18Month Olds with BAD ALLERGIES

I would take her to the doctor and have then give you a dossge for her age and what not for clariton or something. I knew they can start taking it over the counter at two but any younger then that you need a doctors ok. Poor thing!!! I know how miserable my three year old gets and I can give him stuff for it!!

I know this suggestion is unconventional but I was suffering with horrendous allergies last spring and since I was pregnant, I was very limited in what I could take to relieve them (and nothing seemed to help anyway!) so as a last resort, I looked into acupuncture to help relieve them. ended up doing 6 sessions with a great acupuncturist and lo and behold, my allergies started subsiding throughout the treatment and were almost non existent for the rest of the allergy season. And I'm not sure if there are different allergens in the air this spring, but I have not had to take a single allergy pill yet!!!! And that is very unusual! I know that you can find acupuncturists that treat children, you may just have to call around to find one.

I realize this is an odd suggestion, but I thought I'd mention it since I have found such wonderful relief from my experience with it. And, you don't have to stuff your little ones with unnecessary meds!

Good luck,

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Take her to an allergist. Explain the severity of her systems so that you can get in right away.
My granddaughter has allergies and sees an allergist. Her pediatrician referred her to an allergist right away when she was less than a year old.

When she was a toddler and her general health was compromised as it sounds like is happening with your daughters he prescribed an antibiotic as well as an antihistamine that works better than over the counter ones. We had already tried children's Clariton. She also has a nasal spray. The allergist did a few skin pricks and said that she was allergic to milk, peanuts, soy, eggs. Her health improved once we stopped giving her those foods. She was having frequent asthma attacks and those subsided as well.

It sounds like your daughters are very uncomfortable and the congested cough and sad demeanor mean that they do need treatment right away. If their breating has become shallow or it looks like they're struggling to breathe they may have asthma which can be life threatening if not promptly treated.

Having babies this sick is scary. They do need a diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible. This is the allergy season for pollens. I just read an article that said there are many more children than adults with allergies because most allergies that start during childhood go away as the child grows. My granddaughter can now drink milk, eat eggs and bread. She still has to completely stay away from peanuts and peanut allergies are one of those that often continues into adulthood.

Your babies will be and feel better and so will you once you know what is happening and how to treat it. It's difficult for most of us to see our children suffering and not be able to help them. I'm glad that you're holding them more than usual. They need that extra support.

My 5 year old son also has very bad allergies. I would suggest taking him to a dr also, although we were told by our dr to try clariten and that helps him so much. You could try that first to see if it helps or not. I'd give it a few days before you start seeing results.

I'm not sure where you're at but I'm in West Seattle. Are you suspecting environmental allergies, food allergies, ??

At their age I'd try everything before resorting to pharmaceuticals. We did blood allergy testing on DD at 14 months of age. That identified all her food allergies.

Trial and error identified her other allergy/sensitivites.

I know lots of people who have had great success with chiropractic care for allergies. I know a great chiropractor on Eastlake and another here in W.Seattle.

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it would help to see an alergist

Go see your pediatrician. There are antihistamines that are appropriate for young children. Bathe them each evening. Run an airpurifier in their bedroom, your living room. Dust frequently, damp mop the floors. Find out what it is that they're allergic to. Go see their pediatrician.

I would suggest taking them to an allergist. Check with your pediatrian to see if you need a referral. I have found that with things like this, you need a specialist to get the proper treatment you need. From my experience, pediatrian's usally say "oh he or she is fine.....". You as a Mom have to take the iniative to find out what's going on. Only you know how they are 24/7. I know 18 months seems young, but it sounds like they need allergy testing, then treatment. My 4 year old has been through a lot of testing since he was 1. And I have to say it's not been fun, but now the results are worth it. He is doing well. We just needed to find out what was going on, and how best to take care of him. Good luck.

I know that to get rid of my allerigies that were the same way, I had to finally go get a prescribed allergy medication from my doctor. So I don't know what they have out there for children, but if it isn't letting up soon, you may need some medical help. Also, you could check out www.webmd.com and see what they say to do. Good Luck!

I have 2 ideas
Not sure if there is age restrictions on nettle suppliments but my husband found they work better then claritin and are at Fred meyers or any health food store. They come in capsule form though...

The other is mangosteen juice. Safe for all ages and a strong anti-histimine/anti-inflammitory. www.jensmangosteen.com

T.,
With our youngest son, he had allergies so bad that he would have labored breathing at night and the whites of his eyes would bulge. Yes, bulge. Talk about scary. We eliminated ALL dairy from his diet which helped with the breathing and runny nose. Then we took him to an ENT (ear, nose, throat) specialist for the eyes and other symptoms. They gave him prescription Zyrtec for his main symptoms that he takes once per day. They also gave us an eyedrop that we can use up to twice daily for the eye irritation and itching. It is amazing. His symptoms are minimal now and the best part is that he can play outside in the grass, weeds, hay and pollen without issues.
Good luck to you.

Hello T.,

Have you checked around to see if you have any kind of mold in your home? Or are they starting to drink regular milk? Both can create the problems you are talking about.

Just a thought. Agape' D.

Don't feel bad about using antihistamines. I have checked and there are no long term negative effects from using them, even every day all summer. Check with your ped. on what they can have. I feel for you; my whole family struggles with this too.

see your Doctor! No one, however well intentioned can diagnose or prescribe over the internet. I have had acupuncture, so I'm not against it per sea. But as a Peds ICU RN I disagree strongly with acupuncture for an 18 month old. Having stuck needles in babies this age , I know they will not co-operate, and could dislodge or break off the needles. Lets not even go near the trauma of being stuck, and as we know not all acupuncture placements are painless, some are real zingers, once they are placed I have been asked to lie there with them in for 15 minutes. Once the baby experiences one of those zinger needles all bets will be off, even supposing you could get the baby to cooperate after the first needle was placed.

I'd strongly recommend taking your kids to an allergist. We've had really good success with Northwest Asthma and Allergy. They have a number of offices. In my experience (and what I know from others), pediatricians are just not as well-equipped to deal with allergies. Seeing the allergist has made a world of difference for my family. We were ablet to have tests done so we know exactly what we are dealing with and are then able to treat most effectively. (We're dealing with food, penicillin and environmental allergies.)

Allergies are more common these days than you can imagine! I have learned that most of the causes are from indoor air toxicity, from our personal care products, baby shampoos, and household cleaners! I am willing to share more with you on how to get those toxic chemicals out of your home and replace them for less than the store bought ones, if you are interested! I had allergies, put on RX which made me miserable, and my daughter was diagnosed too, also I had asthma with this. So, I found this safe, economical line of everyday items we buy anyway, and switched stores, my allergies dissappeared, even with 6 dogs and 2 cats STILL living in our home! It was a shopping decision, which changed my life! I have no more signs of allergies, renewed energy and i LOVE to clean now, which I avoided like the plague, all because of my reactions to household cleaners!

Hope this helps you, and your baby girls!
A.

Hi T.,
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If you haven't already, stop all dairy products (for yourself too if you are breastfeeding or have any symptoms - cow's milk products are not good for humans, period). If that doesn't do it, try eliminating other common allergenic foods, like wheat, soy, corn.

Take them to a pediatric allergy specialist. There might be some allergy medications out there that we don't know about that will give them some relief. If their allergies are this bad now, it's something that will follow them for the rest of thier lives. I have allergies, so I feel thier pain, poor things.
Good Luck!