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Childrens Cough Remedies
May 27, 2009 ... All to break up the mucous that may be dripping down the back of ... I use the Vapor plug-ins as well as a humidifier. ... She does very well with these. Also, see if he will drink warm tea with honey before bed. ... He did cough a couple of times but nothing like the hacking the the nights before. ...
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- before bed put Vicks Vapor rub on his feet and then put socks on. I know that it sounds weird but it works.
- Does he have asthma? When I was little my grandma used to give me honey. For the longest time I hated honey because it was used medicinally for me. I love it now. ...
- I had the same question a few months ago and I got a ton of responses for the the vicks vapo rub on the feet. It worked really well. I put a generous amount on his f...
Grandma Suggests Vicks VapoRub for Child's Cough - Make Any Sense?
The cough sounds like he is allergic to something. I doesn't take much. ... Something else you might try is the Vapor Plug In which you put in their room ... Vicks does help to reduce cold symptoms. I don't remember if it works when ..... his nose" on some sort of wax paper and they look at it under a microscope . ...
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- I don't know why or how but it does work. I used it for my children and continue to use it myself and it does help for cough.
- We've always done vaporub on chests under pj's...but for little babies who keep their feet in their face all the time...putting vaporub on their feet (and then socks o...
- it's worth a try! just be sure to get the Baby Vicks, the adult kind can "burn" young kids.
An Always Sick Baby
I just did a quick "look up" in my Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine by Michael T . ... Milk makes our bodies produce extra mucus, which doesn't bother most people. .... plug-ins, furniture polish from a pressurized can like Endust. ... Based on my own family's history, it sounds to me like he probably has allergies . ...
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- Based on my own family's history, it sounds to me like he probably has allergies. Find a good allergist that will check for both food & environmental allergies. I kn...
- Hello J. Sorry to read of your struggles! Didos on all the chiropractor suggestions! Here in Chanhassen, Mn we use Valeo Health and Wellness. http://www.valeowc....
- For natural remedies, I like to reference the website http://www.betterlifeunlimited.com. And, I would try probiotics...they can come in a powder form that you can j...
Sick 3 Week Old and VERY Worried Mom!
Looks like everyone covered some great advice on here :) ... --You can use saline drops for his nose and suck the mucus out with an aspirator, .... Life does not "fall into place". You can improve it if need be. ..... over to after hours he is way to young and it is still rsv season as far as the plug nose when you ...
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- J. - Make sure and suction his nose out with a bulb/suction device when he's really snotty, especially before feeding. You can also use a few drops of saline solu...
- Have you tried a cool mist vaporizer in his room at night? I would just keep taking his temperature to make he doesn’t get one and if he gets a cough, keep calling ...
- If you can't get into your doctors office. Try the Beaumont After hours pediatric clinc in the Beaumont Medical Building on the Beaumont Campus. Good Luck!
How Long Until Labor?
Connect, find other moms just like you ... Look forward to hearing back from you . Thanks, T. ... you'd have seen some of the other labor signs - loss of mucous plug, diarrhea, burst of energy, back ache, water leaking/ gushing, etc. ...
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- Hi T. The good news is it won't be more than 6 weeks right? I went into labor at 18 weeks, hospital, mag drip, or all kinds of things. From then on I was in labor....
- Both of my girls were early - I was due 3/5 w/my oldest and started w/preterm labor on 1/3 - she was born right @ 36 wks and was fine - my youngest was due 12/14 & I b...
- When I was pregnant with my daughter I went into labor at 31 weeks. At that time they told me I was fully dialated fully afaced. They gave me shots to help her breeath...
Coughing Three Year Old - Constant Wet Cough
Also, use a wedge to keep upright somewhat while sleeping and use something like gualfenesin for mucus relief and an antihistamine to dry up the sinuses. ...
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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...
Mucinex for Babies
I guess I would just like to know opinions and if any of you mommas still ... GU is an expectorant, meaning that it loosens mucus in the lungs to give you a ... Try and look at it this way: The fact that he is coughing something up is a good thing. .... 1/2 hour before sleep time I plug in her VAPORIZER and use the ...
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- This is hard. I have a 4 year old that was always 105% in height/weight... so normal AGE dosage did not apply. However, I am not a fan of mucinex for children. I am ...
- Hello Maria- I just went thourhg thi smyself and I have a 9 month old who sucks her thumb for comfort and sleeping. Its very tough to manage thumb sucking with a s...
- Hi Maria, My son is 4 months old and we've been dealing with Bronchialitis for a couple of weeks now. He is very congested and had a horrible cough. He wasn't slee...
Alyssa Has a Cold and Wont Sleep.
No decongestants at this age...dangerous and don't seem to work like they do ... If the mucus hardens at the edge of her nostrils, it makes the breathing even worse. ... We never had any luck with humidifiers but they have mini ones that plug ... I can't ever remember which one but if you look it up online it will ...
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- I just bought the Nose Frieda from Amazon.com for my son. It doesn't go all the way into the nostril like most suckers do and you control the pressure by your mouth. ...
- You have to use the nose sucker. It's the only way. She will sleep and sleep better probably in a car seat or semi-reclined swing. No decongestants at this age...da...
- elevate her head at night with pillows. this way the little mean boogers go down her throat and don't stay suffed up in her nose. it works wonders for my kid and she i...
Seeking Help with Toddler's Chest Congestion and Runny Nose
It is for congestion and mucus. It thins it out and helps clear it up. ... Otherwise for just a cold I've had really good luck with the Vick's plug in vapor ... in his nose(he may not like it)and play that by as to how often. ... You can ask him if his throat hurts and look at it if he will let you, mine won' t! ...
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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 ...
First Cold?
Aug 25, 2009 ... as you dont see the mucous turn yellow or green then see the doctor ... humidifier There are also sudafed things that you can plug in to ...
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- Hi K., I recommend going to a health food store and buying a Homeopathic reference book, you can get good ones for 12-15 dollars. Reference the syptoms and buy some r...
- Nurse her lots- get a good Bifidus probiotic- and you take lots of it so she;ll get from nursing. I hope you are nursing, so I hope that it is unnecessay to say NO s...
- Get a cool mist humidifier and get some saline spray. Give her one drop of saline spray in each nostril and then sit her upright. If she's really clogged, use a bulb...
