Stages & Milestones: Claritin

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Allergy Testing for 15 Month Old

My 15 month old son has allergies. Nothing severe. He has had some eczema in the past but that has been under control for months now. We use vanicream once per day and that is it. Really nothing to speak of. He lay on the cats once and turned red and itchy so I am assuming he may have a cat allergy but of course nothing notable since and he is around the cats all the time. He had the RAST blood test done at 1 year and he tested a 1 for wheat and milk and a 2 for eggs and peanuts. He drinks goats milk and has recently been introduced to cows...

Eating Solid Foods & Weaning

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Substitute for FloVent and Claritin ??

Hello mamas, My son has sports induced asthma and has been on Flo-vent to control it. He's also taking Claritin for his allergies/sneezing. He's been on both for about a year and it seems that he's gained a bunch of weight since then. His eating habits have not changed, we don't eat fast food, junk or processed foods, we eat pretty healthy, so I don't think it's his diet I was doing some research online and see that that could be one of the side effects for both meds. I'm going to talk to my doctor to see if we have other options, but...

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Weaning and Comfort

I have exclusively breastfed my daughter who is now 12 1/2 months old. She...

Self Feeding

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Need to Be Freed from Breast Feeding

Ok Ladies, My beautiful 2yr old daughter is addicted to my breasts. I am to a point where I don't know what to do. SHE WONT GET OFF!!! We live with my mother for now, and I tried to just say no and let her cry, but then my mom gets involved, and start fussing about her crying and how it disturbs her and the neighbors (she never breast feed and doesn't understand). I feel trapped in the world of breast feeding. It doesn't even feel natural anymore. I want my body back but have this 2yr old attached to it!! I also tried using her sippy cup...

Self Feeding & Finger Foods

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Need to Be Freed from Breast Feeding

Ok Ladies, My beautiful 2yr old daughter is addicted to my breasts. I am to a point where I don't know what to do. SHE WONT GET OFF!!! We live with my mother for now, and I tried to just say no and let her cry, but then my mom gets involved, and start fussing about her crying and how it disturbs her and the neighbors (she never breast feed and doesn't understand). I feel trapped in the world of breast feeding. It doesn't even feel natural anymore. I want my body back but have this 2yr old attached to it!! I also tried using her sippy cup...