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Humidifier or Vaporizer?
Asked by B. from Charlotte
on April 2, 2007
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I have a humidifier in my 9 mo old daughter's room that I run every night. It seems that I am buying a new filter for it every other week because it turns yellow & mol...
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- Not sure what to tell you about that...I have the same problem.
- I bought a humidifier at Wal-mart for around 25.00, and it does not use filters, andI love it. I think most humidifiers are going filterless because of what you descr...
- We bought a humidifier with no filter. It's a Hunter. Got it at Lowe's. The one that we got was around $60, but it covers almost 2000 sq ft. That way we don't have to ...
5 Month Old with Bad Cough
Asked by M.N. from Chicago
on December 22, 2007
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I have no idea what moms did before mamasource or computers! Our little one is having really bad coughs. She is a little congested but nothings green just the bad co...
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- If she really starts in, sit in the bathroom with the shower blaring hot water. Let the room fill up with steam and sit in there with her. It works great. Also, som...
- hey M....try a spoon full of honey before bed...it works really well...continue with the vicks and humidifier and keep her out of the cold as much as possible until sh...
- hold her. hold her upright as much as possible. get one of those chest carriers and keep her on your chest as much as possible. good luck!
Cough
Asked by L.P. from Fargo
on October 16, 2006
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I have a 1 year old daughter who has been battling a cold for over a month now. Mostly its just been a runny nose, but over the last week she has developed a cough. He...
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- Hello, Have you tried to incline the head of her bed? My son sleeps a little better if I put some pillows under the head of his bed and we use baby vix vapor rub. I'...
- My pediatrician recommended PediaCare cold and cough-I think it works great!
- I have a daughter who gets this cough every now and then, actually she has it now, it's been a week and when she gets it, it's a hacking cough, nothing like it sounds ...
Cold, Runny Nose Advice
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on October 31, 2007
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My 18 month old has her first cold. She has a runny nose, and drainage that made her gag and throw up a little last night. I could hear that she has a lot of drainage ...
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- I am a firm believer in letting things run their course as much as possible. I agree with the other lady who talked about Sambucol - Gret stuff. Vicks is wonderfule. ...
- My little guy (he's 4.5) has had a terrible cough for weeks. He has gotten this the last 2 years around the same time. Many medicines haven't worked to help break up...
- Avoid using Tylenol cold infant drops! They've recently been taken off the shelves.
Bad Baby Eczema
Asked by L.P. from Raleigh
on March 10, 2011
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Hi moms. Does anyone have advice about baby eczema? My 9 month old seems to have a really bad case. He scratches until he bleeds behind his knees. The eczema affec...
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- My daughter also started with eczema around 8 or 9 months, it went away for a long time abut came back with a vengence in the past year. It was so bad a few weeks ago...
- Stop using burt's bees. Give him an oatmeal bath and only bath him with Avenno products or Mustela for very sensitive skin. Cut his nails short, always keep them short...
- Definately sounds like an allergy (my 5 year old had eczema from 9 months through 4 years until they FINALLY had me go to an allergist!!) I know Elidel is a black box ...
Home Treatments for a Sinus Infection in a 3 Year Old
Asked by L.M. from San Francisco
on December 19, 2010
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My son is 3 years old and rarely sick. For the past week he has been feeling kinda yucky but nothing too bad, he's been good at staying hydrated and his mucus has bee...
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- At this point... he seems to have a BAD Sinus infection. You 'think.' You do not know that, for sure. An 'infection'... is not just something to ignore. Sinus infe...
- I find very warm packs to be the most helpful when I have a lot of sinus issues. Do the warm packs for 15 minutes several times each day. That should help. Also see...
- If you think that he has a sinus infection that is causing swollen "black eye" you really need to take him in to his pediatrician. That is going beyond just the stand...
Soon to Be 6 Month Old Is Wheezing
Asked by A.M. from Phoenix
on February 2, 2008
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My son will be 6 months old on Feb 6th. He got a bad cold while in day care about 2 1/2 months ago and has not seemed to be the same since. We have gone to the doctor ...
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- Dear A., You sound like a wonderful mom and you are doing all of the right things. I agree that it is time for a new doctor. Keep getting opinions until you get an...
- Hi Ashely, You might need to take him back to the dr.'s so they can take some blood (that's how they do an allergy test on babies). My nephew had the same problem...a...
- I am sorry that you are having such a difficult time. I know how frustrating it can be. You might check and see what kind of soap you are using on him. Many of the soa...
First Baby room...What Do I Need?
Asked by A.M. from Tampa
on June 9, 2010
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I am pregnant and will soon need to get my baby's room together. What things do I need? What things will make my life easier?
I guess this doesn't just involve the...
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- For a diaper bag think what will fit you. I never could stand having 2 bags or the shoulder bag as it would constantly fall off, so i went for the backpack option. T...
- everyone is different.. I have a 7 yr old and a 4 yr old. I did not have a fancy stroller system ( the big ones where the infant seat starps into) They are heavy and...
- If I had to choose the top three things that made our lives SO much easier, it would have to be: 1. Sound machine (with many different sounds. Our daughter still sle...
Exzema/dry Skin on My 22 Month Old
Asked by L.S. from Seattle
on March 4, 2008
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my daughter has dry skin all over. Drier patches on her elbows and the back of her arms, her thighs and calves. She scratches her tummy and her upper and lower back ...
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- I grew up with horrible eczema all over too. The cortizone barely helped at all. The best things I have found over the years is using Dove sensitive skin soap for wash...
- Our 27 month old has eczema and one thing the doc has us do which seems to help is as soon as she gets out of the bath tub while she's still damp is to cover her in ba...
- We have had a lot of success with the Fish oil supplements that you are thinking of. OUr boy has exzema and we have given DHA for kids to him (strawberry flavored) si...
Couging and Not stopping..for 2 Days
Asked by S.C. from Detroit
on February 5, 2011
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We have been to the doctors twice since Tuesday and nothing but a "viral" infection...BUT the cough goes on forever!!! not really deep croup cough..its almost like a ...
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- My 6 yr old DS hates honey too. He also hates soda, most juices, pedialite and sports drinks. He recently had the stomach flu and I was to give him sports drink to hel...
- Sad to say, this virus is widespread in our area right now. Since New Years Eve, I've lived on sugar-free throat lozenges mainly to keep my throat moist (just make sur...
- What about mucinex? My son is almost 3 and had a post-nasal-drip-cough that was gagging him. I bought children's Mucinex and give him 1/4 tsp before bed. It was enough...
