Taking Temperature
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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...
Constipated 4 Month Old
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on October 15, 2009
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My girlfriend's son is 4 months old and is breastfed. He has been severely constipated for most of his life.
The doctor told her to give him 2 oz. of water every d...
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- Hello S., My older son had this problem but I was breastfeeding and formula feeding. My mom's coworker told me to use glycerin suppositories. I was so nerves being...
- My daughter was so constipated. She was 7 months old. The doctor gave me a prescription for chocolate like medication that worked but I didn't want her on medicine on ...
- S., There's a really easy and safe solution. I figured this out with my baby and it has changed all of our lives. I purchased a product called Natural Vitality Baby C...
Baby Is Constipated-what to Do?
Asked by T.P. from Salinas
on November 21, 2009
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I posted recently my frustration with my gassy fussy baby and expressed my concerns about formulas and breastfeeding. I am now solely breastfeeding but my poor baby gi...
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- Hi, use mineral oil in her formula or juice. I am not sure how much but a pharmacist would know the dosage.Then, get ready to clean up. Good luck.
- Hi - 12 years ago when my son was constipated we would put a couple of drops of Karo syrup in his bottles.
- YOU need to eat a bunch of prunes. Drink the juice. Etc. Also, keep track of what you're eating when this happens. See if there's a pattern. Also, I found it h...
My Daughter Has a Fever..
Asked by N.E. from Honolulu
on September 29, 2008
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Hi Mamas! My daughter (thankfully and knock on wood) NEVER gets sick..unfortunately i got her sick for the first real time yesterday. She has a fever and a runny nose....
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- My 2 children were hardly ever sick as little kids. But fevers were things we would get periodically. Sometimes for 4 or 5 days and really no other symptoms. Tylenol...
- HI there, I think 102.3 is a little high for an 11 month old and should take her to the pediatrician or give the pediatrician a call. I have made the mistake of gi...
- Pediatricians will vary on what to do with a fever. Ours doesn't treat them unless they are higher than 105. I have had better luck and quicker recovery when I let t...
Constipation in My 14 Week Old
Asked by L.M. from Tampa
on March 27, 2008
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HI, my 14 week old little boy has had a real difficult time with his digestion. Initially, we were dealing with him spitting up constantly and now he is going 3-5 days...
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- I always found that apple juice or prune juice always worked the best also water helps with constipation but only give him bottled nursery water. Hope that helps :) If...
- It's always a little scary to get referred to a specialist, but the GI doc could hold the answers. My son was a big spitter too, though constipation has never been an...
- Hi L. this problem is not new. I am a grandmother and have 24 nieces and nephews and almost as many great nieces and nephews. I recall a few of them having this proble...
Baby May Have Swallowed Some Plastics Shards
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on January 1, 2011
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My 11 month old was chewing on a plastic thermometer cover I found some plastic in his mouth and dug it out, but he may have swallowed some. He nursed and is sleeping...
Best Temperature to Set Home Thermostat at W/ a 2Yo Asthmatic
Asked by S.A. from Chicago
on November 29, 2010
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On a recent trip home to Jersey to visit my mom, my 2yo got admitted to the hospital for 2days w/ pneumonia and the MD's are saying that the reason he had such a bad r...
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- I'm not sure about temps for asthma but have you tried sleep sacks or really warm jammies for night time? That would alleviate the need for a heater in his room, whic...
- I agree with what everyone said about keeping the temperature in your house down and the cleaning supplies....but no one (unless I missed it) said anything about the s...
- 2 things really pop out to me here. 1) you temp sounds totally fine. Keeping the house at 68 degrees is considered to be pretty healthy, and yes, a little cooler wh...
Shot in the Dark - Auto Repair Question
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on November 21, 2008
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i know this is a long shot but i don't belong to any car maintenance/repair message boards! so maybe some hot chickie mama out there konws something about cars. i know...
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- I'm one of those mechanic chicks! lol First, DO NOT drive the car! Repeat overheating will warp a head and can blow a head gasket. Here's my first few thoughts:...
- ohhh darling. i hate it when this stuff happens! i could sit and speculate a bunch. i think the best thing to do is take it up to auto zone. they do a FREE diagnostic....
- you may have screwed up your heater core. You need to get this checked out. My dad has had a couple heater cores go out and that's usually the sign, the heater is bl...
Baby Physically Can't Seem to Poop
Asked by M.R. from Minneapolis
on February 15, 2009
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My 5 month old son is exclusively breastfed.
I know that breastfed babies can go for a week without pooping, but my child is very uncomfortable and gassy by the ...
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- I would suggest the chiropractor also. I have a little one that I care for that had always had problems with BMs. It took one adjustment and he was totally changed.
- Maybe try starting him on cereal will help. It could be that the BM's are just too loose for him to get out on his own, the cereal will help thicken them up and he wi...
- I would talk to your doctor about this. Babies can become dependent on the thermometer technique and can't go them selves. The same thing happens with suposatories a...
3 1/2 Month Old Poop Questions
Asked by S.A. from Milwaukee
on May 18, 2010
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Hi, my little girl is just over 3 & 1/2 months and the last time she had a stool was on Thurs. It's now Tuesday & I'm starting to get a bit concerned. I am exclusively...
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- That's interesting that your pediatrician's office suggested stimulating the rectum - ours strictly discouraged it unless we brought our child to the office for a nurs...
- Wow...in this day and age, with everything we know about breastfeeding, the response from the nurse surprises me. Are you sure she understood that you are exclusively ...
- What if YOU just drank the apple juice, prune juice, and increased YOUR fiber intake? Everything that goes into you finds away into your breastmilk. That way you can i...
