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Cough and Cold in 6.5 Month Old
Asked by R.J. from Boston
on September 8, 2006
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I recently wrote about my 6.5 month old and his feeding routine and got some wonderful responses and advice. Thank you again!
My latest issue(aren't babies bringin...
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- try a humidifier. they are great, and it may help a little. there is even this vics vaposteam stuff you cna put in it. Other than that, it will have to pass on it's ow...
- Sounds like the history of my son....who is now 10 and pretty much sounds like that all winter! The first time this happenedhe I was up w/ him all night. At that time...
- Believe me when I tell you, my son was 3 months premature and due to his weakened immune system he had colds I swear every other day for almost a year. The pediatrici...
Breastmilk to Cure Conjuntivitis?
Asked by C.M. from Phoenix
on October 13, 2008
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I was wondering if any of your Mama have tried to use breastmilk to treat Conjuntivitis? My lactation consultant told me it would work. I think my 2 month old has co...
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- We put breastmilk up my daughter's nose when she was sick and it seemed to help her congestion so I imagine that it would work well in their eyes as well.
- Yep! Go for it. I did it with all 8 of my kids. Did not hurt them a bit, cleared up the infection in no time. In fact, if an older child got pink eye while i was nur...
- I've used it....works great!!! Most docs have no clue about breastmilk and what it can do, it's definitely worth a try before heading to a doc.
Saline and Rubber Bulb Syringe
Asked by R.S. from Kansas City
on April 13, 2007
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My son is almost 11 months old, he can be very "snotty" and I use saline and a bulb syringe to suction out his nose. Now that he is getting older and stronger willed,...
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- The reason why your son is protesting this act is because it makes him uncomfortable. While you may dislike the snot and you might think his congestion makes him uncom...
- what about getting the bottle of saline soution from teh store they sell it with the eyedrops and nose stuff like Afrin it's a different look and maybe even let him do...
- He's old enough to blow his own nose. You have to be careful re using the syringes all the time, you could be reintroducing or passing on new bacterial and micro orga...
Stinky Kid
Asked by J.H. from Dayton
on June 14, 2009
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I have a two year old who started to have this odor about a week ago. We couldn't figure out what it was from. We would give him a bath, brush his teeth and put cologn...
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- Just a guess...Strept Throat. My son had the strangest odor - I had him brush his teeth like 3 times - thinking what in world did he eat? Then I remember hearing th...
- Well what did he stick up his nose?
- I happened to have had the same problem when I was a kid and my parents took me to the doctor and they found some kind of fuzz stuck up in my nose. They would give me ...
Nasal Congestion and Tendonitis
Asked by A.P. from Richmond
on June 2, 2009
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Hi, I am 14 weeks pregnant and 2 issues right now. 1st i am suffering from terrible nansal congestion, which i am attributing to allergies. Over the weekend I was told...
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- Hi A., I have not heard of the pot, but if you ask any real doctor or pharmicist, sudefed is the only thing a doctor will prescribe for allergies while pregnant unless...
- The congestion might be a pregnancy symptom. I had some congestion all throughout one of my pregnancies. At night I had to mouth breathe! It might just be one of those...
- I don't know about cortisone, but my ob said it was just fine to take plain sudafed (just pseudoephedrine) as long as it didn't have anything else in it and wasn't the...
Stuffy Three Year Old
Asked by S.B. from Denver
on September 3, 2008
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My son is nearly three. He has woken up nearly every morning with a stuffy nose for about a year...or maybe his whole life, actually. My daughter does not have this ...
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- Do you have an air purifier in your home? What type of cleaners are you using? Just curious!
- Hi S., My son was your sons age when I was told to take him off of dairy. What a difference! We started with chocolate soy milk and slowly started adding regular so...
- My son has had similar problems. His nose is usually a dry stuffy in the morning. the doctor told me to clean his nose wiht the sailine drop before going to bed...als...
18 Month Old Son with Asthma
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on February 1, 2007
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My son was finally diagnosed with asthma a few weeks ago. We've been to the doctor so many times since all this began when he was about 4 months old. Now he's 18 mon...
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- Have they checked for Cystic Fibrosis?
- I would suggest seeing a pulmonologist. My son was really sick over a year ago and come to find out the pulmonologist found out that he had a chronic sinus infection t...
- Hi A., First let me say great job for everything you've done this far. I remember how hard it was constantly dealing with all that, especially when you have to sta...
Spider Veins & Treatments
Asked by A.S. from Charleston
on November 22, 2008
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I have quite a bit of spider veins on my leg.
A couple of weeks ago I had Saline Injections in a couple of them, but it really hurt. I have more that need to be treat...
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- I'm curious about this too, so I'm responding so that I can read your responses.
- I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought the saline hurt like hell. They really will go away as time goes by. Since I had my babies a couple of years the treatment...
- I had the saline injections and immediately noticed results. Last year I had the laser treatment - it was $500 for an hour. I had lots of little veins they said could ...
Help with Stuffy Nose
Asked by J.R. from Minneapolis
on October 1, 2008
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My 5 month old has had a stuffy nose for a little over a week now. Last Wed, she was diagnosed with an ear infection and she also had croup which was bad enough that ...
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- You could try elevating the head of her bed with towels or blankets underneath the mattress... We also found running a vaporizer or humidifier helped in addition to p...
- When my son was younger he used to have a stuff nose all the time. It's getting to be that time of year where it just seems like our little ones are always getting "s...
- Hi! Have you tried proping up one end of her crib mattress (with a rolled up towel underneath? The elevation might help her sinuses drain. Baby vicks is also sooth...
Stuffy Nose
Asked by L.S. from Lincoln
on November 10, 2007
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My 7 month old just recently started to get a stuffy nose. I don't know what to do and I feel for him because he doesn't nurse for long and he won't eat much solid fo...
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- He may have allergies. Don't force the bulb on him, you might hurt him. No kid likes it though. I'd ask the doc about some over the counter meds. Um, I would also see ...
- Hi L., I haven't tried this, but I just got an email not that long ago that a good way to help fight a cold is by putting Vick's vapor rub on the bottom of their feet...
- I had the same issue with my daughter and the doctor recommended sitting with her in the bathroom with the hot water running so that the steam could help to drain her ...
