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3 Children with CROUP - HELP!
Breathing in the cool air seems to help as well. Croup usually lasts as long as a typical cold, about a week. Hope this helps, and best wishes! ...
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- Croup is not such a big deal untill it is a big deal...like if your child cant get enough air in...untill then, it is just a cough that sounds like a seal bark. Keep ...
- Hi A., My oldest who is now 7 used to get croup almost everytime she had a cold until she was about 4-5 and then she out grew it. You have to be careful with croup...
- Hi A., My daughter had croup many times when she was little... it seemed like every cold she got turned into croup. And each bout would last up to a week! We used ...
Questions About the Croop Cough
A humidifier with cool mist, and cool air help with breathing. There are no medicines that help, unless you use motrin/tylenol for discomfort. ...
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- I have two boys who were croopy for years and the best thing that worked for us was to bring them outside into the cold air - I have spent many nights sitting out on m...
- cold air, like leaving the window open, or steam from a shower help. An MD should see to ensure that there is no wheeze, you do not need orapred (a steroid) unless th...
- Both my youngest brother and my son get croop. When my son first got croop my mom had me runn the hot shower, so that it filled the bathroom with steam, and then sit ...
Just Need Some Info.
We had to switch to the cool air humidfier because the warm air one set the smoke detector off... oddly enough, the baby slept through it. Helpful? ...
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- YOu should be using a cool mist humidifier. the warm air makes it a breeding ground for bacteria and your baby is breathing it in. Also the medication and chemicals in...
- I've always used pure Eucalyptus oil from whole foods. My daughter's chest cold usually clears up ina week. Vicks has never worked for her
- Hi C. My Daughter is almost 5 years old, we have always used a cool mist humidifyer, only water, no medications it has always worked for us. Be careful with the warm ...
6 Week Old with Congestion
I also use a cool air humidifier in her room at night so if her nose is stopped up when she sleeps, the back of her throat won't be dried out when she wakes ...
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- If you put a cool mist humidifier in her room at night, that'll help a lot. Our 20 month old daughter gets congested some times in the winter & we turn the humidifier...
- -avoid dairy; if baby is formula fed, try nutramigen & if baby is breastfed, avoid dairy yourself -steam (hang out in a steamy bathroom or try a humidifier in her roo...
- Purchase a humidifer for your daughter's room. Run the humidifer at night.
21 Month Old Son Coughing for a Month!
While steam is supposed to help, I was also advised to try cool air - open the freezer and let him take a few breaths of the cool air or bundle him up and ...
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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 ...
Heat Rash?
Also, before bedtime can you put fans in positions where they will pull some of the cool air to the bedrooms? I can't imagine trying to sleep being so hot. ...
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- Baking soda is better to use than powder. We broke down when the children were little and had a ceiling fan installed in their bedroom, I never noticed the cold sympt...
- Even with central air, in this heat I sleep my daughter in only her diaper most nights!!! I also have a large fan in her room it blows towards her crib but not up by ...
- The fan blowing on him is okay. Try putting looser clothing on him or have him sleep in a pull-up or underwear to sleep. If he becomes stuffy, it's probably an allergy...
Toddler with Seasonal Allergies
Also, run a cool air humidifier in his room at night. ... If you open your windows at night to let in cool air, you may have to look into other solutions ...
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- You said the doc just put your son on singular...from what I understand it takes some time for that to kick in..you may want to check with the ped's office or even the...
- Here are a few suggestions that might help. Make sure your son is sleeping at an angle with his head up. If he doesn't use a pillow, you can do this by putting somet...
- I agree the pollen has been brutal here in Chester County, PA. Although my son and I hav not been diagnosed with allergies he and I are suffering the same symptoms as...
Child with Hypoventilation on Sleep Study- as Well as Sensory Processing Issues
Over the years I have found running a cool air vaporiser. And I removed all dust and carpet in the bedroom so try to remove as much dust as possible. ...
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- Hi, my name is A. I have five children, two with asthma. I also have 11 grandchildren. Over the years I have found running a cool air vaporiser. And I removed all dus...
- My 5 yo daughter was the same, although not diagnosed with sensory processing issues. We had her tonsils and adnoids out at 4. her speech and hearing have improved and...
- my son, now six, had his tonsils and aednoids out at age two, he also was a terrible sleeper and snored....he also has sensory priocessing disorder, immediately after ...
Seeking Suggestions for Stopping Toddler's Nighttime Nose Bleeds
I highly recommend a vaporizer (cool air) but put a bath mat under it to .... My EENTs have always stressed the cool air humidifier and lubricating the ...
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- Lisa, you got some good advice already, but just in case.... You may want to be sure she's eating enough vitamin C foods and eating enough leafy green vegetables so h...
- I have struggled with nose bleeds all my life. My EENTs have always stressed the cool air humidifier and lubricating the nostrils during the day with SALINE spray (in ...
- Lisa, I really feel for you. I had the same problem with my son. I brought a humidifier and placed it right next to his bed at night. Sometimes I had to wake up in ...
Humidifier-Cool Mist or Warm?
The Dr. recommended cool air humidifier. I had the same problem with keeping it clean. I called the Dr. office to ask why cool and not warm mist? ...
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- Iam a mother of three children.Ages 10 boy, 9 girl, and 8 boy.I have always used a warm mist humidifer,all winter long.I feel it keeps my kids head open and clear and ...
- I use this site for advice: http://allnurses.com/forums/f41/warm-mist-vaporizer-cool-mist-humidifier-124782.html I have found using a cool mist is better when my...
- As far as I know, the only drawback to a steam humidifier is that the steam could potentially burn your child. You need to know your child and the room setup to decid...
