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Baby with Terrible cough..need Help!!
Over the counter cough medicines don't work. Please for the sake of your child go to another doctor and mention the nebulizer and the bad cough. ...
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- You can also try giving her ice chips or frozen juice for her to suck on to help with the sore throat.
- Hey there C. Try sitting on the floor of your shower and let the steam fill the room. Make your daughter comfortable by reading books etc or playing. The steam helps ...
- Use the vicks! I find out about this last year and it really works. My oldest daughter has asthma that causes uncontrollable coughing at night and it worked for her....
21 Month Has a Cold What Is Safe?
Our pediatrician gave us samples of prescription cold/cough medicine as .... When either of my kids have a bad cough or cold this always helps them sleep. ...
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- Just a little something another mom shared with me is to douse you little one's feet with vicks vapor rub and cover with socks just before bed time. For some odd reaso...
- The Sudacare plug-ins are the BEST!!! When either of my kids have a bad cough or cold this always helps them sleep.
- Supposedly those medicines don't help much anyway, and that has always been our experience. If I were you, I would keep doing what you are doing, and then see if you ...
Awful Cough
My little one had a bad cough about two weeks ago so I thought it would ... We are also not a fan of cough medicine because it doesn't seem to work either. ...
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- We've been seeing a homeopathic practitioner for my son and have a lot of success with remedies for coughs. The thing with homeopathic treatment is that there is not ...
- Put Vicks Vapor Rub on the bottom of her feet and cover them with socks. I read to do it at night but I have done it during the day too. It works great and right awa...
- Hi K., There are great homeopathic remedies which are totally safe that are great for coughs. I found this ointment that I had placed on my daughter's chest when she ...
Coughing Three Year Old - Constant Wet Cough
He said generally bad breath, and coughing is a sign of a sinus infection. .... of treatment and cough medicines until one doctor suggested allergies. ...
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- I would take him to see a Chiropractor. It is amazing how many problems can be caused by spinal misalignment (subluxation). This is also a drug free fix so you no mor ...
- Have you seen a pulmonologist? It sounds like your son needs to be evaluated for pneumonia and/or asthma (colds are a major trigger for asthma; often coughing is the ...
- My grandson just went thru this for over a month...he is now on Singular for allergis. He had a loose cough, a runny nose, but no fever or signs of an infection. He is...
Seeking Advice 7Mo with Bad Cough
If it's really bad and is interferring with her sleeping, the Dr. Sears website has recommendations under the medicine cabinet heading for cold and cough ...
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- L., We liked the Johnson and Johnson Vapo Bath - there's a generic brand too. It's a bath "bubble" that you add and it has some menthol to help open them up. Or t...
- Has she had a cold lately? It is possible that this is post nasal drip, as horrible as that may seem. If she is okay when she is awake, you could try elevating her h...
- If it's really bad and is interferring with her sleeping, the Dr. Sears website has recommendations under the medicine cabinet heading for cold and cough medication do...
How to relieve a bad cough in a 2 year old?
My daughter had this really bad cough that kept my husband and I up at night ( somehow she ... My doctor has always told me to use the Delsym cough medicine. ...
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- Try giving 1/2 tsp of buckwheat honey a half-hour before bed. My daughter had a cough that kept her and our family up at night for over a week. She had been to the d...
- L., Call your doctor before giving your daughter ANY over the counter cough or cold medicine. Many have been recalled or not recommended by Pediatricians and the FDA...
- Yes, you can put Vicks vaporub on her feet and cover them with pure cotton socks. You may want to do this when she is napping or sleeping. Good luck!
Scared of Cough Medicine
My doctor won't allow cough/cold medicine in any child under the age of 2. ... And if it's really bad, you could sit in the bathroom with her, ...
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- I read that artical also and if I'm not mistaken the artical was talking about parents giving their children adult cold medication. The Dr. would not have given you th...
- When my daughter was sick (5 mo. old), I gave her Little Colds brand. It helps with stuffy noses, cough, and fever/pain. I only had to give her one dose and she was ...
- If you are scared to take the doctor's advice, then just don't give it to her. Get a second opinion...she's your baby and you have that right. Don't worry about offe...
Won't Stop Coughing
Im not a dr or in medicine I swear by Robitussin Ive seen reviews of cough ... My 7yr old had the bad cough last year that ended up me slight pnemonia as ...
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- My daughter and mom are just getting over Whooping Cough. It took numerous Dr. appt. to figure out what the cough was. I kept descibing it as "coughing attacks" or s...
- My 6 year old had the same thing and lasted for about a month! I took him to the dr. 4 times - it took 3 times before they put him on an antibiotic to help kit out wh...
- Hi P., Have you tried putting Vick's on the bottom of his feet? Do that and cover with socks. We usually do that at bedtime and then the next morning it is gone....
Cold/Cough - Three Year Old
I tried it and was shocked to see that my son has been off his medicine since going. It was amazing his cough and .... Medicines Used to Fight a Bad Cough ...
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- Hi, R. -- I've already written a response to another mother about her child's persistent "croup" (which my child supposedly had). Part of her child's -- and mine -...
- Hi R., I wouldn't cancel his birthday party, because the doctor said it's not contagious. What I would do to ease parents fear of "my child's going to catch that" is ...
- Happy Birthday to your son!! I can't imagine why the doctor prescribed antibiotics for a cough. It must not be a cold. In any case, most Mamas know that it is t...
Can I Give My 11 1/2 Month Old OTC Cough Medicine - HELP!!
You could ask your doctor for a prescription cough medicine, but croup isn't ... her for awhile if the coughing is bad, this usually helps loosen things up. ...
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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...
