Heart Attack & Stroke: Infant
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What to Do for Family Whose Dad/husband Suffered a Heart Attack
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on February 18, 2012
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I want to do something for a neighbor/friends whose husband suffered a heart attack and is on his way to recovery. What is something special I can do to let them know ...
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- A few months ago I spent almost 3 weeks in the hospital with mini-strokes... we have 5 kids which were 1 week - 7 years old at home. It was really hard for my hubby t...
- My husband suffered a heart attack just over a year ago in his early 40's. We couldn't have kept the house going without help from friends and family. My parents liv...
- My husband had surgery when my youngest was a baby. In the summer months no less. I had a babysitter who would stay late during the night he went into surgery and th...
Fetal Heart Attack?
Asked by M.H. from Los Angeles
on June 4, 2009
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Hi all,
I have run into a difficult situation and want to see if any of you or know of anyone who has experienced this before. I appreciate any input! I am about 22...
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- I can't help you with any medical advice. But, I can tell you to stay off the internet for medical stuff. You can find anything you want to hear-and not all of it is...
- M., I just want to let you know I prayed for you guys and the baby. I believe in God's power to heal. Look at how miraculous childbearing is in the first place :) ...
- I am so sorry. I know being pregnant that is the last thing you want to hear. My bothers little girl was born with four small holes in her heart. She just turned o...
Doggy Heart Murmur
Asked by R.M. from Nashville
on June 6, 2010
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Our 14 yr old terrier mix has had a heart murmur for a couple years. It makes her sort of cough and choke when she gets excited. Lately it seems to be getting worse....
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- my cockapoo had the same problem. we didnt treat it really b/c their wasnt much to do for it she lived to be about 9. however she did pass away from a heart attack. yo...
- Some heart murmurs do not affect the pet and some do and of course they can go from nothing to something. The EKG can be done awake sometimes, if the pet is very calm...
- Magnesium can treat heart issues. Some heart disease prescriptions are calcium channel blockers- well, magnesium is a natural calcium channel blocker. The do...
Introducing Rice or Cereal to an Infant
Asked by D.G. from Oklahoma City
on November 11, 2010
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What's the earliest cereal or rice cereal was introduced to your infant?
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- The latest recommendations are to delay solids until at least 6 months unless there is a significant medical issue ( like severe reflux). The reason for this recommen...
- With all three of my kids and soon to be four I have introduced rice cereal at 4 months starting with once per day for a week. After the week I would increase the rice...
- I've always heard 4-6 months, maybe ask your ped if you want to do sooner but mine said there are studies that show it doesn't improve sleep if that what you are looki...
Heart Palpatations
Asked by M.M. from New York
on December 28, 2006
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I recently had a baby and she is 3 months old and about two weeks ago i started to have heart palpatations out of no where. My mother who is a nurse checked my blood ...
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- Hi, have you ever suffered with Anviety or Panic attacks . Well i do and the same thing happens to me. Look into it. And good luck..
- I've had them and even went to the emergency room, but all of my vital signs were fine. The EKG was normal too. Now I know better and it's anxiety and/or stress. Whe...
- hi! they're probably from anxiety, i get palpitations too, not from just having a baby, but from a car accident years ago. i worked in a dr's office for years & i have...
Heart Flutters/Palpitations
Asked by S.P. from Nashville
on May 7, 2009
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Out of nowhere a couple of months ago I started noticing a fluttery feeling in my chest. Several friends told me that it was probably heart palpitations, and they hav...
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- Dear S., Hopefully by this time, you've been to the doctor about your palpitations. You've received a lot of very experienced answers from the other moms and I won't ...
- I am 30 and have had those for years. but just off and on. If this is an every day thing, I would put in a call. Do you have an advice nurse?
- Sounds to me that you are in perimenopause. That is one of the symptoms. Find a female doctor or Female Nurse Practioner that specializes in hormone balancing and go...
My Weird Heart
Asked by S.R. from Salt Lake City
on June 25, 2010
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OK, so I just am putting this out there to see if anyone else has experienced it. My heart is weird. hahaha. I don't know how to describe it. Everyonce in a while it ...
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- I am pregnant for my 5th time and every time I get pregnant I have heart flutters, pressure, etc. in my chest. Sometimes I feel like I am going to have a heart attack....
- I just wanted to add that I was having problems with my heart doing silly things and I went and got my hormone levels checked. My thyroid and progesterone levels were...
- Ooh, me too! This happens almost every night these days, when I sit down and stop moving for the day. It is a very uncomfortable feeling. I had an EKG during one of...
Rapid Heart Rate and Shortness of Breath??
Asked by N.B. from Minneapolis
on October 15, 2009
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Ok, so I know that shortness of breath is a common pregnancy symptom, but I'm seriously concerned about mine and no one seems to take me seriously. My heart is beatin...
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- Insist on a ekg that you are hooked up too for 24 hours and can wear it at home. I have an accelrated heartbeat in my lower left chamber and none of the doctors would...
- I have heart issues, and one of them is mitro valve prolapse...something not too rare in young, lean women. I was diagnosed years before my first pregnancy and the do...
- Hello N. B. My name is S., and I am currently 32 weeks today with my second child. I have a 6 yr old also who started 1st grade this fall. I have also been struggli...
What Good 4 Heart Pain?
Asked by S.S. from Portland
on September 13, 2011
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Someone I know experiencing some heart pain. That being the only symtom , what else besides baby asperin can they take?
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- They can take themselves to a doctor. An emergency room, if necessary. It could be nothing more than indigestion causing the symptoms. It could be an inflamed esop...
- Baby aspirin isn't for pain, it's to take preventatively. If a person might be having a heart attack, you don't spend time asking questions on the internet. Good way t...
- For any kind of chest pain you should get to the ER right away. Chest/heart pain is not something to mess around with.
Infant Fever
Asked by C.B. from Los Angeles
on October 8, 2010
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My 2 month old grand baby received her first shots today. Is there a good way to bring her 102 fever down very fast? Tylenol has been given, and I instructed to give...
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- Did they call the doctor or nurse hotline? I think that is considered a high fever in a baby that young. Also tell the parents to be extra careful with the Tylenol do...
- If you want something to work quickly, Ibuprofen works faster than Tylenol. Hope baby's feeling better. :)
- I wouldn't do a cool bath, I think the baby is too young. When my children ran a temp I would take a lukewarm washcloth and wipe them down to cool them off, and never ...
