Pregnancy Medications: Preschooler, Claritin
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Claritin or Zyrtec for Pregnancy and 3 Year Old?
Asked by B.S. from Reno
on April 22, 2009
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Hi mommies. I am currently 7 months pregnant and my doc said I can take claritin or zyrtec. Which works best!? I am so miserable this year I can barely stand to be ...
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- my husband likes both! my daughter (2yrs) has a prescription for zyrtec but i just buy her childrens benadryl cuz it does the same thing. i know zyrtec can make you dr...
- I thought no allergy meds were safe during pregnancy, but if u trust your dr then take them. As for kidsit all depends on the kid.You will have to try it and see. My...
- B., Wow! My doctor said 'no' to allergy meds when I was preggers. But, my son and I both are hay fever people and I use Claritin for OTC stuff. But, now we both hav...
Help! My 3 YO Niece Never Sleeps!!!
Asked by L.R. from Austin
on July 24, 2009
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My sister and her two daughters - 3 and 4 live me. The 3 YO doesn't SLEEP! All hours of the morning she's roaming the house! I'm talking 2AM, 4AM, etc. Sometimes s...
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- This appears to be a habit and like any bad habit it needs to be broken. However, you aren't the one to do that, her MOTHER is the one who should be breaking this bad...
- Wow, we know she is sleeping, we just don't know when. Is she irritable? If not, she is getting enough sleep. So now the problem is safety. I would consider having ...
- Sleep is essential for overall health and development. A 3 year old needs 12-14 hours a day. I would visit the pediatrician to see if there is some physical conditio...
Terrible Ezcema
Asked by S.K. from Chicago
on May 10, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter has bad ezcema but is in a study at Children's through which we get great medication that helps with her skin. My two year old son also has horr...
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- Hi S.! I know that you have gotten a lot of replies, but I wanted to add that my infant's eczema was related to a corn allergy. It is more common than you might think,...
- My daughter has eczema and I have several friends how's kids have it REALLY bad. One things that I would suggest and it works really well is Hemp Lotion. I get it th...
- Do your own research. A lot of ezcema is caused by food allergies. Western Medicine prefers to treat the symptoms, rather than look for the cause. Forget trying to ...
Natural Remedies for Asthma
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on February 25, 2012
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Looking for non-conventional remedies or other types of natural medicine for the control of asthma, all those medicines my son is taking seem to affect his behavior an...
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- I would do a rotation diet to find out what food sensitivities he has going on- this is explained better in her book, but you can search for it online and get some gui...
- I live in CA, otherwise I would give you my daughters allergist. We were referred to him about a yr ago and it has made such a difference in her life! So i recommend ...
- Asthma is a symptom and not a disease. Typically allergies are the underlying cause. Have you seen an allergist and had him tested? If you treat the allergies you m...
I Have a Cold and Nursing
Asked by K.B. from Savannah
on February 4, 2008
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I'm nursing and have a cold. What medicine can I take? The worst part is my cough. I have some tussin and ny quil in the cabinet are those okay? Any imput would be...
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- What ever goes into your body will go into your babys body. I took regular tylenol if i had to take something. its good that you are coughing, you want to get that inf...
- benadryl and tylenol is all i was told to take. I am nursing also and you basically have to tough it out... which isn't what you want to hear. Hope you get to feelin...
- K., No, these are not safe for the baby of for you! I know you want some relief, but these drugs will not help you heal and they are dangerous. I would suggest vi...
Seeking ANY Advice About Children's Migraines!
Asked by J.I. from San Francisco
on September 23, 2008
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My daughter, age 9, has had three migraines in the past six weeks. Her doctor has offered little advice...only for us to keep a journal of them and give Advil. Does an...
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- Hello J., I feel so bad for your daughter. I started getting migraines as a teen. We went through the CAT scan's and other tests but never figured out what triggere...
- Hi J.. You have some great advice here. I just wanted to tell you to be careful on the protien. Some protiens trigger migraines. My mom suffers from them daily a...
- Have you had her eyes checked? My 8 year old nephew was getting migranes and it turned out he needed glasses. He just got his glasses so we are not positive that was t...
Suggestions for 16Month Old Who Alway Seems to Be Coughing
Asked by D.M. from Daytona Beach
on December 6, 2008
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Hello,
I have a 16 month old son who always seems to have a cough. It has been on and off for a year. It goes away for a couple of weeks then comes back for a week or...
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- I went through 3 years of my oldest daughter coughing and also vomitting. She would cough so hard that she would vomit all the mucous out. This would happen within 3...
- My son had a cough for 3 weeks. I finally took him to the doctor and he had an ear infection which was draining and making him cough. He had no other symptoms of bein...
- This sounds similar to what my son went through except at a much younger age. My son began this as an infant & I took him in about 4 times by the time he was 4 months...
Could This Simply Be a Cold or Be More Serious?
Asked by J.B. from Miami
on September 3, 2009
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I moved to FL from MI over a year ago. My son was almost 14 months at the time. I am a stay at home mom up until June then he moved to daycare. My son has experienc...
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- He may have a few diaphragm issues that need to be addressed where his belly has a little twist in it do to any constraint during pregnancy (in utero), delivery, or as...
- I wish I could help, but all I can offer is hope. My son was sick as you describe (minus the ear tubes and he talked at an average age). But he was sick for about SI...
- I will start by saying you probably aren't going to like my answer! But as both a doctor, and a mom who had a child with symptoms like yours, I can tell you: (the prob...
Questions on My Allergies and Nursing
Asked by M.E. from Salt Lake City
on March 25, 2008
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I am nursing my 5 month old twins, but my allergies are starting to go crazy. When I nursed my older daughter I took Sudafed my milk decreased. I would like to nurse ...
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- Congratulations for your beautiful family and also for your dec1sion to nurse as long as you can... I nursed for two years and have allergies too... I found a couple ...
- Congratulations for nursing twins for 5 months with another child in the house. You have my admiration. I can give you some ideas about the allergies but I would sugge...
- Have you tried Chiropractic? Your body was designed to fight allergens and if it is not, and you are expressing symptoms then there is a communication blockage from y...
5 Months Pregnant and Sick with a Cold for 3 Weeks...
Asked by T.G. from Chicago
on October 29, 2008
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Anyone have any suggestions? I started off with a cold in my chest, bad cough. It has now moved to my nose and head and I can't breathe! I am a teacher so it is hard f...
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- Hi T.. When I was pregnant with my 2nd, I was so congested!!!! I went through a couple boxes of kleenex a day! It was awful, so I know how you feel. At first, I th...
- Allergies may have a big part of this. Put VICKS in your vaporizer, not humidifier. Humidifiers leave a chilly dampness that keeps the symptoms going.
- I saw someone else recommended the nettie pot idea and I just wanted to support that. My last pregnancy I was sick for months straight. Very annoying. I did find that ...
