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10 Month Old Coughing.
Asked by S.C. from Boca Raton
on September 1, 2009
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Hi Moms,
For about 3 weeks now my 10.5 month old has been coughing. It started out as a cough only at night and sometimes in the morning. I thought it was actuall...
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- I was in your shoes a long while ago. My son coughed and coughed. He did it so much that he would throw up. I took him over to the peds several times. They finally...
- I have twin girls that are 10 months old. They both have reflux and are on Zantac. I was hesitant to give them a medication, but it really makes a difference. My yo...
- If the Zantac does not help, the symptoms also could be from teething. My daughters both had a hard time with coughing (especially at night...but at the worst of it, ...
3 Mo with Cold
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on August 31, 2009
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Hi moms....my 3 mo has what seems like a minor cold. she has some sneezing/coughing, stuffy and slightly watery nose. my question is....does anyone have any home rem...
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- Breastmilk. Works every time!
- 1 word "ELDERBERRIES!". I get a really bad case bronchitis almost every year and it can last for weeks. last year i tried elderberry tea and elderberry syrup which I ...
- My Momma told me to put the Baby Vick's formula not on the baby's chest but rather his feet! I know right? I thought "what could it hurt!" It really works?? I was quit...
My Baby's Sick and I Need Advice....
Asked by A.D. from Louisville
on December 20, 2006
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My 11 mth old spiked a fever of 102 night b4 last. He started coughing and throwing up staurday night. I took him to the ped yesterday and he said that he thought it w...
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- If he's peeing and it's not 'strong', that's a good sign. I still believe in giving lukewarm baths for fever as long as they don't chill the child. If you seem despe...
- When my kids start throwing up when I give them motrin or tylenol I get them a thing called Feverall - I have found it at Walmart and I think both CVS and Walgreens ca...
- I don't know if this will help.. hope so. I found this website: http://www.bulkherbstore.com. They sell herbs and share herbal remedies which are almost all safe for...
Advise... My 12 Month Old Has Cough and Runny Nose
Asked by E.K. from New York
on February 3, 2009
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Hi, my 12 month old just started coughing, sneezing and has a runny nose. From what I understand I can only give him infant tylenol or infant motrin. I am running a ...
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- Sorry to hear that he's under the weather. When my little guy's nose gets stuffy, I use a little Vicks on his chest area and on his back. that seems to alieviate him a...
- Don't give the infant tylenol and motrin unless he really needs it. My doctor always advises that if they are not dealing well and feel aweful give meds but if coughin...
- You don't really need to give him tylenol if he doesn't have a fever. For the coughing, since he is 12 months old, you can now give him honey, which is better than an...
17 Month Old Twins Very Congested at Night
Asked by A.R. from Seattle
on July 28, 2009
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I have 17 month old twins daughters!!!They are active lil girls who keep us busy. For the last 3 weeks or so, about two hours after they sleep, they wake up coughing a...
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- As a perpetually congested person, I've discovered that sniffing clean, salty water 20-30 minutes before sleep really helps clear my sinuses, and usually keeps them cl...
- I would try running a vaporizer at night and maybe elevating there heads a bit and see if that helps. If not Id take a trip to peditrican to check for sinus infection.
- This would happen with us whenever my son would get a sinus infection/post nasal drip. They don't really have the ability swallow the stuff running down the back of th...
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...
Home Remedy for 15-Month-old Coughing (Phlegm)
Asked by C.M. from New York
on December 31, 2008
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Hi Moms,
My 15-month-old baby has been miserable for the past two days because she has phlegm and can't spit it out! I've been giving her children's tylenol but it...
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- Do not give her any rice or milk that is the reason why she can not get rid of that have phelgm. When a child have have phelm on their chest, you can not use home r...
- Hi- My son was hospitalized with pneumonia and the nurses taught me how to break up the phlegm in his chest. They called it chest PT. (maybe you can look it up online...
- give her lots of fluids and put a cold vaporizer in her room ( the warm air humidifers breed bacteria). Steam also helps. Turn on the shower in the bathroom and hang...
10 Month Old Sick
Asked by B.S. from Los Angeles
on May 6, 2009
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My ten month old daughter has a cough, runny nose and very low grade fever 99-100. She is also teething. Her cough got much worse yesterday and my problem is that sh...
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- You've got some good advice already so I want to look at what you said "so tired of illness". Let's take a look at what they are dealing with and see if it is food all...
- Are you breastfeeding? if so, keep it up. If not, switch to soy. and avoid all dairy. My baby was the same way. She would get sick a lot because big sister brought ...
- Hi B., I would start with a good vitamin. Shaklee has a powdered chilren's vitamin that has 23 essential vitamins/minerals and a prebiotic which helps to make benef...
Advice on Weaning off Alimentum
Asked by B.W. from Chicago
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 7 mo. old son who has been on alimentum since 1 mo due to colic and reflux. He has been doing great on all 1st foods and recently started 2nd foods. I wante...
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- B., Weaning my son from alimentum was no problem--he hated it! We simply went cold turkey to Nestle Good Start. If he's spitting up again, he may not be ready for...
- If he is spitting up again, i personally take that as a sign he's not ready to be off the Alimentum yet. I left my son on his very expensive formula til he was 13 mont...
- I have an 8 month old who we just weaned from Alimentum. We are now giving him Similac Sensitive for fussiness and gas. This is my 3rd child we have had to wean from...
Bewilldered Mom with 4 Month Old Son and Chronic Coughing
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on December 1, 2006
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I need some help figuring out this chronic cought my 4 month old son has. One peditrican said it is just a cold from daycare. Another one said, because I questioned it...
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- My dd has food allergies. For the previous posters, coughing can be associated with food allergies. FYI also, lactose issues are an intollerance, not an allergy. I...
- Hi! My friend's baby has reflux and has a constant cough with lots of spitting up. She always tries to figure out if it is a cold or just her relfux cough. The coug...
- I also agree - reflux is a likely cause. My friend's daughter had a good experience on Zantac as a young infant and has now been off the medication for a year (she's ...
