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Recommended Cough Medicine for 2 Year Old
Asked by A.H. from Los Angeles
on October 31, 2008
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Hi all,
My daughter has a horrible cough due to nasal drainage. With all the scares going on about giving kids under 6 cough and cold medicine, I'm leery. Is ther...
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- If it is a post-nasal drip causing the cough, you don't need a cough or cold medicine. You need something to dry it up and stop it, then the cough will cease or at le...
- I give my daughters the cough syrup from Hylands. It's homeopathic (made from honey). It is homeopathic and safe for kids. I think the key to nasal congestion is k...
- It sounds like you got amazing advice...my son got colds pretty frequently last yeat, and the only that got him to sleep comfy was pediacare (avoid multi-symptom formu...
Won't Stop Coughing
Asked by P.T. from Chicago
on August 24, 2009
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Hi moms, My 4 year old son started with slight cough a couple of days ago. It's been about 5 days now and his cough is getting a bit worse. He has a consistent, non-...
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- My daughter and mom are just getting over Whooping Cough. It took numerous Dr. appt. to figure out what the cough was. I kept descibing it as "coughing attacks" or s...
- My 6 year old had the same thing and lasted for about a month! I took him to the dr. 4 times - it took 3 times before they put him on an antibiotic to help kit out wh...
- Hi P., Have you tried putting Vick's on the bottom of his feet? Do that and cover with socks. We usually do that at bedtime and then the next morning it is gone....
Cold Remedy?
Asked by S. from St. Louis
on October 15, 2007
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Any good tried and true help for infants with colds? Since the cold meds have been taken off the market, I don't want to use them anymore (even though my pediatrician ...
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- The only thing I can think of is saline for his nose. Other than that just keep suctioning out his nose.
- Dear S., This is an old wives tale.....however, I've tried it on myself and my 4 kids and for some odd reason, it seems to help out when we are all stuffed up and run...
- Try vicks vapor rub. Also give a really warm bath with the johnsons soothing vapors baby wash, then apply the vicks. Keep a cool mist vaporizor on in the room where ...
8 Month Old Has Mild Croup
Asked by M.I. from New York
on August 4, 2009
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Hi! My 8 month old has mild croup. Pediatrician gave us scripts for steroids (prednisolone) and a cough suppressant. I started the steroids last night (he gets 6 do...
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- I assume you are in the NY area and since we have had so much rain I would suspect there is mold in your house somewhere. I stopped smoking years ago after smoking for...
- First, herbs are medicine and should be treated as such. They are not regulated by the FDA and there is no one making sure that what it says is in them is really in t...
- You can try putting a pillow under the mattress in your babies crib to elevate his head. That seems to help and I also have tried rubbing vicks vapor rub on their feet...
Mom with Long Term Coughing Fits
Asked by C.O. from Dallas
on January 23, 2009
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My mother is in her early 70's. She has been having continual coughing problems for a long time. Almost to the point that it sounds like she might cough up a lung. ...
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- Could be so many things-some serious, some just annoying-allergies, reflux, asthma, etc. I agree about finding a doctor who will at least TRY to get to the bottom of i...
- You need to get another doctor's opinion. You said she has been coughing for a long time. Not sure how long that is, but pertussis (whooping cough) is on the rise, e...
- Maybe it's allergies from the cat. I would definitely insist to her dr. that the get to the bottom of this or find another dr.
Cough That Won't Go Away
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on March 30, 2009
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Hello, my 19 month old daughter has had a cough for the last three months. The severity of it has fluctuated from a bothersome tickle to keeping her up all night. A ru...
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- I had the same problem a few months back with my daughter who is about the same age. She would wake up multiple times a night with horrible "dry" coughing spells and s...
- Essential oils work great for children! Look up my website for some great ones: www.mydoterra.com/sharontheoils. Look up "Breathe" and OnGuard,blends, as two that wi...
- Have you tested her for allergies? I had a friend that's daughter had the same thing and it turned out she was allergic to milk and a couple other things. Might be w...
Vicks Vaporub
Asked by B.E. from Los Angeles
on February 23, 2009
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Hi Mamas!! My baby Isaac is going to be 2 in April. I know there are no medicines for babies who are sick but his cough is just terrible. It wakes him up so frequently...
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- If your son is not allergic, try honey! You're not supposed to give it to children under 1, but you mentioned yours is almost 2. My son just turned 1 and I gave him ...
- Hyland's makes a great Honey based cough syrup that is 100% natural and has been working wonderfully for my son since he just experience croup for the first time. ...
- Peppermint Extract is also good for clearing sinus'-rub under nose or on chest like the vapo-rub.
Dry Hacking Cough and Runny Nose!
Asked by K.C. from Portland
on December 20, 2006
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My 4 1/2 yr. old has a dry, hacking cough and a runny nose...we are uninsured at this time, so if this is not an emergency, I am not inclined to take him in yet. What ...
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- If you take your kids to St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way they have a program that will pay for all your medical needs except the doctor fee! Personaly I would take...
- Hi K., my daughter had the same symtoms.cough,runny nose but no fever.and it went on for like 2 weeks we kept thinking it was a cold.or allergies and we kept treating ...
- does the cough sound like a barking noise? or is it just dry? if its barking, it could be croup which really has no treament, just keep the fever down, tylenol and m...
20 Mo. Old with Horrible Cough
Asked by S.K. from Dallas
on November 10, 2008
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Hey ladies, I need some advice on how to help my little boy with this terrible cough he has. I've talked to the pediatrician's office, and they told me all the "use a...
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- There is a medicine that starts at a year.Well it is all natural and not really medicine but it is for coughing and workes pretty good.It is homepedic cough medicine i...
- I am interested in as to what kind of cough it is? If it is a dry cough, a wet cough, or does it sound like a whooping cough. A whooping cough sort of sounds like a wh...
- Hello Shelia, Essential oils can help. on a tissue put 4 drops peppermint oil 1 drop rosemare oil 1 drop basil oil put that tissue in the room (where he canN...
Coughing for 2 Months
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on October 11, 2008
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My son has had this cough for over two months but it has not improved. It gets so bad he turns dark red during these coughing spells his dr said he just holds on to vi...
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- i would get him checked for pneumonia. also, find out some info on allergies. the chiropractor could not hurt either.
- I would get a second opinion. A baby should not be coughing for over 2 months now. I would go see a Ped. ENT if I were you. Good luck!
- Sometimes coughs do hang on forever it seems. But I think a second opinion might be a good idea. He could have asthma, or reactive airway disease, which my daughter ha...
