Trying for a Boy or a Girl: Pedialyte
Results 1-10 from 274 articles
Pedialyte
Asked by M.L. from Indianapolis
on April 23, 2009
-
Does pedialyte fill a baby up like formula does? My baby has a stomach bug and I was told by his pediatrician to give him pedialyte for 24 hours and then formula after...
Answers
- Yes, but like water it doesn't stay with them as long and they drink more often.
- I'm not sure about formula feeding. When my son got a stomach virus, we were told nothing but breastmilk on demand AND pedialyte, not instead of. We just weren't sup...
- They make pedialyte popsicles (not sure if your son is old enough yet) and they make dissolving strips (like listerine mouth strips) too. Maybe you could do those and...
Is It Okay to Give a 4 Month Old Baby Pedia-lyte
Asked by I.M. from Las Vegas
on December 3, 2008
-
Does anyone know if it is okay to give a 4 month old baby pedia-lyte? Since yesterday my baby is gotten this crazy cough and after she is done coughing she throws-up. ...
Answers
- Yes, absolutely! Give her about 1-2 oz. at first, and then 2-3 oz. when she has stopped throwing up for about 3-4 hours. You can gradually reintroduce the milk once ...
- Stick with breast feefing or formula.
- be very careful with pedialyte. I don't think you're supposed to give it to an infant so young, but, ask your doctor first. When I gave my two-year-old daughter pedi...
What Can "The Lil Girl" Drink?
Asked by J.G. from Sacramento
on May 7, 2008
-
Hi, Domani is 8 months old and I give her water in a sippy cup, which she very much enjoys in between bottles, but is it too early for, say, Pedialyte? She eats the G...
Answers
- i mix water and oj or water and apple juice or pear juice for my son..he loves it.
- I agree, water can get boring. But I would stay away from things like pedialyte unless she absolutely needs it because she is dehydrated or sick. It is a good thing ...
- J., I would not give her pedialite unless she is sick!~ Water is great for babies and formula is what she should be getting until at least 1 year. If you think that...
Sick One Year Old
Asked by A.C. from Tampa
on April 2, 2007
-
Hi mommies,
I have a one year old little girl who for the last two days has had diareaha. It has gotten so bad that she has gotten a terrible diaper rash from it. ...
Answers
- I know it's so sad to see our babies hurt, but especially their little hinnies :( My son just went through a similar problem except his diarrhea was so bad that his s...
- Whenever my little one has diahrea I always combat it with feeding him Bananas. Bananas help harden their stool. But don't do it for too many days because then you'll ...
- My son suffered like this at one because he thought it would be funny and lick the bottom of his shoe yuck and got really sick. The best thing to do for the rash is ke...
10 Mo Old W Diarrhea 3 Xs Daily for 6 Days
Asked by D.E. from Washington DC
on February 14, 2008
-
Thank you for any advice. She takes toast w bananas or applesauce (neither of which i thought were great ideas but that's what the doc said) and I'm going to try mash...
Answers
- D., I am Asian and most of the time I would go back to the Asian traditional remedy to help some of the problem. Our daughter is now 4yrs old. When she was at that...
- My son has what sounds like the same GI bug. His pediatrician reccomended the same foods yours did (although he threw up after toast) so he's mainly been on Cheerios ...
- Do not walk. RUN to the doctor. Babies dehydrate really quickly. Something isn't right.
Suggestions for a "Bland" Diet for Child Just Getting over Being Sick
Asked by A.V. from Washington DC
on August 8, 2009
-
My son is 19 months old and has been vomiting on and off for the past few days. Every time we think he is better, and start to feed him some real food other than crack...
Answers
- Soup! It is easy on a sick stomach and it adds nutrients back into the body. :)
- I'd recommend the BRAT diet. Bannanas, Rice, Apple juice and Toast. Those are mild and usually tolerated by sick stomachs! Keep up the fluids..try just plain sips ...
- I always thought BRAT was for diarrhea and not so much for throwing up. There is no reason to rush back into solids if the stomach is feeling crummy and won't keep an...
14 Months Will Stomach Flu - What to Feed Him
Asked by G.M. from Chicago
on March 2, 2007
-
My 14 month just came down with the nasty stomach flu. He isn't keeping anything down. I've given him pedialyte, water, crackers, & toast. I was just wondering if ther...
Answers
- I hope by now your child is over the flu, but just some advice if not, or for the future. My son had a horrible stomach flu about 2 months ago. We made the mistake o...
- Hey G., I am so sorry about your baby having the flu. Try to give him some popsicles to keep him hydrated. The flu shouldn't last more than 2 or 3 days. If he ...
- You should give a tablespoon of almost-flat 7Up or Sprite every hour (at room temperature) After the first hour increase it to 2 TBSP, for another hour. And so on...ti...
Vomitting and Diaharea
Asked by G.F. from Miami
on October 4, 2008
-
Hello mothers,
Yesterday I had to take my almost 2yr old out of school due to vomitting. The teachers explained that they believe is a virus and that other kids had...
Answers
- It sounds like rotavirus. hydration is urgent. here is a link on rotavirus. I hope your baby gets better soon! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotavirus
- My daughter had a virus just like it a while ago, I know it is very nerve wracking, but the MOST important thing is HYDRATION!... When you feel nauseous and vomit, do ...
- So sorry to hear of his illness. It is always scary. My kids did best when vomiting by sucking on popsicles made from Pedialyte. Perhaps they are not swallowing so muc...
Dehyration
Asked by H.B. from Tucson
on May 26, 2010
-
my 13 month old was sick this past weekend with a nasty stomach virus and it has seemed to pass but ever since this weekend he seems more sluggish, had a slight fever ...
Answers
- Just went through this with my daughter and, believe me, it's pretty obvious when they're dangerously dehydrated. My girl was completely listless, just a little ragdol...
- With a recent illness of ours, my doc said to check for capillary refill, as it is a better indicator of dehydration in little ones. She said that if you press on you...
- Keep the fluids going in. They can get dehydrated quicker than you think. You may want to take you son in just to get checked out. But, either way, really push the ...
Stomach Flu Help
Asked by L.B. from Minneapolis
on December 5, 2006
-
My daughter who is a year old has had the stomach flu since Friday, nothing on Saturday and started again on Sunday and then I got called from daycare today because sh...
Answers
- My son had rotavirus when he was 7 months old, which is a really bad stomach virus. They told me, to get the vomiting to stop, to not give him anything for 12 hours s...
- My Mom is a nurse and she told me to cut back on milk and push pure juice to help with the diarrhea. She also said to use the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce an...
- It's the norovirus going around. It's been all over the news. I got it myself on Saturday and still feel icky. I went on the internet to learn more about this. You sta...
