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Worried About Using Children's Benadryl on 6 Month Old
I was wondering if anyone had experience with Children's Benadryl, specifically with a baby as ... Just make sure you measure the dose he/she said exactly. ...
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- Hi M. I do not have any experience with using Benadryl on a baby-but I do want to commend you on NOT doing this because the Dr says to. There is too much medicine b...
- My son was about that age when he started getting benedryl because of allergies. The reason they say not to give cold and allergy meds to babies and kids is because m...
- Hi M., My 12 month old daughter has had a cough on and off the whole winter, at times it has been pretty bad and is SO hard to listen to! My pedi has said that she ...
Children's Benadryl for Infant?
Would it be ok to give him a small dosage of Children's Benadryl? I called to ask my pedi but they connected me to the nurse who has yet to return my call. ...
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- When I asked my pharmicist about this for my daughter, he recommended against it and said to use a saline spray and aspirator as their little noses can get dried out t...
- My pedi has always suggested Benadryl as well as saline and the syringe bulb just like Debi stated. Good Luck and I hope this helps. M.
- Alex, If you called the Pedi office I work for and spoke w/ me I would tell you that Benadryl is fine at nap and bedtime. It is better to use saline during waking hou...
Benadryl for Travel?
I have never had him fall asleep after giving him a dose of Benadryl. So...make sure you test it before you get on the plane, just to make sure you know how ...
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- I am not passing judgment at all. But I am warning you. If you're going to do this test it before you travel. My daughter gets so wired on Benadryl that it's almost...
- We are flying 3 1/2 hours mid-day this weekend with our very active 14 month old son, so I can totally relate! I plan on giving him Benadryl for the flight. This wil...
- I've done it. I'm not proud to admit it, but it worked wonders on both my (at the time) one and two year olds. An added benefit is that it helped with their congesti...
Son Allergic to Sulfatrim
When my sister was a toddler she had a similar rash develop as a reaction to amoxicilin. ... You can safely double the over the counter dosage of Benadryl. ...
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- My son is 18 mo and has been very well, so I'm sorry I have no real good advise on the ear infection problem, other than to say if it was minor the antibiotics should ...
- HEllo, I just recently went through the same issue ith my 10 month old daughter. He had multiple ear infections that Amox wasn't help so they put her on Cefzil for 1...
- so sorry you had that experience. Honestly if you had brought him in they would have told you the same thing as the dr told you over the phone. Although it probably ...
Is Benadryl Ok to Give My 1 Year Old to Help Her Sleep?
BTW: The nurse at my son's previous pediatrician recommended giving him a dose of Benadryl when I complained that he was having sleep issues (they were not ...
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- I have used it on both my children for trips and it was great. 1/2 a teaspoon was what I gave them. It helped them calm down and sleep through the trip. I gave it t...
- Hi T., Traveling can sometimes be stressful with little ones, but drugs are not the answer. My daughter & I use only organic therapeutic grade essential oils for the...
- if your daughter can fall asleep in the car during the daytime when the sun is out, i wonder how affacted she would really be at night by the lights...
Benadryl Before Plane Ride??
I used benadryl with my son when we flew, but I tried it out on him before we got a plane, What I found out was that a whole dose made him bounce off of ...
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- I used benadryl with my son when we flew, but I tried it out on him before we got a plane, What I found out was that a whole dose made him bounce off of everything in ...
- Benadryl just hypes my son up unfortunately. Maybe try giving it to her first to see how she reacts? We took our son on a trip at 18 months and he did fine with just...
- I flew with my son when he just turned 1 last year & he did alot better than I thought he would. I too had all the fears & it sounds like you are more prepared than y...
Claritin Side Effects with Toddlers
Read all 12 responses: "Has anyone given claritin to a toddler and experience ... They change the dosage each time. do to the hight and wieght changes. ... take him off of it and maybe try another allergy medication such as benadryl. ...
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- D., YES! My son has done the same stuff which was unusual behavior for him. I even tried it and OMG I couldn't believe how strange I felt and that was a child's dosag...
- Sounds like your son could definitely be having a reaction to the medicine. The first and easiest thing to do would be to take him off the medicine and monitor him for...
- Go to a naturopath. They have solutions that don't include drugs and are much healthier for everybody. You can ask people around you who they recommend. I know thre...
Toddler Sneezes Super Snot 20 Times a Day
Toddler Sneezes Super Snot 20 Times a Day. I have a 23 month old child in my .... her Benadryl yourself if her mom didn't give her a dose the night before? ...
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- We give our daughter Singulair every day and Benadryl as needed and she can still sneeze some nasty stuff. She's always done this so she learned at a very early age t...
- Hi J., Ugh- bless you....... I would have a serious talk with Mommy about the issue- sounds like something is going on with this little one...like she might have blo...
- It may be that the mom is concerned about allergy meds for such a young child. There is a natural product that I market with my home based business that has shown gre...
Medicine
Sep 2, 2009 ... my doctor told me 1/2 a teaspoon of benadryl. also what helps is the vapor .... said they were ok to use (and gave us the dose that was OK for my daughter). ...
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- Ask you doctor, but mine told me Benadryl and the amount depends on his weight. Hope he gets better. Steph
- Ask your doc for sure! Sometimes they have little remedies that work :) Mine had us give 1/2 tsp benadryl mixed with 1/2 tsp Mylanta. The benadryl helped get the ba...
- My grandson's pediatrician allows children's benadryl.
Traveling Tips
Sep 28, 2009 ... Use Benadryl for motion sickness. Just ask your doctor to make sure you give the right dose. It has the same active ingredient as motion sickness pills but ...
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- don't forget a sippy cup for take off and landing in the plane to keep her ears from plugging up.
- her blanky would be good. one or two of her favorite toys. Something, you know, that she's familiar with that makes a strange environment possible. If you use formu...
- when my daughter was 14 months old we traveled from MI to WA state, which was a long trip across the country. we just took several "new" to her items to play with, to...
