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4 Month Old with a Cold?
Asked by J.J. from Cleveland
on June 18, 2008
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Hello Ladies! I have been back to work for almost a month and my son has been going out for daycare. He's with our parents and no other children are there. Problem ...
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- Encyclopedia of Natural Health & Healing for Children by Weber and NATURALLY HEALTHY BABIES & CHILDREN by Romm
- My little one had the same thing - I think it is this wacky weather! My ped said that they don't ever recommend a decongestant for babies anymore. She recommended sali...
- Hello J., I would try to stay away from medicine and make sure he gets a multi-vitamin and lots of vitamin-C. They have those emergen-C packets that have several d...
HELP! My 2 Year Old Can't Stop Coughing at Night!
Asked by L.V. from Los Angeles
on January 26, 2008
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He's got a terrible head cold and the drip causes constant coughing all night. We're all exhausted! The poor guy literally coughs about every 4-5 seconds; his throat...
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- Something that works GREAT to quiet a cough with my kids is putting Vicks Vapor Rub on their feet and then a pair of socks. I don't know why it works - but someone ga...
- Have you tried a doctor? Allergies in the air cause his sinuses to get congested. An anti histamine in benadril is releaving this. Try to put a heat humidifyer next to...
- What I do with my 2 year old when she's sick and coughing like yours is first off benedryl. I know you said you're already doing this, but check with your pediatricia...
Need Help on What to Give My Baby for His Cold
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on April 10, 2009
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Does any body know what I can give my one month old baby if he seems to have mucus on his chest when ever he breathes and isn't taking his bottle and when ever he does...
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- here's what we did for our babies: (cliff notes version: 3 S's: steam, suction, sodium ascorbate) -if we had to supplement with formula, we used Neocate so as to avo...
- Humdifier will definitely be a good idea, also Johnson and Johnson makes a baby rub with Vicks mentholatum in it. You can rub this on his chest and it should help cal...
- You have had some great suggestions. Humidifier, slightly evelating at night. My daughter had horrible congestion and my doctor couldn't give her anything because sh...
3 Month Old Girl Has a Bad Cough
Asked by R.L. from Norfolk
on December 6, 2006
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Hey there..my little girl has a cold and she has this cough that just don't want to go away..she has been with this cold for about 3 days now..is there anything that i...
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- I'm actually going through the same thing with my 3 1/2 month old right now. After talking to his doctor and the pharmacist, we're safely giving him Pediacare cough a...
- You could give her something like Little Colds and start at around .25 or .5 ML every 4-6 hrs. And see if that helps her. If you don't want to use OTC stuff you could...
- R., I personally would call your dr. The other moms who have responded have great ideas but in my experience with my youngest two children, a cough that concerns you...
How Do You Teach a Toddler How to Blow Their Nose?
Asked by L. from Dallas
on February 2, 2007
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My daughter has yet another cold this year (2007) and she freaks out when I try to wipe her nose. I haven't been able to use a nasal aspirator for awhile, as I'm afra...
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- Teach her by having her practice making a balloon move or blowing out a candle. Just this time have her close her mouth and blow. She may get the hang of it.
- We showed our son to blow a whistle or a kiss, etc. with his mouth and then handed him a tisue and suggested that he do the same with his nose.
- I've heard that the trick with covering their mouth and having them blow out the candle works really well. I haven't tried that method yet though. As for the last ti...
Cold Medicine During Early Pregnancy
Asked by K.W. from Madison
on August 30, 2008
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Hi all. I've been reading the websites and I'm extremely confused and a little scared. I have a pretty bad - but not severe- head and chest cold (nasal stuffiness an...
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- I had two rounds of pretty bad colds while I was pregnant. My OB said the plain Sudafed as was okay, as well as Tylonol and plain cough drops. I did try to take as lit...
- I had terrilbe allergies when I was first pregnant. I did have a previous miscarriage, so they wanted me to be extra careful, but did say that sudafed and benadryl we...
- When I was pregnany wuth my son, my doctor said I could take over the counter Claratin, but she said to only take it fir short peiods of time when needed.
Will My Baby's Nose Every Stop Running???
Asked by T.J. from Indianapolis
on April 10, 2007
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Calling all Moms,
I am sure there has to be some of you moms out there that has a good suggestion for us. My son is 11 mnths old and has had this persistant runny n...
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- My question is what kind of OTC meds are you using? Did the ENT who did the tubes comment on it, did you ask about the sinuses while you were visiting? If you have ano...
- All 3 of my babies have had this. It is so hard to figure out what it is. Colds and allergies have the same symptoms. Unfortunately, there are allergies in all 4 seaso...
- We go through the same thing every few months. My son had to be put on a nebulizer when he was a few months old so I put just saline in it and give him that right bef...
3 Month with Cold
Asked by L.G. from Chicago
on November 13, 2008
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My 3 month old has a stuffy nose and is coughing. I am using a vaporizer and baby rub. What else can I do? It breaks my heart to see him so miserable.
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- The two main things are: humidifier/vaporizer and saline spray. The baby rub might make you feel better, but it won't do much for him. Also, the bulb is not necessary....
- Vapor Rub is not suitable for such a young baby (even the infant formula). Assuming you're nursing, a few drops of breast milk will help break down the congestion in ...
- Suction out the buggers on a regular basis and keep nursing. The germs in the buggers will get on your aireola and help your milk produce antibodies. Works like a ch...
Help-Baby's First Cold.
Asked by K.P. from Columbia
on April 24, 2008
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My daughter just came down with her first cold and of course, it's breaking my heart. She had a low grade fever yesterday and woke up this morning very congested -but...
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- It sounds like your are doing everything perfectly! Luckily, these things seem to pass rather quickly. Good job!
- Putting tea tree oil in a humidifier can help. It is a natural anti-fungal agent. If she is coughing, a warm mist humidifier (she is too little to scald herself--som...
- Go to the health food store and get liquid vitamin C. ask them about dosage. I gave my son about a 1/4 teaspoon at that age. The liquid helps the mucous to pass and ca...
Colds
Asked by N.A. from St. Louis
on February 29, 2008
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My 14 month old has had a cold for over a month. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to help her get over it? It started out that she would cough every...
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- Don't forget the cool vapor humidifier in the room. I'm a grandma and still use it in my own room, when I have a cold. My college aged daughter said it helped so much...
- Vicks on the bottom of her feet and put socks on, or her footed sleeper. Sounds crazy but it totally works.
- You might check & make sure her room isn't too drafty or even too dry/ hot. Try using a humidifier & put some of that Vics stuff in it, you can find it in the baby ais...
