Medicine: Toddler, Meijer
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Getting My Toddler to Take Yucky Medicine
Asked by B.W. from Detroit
on August 5, 2008
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I need help! My two year old is supposed to take Fer-in-sol (iron supplement) because her hemoglobin is a little low. I cannot get her to take it. I tried mixing wi...
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- I know an oral vitamin that tastes better that would fill the need that she has. Let me know if you want information! S. ____@____.com
- My son in 23-months-old and when I want him to take his medicine (sometimes it is yucky tasting) I grab a straw and suck it up and then hold the top of it and ask him ...
- I hate it when moms use this site to criticize other moms instead of answering the question that was asked. All 3 of my children have been on Prednisolone for the tre...
Immediate Prescription Assistance
Asked by T.S. from Cincinnati
on April 18, 2008
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I am looking for anyone who can help or has ideas that might help. My grandma went to pick up her prescriptions this evening and was told she is no longer covered on g...
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- T., Could these be some of the meds that Wal-mart advertises for $4.00?? If not I would have her call her doctor and see if he/she can prescribe the one's that are!! ...
- Talk to her doctor. They get several "samples" of medication so they should be able to help. also contact the companies who manufacture the medicine, most of them have...
- walmart & kroger now have prescriptions that cost 4.00 for generics, if her doc can give the same thing that is generic then that will save her alot of money. also ast...
HELP- 18 Month Old Measuring Small
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on May 27, 2010
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My daughter is almost 19 months but we had her 18 month checkup today. She weighed 21 lbs 8 oz and measured in the 9th percentile. I have not been worried about her we...
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- Been there before and am again! :) A couple of things...has she started walking recently? Are you outside more, running, playing etc? My first daughter was about the ...
- Like the other mamas said, being in a lower percentile is not always something to worry about. You could feed her higher-fat and higher-protein snacks (separate from t...
- Been there, done it and going through it again. :) My son fell off the chart and was officially labeled "failure to thrive". He was at the 95th percentile for weight ...
16 Month Old Still on Bottle
Asked by T.R. from Indianapolis
on November 13, 2008
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I know, many of you may say I am a bad mom, but I put oatmeal and baby food in my son's milk. He is 16 months old and still HAS to have 7oz Milk, 1 jar 2nd Baby food a...
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- When my dgtr was 15 mos old, she wouldn't sleep without her bottle. So, when she woke up in the night, she had to have another one. She was chubby so I only put water ...
- My son was two when he gave up milk in the bottle and that was only because we basically took it away. Unfortunately that is sometimes all you can do. My son would not...
- Hi T., Both of my children had acid reflux and their GI doctor put them on special formula along with thickening up their formula with rice cereal. So, we too HAD to...
Help with a Underweight 2 Year Old..
Asked by E.C. from New York
on August 26, 2011
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Hi, my son just turned 2 and he is only 23 lbs. We have been dealing with his slow weight gain since he was about 18 month, Our pediatrician did blood work and sent hi...
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- My son, who is 2 1/2, does some of the same things. I have to "work" to get him to eat. Somethings I've learned? I try EVERYTHING to see if he will like and eat i...
- I don't see any of the typical high fat/high cal toddler foods in his diet. Does he not drink whole milk? Cheese? What about other forms of protein? Meat balls, lunch ...
- Skip the juice, and instead give him kefir. Lifeway kefir is available in our local grocery stores (Meijer & Walmart). Kefir is a yogurt drink; Lifeway offers 4 flavor...
How to relieve a bad cough in a 2 year old?
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on December 30, 2007
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My 2 year old daughter has a bad cold. I know we dont have any drugs to get rid of the cold.. But is there anything that will help stop the coughing so she can sleep....
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- Try giving 1/2 tsp of buckwheat honey a half-hour before bed. My daughter had a cough that kept her and our family up at night for over a week. She had been to the d...
- L., Call your doctor before giving your daughter ANY over the counter cough or cold medicine. Many have been recalled or not recommended by Pediatricians and the FDA...
- Yes, you can put Vicks vaporub on her feet and cover them with pure cotton socks. You may want to do this when she is napping or sleeping. Good luck!
Five Month Old with Ear Infection
Asked by M.L. from Indianapolis
on June 18, 2009
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My son is five months with an ear infection. He's been on Zithromax since Tuesday and he has just been crying and crying and sleeping for only 30 minutes at a time, hi...
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- When my kids have had ear infections, I just put them to the breast as much as possible. Nothing is more comforting:) Good Luck!
- Maybe you should take him to a ENT there is a very good one in elyria his name is Dr Gay he is great with little ones. I never have had a lot of faith in reg peds wh...
- when my son was a baby he had 11 ear infections between 4-6mo. of age. we had a problem with the eardrops as well at first, it seemed that it would actually go all the...
2 Year Old Afraid to Poop
Asked by J.B. from Evansville
on May 13, 2008
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First- thank you all for the suggestions about his constipation. I think we may be getting over that! Now though he seems to be very afraid of his poop. He hasn't g...
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- We have had similar problems with my 3 1/2 year old daughter. We tried lots of things, but the only thing that seemed to work was a special treat when she went (ice c...
- I don't really know if I have any advice for you, however, I have the same problems with my daughter. She is 4 now, and ever since we potty trained her when she was 2...
- first of all, make sure he is eating enough fiber. My son didn't want to poop cause the smell bothered him (which we found out later was sensory processing dysfunct...
5 Month Old Allergic to Both Milk & Soy - What to Feed Him?
Asked by C.S. from Grand Rapids
on June 8, 2009
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My 5-month old son has had a pretty severe case of eczema for over 5-wks. We've switched formulas several times and just had blood test done to confirm allergies. We a...
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- My daughter is allergic to the same things (and then some)...it's not easy! She drinks Rice Dream Vanilla and likes it. Good luck!
- a hypoallergic formula, like Alimentum!
- Well my acupuncturist's youngest baby had exzema caused by what the acupuncturist ingested. She nursed him and that's how he got sensitivities. You might want to c...
My Almost 5 Month Old Still Not Sleeing Thru the Night!!
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on May 24, 2007
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My baby boy will be 5 months old on June 2nd. He still has yet to sleep thru the night! I am exhausted and a littel discouraged. For the most part, he wakes up abou...
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- Just wanted to say I have a 9 month old. Since I work full time, I am ok with keeping him up until 9:30 or 10 because I only get to see him between 6pm-10pm...he stays...
- HI. Sorry that you are going through this...I too went through this.lol Is your son napping during the day? Sometimes night wakefulness is due to being overtired.
- You will probably get advice all across the board!.... my first thought was to try putting him down earlier.... Trying 15minutes earlier then the previous night until ...
