High Chairs & Mats: Saline Drops
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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...
Cold Medicine for 16 Month Old
Asked by C.E. from Cincinnati
on January 26, 2009
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Hi Moms! I need some personal advice on giving a 16 month old cold medicine. My daughter is very congestion and coughing like crazy. She kept us up all night last n...
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- Sounds like what my 21 months old son is going through right now. It is not recommended to give them any cough medicine under the age of 2. This is what I've been doin...
- If you haven't done so already, take her to the doctor, especially since she is coughing so hard she pukes. It may be something more serious than a cold. They also m...
- I know the medical community says not to give infants cold medicine, but I have been in the same boat you are now. You may want to try Robitussin. My daughter is 17 mo...
Is It Ok to Let a Very Congested Baby Sleep Alone in Crib?
Asked by E.W. from Fresno
on January 2, 2012
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Hi, I've got saline drops and the sduction tube, I have a vaporizer with eucalyptus oil going but baby is still congested. She has always slept fine in her crib by he...
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- 1) For tonight... put her in her carseat to sleep. It will keep her propped up (like being in your arms, or as an adult when you need to sleep in the recliner with a h...
- Hi. I am so sorry your little one is going through this. You have received great advice, so I do not want to repeat too much: 1. I would definitely comfort her. Regar...
- Babies aren't good about breathing thru their mouth. I'd let her sleep with you so that she feels more secure. I'm an adult and get panic feeling when I wake up beca...
7 Month Old Resists Sleep Schedule and Her Habits Are Getting Worse!
Asked by T.K. from Boise
on October 14, 2008
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Hi there! I've never written in a request before but after last night, I don't know what to do! At 3 months, my daughter was sleeping through the night for 11 hours ...
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- Not all babies will follow a strict sleep schedule, and in their first year, there are so many changes going on, and they cannot really tell you what they need, or wha...
- T., My son did the same thing at that stage when it came to naps, he eventually grew out of it. I wanted to write about his nasal congestion. This might seem odd but...
- Not all kids are 'schedule' kids. It's a temperament thing, nothing that you did or didn't do. I would suggest making sure that her room is quiet and calm, having a 'q...
Baby Formula and Food for 5 Weeks in China
Asked by A.L. from Los Angeles
on September 7, 2011
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I'm going to Dong Guan, a south eastern city of China to visit my dad. It is isn't a big city, more like an industrial area with a lot of factories. My daughter is 9...
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- 1) Last year I think, mainland China had problems with baby formula... because there was some kind of chemical in it. I remember reading about it in our local newspape...
- Edited: Hi Alice, I do not know about mainland China but I can tell you about Hong Kong. I would advise against the car seat. The trains and taxis are not equipped f...
- I would ship my formula ahead of time. You don't want to take any chances with something like this. I recently read something a couple of days ago about China & formul...
Things to Have in House for 7 Month Old?
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on April 30, 2011
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I might be starting to babysit a 7 month old 6 days a week. I'm thinking I'll need a jumparoo, and highchair, and I have a playpen and baby gate. Anything else I'll ne...
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- Pack n play, exesaucer, play mat, soft books, toys, car seat, space saver high chair, stroller. Try to make a weekly menu so mom can see what baby eats. Ask mom to br...
- Where will he nap?
- ask mom to have diaper rash cream too. I would get the booster feeding seat instead of a high chair. They take up less space, you can put it on the chair when you ne...
Cold Remedies
Asked by A.L. from Seattle
on July 30, 2010
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I have a 6 week old baby and she has a stuffy nose, what are some things i can do to help her not be so conjested? And should i be worried if she has a cold at such a ...
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- If you are breast feeding put it in here nose, you can use breast milk to heal small fingernail wounds as well, also if she get gunk in her eyes, breast milk for that ...
- Ask your doc what they want you to do. Most of the time they'll say step into the steamy shower several times a day with her to get the goo softened and runny so you ...
- Suction, humidifier, sitting in the bathroom with steamy shower, squirt breastmilk in her nose. My baby had a cold at 5 days old, as long as there's no fever it's prob...
First Cold?
Asked by K.Y. from Jacksonville
on August 23, 2009
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My 12 week old daughter has her first cold (acquired from my 4 year old son!)... :( Any suggestions on how to make her more comfortable? I'm hesitant to give any col...
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- Hi K., I recommend going to a health food store and buying a Homeopathic reference book, you can get good ones for 12-15 dollars. Reference the syptoms and buy some r...
- Nurse her lots- get a good Bifidus probiotic- and you take lots of it so she;ll get from nursing. I hope you are nursing, so I hope that it is unnecessay to say NO s...
- Get a cool mist humidifier and get some saline spray. Give her one drop of saline spray in each nostril and then sit her upright. If she's really clogged, use a bulb...
Help Soothing Baby with First Cold
Asked by D.T. from Dothan
on February 26, 2008
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I have a 6-month old little girl who just came down with her first cold. She has a terrible cough and a runny nose. She has trouble sleeping, but seems to be okay si...
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- If you have a humidifier, you could put a little bit of pepermint or vaporizor in it to help open her up while she sleeps. This is especially good after her night time...
- Hi D.! I have an 11 month old son and he has had a few colds and what I've done is put Vicks baby rub on the bottom of his feet as well as on his chest and it would he...
- My son is 12-months old had a really bad cold with that horrible runny nose. Call your doctor and ask him if you can give her Benadrly and at what dose? It helps dry h...
Stuffy Baby
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on March 26, 2008
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Hi. I have a 6 month old who can not get more then 45 minutes of sleep at night because she is congested. I will use the nasal asperator on her and she cries and cri...
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- Hi A., I understand how tough this can be for both you and your baby. Have you tried running the shower on hot, closing the bathroom door, sit in the bathroom while ...
- Not sure if you have tried saline drops before using the asperator. Put a couple drops in and wait about 15 seconds. That will allow more to come out when you use the ...
- Go to Walgreens and get a vaporizer with the Vick's resevior and use that at nite, it should cut down on the congestion. But with her being congested she needs the vap...
