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Sick 5 Month Old
Asked by J.H. from Pine Bluff
on October 28, 2008
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Hey ladies! i am asking for home remedies or otc medicines safe for my 5 month old - snotty nose, sneezing, phlegm producing coughing - you know "the crud". pour thing...
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- HI J., Have you taken her to the doctor yet? Since she is so young I'm just afraid of any home remedies other than a suctioning, humidifier, vapor baths.
- hey J., you asked for OTC.. so i recommend some saline drops, any brand and a suction bulb. the trick here is knowing how to use the bulb correctly. i will descr...
- My 2 1/2 year old has had sinus issues from birth. We have used Singulair (very expensive) along with many other alergy/sinus medications. I'm tired of dosing him wi...
Please Help
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on July 1, 2007
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Calling Pedi RN's, Please help me out with this if you can. I have a situation with my 25 month old.
Tuesday night he was Very fussy trying to get him to sleep, It to...
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- Take him to the emergency room. No baby should be vomiting this much. He could easily be dehydrated from what you describe. Take him NOW.
- I would take your son to the ER. Sounds as if he's dehydrated and needs some IV fluid support. Don't take him to any hospital though, take him to a children's hospital...
- He needs URGENT medical care and definitely shouldn't be changing hands in the midst of his unstable condition. When you went to your PED, how was he diagnosed? You ...
Been Sick for Days, Cough Wont Go Away
Asked by L.U. from Seattle
on January 13, 2009
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Hi moms. It's not my son who is sick, it's me! I had a low grade fever from Sat. afternoon until last night at about 5pm. I have this COUGH that will not go away. ...
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- They say it is the silent killer, thank goodness, you went to the doc and got meds, now, try to take it easy.
- Time to go to the doc. It sounds like bronchitis--and you need to get it taken care of. It can get really bad. And is contagious.
- You need some Shaklee Immune Formula I or other Shaklee immune system product. It is all natural food supplement that builds up your immune system so it can fight out...
Bay Area School Closure Due to Whooping Cough
Asked by K.L. from San Francisco
on May 9, 2008
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In light of all of the immunization posts lately, I though I would post what I learned (FOR A FACT) both on our local Bay Area news and via local internet. Just anothe...
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- I'd be very curious to know, of the 16 kids that were diagnosed, how many of them WERE immunized. That would be interesting, because I'm banking that most of them WER...
- Hi K.! Thank you for your information - I hope the info reaches many families. Good luck with #2 in the future - things do get so much easier as time goes on (and I ...
- Thank you for your post Kristin, I had not otherwise heard about this incident. You urge parents of un-immunized children to watch for symptoms however all parents ...
Breaking up the Phlegm in My 16/17 Month Old's Chest.
Asked by I.T. from San Diego
on February 20, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I'm interested in knowing what specific things you do to help your little ones (and big ones) to break-up and expell the phlegm. She doesn't know how to ...
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- what i do for my daughter is - use a cool mist humidafire (while she sleeps), and i put a pillow under her sheat to give her added lift at night (she already has a pil...
- "Mucinex" is great for breaking up mucous. Many Doctors and friends recommend it. We take that too, and it works. There is a Mucinex for kids...Here is the link for...
- Also, the old "steam in the bathroom" trick! Be careful with the over the counter cold meds! Talk to your Dr. too :) I hate seeing our little ones sick! It makes m...
Chronic Cough / Cold (Or Allergies) in 10 Month Old
Asked by J.C. from Fort Wayne
on May 11, 2009
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Our little girl has had cold-like symptoms on and off since January. She may go a few weeks and be fine and then she gets it back. The last month has been worse with...
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- My now 19 month old had the same problem, and like you we got the allergy medicine, cough medicine, and nothing seemed to work. Finally my doctor prescribed a nebuliz...
- I would definitely see a pediatric specialist, at a Children's Hospital, ear/nose/throat. Being a specialist in a children's hospital, they can narrow down things...
- I know exactly how you feel. My daughter started with the same thing at around 20 months old. We went through over a year of allergy meds, humidifiers, TONS of vicks, ...
6 Month Old with Very Sour Smelling Bm's
Asked by M.K. from Sheboygan
on March 29, 2009
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Sorry for the gory details, but... 6 month old has/had cold with congestion to the point she was either gagging on the phlem or it was getting into her stomach and the...
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- The only thing I can think of is it's teething - that's the only time my son (almost 17 months)has sour smelling dirty diapers. Good luck!
- Almost every time any of my children have colds that involve a lot of mucus, they end up with nasty bms toward the end of the cold. Since they ingest large amounts of ...
- Sounds like she has a touch of intestinal flu. I would watch her and give her alot of clear liquids to flush her system out.
Seeking Pediatric ENT in Frisco
Asked by C.W. from Dallas
on March 17, 2009
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Hello - new mom here - my little exclusively-breastfed boy is 3.5 months old - he was diagnosed w/Broncholitis, a form of RSV, about 2 weeks ago. He still has a linge...
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- Dr. Skiles at Baylor Frisco - His receptionist is a little frustrating to deal with but he is awesome and very kind! http://www.stonebriarent.com/
- We love Dr.Mehendale at Centennial ###-###-####, he took out our son's tonsils/adnoids a couple of years ago. We have been seeing him for over 3 years now and his is v...
- Another vote for Mehendele, McDuffie & Ehmer. They are all fabulous!
7 Month Old Twins Have Colds, Refuse Nasal Aspirator Bulb
Asked by H.R. from Chicago
on September 4, 2008
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My 7 month old baby twins have come down with colds and have congested & runny noses. It's so clear that they have phlegm in their noses, but FREAK OUT when I try to ...
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- Hello, My 10 month old does the same thing. Last time she had a cold I found putting her in a warm bath really lossened up the congestion. It was much easier to w...
- I used saline drops in her nose and that helped her to loosen things up. Also I agree with the warm bath. I added some of the vapor bath (Johnson & Johnson).
- Hi H., Sounds like you have your hands full! My son (now 17 months) is still like that! When I was alone, I always put my son on the changing table to get more leve...
Phlegm When Should I Worry
Asked by O.S. from New York
on March 26, 2007
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Hello all, I have a 2-1/2 month old baby and about a week ago she started to have a stuffy nose I was using Little Noses on her. The she started coughing, but a dry c...
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- I have a 7month old daughter. I had the same problem, when she was 3 months old it started for us. right around thanksgiving, she has been on and off sick since with a...
- I would get a humidifier that you can put some menthol in. My son is 9 months old and we've gone through about three of these "colds". It does help, along with vapor b...
- It could be one of 2 things. It could just be a cold that needs to run it's course. Or it could be seasonal allergies. Is she sneezing alot? If she's acting like h...
