Illnesses & Symptoms: Preschooler

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Both of my boys 17.5mths & 3 years old have had a chronic congestion since January. They both had croup at the end of January and it seems they have ne...
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My 3 year old, for 2 days now, has developed a cough, runny nose, and has green ...
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Hi momma's since starting preschool my DS constantly has a runny nose every coup...
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Hello mamas, My son is 3 yrs old and has a cold, mostly congestion and a runny ...
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Please help, I'm so frustrated, I just want to cry. My 3 year old doesn't seem ...

Aches & Pains

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My kids are usually pretty good but my 4 year old son has been a pain lately he cries and screams about everything you tell him. If you tell him to ...
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Hi there, I have a problem that I need help with. I have a 3 year old girl who ...
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My 3 year old has not had a fruit or vegetable since he came off baby food 2 yea...
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Hello, I am having a such a battle with my 4 year old daughter. She does not w...
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My 3 year old daughter cries all day in preschool saying that she misses her Mom...

Acne

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My 3 year old has had Molluscum contagiosum for a few months, we were told it would go away on it's own and so far the small bumps have never bothered...
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My daughter has a painful red bump just below her nose. Her description of how ...
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Hi everyone. I have been battling acne forever, I'm 26, and am sick of it. And...
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My son had a dental pre-screening yesterday, and the dentist said that, from jus...
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over the past day i've noticed my normally smooth-complected 3 year old daughter...

ADD, ADHD

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Hello there...I am looking for new tricks to have up my sleeve when dealing with my 3 year old daughter. As of late she has taken to shrieeking when pu...
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I wrote a couple of weeks ago and i really need some advise. My 3 year old girl...
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I have a very active three (almost 4) year old. At his parent/teacher confrenc...
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I am wondering if any of you have experienced some of these characteristics with...
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We have been observing our 3 year old for the last year and 1/2 for signs of ADH...

Adenoid & Tonsilitis

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I am having a dilemma over what to do with my 3 year old. We just went to the ENT doctor today who said we should have tubes put in because of my son'...
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My 3.5 year old daughter has been chronically stuffy for what seems like her who...
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My son is 3 and has had chronic ear infections and sleep apnea since Sept of 200...
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Hi Mama's. I have a 3 year old little girl. She is perfect in every way. Our iss...
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OK ... Lord this week has been stressful.... I haven't even gotten into doing th...

Allergies

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I am wondering if any of you have experienced some of these characteristics with your 4 year old (I have a boy). He can't stand tags in his clothing...
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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourburst...
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My 4 year old , 5 in Dec. Has allergies. He has been on several different types...
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Hello wonderful moms! I need your help. My 4 year old is having a hard time focu...
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HELP!!! Our soon to be 3 year old does NOT sleep thru the night and we have tri...

Autism

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I'm having a couple problems with my 3 year old, the most important problem is his speech. He doesn't talk half as well as other children his age,the f...
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My 4 year old son is suddenly referring to himself by name. "Vance wants a cup o...
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My son who just turned 4 has been having problems with talking back and telling ...
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i have a dear friend, my best friend of ten+years who has a 23 mo old who doesnt...
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Hi, my 3 yr old daughter was diagnosed last week with an autism spectrum disorde...

Autism Spectrum

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I am wondering if any of you have experienced some of these characteristics with your 4 year old (I have a boy). He can't stand tags in his clothing...
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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourburst...
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I will try to keep this short but I want to provide as much info as possible to ...
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My son who just turned 4 has been having problems with talking back and telling ...
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I am so upset. My 4-year-old ran around the Dr. office. He would not stay in th...

Bed Wetting & Night Accidents

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Recently my 4 year old has had a problem wetting the bed during the night. I stop all fluids a couple of hours before he goes to bed (last drink is wi...
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My son is 13 years old and is still wetting the bed. We have tried everything f...
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I have a 4 year old and 3 year old step sons....the 4 year old goes all day and ...
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I have a almost 4 year old who has been potty trained for 2 years now. She stil...
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My son is almost 4 and he still wets the bed (pull-up)EVERY night. I really want...

