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16 Month Old with a Non Stop Cough and Congested.
I got an email from a nurse saying to slather Vicks Vapo-rub on the child's feet and cover them with socks at night and it will ease the cough and help ...
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- I have also heard about the vapor rub on your feet. Be careful if your child has asthma or allergies though. I was using the vapor bath liquid until my doctor told m...
- When my little ones have a cough I rub vicks on their feet and put socks on them before bed. It really helps. They did a study on it in Canada. Google it if you want t...
- Dear J., I too went thru this with my children too and it was very difficult to find an alternative to over the counter product. I never did find anything that work...
Congested 1 Month Old
Like the girl below mentioned put vicks vapor rubb on his back, chest and under his nose (cause he is small enough he will not rub it on his eyes). ...
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- are you breastfeeding? try cutting ALL dairy and soy, including 'hidden' ingredients from your diet for a good 2 or even 3 weeks & see if there's an improvement... ...
- When my kids were young anytime they were congested, I would tilt up their crip mattress. I would put a telephone book and a couple if needed. This will tilt them up...
- Thank God for Vicks! Try a nice bath with Vicks Vapor bath; and then rub a little on the baby's chest and a small streak right under his/her nose. It worked for both t...
Runny Nose Turned into Cough
Rub vicks vapor rub on her feet and put socks on her. Her cough will stop!! I use this for my girls all the time when they cough. ...
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- Rub vicks vapor rub on her feet and put socks on her. Her cough will stop!! I use this for my girls all the time when they cough. J.
- Call your dr and ask if it is ok to give her an expectorant for the cough. We use Children's Musinex(sp?) for our girls but they are a little bit older. My doctor had ...
- Our dr told us that babies should not have any type of cough suppressant. Then the mucus gets caught in their airway and lungs, and then they get really bad illnesses....
Any Relief for a Coughing Baby?
try putting Vick's vapor rub on the bottom of her feet and then put socks on her . ... You can also try vicks vapor rub and a vaporizor in her room. ...
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- Over the weekend I read that for all children under 6 cough medicines are not recommended. However, 1 teaspoon of honey was supposed to work better then cough medicin...
- Try Vicks Bapor Rub. They make one for babies. Also try propping her mattress up at the head of the bead with a pillow or something to keep the fluid from draining d...
- I have 2 boys and to relieve their cough I put vapor rub on the bottom of their feet then put sicks on. I use Arbonne Herbal vapor rub, its not so strong and works ...
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Vicks. Hi, Does anyone know how to clean Vicks vapor rub off the walls? Answer. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report ...
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- Hi, I would also try Dawn Dish soap on a wet rag. Dawn works on almost everything, I use it all the time. If by chance that does not work, I go to the Magic Eraser...
- J., Go to the store and get Grease Lightening, the stuff works wonderful and cleans just about everything. It took the oil that spilled on my driveway when my son cha...
- Hi J.: I'm thinking place powder on a warm, damp rag and wipe, the powder may help to grab the vicks and remove it. Try on a small area first. Also, vicks is a ve...
Soothing a Cough
Gently rub her throat and use warm compresses, maybe soaked in chammomile or chammomile tea bags. Some people use vicks vapor rub to keep the area warm. ...
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- I have no idea if this really works, but just read in an email that if you apply a generous amount of Vicks Vapor Rub to the soles of the feet, at bedtime, and cover w...
- My 20 month-old daughter had a lingering cough after a cold, just like your daughter. We would put honey on a large spoon and drizzle lemon juice on top. I was amazed ...
- My daughter is almost 3 and has suffered coughs all winter. We found that a spoonful of local honey (apparently honey from local pollens is better for your immune sys...
Need Help for Conjested Baby
They have vicks vapor rub made for babies. It works great for at night time you can also get the vapor plug ins. mixed with the humidifier that always works ...
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- My son had the same problem. I would put him in his car seat and sit with him in the bathroom with the shower on. That helped him the most. We also ran an ultrasoni...
- Our naturopath recommended the "warming socks" treatment for my five year old to get the congestion out of his head. It helps; if your pediatrician doesn't have any i...
- They have vicks vapor rub made for babies. It works great for at night time you can also get the vapor plug ins. mixed with the humidifier that always works with cold...
Congestion
Saline drops, booger sucker, vicks baby-rub, vicks vapor plug, cool mist humidifier, vapor bath before bed to clear the sinuses, etc. ...
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- wELL THE BEST THING TO DO IS EITHER TAKE HIM INTO THE SHOWER ROMM WITH YOU , PLACE HIM IN HIS CAR SEAT AND JUST SIT IN THERE FOR 20 MINUTES THE HOT STEAM WILL RELEASE ...
- There is a great Vapor rub out there that is botanically based with some awesome research put into their product! There is no mineral oil, no animal products, no anim...
- C., I know what you mean about feeling like nothing works, epecially since they are so young and can't say how they are feeling. My son had a few congestions back a...
Seeking Help with Toddler's Chest Congestion and Runny Nose
Rub Vicks Vapor Rub on the bottom of his and put socks on-at night. It works wonders. I also put the Vicks on the night shirt around the chest area-NOT ON ...
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- Humidifier at night. Vick's right under the nose. Vick's on the bottom of his feet when he sleeps and put old socks on to protect the sheets. I would do this when I wa...
- I suggest you take him to the doctor. I am a certified medical assist with 39 hrs of nursing courses, anytime he has a fever and conjestion it can go into his chest an...
- I had the same problems with my kids during certain times of the year. My pediatrician wanted to prescribe zyrtec and we did that for awhile but it really altered her ...
How Do I Get Child to Take Medicine?
I am not sure about getting him to take medicine, but you could put the sudafed plugin in his room near his head when he sleeps. Put vicks vapor rub behind ...
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- I know this is an old post - but don't forget that the new recommendations are that young children should not be given OTC cough/cold meds of any kind. For cough,...
- Another idea is to put Vicks vapor rub on the bottom of their feet and put socks on them before they go to bed. Sounds crazy but usually works much better than any or...
- Dear C.: I am in the same boat! I use a) homeopathy (the dissolving white tablets are easy and fun to take) for coughs, b) I use liquid Chinese herbal formulas f...
