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Humidifer
Asked by D.S. from Philadelphia
on January 14, 2009
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I have a 6 month old daughter who's had a wet cough for a few weeks now. She had her two bottom teeth come in recently as well. My Dr said to use a humidifier to help ...
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- I keep one in each girls rooms at night. In the day I bring one out in the family room and run it all day. The heat is dry and it helps us all. Hopes she feels bett...
- i have a cool mist humidifier and i run it every night in my daughters room too, sick or not sick, it helps to block out noise since she is a light sleeper. its been ...
- I seriously doubt it will do any harm to run it wherever you please. With the furnaces running, the air in most homes is dry and it needs some moisture anyway. I ran...
14 Month Old Daughter Is Sick
Asked by J.R. from Provo
on March 11, 2008
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My daughter is sick, it's so hard to hear her cough. The only medicine I can find for her age is a decongestant. When she coughs, I can hear the mucas in her throat, a...
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- Check with her doctor, the FDA recently said not to give decongestents to children under 2. Also, try a humidifer (Vicks Warm version is $13 at Wal-Mart). The moisture...
- Dear J., You have already had some great ideas offered. You didn't say how old your daughter is. Honey is only ok if they are over 1 year of age. Some things that ...
- Just to add what everyone else has said, a teaspoon of corn syrup not only helps thin the mucous secretions but also soothes the throat. Best wishes.
Need Help with Persistent Toddler Cough
Asked by K.H. from Johnson City
on July 29, 2009
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My 2 1/2 has had a horrible cough for over 3 weeks now. Her peditrician suggested Delsym first. We tried this and it did not touch the cough at all. The cough got wors...
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- Our daughter went through a similar thing, and it turned out to be allergy-triggered asthma attacks. She had had a couple of out and out asthma attacks, but afterward...
- K., I second the lady that said that it sounds like whooping cough... Especially if the allergy medicine doesn't work, neither do the antibiotics... Look it up and...
- It sounds like croup but surely the dr would have picked up on that. We've had that a lot and steriods either by injection or orally are the only thing that really wor...
Mom Seeks Insight on Five Year Olds Chronic Cough
Asked by S.K. from Philadelphia
on November 18, 2006
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My Son has had this chronic cough for about six days. He seems fine, no fever, good appetite, color, activity. It's just scary that this cough has not gone away. He ...
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- I have a daughter (11) and a son (6). My son has also had the cough. This is the second week. The dr says the same. If there are no other symptoms I wouldn't worry. Ot...
- Try Tussin DM it works great.
- My niece (5yrs) had a chronic cough and the doctor said it was just a cold. My sister took her to a allergist and turns out she has bad allergies and asthma. My advice...
How to prevent sneezing and coughing in newborn?
Asked by L.R. from McAllen
on August 10, 2009
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Hi, I have a new 2 week old baby. She had been sneezing on and off, which I know is common. She actually has been sneezing less today, if at all . . . but I did noti...
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- We've got an 8-week old who was doing the same occasional sneezing and some dry coughing. The lack of rain has made it so dry around here that his nasal passages and ...
- It could be something; it could be nothing. Don't be shy about calling the nurse line at your pediatrician's office. That's exactly what it's there for. It's usuall...
- The sneezing is totally normal - since they can't blow their nose this is how they clear their airway. My daughter still sneezes a lot and she's 4 months old. As lon...
Toddler Colds
Asked by D.B. from Detroit
on February 14, 2009
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My little girl has a cough and as everyone knows the over the counter medicines are not recommended for children under 2 years. My daughter will be 2 in May. Is there...
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- Hi,I'm not sure if this will help you but when your little one is miserable then so are you and anything is worth a try. I read once that for a cough to rub vicks vape...
- Hi D.! I am sorry you are having to deal with a sick daughter. I have been fighting my daughters sickness for 2 weeks now, so I know your frustration. I haven't rea...
- I've used an all-natural cough medicine with my daughter since she was about a year and a half old. It's honey-based so as long as your child doesn't have any allergi...
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...
Cough Cough Cough!
Asked by J.R. from Kansas City
on February 6, 2008
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I have the most IRRITATING cough that I cannot seem to shake! I am about 8 mos. pregnant and can't take medicines I normally would. I have a check-up on Friday so I ...
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- Hi J., I am 6 months pregnant and had the same thing for 2 weeks. My OB prescribed an antibiotic and it was gone within 2 days. Good luck.
- This friend of mine, who's in nursing school, said they talked about this in school and said to use Vicks vapor rub, rub both of your feet in and put socks on. It's su...
- Call your ob doc asap. More than likely they will call an RX to your pharmacy for Robitussin AC (if your not allergic to codeine) I am a Labor nurse and have been seei...
Lingering Cough
Asked by T.G. from Evansville
on December 3, 2007
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My 14 month old has had a cough for about a month. He was at the dr at the end of October and had bronchitis, so we got prescriptions and the breathing machine and he...
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- Could it be allergies? My son has had a cough for several weeks and was in for his 18 month checkup last week - doc mentioned that it sounded like it could be an alle...
- Whenever in doubt, call the doctor. Even if it is nothing you will rest easier and that is worth everything. That is why they are there and if there is something wro...
- At night try Vicks Vapor Rub on the feet and then socks. It has worked for my 3 girls.
Children with Asthma
Asked by A.M. from New York
on March 1, 2007
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Hello, I have recently taken both of my children (ages 4 & 2) to the doctor for coughs and cold symptons. They have both been put on a nebulizer for the first time ev...
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- Hi, I went through the same thing with my kids, one at a time, with the cough and cold symptoms. The older pediatrician in the practice I go to put my eldest on an inh...
- I have a 3yr old son who has asthma, he developed it at around 18mths. He was put on a nebulizer till just recently when they changed him to a advair inhaler 2puffs a ...
- I'm still getting over a horrible cold where my doctor put me on a Albutorol inhaler. I had a lot of constriction in my chest and I couldn't catch my breath especiall...
