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Toddler with Thrush?!?!?!
Asked by M.B. from Washington DC
on November 25, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I have a 21 month old who started with a fever on Friday night and by Sunday I had noticed that she had what looked like an ulcer on her lip by yesterda...
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- Hi M., I am guessing that whatever caused the fever weakend her immune system, hence the thrush now. The Nystatin should do the trick. Some people swear by it, ot...
- Are they sure it's not hand foot and mouth virous
- Sterilize evrything but throw out the pacifiers. The trap the yeast and she will continue to get thrush. My infant daughter gets it all the time but mostly in diaper a...
Adult Chickenpox?
Asked by K.C. from Nashville
on April 4, 2007
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I am 27 and have never had chickenpox. Last weekend we went to the Smokies for my little brother's wedding. I didn't go for any hikes(no time), or roll around in the g...
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- If you aren't sure that it's chickenpox, then call your doctor and see if you can get an appointment. When they first pop out, they're generally on the chest first and...
- I contracted chicken pox from my daughter when she was a toddler. I was 22 at the time. It was horrible. Recently I have experienced a case of the shingles. I ha...
- Did you have chickenpox as a child? If so, you could be having the beginning stages of what they call shingles. Which is the chickenpox virus and is very contagious. ...
Chickenpox
Asked by R.C. from Redding
on July 28, 2009
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Hi moms, I went to visit a friend last weekend and found out one of the babies my 8 month old was playing with broke out in chickenpox 3 days later. I already read up ...
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- My daughter got Chicken Pox from her cousin when she was only 3 1/2 months old! We were visitng my sister and her boy had this odd "rash"...he never really broke out ...
- Call your pediatrician. I think there's some kind of shot they can give kids that will lessen the severity of symptoms. Esp since you know of exposure in advance. The ...
- My second daughter came down with chicken pox two weeks TO THE HOUR (!) after her older sister. She was only 6 months old and did have a worse case than her sister. ...
Hand, Foot and Mouth -- but Doc Said She Is NOT CONTAGIOUS? HELP?
Asked by A.F. from Chicago
on July 17, 2009
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My daughter was diagnosed with Hand Foot and Mouth Disease this afternoon at her pediatrician after her daycare (she is 2) called me this morning saying she had 3 blis...
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- I agree with everyone else, it's very contagious. Strange that the doc would say otherwise. I picked up my son last year from daycare and was alarmed to see blisters...
- I was exposed while pregnant & had a very scary pregnancy. Side effects in pregnant woman include birth defects, stillborn & anemia. Please be careful to keep your kid...
- A., My son had HFM when he was about 2. It is very contagious and I would cancel the party and keep her out of school. It is very painful, so your little one can no...
Non Contagious Tb
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on July 17, 2009
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We have recently discovered that my mother has tb however, the dr is telling us that it is not contagious. Not that I am doubting her doc but as I research the diagnos...
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- Check their vaccination cards. They may have had a tb vaccination. Well maybe not your daugther. I don't know. Give it a look I guess.
- Hi T., Can you please clarify: does she *have* TB, or did she test positive on a skin test, but has a clear chest x-ray (indicating exposure). t
- I have a friend who is a nurse and she tested positive for TB. She said she must have got it working in the hospital. She is inactive. She has a few spots on her xr...
Strep
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on January 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I have strep-throat and am very worried about my 22 month old daughter getting it. I was contagious for a day before I was able to get into a doctor and o...
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- It will take about 2 - 5 days. Whenever my children have ever had strep, the first symptom that they have is stomach ache and vomiting. My children have only had strep...
- My daughter was feeling crummy and runny nosed for weeks. Never ran a fever. Over 2 weeks ago I took her to the Dr. cuz her eyes were crusty and ear draining...still...
- I think it is 2 weeks before you get sick.
Eyelid Infection in 16 Month Old
Asked by L.S. from Salt Lake City
on January 7, 2009
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Hello! I took my daughter in to the doctor for an eye infection yesterday. After looking at her, he said it was an "eyelid infection" and not pink eye. He prescribed a...
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- My son had what looked like a scratch on his eyelid, which it originally was, but it didn't look right. I took him in the his doctor tested for staph, and low and beh...
- 1st of all- I heard of the breast milk thing when I had my 1st child and I tried it and I believe it cured her eye infection. I also researched it and it is very safe....
- If you still nurse or know of anyone that does you could put some breastmilk in her eye.Sounds weird, but it's great at clearing up infections. When I was nursing, my ...
Rsv
Asked by M.M. from Atlanta
on December 18, 2008
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I need some opinions...
My niece was diagnosed with RSV on Monday. The Dr told my sister in law that she should be okay to travel 7 hours (one way) to our house ton...
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- Maybe sister-in-law is upset that you asked your girlfriend and also that her dr said that it was ok to travel.I would try as best as you can to keep your kids away fr...
- You and your husband were absolutely right in what you did! Your SIL is being very selfish right now to even think abou coming and exposing your children to this. RSV...
- You are 100% in the right on this and it sounds like your hubby caved in to the pressure of family. He is supposed you be YOUR partner not theirs!! I think I would ...
I've Got a SCREAMER!!! Help!
Asked by K.M. from Miami
on June 2, 2009
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I have a 2 year old girl, she screams when she gets frustrated, she screams when she doesn't get what she wants in that second when she wants it, she screams when she'...
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- My guess is that she does it to get attention. When you step back and look at the facts....I see you have a 3 month old as well. Chances are that your 2 year old was g...
- All I have to say is welcome to the "twos". Kids this age love to scream/ yell all the time. That is his/her way of communicating even though we don't like it. My son ...
- Have you thought of having a rewards box, jar. chart etc. Explain to her that every time that she uses her inside voice and does not scream she will get to put a gol...
How Contagious Is Strep Throat?
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on January 1, 2007
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I found out yesterday that my 21 month old son has strep throat. Do you know how likely it will be that the rest of the family will get it? I took my son to CareNow ...
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- My daughter's had strep a number of times and the rest of the family typically doesn't get it. However, last time she had it (just earlier this month), my son got it a...
- It is very contagious, but that doesn't mean the rest of you will get it. My 6yr old daughter has had 6 cases of strep this year (we are heading to the ENT next week ...
- Strep throat is very contagious. I had it a little over a year ago and was miserable. My 3 year old (at the time) got it a few weeks after I did. My husband and 9 year...
