at home mom up until June then he moved to daycare. My son has experienc...
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- He may have a few diaphragm issues that need to be addressed where his belly has a little twist in it do to any constraint during pregnancy (in utero), delivery, or as...
- I wish I could help, but all I can offer is hope. My son was sick as you describe (minus the ear tubes and he talked at an average age). But he was sick for about SI...
- I will start by saying you probably aren't going to like my answer! But as both a doctor, and a mom who had a child with symptoms like yours, I can tell you: (the prob...
