Pneumonia & Bronchitis: Elmo
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Need Advice on Giving Breathing Treatments
Asked by S.A. from Jonesboro
on April 30, 2009
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My son was diagnosed with bronchitis this week and the doctor wants me to give him breathing treatments. He is 14 months and wants NO part of the breathing machine. We...
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- Poor baby, Both of our sons have been through this. Both also terrified of the machine and the noise it makes, our doctor told us as long as the air with the medicine ...
- Been there, done that.... K, now 5, hated it and J, 2 yrs. 4 mo.s, loves it. I don't know why he accepted it and K didn't but it is so hard to go through. They both...
- Hey S., I hope this helps.... My daughter had bronchitis in November at 10 months. After a couple days of fighting with her to do the treatments my hubby decided to "s...
JFF: When Do You Shower?
Asked by E.S. from New York
on March 3, 2012
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Logic would dictate that I should wake up before DD and get my shower in but lo and behold sleep prevails! This leaves me no choice but to shower in her presence, whic...
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- I would try to get a shower in before my husband would leave for work. Either that or nap time.
- I usually shower when the baby is taking a nap around 1pm, and I take my 3 year old in the shower with me. Im lucky if I ever get a shower by myself. I do take a b...
- While they are sleeping or while my husband is still at home
Husband's Family
Asked by M.W. from Chicago
on March 25, 2008
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Please bear with me, I have to vent. I grew up with both my parents and two other sisters. We had a typical family with typical problems, nothing out of the ordinary. ...
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- Unfortunately (sometimes) when you marry your husband, you marry his family - good, bad or otherwise. Ignore as much as you can and have him deal with them the rest of...
- most people feel the same way about their in laws as you do. my husband has 2 brothers and a sister all of them older than he is, so he is the baby. he also has a mo...
- M., I don't know what I could possibly say to make it easier for you to handle this sticky situation. And most of the time when we (women) are venting we really j...
Son VERY Afraid of Doctors
Asked by B.P. from New York
on January 14, 2011
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Hi ladies,
Ever since my son realized what laying on the doctor's table meant (around 1 I think) he has cried and cried whenever someone (doctor, nurse) tri...
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- Just wanted to add that we purchased the Elmo goes to the doctor DVD to help explain why we need to go to the doctor's. My son is two and a half and he does enjoy it....
- My daughter was exactly the same way! The nurses gave me a great idea...I bought her her own doctor's kit. She was able to play 'doctor' on her dolls and after that, s...
- My daughter is still afraid of doctors ever since she ended up in the ER with a severe asthma attack that was brought on by pnemonia. What we have done is called the ...
Southdale Pediatrics Burnsville/Pediatric and Young Adult, Eagan
Asked by N.D. from Minneapolis
on August 16, 2010
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Hi I am moving to Eagan. I am deciding between Southdale ped in Burnsville and Pediatric and Young Adult medicine, Eagan. Anyone has any recomendations. Which one do y...
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- We go to Southdale Peds in Burnsville. We started with Dr. Oie as our primary, she is nice but we switched to Dr. Hansen after having her once, we really like her. She...
- I go to PYAM in maplewood. My regular pediatrician is Dr. Plotnik. But I have seen Dr. Sieferman who also practices in Eagan and he is wonderful.
- We like Pediatric and Young Adult Medicine. My 4 kids see Dr. Siefferman and occasionally Dr. DelaHunty if he's not available. Both are great. Dr. Siefferman may co...
My 14 Month Old Isn't Talking....
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on February 9, 2007
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My 14 month old boy is developing well in every other aspect, but he doesn't really say any words yet. He is walking and figures out toys and other things easily. He ...
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- I too was getting worried when my child was 14 months and not speaking. ECI totally wasted six VALUABLE months trying to encourage him to articulate when all along he ...
- My daughter didn't either. I was getting upset because it seemed to me that every child I saw her age had a few words they were saying. I couldn't even get her to say ...
- My husband didn't talk until he was 3 because he couldn't hear well and no one figured it out. Once he had tubes installed and his tonsils and adnoids removed, he bega...
Fear of Pediatrician
Asked by M.E. from New York
on January 28, 2010
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My daughter will be 18mnths old on the 6th. We changed her pediatrician just before her 1st birthday. Prior to this dr she was seen at a health center and it was very ...
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- Hi M., My son used to freak out, too. I used to think, "if he's crying this much on the scale, what will he do when they give him a shot?!?" The ped told me it was...
- My daughter was the same way she would scream as soon as we entered the exam room. I think it really was about the sterile look of the room. What worked for her was th...
- Hmm~ you have her in a newer environment. Make sure you just assure her, let her know you are there and keep a hand (arm,leg, whatever!) on her so she knows you will '...
Health Insurance and the Right to Have Kids
Asked by S.S. from Cincinnati
on May 21, 2011
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ok so I found I was pregnant with my second child a couple days ago. Things are tight finacially but we will be able to provide for this child once its born, I have no...
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- With my last pregnancy I carried the insurance and for us it wasn't too bad, but I also worked at a doctor's office and they reduced what we had to pay so it was worth...
- I think if she has a problem with it maybe she can pay for you to get on insurance through your husbands work. Insurance is WAY to expensive most of the time. Some peo...
- You do have a right to have kids, but I know I have an Aunt (she is my age) and once she was pregnant with her 3rd child on public assistance, her doctor asked her if ...
Help, My Son Won't Take His Medicine!
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on August 8, 2008
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Ben, 2 1/2, is on antibiotics for a possible staph infection on his cheek (again). I'm having the hardest time getting him to take his medicine. He wont take it willi...
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- I didn't read all of the responses but just so you know... you can buy something at Wal-Mart called Flavor RX and you can flavor the medicine yourself. It comes with ...
- I don't know if this will help or not, but after you put the medicine in his mouth (do it with him lying down or partially reclined), BLOW IN HIS FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T...
- Ask your doc for an injection.
