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Baby's First Cold
Asked by K.C. from Nashville
on November 10, 2006
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My 5 and a half month old just got her first cold. The poor thing is all stuffed up. It gets worse at night, and she can hardly sleep.
I'm running a humidifier in her...
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- Tylenol now makes an infant tylenol with cold formula. It is pretty much the same as the regular just with a few ingredients to help with stuffy nose etc. Johnson an...
- When this happened to our little girl we had her sleep in her infant carrier because this elevated her and prevented the drainage to her ears...
- Try a vapor plug in - they work AWESOME!!! My 11 mth old just got over being really sick and I used one of those in his room. It made me want to sleep in there!!! T...
15Mo W/ear Infection Isn't Taken Medicine Well
Asked by E.G. from Los Angeles
on May 18, 2009
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My 15 mo old daughter has an ear infection in both ears. She was prescribed amoxicillin to be administered with a syringe. Everytime I give her the medicine she thro...
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- I'd call the pediatrician's office and ask if they can prescribe a different medicine.
- Did you call the Dr. about the throwing up? It seems to me that is one known negative side effect of Amoxicillin and maybe an indication that she is intolerant of it a...
- i would take her back and ask for a different medication she may be allergic to the penicillan family of medicines. she shouldnt throw it up.
Need Suggestions to Get My 9 Month Old to Take Yucky Medicine!
Asked by H.W. from El Paso
on October 20, 2006
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My 9 month old son was diagnosed with a condition of reflux of the bladder and he has to take an antibiotic every day. I am having a hard time getting him to take it....
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- Hi H., Maybe this will help. I have had to squirt the medicine in my son's mouth when he was little using this method because like you son, it was too nasty. Once the...
- This works for my kids, hopr it works for you. Have medicine ready in a syringe, grip in your teeth. Cradle baby, put one of his arms in your armpit, hook your thumb...
- As a mom who is eternaly grateful that I dont have to give my son medicen everyday I have alot of sympathy for you. I know what its like and how fustrating it is, my o...
Multiple Questions
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on April 24, 2009
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Hello all. I just had our first son 5 weeks ago. I have a couple questions on different topics and thought i would just write one request. First off, has anyone given ...
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- congradulation on having a new baby. I want to tell you that it could be the type of milk your baby is drinking. Perhaps you may change the milk he or she is drinking ...
- I gave my kids cereal as young as a few days. By the time they were 2-3 months they were sucking it through a bottle thick enough it could have been fed to them by sp...
- Congrats on your new baby! I do believe that the rice cereal thing is an old wives tale. I have 2 children and when I started giving it to them (@ 6 months) it didn'...
What to Do 8 Months Preg with Terrible Toothache
Asked by M.B. from New York
on April 27, 2008
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Hi All,
I am 8 months pregnant with my first, which makes me a worrier already...
I woke up yesterday morning with a throbbing toothache which has not gone away - ca...
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- Hi M., I had the same problem with my first. The baby takes a lot out of you. Go to the dentist they can help you without harming the baby. Good Luck :) Hope you fe...
- M., Sounds like you have a nasty infection which is actually MORE dangerous for your baby than the novacaine because untreated gum infections can cause premature d...
- For a natural and safe home remedy, you could try chewing on 1 or 2 cloves (Indian spice, used to flavor rice, Hindi word is "Laung")--the pain goes away immediately....
Ideas Re: Meds and My Daughter
Asked by E.V. from Minneapolis
on September 10, 2007
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I am looking for any ideas, however small, you guys might have. My 18 mo. old daughter has recently been diagnosed with arthritis and takes two medications daily, one...
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- Hi there I bought a syringe that had a cap on the end from Target. It was made by Safety first. If you can't find one there then I would ask their pharmacy. They a...
- If you have a cell phone or watch you could set an alarm for the times you are out and about. Do not know about the travel syringe, but I would ask a pharmacist. The...
- As far as rembering to give I would say set a watch to go off when you need to give them to her, most cell phones have some kind of an alarm on them. for the syringe,...
What's the Best Way to Give Medicine to My 3 Yr. Old??????
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on November 14, 2007
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My 3 year old daughter has a sinus infection and is on a liquid antibiotic. She's only had 2 doses so far. I have a syringe to give her the medicine but she REALLY fre...
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- Hi S., I know what you mean! I had one that was the same way and what I finally ending up doing was giving her the syringe and letting her "do it herself" It seemed...
- Hi S.- i feel your pain. My daughter who will be 3 in december takes medication everyday. Our dr. suggested putting it in her sippy cup and rather than fill the cup al...
- My daughter freaked at those, too. I think because they look like the syringes used to give shots. I told her to just drink from it like a straw and she calmed down ...
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...
1 Month Newborn with a Floppy Epiglottis & Reflux
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on October 1, 2008
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Please HELP! I am welcoming all/any advice as I am a first time mom to a wonderful almost a month old new baby boy and he was born with a floppy epiglottis. While de...
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- Dear SS, my sister's little boy had terrible reflux when he was born. She didn't breastfeed so the Dr. told her to put a little cereal in every bottle to help keep th...
- Hi there! My 2 month-old was also diagnosed with the floppy airway thing. I demanded Prevacid right then and there, because reflux and the airway condition feed on e...
- Hi. I wanted to first congratulate you! I am sure you feel very overwhelmed with being a new mom, etc. I felt the same way. I have a 3 month old with reflux. He sc...
Help!! How Do I Get My Breast Fed Baby to Take Meds??
Asked by L.G. from Phoenix
on April 3, 2009
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My son has an ear infection and was perscribed liquid medicine. I asked for the dropper and syringe but I can't get him to swallow with either. My daughter didn't have...
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- There is a "nipple" that you can get that is for medicine. I think you can get it at any drugstore.
- Use the dropper and squirt the medicine in the side of their mouth--in their cheek. A pediatrician taught me this trick and it worked every time. They can't help but ...
- Hey L.- My Daughter had the same problem. The dropper on the inside of the cheek worked a couple of times, but she learned how to stop that too. My mom told me th...