Cancer

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My 3 year old has not had a fruit or vegetable since he came off baby food 2 years ago and for the past month he does not have BM (lack of fiber)unless...
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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourburst...
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Hello, I am having a such a battle with my 4 year old daughter. She does not w...
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Here's the thing... my Father in law was diagnosed with Cancer about a month and...
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Well my mother just found out she has breast cancer, we haven't really told my ...

Cerebral Palsy

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I have a daughter who was recently diagnosed (by one doctor) with a mild case of CP. She is a 3yr old twin and not currently walking. The doctors and m...
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My 4yr old son has cerebral palsy. he was born w/a bleed in his brain. He is una...
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I am looking for opinions, I have one of my triplet boys and he is 5 yrs young a...
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Any birthday gift suggestions for a 3 yo boy with moderate CP?...
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My six-month-old son has had a myriad of problems since birth. He was born a mon...

Cholesterol & Blood Pressure

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Okay, Mamas, have any of you had this experience? A few times now, I've been having a normal day, and my blood pressure has suddenly dropped too LOW! ...
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We are planning to go to Legoland and Sea World next week, both of which have a ...
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Does anyone have any suggestions to help me out with my 4 year old son. While p...
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Hi, my daughter is the most stubborn girl I've ever seen. Potty training has be...
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Hello- My friend's 3 year old son has behavior that is out of control. He is a...

Cold & Flu

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My 10 month old has had a runny nose for almost a month now. She doesn't seem sick - no fever, coughing, sneezing or anything else. Just a clear runn...
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My 3.5 year old son started pre-school this fall and has a constant runny nose. ...
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My 6mos old latley has a runny nose I think that she has some algerys but when I...
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Both of my boys 17.5mths & 3 years old have had a chronic congestion since Janua...
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Hi momma's since starting preschool my DS constantly has a runny nose every coup...

Constipation

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Hi there, I have a problem that I need help with. I have a 3 year old girl who has been potty trained, but is having trouble going potty for #2. She s...
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Help! My 3 year old son has been very constipated this past week. I have tried t...
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my five year old boy has been constipated since one month i had tried many thing...
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My 3 year old has not had a fruit or vegetable since he came off baby food 2 yea...
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My 3 year old daughter hasn't been able to have a BM today, and the two times sh...

Cough & Cold

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My 7 month old just recently started to get a stuffy nose. I don't know what to do and I feel for him because he doesn't nurse for long and he won't e...
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Hi. Anyone else out there try to buy cold medicine this season for your toddler ...
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Hi Moms! I have a wonderful almost 3 year old and he has just come down with a ...
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My son Joseph is 11 and suffer's from common seasonal allergies. The most commo...
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My 2 year old son has had a chronic stuffy nose for about a month now. I have ha...

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Diabetes

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I have a 3 year old who for the last couple days has started having accidents after being dry for almost 6 months. Also, he has been craving sugar lik...
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What are the symtoms of diabetes? I looked on line and kept getting sent from o...
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My daughter has been asking for a lot of "sip sips" or drinks lately. I'm pretty...
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My 4 year old niece is visiting and I noticed she drinks ALOT of water constantl...
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My son has recently turned 4. In the past month, he's started screaming when he'...

Diarrhea

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My 12 month old who turns 1 today has had a stomach virus since Thursday. The DR said it will consist of 12 hours of vomitting and 3-4 day of bad diar...
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So this may be a little TMI, but I just need some advice. My daughter has had MA...
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Hi there, I have a problem that I need help with. I have a 3 year old girl who ...
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I'm calling it diarrhea, but it might just be 'watery stools'. Anyway, my young...
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I am babysitting my 3 year old niece this weekend and am concerned. She woke up ...

