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Naet?
Asked by L.R. from Portland
on July 28, 2009
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My son has eczema really badly. He has been tested and turned up positive for a number of food and environmental things, which I have been avoiding (in my diet) and tr...
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- Hi L., I, too, have eczema, and it's ranged from not that bad (right now) to absolutely horrible (both as a baby and in recent years). First of all, I sympathize s...
- If NAET isn't what you decide to go with, I highly suggest a naturopath who works with kids. Many work with insurance. Also, and I'm sure you already do this, but...
- Hello L., Yes, I have heard of NAETs. It is pretty good. I haven't heard problems about not holding the "clearing". The hardest part about NAETs, is staying away fr...
Concerns
Asked by J.W. from New York
on August 17, 2009
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my 5 month oldson skin always getting red on his face and is always rubbing and scratching his head and face...what do that means?
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- Hi J.: I believe it would be best to consult with a healthcare professional as this could be a variety of things. Feel free to contact me with further questions. ...
- i would take him to a doctor but my little girl had something similar at about the same age and they said it was a viral infection called roseola. there wasnt much i c...
- SOme kind of reaction to something he is coming into contact with that he has a sensitivity or allergy too something in the environment, his food source (if breastfeed...
Hardwood Floors
Asked by L.P. from New York
on January 7, 2009
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HI all
I have hardwood floors in my house....real hardwood. What is good to clean them with. I use murphy oil but I want to really get a good cleaning...a deep cl...
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- Hey L.. just got hardwoods myself. my guy said ONLY use water and once in a while to deep clean use a tablespoon of vinegar to a gallon of water. He said anything else...
- I don't use Murphy's anymore. There is a sealer on the floors that once penetrated can wind up leaving stains on the wood. To clean on a weekly basis I use a solutio...
- When I had my hardwood floors re-done several years ago, I was told not to EVER use anything except vinegar & water...but my floors always looked dull. Then I tried Mu...
Newborn - Face Scratching + Nail Clipping
Asked by K.B. from Burlington
on December 17, 2007
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My newborn is now 4 months old and has razor sharp little nails! He is constantly scratching his face - sometimes even cutting himself - his forehead and cheeks are f...
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- My daughter is 2 weeks old and I have nightgowns and one piece outfits that she cant get her hands through, the sleeve pulls over the opening for the hand. They work s...
- my son is three months old and I find it impossible to clip those tiny little nails.....so, I bite them! it's easiest to do while he is nursing....if there are any ra...
- Mine too! Those things are SHARP! One thing that I found that helps is after I clip the nail across, I go back and make another tiny clip on each corner just to get ...
Son Playing with Right Ear a Lot
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on December 25, 2008
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A couple of weeks ago I noticed my son playing with his right ear a lot, and still does it. I never see him messing with his left ear, only the right. I switched sha...
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- Our daughter plays with her ears when she's tired. When she was that age, she was learning her body parts and she played with them more often - even if she wasn't tire...
- my 9 month old son does this about a week or so before a tooth actually erupts...but i did read that children playing with their ears is very common...they can be slee...
- I agree with the others who say get it checked by an ENT. I read an article many years ago which stated that an ENT looks in an ear differently than a ped or reg. dr ...
My Son Still Doesn't Sleep Through the Night!
Asked by A.C. from Charlotte
on February 9, 2007
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Hi. My son just turned 1 on January 20. He is a great baby and really funny. But, he still doesn't sleep through the night. I've told his dr. about how he doesn't ...
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- My daughter is 2 and has never slept through the night. So - while that isn't what you want to hear, at least you know you aren't alone!
- My son didn't sleep through the night until he was about a year old, too! You know what finally got him to sleep through? My friends babysat for me while I went on a t...
- you didnt say whether he might be having nightmares or how old zachary is. comfort is the only thing that calms a nightmare...or does he just want to play in which ca...
9 Mo Old Boy Scratches Ears Until They Bleed
Asked by K.L. from Memphis
on April 4, 2008
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About a month ago, my now 9 month old son starting scratching the inside of his years -until they bleed. I had one of my closet friends, whose and audiologist, to loo...
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- I agree with the person who says it could be allergies - an IgG & IgE test would be good. Also, I belong to an autism-mercury yahoo group and they say that itchy ea...
- sounds like a food allergy to me. My brother did the same thing as a baby (ears didn't bleed, but got really red and irritated). He still rubs his ears if he eats some...
- my son does not make his ears bleed, but he does pull at then and dig in them when he is tired. it very well may be a soothing thing. have you tried putting cortisone ...
Dogs
Asked by T.F. from Orlando
on August 8, 2009
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There are a million reasons why some people don't have a dog... but I think that dog lovers/owners sometimes forget that some people are allergic to dogs and some peop...
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- Hi T., I'm not offended my your feelings, but personally I don't have friends who aren't dog lovers. In fact my neighbors are dog lovers and our dogs go out in the ev...
- T., I would just let your friends know that you are allergic to the animals and that if they would like to meet at their house the only way possible is if the anima...
- Just say "I'm allergic to animals". And maybe you can make arrangements to meet your friends outside of their home, so their animals won't be around.
Daughter Won't Stop Scratching
Asked by S.E. from Los Angeles
on November 7, 2008
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My daughter is 16 months. She keeps scratching her back, right below her neck. Yesterday we noticed that she must have been scratching it so much that it started to ...
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- Could it be a chemical burn from the tagless clothes? Some children are very sensitive to the ink.
- My first thought was excema but then I thought it sounds like an itchy tag problem!
- I immediately thought that maybe the tags on her shirts are bothering her. Is the area that is bothering her in the spot where a tag would be? That's the only thing i ...
New Cat
Asked by K.G. from San Francisco
on March 9, 2009
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Our new cat is very skittish and scratches and hides from our children. Is this her temperment or will she grow out of this stage? We are very respectful and always mo...
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- We got a cat (before kids) who was very aloof for a long time. He was about 5 when we got him. He very gradually warmed up to us and when we brought a dog home two yea...
- Hi There, As a cat owner of several, I want you to know that the personality of your skittish cat will not go away. This will be its general personality. I personally...
- Just wanted to share that my son got "cat scratch fever" from a cat and had to be on antibiotics. My sister worked as a vet assistant for years and at one point had a ...
