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When Is It Okay to Give a Infant Water?
You can give a baby water at any time. It's harmless. ... I have a 2 year old and a 7 month old right now. I remember when my first one was born my mother-in- law would ... My daughter has been taking water since she was about 5 or 6 mo. ...
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- You can give a baby water at any time. It's harmless. Just put it in a bottle or see if she can sip out of a cup.
- I'm not sure of the exact time when it's okay to start giving them water....but I know it's months from now. If you're breastfeeding....I would put my son up to the b...
- I gave my daughter water from day one and the only thing it did was help her to drink it as a toddler. Whenever you're comfortable with it, go for it!
My 5 Month Old Is Coughing and Grunting with No Other Signs of Sickness.
Read all 20 responses: "My 5 month old has been talking up a storm but recently started coughing. ... But, at the same time a cough and grunting can be pneumonia, ... I just want to give an advice about your problem because my son get sick easily. .... turn on the shower to all hot water and let the steam collect. ...
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- my son began fake coughing and grunting to get our attention for a while - but i'm glad you figured it out good luck!
- give him a spoonfull of honey with a few drops of lemon...its my family medicine for coughs...hope it works
- I had the same problem with all of the fires recently. We had the air on 24/7. We got our daughter a humidifier for her room ,and that seemed to solve the problem.
Can I Give My 11 1/2 Month Old OTC Cough Medicine - HELP!!
(Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) ... Can I Give My 11 1 /2 Month Old OTC Cough Medicine - HELP! ... since the cold air will help, or you can go into the bathroom, shut the door, and turn the bath water as hot as ...
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- Be careful with OTC meds. It's too easy to overmedicate children. Keep Vicks rubbed on her chest and back with a t-shirt over..snug and warm clothing. Get a vaporizer,...
- I feel for you, as my son just has a nasty cold. What I heard was that in little kids, cold meds do not help-at all. What about Vick's Baby Rub on her chest, steamin...
- I wuold not recommend OTC meds for croup- it does not help or make it better one bit which is one of the main reasons these meds were taken off of the shelves. You co...
9 Month Old with a Cold
(Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) ..... so plenty of nursing (or bottles) and he's old enough to have some juice or juice diluted with water. so try to get him to ... What Can I Give My One Year Old for His Cold? ...
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- Infant Tylenol Cold & Cough is great, I use it for my 7 month old.
- My doctor always told me to give the kids PediaCare, use a vaporizor, vapo rub since it helps with the breathing thing, and yes the humidifier is great too. Elevate h...
- i just read your update......dont use vicks..that is not good for a child your age...... also use a COOL mist vaporizor......not HOT......... and dont make your house ...
5Month Old with Eczema Can Take a Dip in the Pool?
Read all 6 responses: "Hi my 5 month old has a bit of eczema. ... Took a dip in a salt water pool. 2. Changed all bath products to Mustela's line ... sun or give them much sun exposure at all because they can't regulate their body temp. ...
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- My twins have eczema as well. The girl is worse than her brother. We took them to the dermatoligist right around 6 months of age because it was on the scalp, face, ba...
- Hi L., My son is 8 months old and he has eczema. I spoke to his dermatologist and she recommended using Baby Lizard Sunscreen. You can find it at CVS or Walgreens....
- Hi L., I have a daycare child that had eczema really bad as a baby, his peditarcian said the pool was OK but no sun screen, so I would ask the pedeatrician about sun s...
5 1/2 Month Old with Stuffy Nose
Gave him a bath in water with the same oil added and mixed the oil with sweet almond ... Also little noses makes a stuffy nose drop you can check out. ... My 6 Month old son has the same thing for about the last week and a half now. ... Go out and buy some of the Johnson's soothing vapor bath and give your child a ...
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- cut milk (and cheese) out of his diet (and yours if you are nursing). goat's milk is more nutritious and does not produce phlegm. grape juice helps cut through this s...
- Go out and buy some of the Johnson's soothing vapor bath and give your child a steamy warm bath with lots of this in it to start out. Make sure you've got his nose co...
- My 6 Month old son has the same thing for about the last week and a half now. What I do is at night I use a nose bulb to suck out his snot, give hime a bit of infant t...
4 Month Old Constipated
The doc said I can give her baby prune juice (1oz prune, 1oz water)but when I ... my 5 month old has been constipated for a long time so i know what your ...
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- Put some molassess(teaspoon to 6/8 oz)in her bottle and let her drink it. She will have bowels movements and they will be softer.
- reg prune juice is fine but water it down say..70/30 I have to use flaxseed oil in my daughters milk daily because she developed an anal fissure at 3 months that cau...
- L., If your baby tends to be constipated then the prune juice is the most natural way for her to go. I am not sure they make prune juice for babies just jarred pru...
Traveling with a Five Month Old.
I just took a trip about 4 hours away with my 5 month oldjust make sure to pack everything you need i made sure to pack extra bottles of water to make ...
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- Hi L.. We traveled to Florida with our 6 week old and he (and us) did great! We travel a lot in the car too to pick up and drop off the older two children as well (we ...
- We just got back from a trip to Massachusetts with our 2 month old. I was so worried about it I didn't sleep for days. Turns out I had nothing to worry about. She slep...
- Hopefully she'll sleep most of the way!! My first son's first trip was at 5 months and it was 2 days in the car then when we got back 2 weeks later we left 4 days lat...
5 Month Old W/ 102.5 Fever
I know how you feel, a couple of months ago, my then 18 month old, got a fever ... I wouldn't give her Motrin or Ibuprofen because those pain relievers can .... A bath in room temperature water along with the tylenol should help bring ...
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- Give the baby a lukewarm bath. Dress in loose clothing. Put a cold rag on his/her head. Give tylenol. Call doctor. Hope she is feeling better.
- alternate tylenol and advil for infants every 4 to 6 hours and dress her in light weight clothes and keep her in the house. Babies handle fevers pretty well. Time to w...
- My kids have had fevers in this range as well, that I agree are very scary. I have always been advised that if they are playing normally or acting normally that every...
13 Month Old Won't Drink Milk from Cup
Read all 12 responses: "HI, My 13 month old daughter will not drink milk from a sippy cup. ... (Yes, Absolutely) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 (Definitely not) .... Honestly, if she can drink from the cup you should just make her drink from the cup ... Just give her water in the sippy cup and have her get her calcium from ...
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- Unfortunately you just have to keep at it. Dont give in or she'll know that she can still get the bottle especially if you still give it to her at night. You have to b...
- I am dealing with the same thing and my son is 17 months old! Baby two is coming in August and I really want him off the bottle a good couple of months before his litt...
- Just give her water in the sippy cup and have her get her calcium from other food sources (cheese, yogurt, etc). There's no reason she should have to drink milk all d...
