Respiratory: Child
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Input on Fever
Asked by L.L. from St. Louis
on April 15, 2008
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Hi there,
My 6 yo daughter has been running a fever since saturday. It has typically stayed around 102. I took it about an hour ago and it was 103.3 with the ear th...
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- Hi, L.. It is good that she is still wanting to drink. Keeping her well hydrated when she has a fever is important. Not being hungry is common when your body is f...
- Call and ask about the urine test. They say it takes a few days but they can kind of tell if it's growing really fast or kind of slow. It might give some indication ...
- My son started running a fever last Tuesday night and continued off and on until Saturday, he's only 2. It actually started out as a cough and progressed to cold sympt...
Mom Always Brings Sick Child to Events . . Don't Want My Kids Sick .. .
Asked by A.D. from New York
on December 26, 2008
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Hi
This may be a wierd one but . . . a friend of a friend frequently will bring her child to activities even when the child is sick. Recently we got together to si...
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- It drives me CRAZY when parents do this! If someone has a fever they need to be home for 24 hours. That is what my pediatrician and school nurse has always told me. I ...
- How terrible! I hate it when moms do this. Try keeping your child on your lap and saying, "don't go near XXX, he's sick!" Put your arms out in a circle around your chi...
- I agree with your feelings. The woman is both inconsiderate and thoughtless to her own child, as well as to yours, and the other children. The nice friendly way to e...
Help, My Toddler Is Sick and I Need Advise
Asked by C.D. from St. Louis
on September 23, 2010
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and she's sick. I got out of the hospital almost 4 weeks ago from lung surgery so we had to put her in daycare for about 5 weeks ago. She got sick...
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- Hi C. - I've been there! I was in the hospital for 7 weeks and my child was young. I had kidney failure. My immune system was so bad, and I got everything brought hom...
- I have gone through this with my son several times starting from when he was a year old. He went to bed fine and then woke up a few hours later with a very high temp ...
- Hi C. D. So sorry you are all going through this. As the others have said, Yes go to a dr. so you will feel better. Aside from that, some ideas my pedi always tells us...
Sick 7 Week Old
Asked by K.G. from Boise
on March 19, 2009
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My daughter is 7 weeks old. She is a great baby-eats great (is already 11 pounds), sleeps 8 hrs a night, and is happy. But she got a cold this week. My husband had ...
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- I would try to find her something over the counter. Call your local pharmacy. They can tell you what to use without having to go to the doc. Good luck and I hope she f...
- You've gotten a ton of advice--listen to your instincts. Not sure why your doctor said not to bring her in. I would do that asap--even on a weekend. Not all children o...
- Use a vaporizer when she sleeps, and suck out her nose with a bulb syringe. If her cough seems to be while she sleeps, you might need to elevate the head side of her ...
Night Terrors/sleepwalking
Asked by B.Y. from Providence
on May 11, 2009
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Hi moms,
Last night my husband & I got quite a scare. I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience.
Our 16 month old has an upper respiratory infection ...
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- Night Terrors are so different from nightmares. My granddaughter (three years of age) has night terrors, and like your description, it sounds almost the same. She th...
- Both of my boys had night terrors when they were toddlers. It is scarey, but what I learned is you are to try to soothe them by rubbing their back, but not try to wak...
- Hi B., It does sound like night terrors. My oldest daughter has had them since she was 2 and they are just now starting to dissipate at 5 years old. At her worst sh...
Can I Have Some Advice?
Asked by C.J. from Harrisburg
on July 12, 2010
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I currently care for a soon to be 3 year old girl with Downs. It is getting to be that time of year for colds to arrise. When downs children get sick, they get it so m...
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- You stick to your rules. If she were in a day care those are the rules. If the other children you care for have to follow the rules so does she. Does she have allergie...
- Then let her find someone else; or perhaps she should hire a one-on-one nanny for her child. Sick rules are in place to protect healthy children from coming down with...
- I would fire her and find some one more reasonable.
Reaction to Albuterol
Asked by D.P. from Dallas
on January 12, 2011
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Hello, Mamas! I need some feedback. Our 3 year old son has asthma issues only when he has a respiratory illness. During those time, we have successfully given him h...
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- My son used to use an inhaler whenever he got sick as well, until he finally out grew it around age 3. He never had a reaction. I do not think I would give your son ...
- check with a pharmacist and an allergist.
- My son is about to turn 3 and has the same problems. We use a nebulizer though with xopanex, and pulmicort. Sometimes the xopanex makes him really irritable for a co...
Do You Go Overboard When Your Kids Are Sick?
Asked by D.D. from Chicago
on February 22, 2011
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I'm just curious...how quickly will you call the doctor when your kid is sick? I know one girl who freaked out the other day because her baby (not her first) had a te...
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- On the other end of the spectrum are the moms who send their kids to school after giving tylenol or motrin to get a fever down. They get everyone else sick . I would r...
- Some parents are just super cautious. I have a sheet of symptoms given to me by my children's doctor, and one from their endocrinologist. My kids have type 1 diabete...
- i tend to take my daughter mostly when she comes home sick from her father's, because he insists on it. and i also take her any time her ear is hurting her. she gets...
Child Sick with One Cold After Another
Asked by A.M. from Minneapolis
on February 7, 2009
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I am actually asking advice for my sister. My sister's son who is 7 months has had a terrible cold, if that is all it is, one after the other since October. He has b...
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- Hi A., He could have RSV which is a respiratory virus. My twins had a terible cold and their chests would rattle when they coughed. This lasted for several months u...
- I do know that breastfeeding is best, even if the mama is sick. :)
- She could also try/make sure she is getting her vitamins, along with enough Vitamin C which will power up her immune system naturally and transfer to the child.
Any Other Options You Have Tried for a Toddler's Very Severe Asthma?
Asked by A.K. from Norfolk
on April 22, 2009
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I am writing this in hopes to have any and all suggestions and personal experiences sent my way! My little guy who is now 3 years old has been battling asthma/allergi...
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- A., I am so sorry to hear that you are going through this. I agree with the majority of the posts. I have not been to this particular doctor but I do know that sh...
- OMG, sounds like your little guy needs a serious detox treatment !My daughter had respitory issues , when she was 2, we were on Albuterol/Xopenex pretty much every 2 w...
- Hi A., I'm so sorry to hear about your little guy. I'm thankful that so far neither of my two....well...you know, I don't like to say it or type it. I've had discus...