Dyslexia

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Sorry if this is long... My son, born June 24, 2008 has been going to a lovely Catholic preschool, the school is pre-k-8th grade. The atmosphere at...
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I have noticed that my 3 year old is having trouble with his ABC's (he can sing ...
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Does anyone in NM know where one can find helpful information and/or services fo...
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Hi Mamas, My son is six and we will finally be getting the formal medical diagn...
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I am wondering if my 8 year old son could have very mild dyslexia. When my husba...

Ear Ache

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what causes them and what are some home remedies for it?...
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Morning ladies. My 3 year old daughter has an ear infection (started antibiotics...
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Hi, my three year old goes to school from 8-12 two days a week. She adjusted qui...
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My daughter had strep throat last Monday. They gave her a 10 day dose of the Z-P...
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Hey Mommies, we took my 3 year old daughter into urgent care today. She woke up...

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Fever

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At what temperature do you bring a 4 year old to the ER?...
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My kids are usually pretty good but my 4 year old son has been a pain lately h...
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my 10 wk. old has a 100.4 fever is this common???...
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So my dd is 21 months- she has been a little stuffy and running a slight fever s...
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My 4 year old daughter does not listen very well. It's driving me & my husband c...

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Flu

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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourbursts and radical behavior. Our 3 year old has been diagnosed with Autism ...
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Sorry if this is long... My son, born June 24, 2008 has been going to a lovel...
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Okay I know this is going to sound really crazy but I have onyl had the flu once...
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Hi, my 3 year old son does not want to potty train. We started training when he...
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Help! My 3 year old son has been very constipated this past week. I have tried t...

Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease

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i just found out that my 14 month old has hand foot and mouth disease. my doctor gave me a print out about HFMD but i find it to be not very helpful. i...
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My 2 1/2 year old has come down with Hand Foot & Mouth Disease (similar to chick...
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My almost 12 month old has had a fever since yesterday morning. So this morning ...
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I think we are on the second bout of Hand,Foot Mouth disease in our 15 month old...
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Hi, My 3.5 year old son came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. I was ...

Headache & Migraine

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I am the mom of 3. My youngest is 27 months and she we very irritable for a few days, ended up vomitting in her crib one night, and woke up complaining...
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My 4 year old son will be playing and suddenly grab his head and says, "ouch." H...
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My 3.5 year old, has told me 2 times in the last 2 weeks that he has a headache...
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Does anyone suffer from Trochleitis and/or migraines? If so, do you have any wo...
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My son is 4 and for along time now he wines about every little thing. At first i...

High Cholesterol

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My husband told me last night that he heard (I think from the news or something like that) if there is a history of high cholesterol in your family, an...
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Hello everyone! Thank you so much for taking the time to review my request. I'm ...
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okay, so i will start out by saying that i don't want any nasty e-mails telling ...
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My son is 4 years old and was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. My husband and ...
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I just wanted some opnions. I have a 3 year old ,turned three 10-25-06, She weig...

Medications

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I have been thinking a lot lately about going back to school (in my 30's), I have always been drawn to the medical field (went to college for 1 year af...
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Hi. We currently have temporary Medi-Cal for our two small children and would li...
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My 4 year old has severe eczema, we just moved to the area this weekend and I ha...
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i can get one of my 3-yr-old twins to take medicine without much hassel, the oth...
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I am looking for words of encouragement as I don't have alot of people to talk t...

Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

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This may seem a little off the wall. I was looking for moms opinions on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, also known as onset bipolar disorder. There are a l...
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I am the mother of a 4 year old, a full time nanny, and have worked in daycares ...
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My friend suspects her son has a learning disability and since my daughter had s...
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Help! My 4-year old wets his pants daily (not at the same time) and he says it's...
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I have an 8 year old son in 2nd grade. My concern is that he hates school and h...

