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What Is Safe to Give for a Cold?
Asked by B.P. from New York
on August 25, 2009
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With fall and winter around the corner, I am wondering what is safe to give your child for a cold? My son is 17 months old now so he will be 18- 24 months during cold...
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- Unless prescribed by your doctor, there is no safe cold/cough over-the-counter medication for your son. The best thing to do for your child if he has a cold is to giv...
- Hi B., The first reply on here is dead-on! There are no safe cold medicines for children. Getting the flu shot is an excellent idea and your child will be old eno...
- I don't put any of that in my boys' bodies. I learned to give them oatmeal without sugar, but put in water, and if he can eat apples, but I peeled apples and cut up b...
Help with a Cold
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on May 9, 2007
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Our daughter has a cold (or allergies?). She's 7 1/2 months old and this is her second one. Her 1st cold was when she was 4 months and seemed to be easier on her. We w...
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- Hi M., There has been some new research questioning using decongestant in kids so young especially in a potential allergy situation. My doc put my DD on OTC Clariti...
- I've had good luck with the "Little Noses" brand. It is at Wal-Mart. That way you are not give her medicine for symptoms she dosen't have. Hope she feels better soon!
- Hi M. - sympathies are with you, definitely! No fun when you're sick, too. Well, never fun when our babies are sick, either.. My son had a lot of respiratory issues...
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.
Giving My Five Mo. Old Medicine
Asked by M.S. from Wichita
on January 11, 2007
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My daughter is five months old. It's her first time being pretty sick with an upper respirator infection and ear infection. I have to give her 3.5 ml of antibiotic a...
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- I found the droppers are much easier than the medicine spoons & put it in her cheek as far back as you can. Good luck! I totally sympathize.
- I found the trick was to go to the side of their mouth and squeeze it back that way. If it is in front they can push it out more. My younger one had a double ear infec...
- my son is the same way, I found putting it in a 1oz bottle of breast milk got it down!
Ear Problems
Asked by B.G. from Louisville
on May 21, 2007
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We had to take my 10 and a half month old son to e.r. last night because he has been so cranky well the doctor said there was pressure on the tubes in his ears and gav...
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- Hi B., The decongestant will help clear up the congestion pressuring his eustacean (sp?) tubes and the drops are basically to numb the ear drum so it's not so painful...
- I've heard warm olive oil can help (don't make it hot - test it on your arm like you would after warming milk or bath water).
- usually medicine like that takes about 24 hours to take full effect. if it hasn't by then you might want to take him the ped...if he has an ear infection, he might nn...
Headache/Migraine Question
Asked by R.M. from Dallas
on September 17, 2008
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I've had this terrible headache for a long time now (10 weeks tomorrow) with very little relief. My primary care doc tried everything from antibiotics, steroids and d...
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- I have had almost the same thing happen to me!!! It was crazy!!! Finally after 8 months of TMJ treatments and Neurologists not knowing what was going on I spent over...
- one of my huge migraine factors is stress. since i've started yoga and pilates for an hour a week total in addition to other exercises, my stress levels have greatly d...
- Hi R., I am so sorry you are living with this pain. I would highly recommend Quantum Biofeedback. It's a little hard to explain, but it gives you a lot of informa...
Alternative Medicine for a 2 Year Old's Cough
Asked by J.D. from St. Cloud
on March 24, 2008
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I have a 2 year old girl who gets a cough in the winter. It lasts a week or so then goes away and comes back again. We battle with this all winter long. We take her...
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- Hi J., We use the Melaleuca oil & a product called Sol-U-Mel. I put two capfuls in the cold mist vaporizor. We used this process in our son's room for his asthm...
- My pediatrician also recommended that we could just use regular corn syrup for our 2 yr olds cough. Similar to honey, I suppose, but would be available for kids under ...
- I was just reading an article on this. It says a teaspoon of honey for kids over one. Here is a link to the article http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314805,00.html
Decongestant Under 2
Asked by T.S. from Minneapolis
on April 20, 2007
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My son (18 months) has picked up a cold at daycare. I guess it hits hard and fast. His nose won't stop running, but he can't breath through it. I can't get anyone t...
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- My 2 year old is getting over a cold, and our pharmacist (at Target) suggested childrens Benadryl rather than a decongestant. The antihystamene (sp?) helped dry out h...
- if you are concerned about using decongestents on such a young child, i used Cold Comfort by Daisy Blue Naturals on my 2.5 year old (i'm a consultant as i adore the pr...
- I use what's called Little Colds...that helped both my daughter who's 3 and my son who just turned 1. Then on my son i also rubbed the baby VICK's VaporRub on his ches...
Decongestants
Asked by M.W. from Austin
on January 14, 2008
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I have a 2.5 year old who seems to have inherited her father's allergies. Her nose is stuffed up every night when she goes to bed - not during the day. She tries to br...
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- I would avoid them - at least try other remedies first. A humidifier worked great for us. So did the Vicks plug-ins - they have mentholated inserts and you plug them...
- my daughter had her adnoids out last week and it has helped so much.. iwas scared because it was surgery but let me tell you it took them 20 minutes and she did not h...
- I feel your pain, my son who is now just a month shy of his 4th birthday was actually born stuffed up. The doctors won't allergy test until children are 2 so we just s...
Nasal Decongestant Ideas for 18 Month Old
Asked by J.D. from Grand Rapids
on November 2, 2008
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My 18 month old is so stuffed up, she can't breathe, she can't sleep and is miserable from a common cold. Is there anything else I can give/do for her besides saline ...
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- What about good old fashion Vicks? Seems to work around here. Other than that, changing her diet so her body can recover.
- Hi J. - I feel for ya, I remember those days of feeling helpless because there isn't much you can do. I would suggest you raise the head of her bed, if it's a crib...
- Hi J., I have used baby vicks vapor rub! works awesome!you can get it at your local Walgreen's, Riteaid..or store. Good luck.
