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Allergies or Cold?
Asked by D.B. from Birmingham
on September 1, 2006
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I have a six month old girl and she seems to constantly have a cold. She had a cold for two weeks, then two days with no symptoms then another week of cold symptoms. S...
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- My daughter who is now 2 1/2 had the same problem starting around the age of 2. It was allergies. The doctor finally listened to me and put her on Zyrtec, which help...
- Do you have animals? cat in particular? or do you or your husband smoke?. I found these were the number 1 reasons my kids kept colds. However, it is almost Fall, and ...
- My 17 month old son does the same thing. In the winter we thought it was colds but at the end of the spring and into the summer when it was still happening I took him...
16 Month Old Teething and Now Has a Cold!!!!!
Asked by J.M. from Tucson
on February 6, 2009
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Hi Girls, My Big Boy is getting some molars and is in pain and now to top it off he has a cold!!!!! Low grade fever lots of stuffiness and not eating!!!! I am giving h...
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- water, jello water, , pudding water. popsicles, water ice cream. soups, diluted gatorade, warm jello water, water, broth
- Anything cold usually helps soothe the mouth, and right now he needs liquids more than anything. My son lived on popsicles while teething. The steam from warm soup o...
- Hello Hot Mama, How is your baby? I hope is better now. When my daughter was a baby and didn't want to eat I gave her pediasure- has all the vitamins they need. V...
Cold Rotations
Asked by Z.A. from Charlotte
on October 26, 2008
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Hi, I have been juggling colds and other congestions with my kids. My 4 year old always seems to be congested. The pediatrician suggested that it was allergies and to ...
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- Hi Z., Allergies can be very frustrating. My husband has also had issues with this and someone shared, believe it or not, Alfalfa. We tried it and found it very eff...
- I had a similar situation but not exactly like yours. My daughter, 11, developed a loud hacky cough that sounded like bronchitis in April. We took her to her pediatr...
- First is he allergic to something in his diet? If not then our Pediatrician suggested every 4 hrs Mucinex then 4 hrs later Dimetapp. The Mucinex makes it loose and dra...
Dark Circles
Asked by L.M. from San Francisco
on August 22, 2009
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Lately I've noticed that my one year old has dark circles under her eyes. At times her eyes look a little red too (the skin around it, not the eyeball itself). I asked...
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- she may have allergies even infants can get alleries. they say that it has nothing to with how much she you get. antihistaminesand decongestants may help. you could al...
- Sounds like allergies to me, too. She's definitely not too young for them.
- L., two things, dark circles can indicate a sinus infection. Also, the allergies can come at any time. I did not get them until my first pregnancy. My son has had th...
My Baby Is Sooo Sick
Asked by D.A. from New York
on January 3, 2007
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ok i might be a little paranoid but my daughter is 5 months and she has had a fever of 102.4 yesterday and 2 days ago as well she has a bad cough and lots of phlem and...
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- What you can do is take her back to the doctor to check to see if she has pneumonia or if she has some type of virus that goes away on its on
- it sounds like a cold or teething, just remember that as long as the babys fever goes down with medicine, its just a virus or teething. she will be fine. just give he ...
- She's too young to get any type of medicine that's why the DR will just let it ride itself out. There is Infant Children's Tylenol and Motrin and Advil for baby's now,...
6 Month Old Really Congested; Help!
Asked by A.G. from Lakeland
on October 9, 2006
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My 6 month old little girl randomly came down with a crappy cold, her nose is constantly running, and when she nurses she has to take a break every so many seconds so ...
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- Try setting up a humidifier in her room. That really seems to work for my son. You can use just plain steam or add vicks liquid to it. They sell them at any drug st...
- Hi, I empathize with your dilema. I had a child with similar problems. It turned out to be allergies. Have you checked with the pediatrician? Changing environmental...
- I breatfed my daughter for 2 years. I understand how congested they get and how hard it is for her to eat when she is having a hard time breathing. The humidifier and ...
Separation Anxiety and Sleeping
Asked by A.M. from Indianapolis
on May 17, 2008
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Hi, this is my first post. My question revolves around my son who is 19 months old. He's a pretty easy going kid and all around typical little boy his age. Sleeping...
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- I had the same problem a couple months ago when my son was the same age. We left him with his grandparents at their house only to return later that night, but he was ...
- Hi, I am a 49 year old mother of five children 15, 20, 22, 29, and 31. I have a little different view of this sleeping in your crib thing. I always started mine out in...
- I think you need to get him back in his bed, and reteach him how to fall aseep on his own. Maybe he's associated his bed with pain since his ear infection. Try giving ...
URGENT BurrRidge Area Ped ASAP
Asked by T.P. from Chicago
on February 4, 2008
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Hi ladies.
My ex and i have started sharing time with our son. I live in Texas and currently he is in Burr Ridge. I need to find a good pediatrician for our son who ...
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- T.: I use to live in Darien, Il just next to Burr Ridge and I teach CPR at the Burr Ridge Fire Dept. I would recommend Dr. Gardner in Darien. I used him for my chil...
- hi, i also live in the Burr Ridge area and have been really pleased with Dr Thomas Lynch at DuPage Pediatrics in Darien. they are located on Plainfield Road just west...
- T. DuPage Pediatrics (Darien, IL) about 10 min from Burr Ridge is WONDERFUL! I especially love Dr. Hall. However, Dr. Gardner and Dr. Kelly are great too. Good...
Toddler Vs. Inhaler
Asked by A.H. from Cleveland
on October 20, 2008
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I took my then 15m/0 dtr. to the MD in the spring b/c she seemed to have a cold that lasted 4ever. When I described that she only had trouble with the coughing when s...
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- My son was 16 1/2 months old when he was diagnosed with Reactive Airway, and good news, he has completely outgrown it! While he never liked having to get his inhaler ...
- This is a tough age for either an inhaler or nebulizer. Have you tried letting her have some of the control. Let her play with the spacer without the inhaler attache...
- Hello A., First of all, you are not alone! Reading your request brought back many frightening memories of when my son, Mark, was a infant. He had RSV after coming hom...
Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs
Asked by S.E. from Los Angeles
on June 8, 2009
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Hi all you smart mamas out there - does anyone have any tried and true technique to boiling hard boiled eggs whose shells will peel off easily? I've tried running the...
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- Hi S., Have you tried rolling them? Roll the egg on it's side, on a hard surface (like your countertop) on top of a paper towel or on a wide plate. It's always wo...
- Hi, this sounds kinda silly but I think I found the best way to make hard boiled eggs that peel easily. Put raw eggs in a saucepan with cold water in it (enough water...
- Use a needle to poke a hole in one end before cooking. Then, after it's boiled and cooled a bit, lightly tap it so it cracks a little bit all over. This usually causes...
