Sick Child Care: Infant
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Being Sick While Pregnant
Asked by C.W. from Philadelphia
on February 13, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I'm 8 weeks pregnant, had the flu 2 weeks ago and now I have some monster living in my lungs. I've been coughing for almost a week now - the kind of cou...
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- Yucky. I feel for you. I hope you get well soon but I would still go to your doctor. As far as the baby and enough nutrition I wouldn't worry. I had a friend who c...
- Sorry you feel so yucky... If I were you I wouldn't worry about your calorie intake. I was so sick my first trimester I hardly ate anything and my son was 7Lbs 4oz whe...
- Hi, I'm sick with the flu right now and in the early stages of pregnancy as well. I am so scared that the strain of this cold will make me miscarry because its jus...
Possibly Sick 12 Day Old
Asked by M.L. from Indianapolis
on December 3, 2006
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During the obligatory post-birth oohing and ahhing, some friends of ours came over last Monday to see our new baby and brought their 5 year old. After letting her hold...
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- This all sounds like a normal infant who might have some collic going on. Obviously she will react to what you are eating and you might keep a food journal and see if ...
- Did you add the one degree difference for taking it under the armpit, the hospital told me that if you take it that way add one degree to the temp to get what the real...
- Dear M., you are doing a great job, but I do not believe she is sick. I am a respiratory therapist and I work in a Neonatal Intinsive Care Unit. Trust me, when she is ...
Privileges When Child Is Sick
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on March 2, 2011
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How do you treat your children when they are ill? My daughter is usually pretty healthy, so thank goodness! But she has a cold, poor thing, and wasn't feeling well tod...
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- You were kind to her all day. My Mom and I follow her rules...was when you are sick enough to stay home from school it is a time to rest and have peace. So all day you...
- Yes but for my convenience only. Hang out on the couch because it has a waterproof cover and wood floors while the kids room have rugs and mats. We don't let kids ha...
- some extra privleges yes - like laying around in pj's all day, vegging on the couch and eating in the livingroom...yes! but i agree with you. if she is "sick" she does...
Pregnant and Sick All day--Any Suggestions???
Asked by M.F. from Philadelphia
on March 24, 2009
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Hello ladies...Well I'm in my first trimester and very nauseous all day! I think it gets even worse at night, but it's pretty bad all day. The doctors gave me Zofran...
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- Keeping as little food in my belly at all times was all that helped. It seemed wrong, because I felt sick and didn't want to eat, but sure enough, the acids in an emp...
- Good morning, try and eat a bite of something frequently, this may help. force yourself even though you don't feel like it. Cinnamon hlps with nausea and so does p...
- This may not be the advice you want to hear but... LOL Here it is. I was sick all 9 months. I finally stopped throwing up about 2 weeks before my daughter was born. ...
My Baby Going to Funeral of an Infant???
Asked by B.S. from Houston
on July 24, 2010
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We need help here. On Wednesday night my SIL who was carrying twins lost the baby boy. She was induced Thursday and the baby girl is doing well. There will be a funera...
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- My husband and I discussed this. We both agree that because this is a funeral of a BABY/CHILD that this may open up some nightmare thoughts for your son. He is old eno...
- I wouldn't recommend bringing him. He's too young to understand what's going on and would probably be upset, scared and/or confused by the service and all the emotions...
- I have take my son to a funeral at around that age but we ended up outside the church for most of it. I'd say leave your son home. In my situation it was an older re...
If I'm Sick Can I Get Baby Sick??
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on October 31, 2006
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I woke up this morning with a terrible sore throat. It hurts to swallow and talk. I dont have a fever or anything but I'm deathly afraid of getting my 5 mo old sick! A...
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- Same as what everyone else said...if you are breast feeding he will get the antibodies. Wash your hands often and don't let him touch your mouth and then put his hand...
- Hi A. Sorry you're feeling ill. When my twins were a few months old I had a sinus infection and a cough. I wore a mask every time I had to get close: diapers, feed...
- It depends on what you have- if you are breastfeeding he is already getting the immunities to whatever it is! Pretty cool huh? MOST antibiotics are safe, but be sure ...
Nanny or Good Day Care Needed
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on January 21, 2007
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Help! I am in desperate need of a nanny, or a recommendation for good day care. I live in the Uptown area, and work at Presby Dallas (Walnut Hill and 75)
I dont know ...
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- Hi S., My name is J. and I am a stay at home mom of a 3 yr. old girl and a 1 yr. old son. My husband and I have been in church ministry for the past 6 years. He i...
- If you work Mon- Fri., there is a daycare by Presberterian Hospital that have a sniffles room where you take your child when there are sick and you pay additional fees...
- Hi S.- I am a single mommy as well and struggled with the very same situation. I finally placed my daughter in Kid Kountry day care in the M streets. It is family...
HELP! How to Stay Well with a Sick Child?
Asked by A.M. from Tampa
on September 14, 2010
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My 3-month-old son is sick for the first time after being in daycare for only a week. I knew that would probably happen, I have enough friends with kids to know the dr...
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- I take airborne. If it is upper resp, I take a Chinese her formula called Yin Qiao. Wash hand frequently. Try not to kiss child on lip or let them cough on you. (go...
- vitamin c.... it really does help... use lysol, wash hands a lot.. this all helps.. can you have the baby stay at a home with someone who watches 2 other kids.. some...
- Lots of hand washing of course and the usual type of activities that prevent cross contamination like not touching your nose, mouth or eyes while your baby is sick unl...
Visiting My Sister and Her Sick Child??
Asked by K.L. from Minneapolis
on August 2, 2012
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My husband, my four kids and I were planning to visit my sister, my brother-in-law and their little boy this weekend. We are planning to stay over night because the di...
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- I'd reschedule. We had friends who invited us over one New Year's Eve after just having a bug that their whole family had had. They also invited another couple who the...
- Just call her and tell her that while you are disappointed, you prefer to reschedule to next weekend just to be sure everyone is well.
- Just reschedule. She's probably hoping that you will, so that she doesn't have to worry with readying for the visit while tending to her ill son. And if you think...
What Is the Best Age to Sent Your Toddler to a Day Care?
Asked by K.R. from Los Angeles
on September 11, 2007
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I am a mother of a 16-month old baby. Since he was born, I've been taken care of him. However, I went back to college a week ago and I had to send my child to a day ca...
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- Please hear me when I say this and listen to the other mothers who have been through this. Your baby will learn to love is daycare, they all do. I had to leave my shad...
- Hey K.! Sounds like the daycare is trying to get more money out of you! And him going more then 2 days a week will not change the fact that all he wants is his m...
- YES!!!! Double YES...lol! I run a daycare out of my home and YES...when the child is #1 a single child thats a lot to deal with! His only support system up till this...
