8 year old with croup
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Croup/Acid Reflux
(Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) .... 3 Year Old with Chronic Asthma ... My 17 Month Old May Have Asthma, Need Some Advice ...
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- J., The problems your child is experiencing may be food allergies. I strongly recommend that you go to site NAET.com. NAET is a group of allergists around the wor...
- Hello J., We thought the same of our youngest daughter. It turned out to be RAD-reactive airway disease. It causes the bad cough, breathing treatments help. It is ...
- Yes - we had great experiences with a homeopathic remedy called Spongia Tosta and digestive enzymes. There are powdered ones that you can add to their drinks or sprin...
Schedule a Doctors Appointment?
As soon as he was over the infection he got croup (there was an incidence of it at daycare). ... (Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) .... My three year old has been off and on one since he was 7 months old. ...
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- sounds like he might have bad cold...does he have a fever? if the fever is over 100 you need to call the doc. if not use infant saline nasal drops and a bulb syringe...
- I wouldn't "write it off" as a cold or something... I would call the doctor. That is a definite concern and I agree that if you don't seek medical advice, it could tu...
- The signs of Croup are a barky like cough, like a seal's bark almost, snotty nose and fever. They labor to breath, you see their chests moving hard, yet hardly hear t...
Coughing Fits
Would you recommend Mamapedia to a friend. Yes Absolutely 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Definitely not .... Poor baby My two year old got the croup on Xmas ...
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- My daughter has the same virus! She had the flu and then it turned into this...I feel for you. I would just take your little one in to be checked out. If she is having...
- Katherine, Be especially careful for whooping cough. We went through the same thing with our daughter when she was 5 months old. We ended up in PICU for 15 days bec...
- Just becareful waiting it out... I had a simple cold and thought i could wait out the virus well i thn got bronchitis which was so bad i couldnt catch my breath... Dr ...
2 Year Old Sleep Walking
Read all 9 responses: "My 2 year old has been sick with Croup and my husband and I had her in ... (Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) ...
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- this can continue to happen.they have a good alarm system on the market that lets you know when the person who sleep walks goes out the door or window
- K. I read this and OH MY I JUST got back in my room to get back on comp from my daughter doing this BUT she has BAD night Tearers. She was SHAKING BAD and not sure wha...
- K., my first son had night terrors and would be up, but not awake, for almost 2 years i think this went on. I installed chain locks at the VERY TOP of all of our door...
Unusual Behavior May Be Linked to Children's Zyrtec Allergy Medicine
Fast forward to when he was 8 years old - he told me he was having trouble breathing, so I drove down to the doctor. They told me he had croup and put him ...
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- Certainly eliminate and see what happens..It's a definite possibility. Then you'll have that answer. If you need alternatives, try Claritin (I found that it doesn't wo...
- of course, read the side effects pamphlet and talk to the doc, but YES, it could be - especially if his behavioral changes started at the same time. my kids have never...
- I had the same experience with my daughter. Both she and her sister were taking Zyrtec and her sister was fine but she was terrible. Her pediatrician said that some ...
Vaporizer or Cool Mist Humidifier for Congestion
Sep 29, 2009 ... (Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) ... It doesn't sound like croup, but you could also try the hot, steamy shower. ... I have 6 year old twins and my son was colicky when he was a baby! ...
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- I think the concern is usually over hot vapors vs. cool ones, but cool mist vaporizer vs. humidifier is your choice. Find something that will be easy for you to clean...
- HI!I have 6 year old twins and my son was colicky when he was a baby! He got sick alot and doctor told me cool mist humidifier was better than vaporizer when he had a ...
- Our pediatrician told us to have our daughters sleep in their carseat when they were that congested. We would also tilt the crib matresss upward. We were told to sit...
21 Month Old Son Coughing for a Month!
My son (age 4 1/2) gets croup a few times a year, supposedly brought about ... and the cough lasts me up to 8 weeks, during which i can't even sleep laying ...
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- We did go through something similiar with our son who is now 28 months and we found the nebulizer treatments to work the best during flares. All other days he is on s...
- i have read everyone's posts and have nothing really new to add except that they would diagnose enflamed adenoids and sinusitus wiht an X-Ray. i have a 2 year old tha...
- Hi A., You have received wonderful advice from the other moms. I have also lived through this with my children and actually determined through them that I have had ...
6 Month Old with RSV
Read all 8 responses: "Ok. I always feel kind of silly asking questions, it almost feels like I should ... at the end of summer my 3 yr old came down with croup. ... Now my 3 year old woke up yesterday with that barking cough again. ...
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- Hi N., First, I am sorry to hear that your little guy isn't feeling well and hope he gets better soon. Our 2 year old daughter had bronchiolitis in October of last y...
- I would talk with your pediatrician, but I do know that RSV is very nasty. I have a friend w/ 2 children in the hospital right now because of RSV... one child's been ...
- I know this probably is not much help but, at the end of summer my 3 yr old came down with croup. I also took him to the hospital where they gave him treatments. The...
My 8 Year Old Is Throwing up at Night!
For a while we thought it was croup but took her to the allergist and he ... Does your 8 year old suffer from allergies. The 2 seem to go hand in hand. ...
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- It could be acid reflux and I would ask the Dr. on that one she may need a scope cause my son did and they can find out whats wrong try not eating for 3-5 hours before...
- Hi A.. Have you talked to your pediatrician about this? Although very rare, I have heard of throwing up like this being a sign of seizure. She may also have reflux or...
- My first suggestion would be to speak with her pediatrician about acid reflux. If she is laying down with a full tummy, and has reflux, that could cause the upset; jus...
Is This Going Around?
My 8 year old has had a lingering cold for the past few weeks, too, ... We have all had this, 4 year old had "croup cough" a week later took her back "sinus ...
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- My daughter has bad allergies and asthma and when they flair up it drains down the back of her throat and she gets a cough. It is almost like cold like systoms minus ...
- Hey R.: I would do both, I would go to an ENT and get her tested for allergies. My son went through this and he constantly had ear and nasal infections. It got so...
- living in Fl my son has a respitory infection every 3 months. I would ask the doc about putting her on claritan that is what they did for my nephew
