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Six and a Half Month Old with Cough
I heard that humidifiers are a no no until she'a a year old. ... I believe cold mist humidifiers are supposed to be the safest, but be careful to get tht ...
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- I believe cold mist humidifiers are supposed to be the safest, but be careful to get tht ekind without a filter or change it regularly or it could do more harm than go...
- Try putting the vick's rub also on her feet with socks on, I do not know exactly what makes this work but I have found with all 5 of my kids it works better and lasts ...
- They recently said to NOT use vicks on babies. It can inflame their airways and make breathing harder on them! Humidifiers are fine, though (in the room, not in thei...
Warm or Cool Mist Humidifier for My Toddler?
Read all 14 responses: "My son has had what I thought was a really bad cold the past week and we finally took him to the ER last night.
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- Ask the nurse at the Drs office, but be careful with warm mist humidifiers. Some put out steam hot enough to cause burns. If you get one that hot, be sure to put it ...
- cool humidifier, my daughter has had pneumonia 4 times. and the last time was in the hospital and that is what they gave me to take home. and and also maybe tilt his h...
- I have had the same question about which one to use either, but I have asked my son's doctor (who has asthma and gets sick all the time) about which one to use and she...
Humidifier in Nursery
Read all 6 responses: "Hi moms My 3 month old has a mild cold with a little congestion. I've heard it's good to have a cool-mist humidifier running in the ...
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- Use it! When one of my twins was sick, we pulled out the humidifier. After his nap, his nose had drained completely and he was able to breathe again.
- YES YOU CAN GET MOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trust me i have dealt with it. You can use a cool mist humidifer but keep an eye on the moisture level in the room and don't l...
- We use a cool mist humidifier in our nursery, but our ped told us NOT to use the vicks stuff in it. Good luck and hope your little guy feels better soon.
Static Electricity?? HELP
One of the things that helps is humidifiers or using a swamp cooler .... Maybe try a humidifier or vaporizer to combat some of the dry air in your home. ...
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- I'm assuming you live in a very dry climate. One of the things that helps is humidifiers or using a swamp cooler rather than refridgerated air. Also, if you have artif...
- M., I think that you are very dry and the enviroment that you are in is to dry also. Try spraying the air in your house with a spray bottle every day or other day. ...
- Have you tried using lotion? It might be the dry weather. A small amount of lotion in the hair, and lotion on your skin. This is what I do for my daughter. Good luc...
Humidifier in Bedroom or No?
Read all 12 responses: "All the medical advice everywhere says to put a cool mist humidifier in my baby's bedroom when she's congested, ...
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- Sounds like the manufacturer's covering themselves for liability. Could leave the door to her room open if you are worried about it. I have one on all 12 hours at ni...
- don't use if has asthma. get one that has adjustable settings. we have 2 and the one with on and off sucks and everything gets wet. the other one has like 12 sett...
- You could get a humidistat (or whatever they are called) to measure the relative humimdity in the room, and turn the humidifier off when it shows it's too moist. Too ...
Good Humidifier for Baby Room
Read all 8 responses: "Hi All! Just looking for some advice on a good humidifier for my little girls room. Should I go with something cheap and simple or is ...
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- I bought a cheap one from WalMart several years ago. It holds only one gallon (we have a very small home) and makes a cool mist which I life. I put it the bedroom afte...
- I bought a two-pack at target for I think $30. I use one in my dd's room and one in ds's room. I put them in front of the radiator and they work great. They also do...
- I use the little "animal" humidifiers. (Crane makes them.) We have the piggy. :-) I love it because I can adjust the output to fit the cold and/or room size and it's c...
Humidifier Vs. Vaporizer
Read all 13 responses: "My 2-yr old daughter is having a difficult time with her nose and sinuses lately so I looked at humidifiers and did not realize ...
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- Although this isn't quite what you're asking, I still want to share. I use a cool mist humidifier and it leaves a really bad white dust on EVERYTHING in my daughters ...
- Our Doctor told us that at a young age they don't want to give infants any cold meds. So he told us to do a saline mist spray in the nose to keep the nasal passage mo...
- My 5 year old had the same problem since birth and our doctor said no to either one of those because of the bacteria that can grow in there and it was too dangerous fo...
Humidifier Recommendations
Read all 19 responses: "Hi Mamas, I would appreciate your valuable input into finding the best humidifier for my bedroom and also for my childrens' rooms.
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- Hi B., We're dried out here too :o) My doctor said that warm humidifiers are better than cool, but he wouldn't recommend them for children because of the chance o...
- I asked my daughter's pediatrician just the other day about humidifiers, since we have hot air heating. She recommended a cool mist. The warm mist ones leave a lot o...
- I have a cheap, no name, 1 gallon, cool mist humidifier.It works great and keeps the kids from having cracked, bleeding lips at night. I am actually hoping to find ano...
Warm or Cold Humidifier for a Baby's Cold
Read all 22 responses: "what is better for a cold, a warm or cold humidifier? Can you recommend a brand?"
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- K., From my experience , I have always tried warm and it seemed to work just fine. Also you might want to try sitting in the bathroom with your daughter, while the ...
- We've heard cold, just because there is no danger of accidental burns. We have used cold successfully for years. The only advantage I can see to warm is adding Vicks ...
- Our pediatricians have recommended the cold vaporizer.
Vaporizer
The brand we like to use is a Vicks warm mist humidifier. You can pick them up at Target. It keeps the room nice and warm and is easy to clean. ...
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- I would recommend a humidifier for the baby's room and either a vaporizer or humidifier for your room. (Having two units is great if you're like me and you seem to get...
- The brand we like to use is a Vicks warm mist humidifier. You can pick them up at Target. It keeps the room nice and warm and is easy to clean. It has a medicine cu...
- My friend, who is the NICU coordinator at the U of Utah Hospital has told me to only use cool mist humidifiers, NOT warm mist, and use distilled water rather than tap ...
