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*H*E*L*P My Son hasSTOMACH FLU
Read all 8 responses: "The whole pink eye situation turned out to be an eye infection his major problem now is the stomach flu boy is it bad.... this ...
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- Seeing as it is already Monday morning, this won't help you... but in the future, there is a place called After Hours Pediatrics, which is only open evenings and weeke...
- our dr wont even see the child with pink eye to prevent spreading in the office. she just calls it in. next time though there is all natural stuff over the counter at ...
- i ws only responding because i was just concerned about the stomack flu your son has. there is a flu out there that is lasting longer than the normal 24 hours. up to 2...
Did She Have the Swine Flu
Oct 26, 2009 ... Read all 19 responses: "My 9 yr old step daughter just came to our house for our visitation week, she said she stayed home tuesday with 104 ...
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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 ...
2 Year Old Sick with the Flu
Read all 39 responses: "Hello. My daughter will be 2 next month. She has been terribly sick. I have taken her to the doctor 2 times. I was told that she ...
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- My pediatrician told me that 105 temp is when you need to get them to the ER. That answer scared the heck out of me. I keep an ample supply of popcicles on hand in th...
- I don't think I know enough details to give an accurate opinion, but I have a couple of thoughts and questions. 1. how long has she had the fever, if it's just a fe...
- See if you can find the homeopathic remedy Oscillococcinum. It is usually at natural food stores, but it can also be found at Fred Meyer and maybe other places now, to...
Flu Vaccinations. Do You Believe?
Oct 9, 2009 ... Read all 12 responses: "I know the topic of vaccinations is controversial and parents on both sides feel strongly.
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- N. - personally, no one in my family has every received the flu vaccine and we rarely get the crud that is going around. My children are older, 20 and 16, so they had...
- Like Beth, when I read "...got the flu twice last year..", I had to pause and wonder. Getting Influenza is actually not very common. Too many people mistakely call eve...
- I am one that does not believe in flu shots. My loved ones that have gotten the flu in the past ended up with the worst bouts of flu ever in the year they got the sho...
Concerns About the Seasonal and Swine Flu
Sep 26, 2009 ... Read all 28 responses: "Good morning all---There has been much talk in the news about the flu and things that we are to do to safeguard our health.
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- My kids and I have never received the flu shot nor will they. I'm not comfortable injecting a live virus into myself or children for a flu based on last season that m...
- My family has never gotten flu shots and I have no plan to this year. But unlike all of the other responses...I do not feel certain about what the best course of actio...
- Heck no, I'm not getting the swine flu vaccine, who in their right mind would inject something untested and unproven into their body willingly? Absolutely no good wil...
Flu Shots?? Do We Do Them on Our Children or Not?
Oct 3, 2008 ... Read all 51 responses: "I would love to hear opinions on flu shots and kids. I am vehemently opposed to doing it to myself due to such ...
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- I would NEVER get a flu shot for me or my child, EVER. My son's immune system is so strong because of lifestyle/eating habits - there is no need. Also, so many natural...
- Dear S., From the medical standpoint flu shots are very important. Influenza causes illness, but beyond that more significant infections often result in hospitalizat...
- I don't plan on getting the flu shot this year for my kids or myself and i'm pregnant.My son goes into the dr every sept for his annual and she usually tells me to com...
Swine Flu Experiences
Nov 6, 2009 ... Read all 25 responses: "My 5 year old son has had a fever for 7 days now. It's been as high as 104.3 and as low as 101.2.
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- When I heard about the swine flu coming around I bought Sovereign Silver. It is to help with the immune system and stimulating the body’s innate healing processes. ...
- What you describe is exactly what it was like for my 5-year-old. He had a fever (high without tylenol for seven days, low grade without tylenol for a day and a half af...
- I just recieved this email so haven't tried it but it's a natural product so thought you might be interested. S. Subject: Interesting and hey, who knows? Al...
Could I Have Harmed My Baby by Getting a Flu Shot While Nursing?
Read all 16 responses: "I am a breastfeeding mom of a now 6mth.old. When I brought him to his pediatrician for his 2mth.shots he told me that since I was ...
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- Hi S. - did you know that 10 of the 12 researchers who "researched" the MMR vaccine causing autism have actually formally retracted their article? There's a lot onl...
- Hi S.!! It's nice to see someone else from South Louisiana on here. LOl. The best place to tell you about that is La Leche League. If you've never used their resources...
- Dear S., you sound like an awesome mom.Check out www.healthyanswersonline.com I had my first baby vaccined when he was young, but as I learned more I just made sure ...
Swine Flu Shot
Oct 21, 2009 ... Read all 11 responses: "I am debating on whether I should get the swine flu shot and if I should get the shot for my 4 yr. old daughter as ...
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- Dr. Jay Gordon, a well known pediatrician in Santa Monica does not advise using the H1N1 Vaccine. In fact, he thinks it might be terribly dangerous to not develop a "n...
- My dad called me yesterday saying he had asked his doctor, who has young children, about the swine flu shot. His doctor not only said he was not getting it, but that ...
- To be honest...no way in hell! I wouldn't shoot an untested, live virus that is full of mercury into my child. And even less of a chance I would do it if I were preg...
Flu Shot for 8 Month old....to Get or Not to Get?
Sep 28, 2009 ... Read all 12 responses: "My first child is an 8 month old and I don't know if I should get him the flu shot....he has his vaccine's on the ...
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- I have given all 3 of my children flu shots every year and have not had a bad reaction yet. In the last 12 months, 141 people have died from the flu, not H1N1, the reg...
- You might want to visit the website www.familiesfightingflu.org. Then talk to your doctor, review the cdc website and make the decision on your own. The 'regular' fl...
- Hi S., My daughter is allergic to eggs and therefore she has NEVER had the flu shot and she has never gotten horribly sick. She will be 5 next month and has had all...