Mononucleosis

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Hello! So my litle one (4 year old) was diagnosed with mono last week and I was just diagnosed with it yesterday. Now what? My doctor put me on stero...
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Dear Mommas, My 3 year old son started with 'low' fever week ago Sunday (38) and...
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My six year old son was sent home from school Friday with a sore throat, nausea,...
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Hi Moms, My 16 yr old daughter just tested positive for mono. Her symptoms are...
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*I know you're not doctors, but I need some good momma advice :) My son has b...

Pink Eye

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It's midnight, any relief ideas for a 4 year old with pink eye? Motrin for the pain. Cold packs for eyes. Anthing else? Thanks :)...
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I think that I might have pink eye, I woke up this morning with goopies on my to...
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Hi Mamas, My 3 year old son will not let me get the eye drops in to cure his ...
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my four year old daughter caught pink eyes from my 20 month old who had them las...
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Hey everyone...my daughter had pink eye last Tues and was given drops for it. H...

Rashes

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My daughter has horrible hives. She has had them for 2 weeks and the doctor has no explanation for them. We eat organic and use natural products in o...
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My 4 year old son starting breaking out with hives a week ago. I called the doct...
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My 10 month daughter has had a rough winter. On New Year's Eve she came down wi...
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I am wondering if any of you have experienced some of these characteristics with...
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Hi. My 5-month-old baby seems to keep getting what looks like Hives. I took hi...

Seizures

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Does any other mom on this site have epilepsy? I do and I have concerns about my next pregnancy....
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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourburst...
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. fro...
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I had my first grand-mal seizure at 33 years old while 8 months pregnant. My pr...
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I have epilepsy and it was controlled by pills until just recently. Now I'm havi...

Stomach Virus

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My 6 year old daughter has been having severe stomach pain, usually within a a few hours of eating. It gets worse at night and she has woken up the la...
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Hey Moms, I am at my wits end. I have a 3 year old that has had diarrhea sin...
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My 4 year old son got the stomach bug at school last week. He recovered quickly...
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My 4 year old daughter began complaining about her belly hurting on Monday night...
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Help! My 3 year old son has been very constipated this past week. I have tried t...

Strep Infections

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Hi, My Dr. Just called me to let me knoe the strep throat culture they did came back positvie for him. I guess this means that he is a strep carrier at...
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My son has not had a problem with frequent strep throat but he caught it about a...
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After numerous ear infections, my then 6 year old daughter, Marti, had tubes put...
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My son has strep throat for the 4th time since NOvember. We get about two weeks...
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Hi all - I have a 5 y/o son who has had strep 4 times since August. The last tim...

Support Groups

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I wrote a couple of weeks ago and i really need some advise. My 3 year old girl is completely out of control. She does not listen to anyone, she is h...
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I am wondering if any of you have experienced some of these characteristics with...
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After the last 18 months or so we finally have some answers to our sons ourburst...
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. fro...
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I will be going to my sons Ped. tomorrow to discuss the chance that he has ADHD ...

Urinary Tract Infections

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My petite 4 year old daughter drinks lots of liquids -- i would say 40 - 50 oz daily -- but she can go a long time without peeing, maybe as long as 5 ...
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Hi Moms, My 4 year old daughter started to behave weird in the last week. She...
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Hello- My friend's 3 year old son has behavior that is out of control. He is a...
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I have a 4 year old daughter who has been potty trained since she was 2 1/2. The...
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Help! My 4-year old wets his pants daily (not at the same time) and he says it's...

Vomiting

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Hello there...I am looking for new tricks to have up my sleeve when dealing with my 3 year old daughter. As of late she has taken to shrieeking when pu...
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My kids are usually pretty good but my 4 year old son has been a pain lately h...
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I am wondering if any of you have experienced some of these characteristics with...
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Almost three weeks ago my 10 1/2 month old son came down with a little stomach b...
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Any suggestions on how to stop my 3 year old from taking off on me? I'm at my wi...
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