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Anyone Had a Child with Measles?
My husband and I did not catch it. In talking to other moms most kids ... to be a 'Strawberry tonge', followed by what looked to be pink eye in both eyes. ...
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- Do you have a hospital close by? Did you call your pediatrician and ask him about this? If you are so concerned why didn't you call his doctor to begin with? Use so...
- Sound like it could be roseola. Hi A., The good news is that your son will 'never' have it again. My daughter had it just after she turned one and my son got it...
- You are probably immune to measles. You were most likely vaccinated against them. I would do what you can to get him better quickly. Lots of juice and water, rest a...
Little Boy Has Been Sick for a Month!
... and even dilute with distilled water to put in eye for pink eye! ..... It is true that your son will probably catch a few more sicknesses than when he ...
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- There are antihistamines out there that you could try and there are many studies saying not to use them in kids(though I would argue that the allergies in our area are...
- Most definitely time for a NEW DOCTOR! Vodka? Seriously? I expect that from my grandmother, most def not doctor!! Fever is a sign of infection, sometimes you can r...
- FIND A NEW DOCTOR!!! IMMEDIATELY!!! Any doctor that will recommend giving a 2 1/2 year old that kind of mixture, and dismisses all your concerns is not the kind of...
Help and Support Weaning Cold Turkey
He'll catch on but he needs the comfort and reassurance from you. ... I have everything from pink eye, to strep, to pneumonia to racking coughs. ...
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- Hi W........ Your little one should not..specially so soon..be getting"colds" from child care. That is for sure a myth..purpetuated by Drs..lol. If you child is...
- Oh my goodness woman! My heart goes out to you, that sounds extremely hard. My first thought might not be want you want to hear, but I feel you are fighting nature. ...
- Hi W.! We definitely struggled with getting our son to go through the night with no "ba-ba"s, and I feel your pain! We started a calm down routine to help get ...
Schools Driving Me Crazy
I also had a system for logging any trips to the nurse to catch patterns ... her back to class unless she is vomiting or has the runs or has pink eye or ...
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- L., Have you spoken to the nurse about it? There's no reason they should send a well child home. Let the nurse know that your daughter is playing games, because s...
- Don't blame or punish/dicipline her - she's trying to reach you. I only say that initialy because of some of the other advice you've gotten so far. It must be confus...
- The question is, what doesn't your daughter like about school? Could be she's bored (do NOT use that word with the school) and this is the way to get undivided parent...
15 Mos. Old Constantly Sick Since Starting Day Care
... only add to the colds and ear infections a bout with pnemonia and pink eye. ..... Plus he seemed to catch everything else. I worked in the daycare and I ...
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- Hello, so yeah, I hear ya with this daycare thing. And like you mentioned, I love the daycare, and so does my daughter, but its just so annoying! I have a 6 month ol...
- Hi there. I am so sorry your little one has been so sick. I have a 10 y.o, 8 y.o. and6 y.o. and used to work full-time myself. I am wondering if your child has any a...
- nicole , maybe you should check to see how the day care keeps things clean also because kids can be constantly sick if the surrondings that there in is not clean , bec...
Son Not Growing
They are getting better but it will be awhile for them to catch up to their ..... had an eye virus and my pediatritian was treating it like pink eye and I ...
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- Hi, L., I am first going to say that as a mom, you need to follow your gut. If you think something is wrong, keep pushing. You don't mention what dr.'s you have see...
- I haven't read through any of your responses so sorry if this is a repeat, but I just wanted to say that my nephew was not growing and it turned out to be a thyroid pr...
- L., Follow your gut if you feel something is wrong go to a different doc. My son was 2 and a half and still not talking and the dr told me not to worry. I took him ...
Did She Have the Swine Flu
Oct 26, 2009 ... Your more likely to catch something from someone when they aren't .... (I had pink eye recently and expected to have the doc prescribe ...
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- Dear M., I'm not sure if she had the swine flu or not, but according to my pediatrician it is pretty much THE flu going around. What does that mean? It means that ...
- There is really nothing TO do when kids have a virus other than manage symptoms - most of which are best dealt with by rest, good nutrition, and hydration. Pretty sur...
- Dear M. H, Just to let you know, I'm a nurse. I'm responding to your swine flu question. How long did your stepdaughter have the fever? If you've been listening to ...
Preemie Still Small at 2 Years Old
Children catch up when they are good and ready and no specialist will make ... take him in for pink eye last night and he's gained almost 3 pounds this last ...
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- HI, My son will be three in December, he was not born early but only weighs 25 pounds. I am a short person so I figure he will be small like his mom, he is develo...
- Hi D.! My 12 year old son was born at 28 weeks and weighed in at 1lb 15 oz now weighs 80 lbs. He has always been on the small side. All of his doctors told me that ...
- Hi, D.! I have a couple questions for you. First, how tall are you and your husband? Were either of you small as children? Second, did you breastfeed or are you st...
When Did Your Child Stop Getting Sick So Often?
Jun 6, 2009 ... He has had ear infections, ear tubes put in, pink eye, ..... Unfortunately, children in day care seem to catch everything that goes around. ...
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- I worked at a Day care for 7 years and so it doesn't surprise me that he has had some sickness since then as he builds his immune system up. I have two questions... O...
- Hi K. - I know this post doesn't really help with your ?, but I felt I needed to respond to the poster who said they HATE DAYCARES. I am an in-home daycare provider a...
- Hi K., My little guy had the same sort of issue. He had almost constant ear and sinus infections (and he did have tubes in his ears). My son had the added complicat...
Mom Seeking Advice on Bronchitis
He has pink eye now. Also they think he has a sinus infection on top of ... can' t seem to catch his breath I would definitely take him back to the doctor. ...
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- My son (5) has taken the liquid albuterol before but not the breathing treatments. You didn't mention how old your son is and whether or not he can give you a lot of d...
- My son has been taking albuteral for asthma-like symptoms - coughing that keeps him up all night. I started using the humidifier in his room every night as well, and ...
- he may be very congested or he has coughed so much that his little chest hurts you may need to take him back to the doc to see if you can give him an expectrant to get...
